Junior Scientist Grants

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

Travel to Genetics Society-sponsored meetings

Graduate students may apply for travel costs to attend all Genetics Society
sponsored meetings.  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. Overnight accommodation is not covered.

How to apply: For the Genetics Society’s own Spring and Autumn meetings,
applications should be made using the meeting registration form, before the final
deadline of the meeting.

For other Genetics Society-sponsored meetings, for example meetings of our
Sectional Interest Groups (e.g. Arabidopsis, Population Genetics Group, Zebrafish
Forum) and for one-off sponsored meetings, graduate student travel claims should be
submitted on the GS Funding Application Form at any time and emailed to
christine.crees@genetics.org.uk using message subject ‘Travel to GS meeting’ and
your surname.

Travel, accommodation and registration cost at other meetings

Grants of up to £500 to attend conferences in the area of Genetics that are not
sponsored by the Genetics Society are available to PhD students and postdocs (within
two years of viva).

How to apply: Applications should be submitted using the GS Funding Application
Form by email in time for one of the quarterly deadlines (1st day of February, May,
August or November), to christine.crees@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 three
years will be awarded.

Click here to download your Funding Application Form.