Purpose: To support attendance at genetics research meetings by junior scientists.

In this section, junior scientists are defined as graduate students and postdoctoral scientists within two years of their PhD viva.Travel and accommodation to the Genetics Society meetings

Grants up to £150 are available for travel and essential overnight accommodation costs to attend all Genetics Society meetings, including the Genetics Society's own bi-annual meetings and meetings of our Sectional Interest Groups.  The cheapest form of travel should be used if possible and student railcards used if travel is by train.  Airfares will only be funded under exceptional circumstances.

How to apply:

for the Genetics Society's own Spring and Autumn meetings, applications should be submitted using the meeting registration form, before the final deadline of the meeting.

For meetings of our Sectional Interest Groups (eg, Arabidopsis, Population Genetics Group, Zebrafish Forum), junior scientist travel claims should be submitted on the GS Funding Application Form at any time and emailed to theteam@genetics.org.uk using message subject "Travel to GS meeting" and your surname.

Other conditions:

applicants must have been members of the Genetics Society for at least one year.  There is no limit to the maximum frequency at which the grants can be awarded for attending the Genetics Society meetings.

Travel, accommodation and registration cost at other meetings

Grants of up to £750 to attend conferences in the area of Genetics that are not Genetics Society meetings (including sectional meetings) are available to junior scientists.

How to apply:

applications should be submitted on the GS Funding Application Form by email in time for one of the quarterly deadlines (1st day of February, May, August and November), to theteam@genetics.org.uk using message subject "JSTG" and your surname. Please ask your supervisor to send a very brief email in support.

Other conditions:

applicants must have been members of the Genetics Society for at least one year. Recipients of these grants will be asked to write a short report that may be included in the newsletter.  A maximum of one grant per individual per two years will be awarded.