Grants and Bursaries

Student Opportunities Grant

Grants of between £50-£100 are available to support career enhancing opportunities for students.

These grants are available to Undergraduate or Postgraduate Members of the Biochemical Society.

Student Opportunities Grants offers small amounts of funding (typically £50-£100) to assist students with extra-curricular molecular biosciences based projects that enable them to develop skills and boost their CV.

Example projects can include, but are not limited to:

Science communication e.g., creation of a blog, YouTube series, magazine etc.
Student society events and activities.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply:

Applicants must be an Undergraduate or Postgraduate Member of the Biochemical Society.
The project must be based around the molecular biosciences.

Application deadlines

Applications are welcomed throughout the year but must be submitted up to one month before the scheduled event is due to take place (if applicable).

Contact us

For further information please get in touch with the Grants department.

Related grants

Please find other related funding opportunities below.

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Sponsorship Grants

Undergraduate Recognition Awards

These prizes are awarded by the Society's Local Ambassadors to acknowledge an outstanding undergraduate within their institution.

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Sponsorship Grants

Sponsored Seminar Series Grants

Grants of £500, £750, £1000 or £1500 are available to members to assist with the costs of hosting a seminar series with guest speakers throughout the year.

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Sponsorship Grants

Events Sponsorship

Grants of up to £500 to assist with the independent organisation of scientific meetings, training events, single lectures or small events.

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Sponsorship Grants

Diversity in Science Grants

The Biochemical Society’s Diversity in Science Grants scheme provides grants of up to £500 to individuals, groups, charities, or not-for profit organizations.

Single lectures and small events

Sponsored Event Grants provide sponsorship of up to £500 to assist with the independent organization of single lectures or small events such as postgraduate research days.

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