Funding Opportunities

The Genetics Society receives several requests each year to sponsor meetings in the field of genetics. These meetings are usually one-off meetings with an ad-hoc organizing committee or may be partly sponsored by another Society.

Genetics Society Grants to support field-based genetic research and training

The Genetics Society provides grants of up to £1,000 to cover the costs of travel and accommodation associated with pursuing a field-based genetic research project or a visit to another laboratory for training (i.e. to learn a new technique). The scheme is not intended to cover the costs of salaries for those engaged in the fieldwork, nor to fund attendance at conferences.

This is an annual prize of £150 to reward a BSc, MSc or PhD student of any UK University or Research Institution who has shown outstanding performance in the areas of quantitative or population genetics.

The aim of the Genetics Society Summer Studentship scheme is to provide financial support for undergraduate students in any area of genetics, to gain research experience by carrying out a research project in the long vacation, usually prior to their final year. Studentships will only be awarded for students who have yet to complete their first degree.