Travel Grants
Grants of up to £1000 are available to attend our Annual Meeting.
These grants are open to anyone from a Global South country invited to present at our Annual Meeting.
Objectives
These grants help those from the Global South meet the costs of attending the BES Annual Meeting 2024.
We are pleased to be able to support a limited number of students, researchers and ecologists who are a citizen of/and working in a Global South country to attend our Annual Meeting each December.
We recognise that the Global South has multiple definitions. The Global South has traditionally been used to refer to underdeveloped or economically disadvantaged nations. The Global South is not the same as the geographical south. Further information can be found on the World Population Review.
A full list of all Global South countries can be found on the United Nations Finance Centre for South-South Cooperation. We have chosen this list as it represents countries with less resources for ecological research.
Timelines
Applications will open on July 18th and will close on September 4th.
Once applications close, a lottery system will be used to award at least 10 grants to all eligible applicants who have been invited to present at the BES Annual Meeting 2024.
You will be notified regarding the outcome of your application during the same week that abstract decisions are announced.
How to Apply
Click the button below to register for our online grants platform, ‘Flexigrant’
When applications open, register/login to our online grants system, and navigate to ‘Your Applications’.
From July 18th, you will be able to start an application for ‘Training and Travel Annual Meeting 2024″
As part of the application process, you must provide proof of abstract submission.
You will also need a statement of support from one referee which shows their support for you to attend the Annual Meeting
Your statement of support should be a short statement (300 words max) supporting your attendance at the Annual Meeting and how this will be of benefit to you. Please ensure that within this statement the referee specifies how they know they applicant. This should be written on your institutions’ headed paper and include a signature from the referee.
Eligibility and Conditions
Due to the popularity of this grant, we are unable to make any exceptions to this eligibility criteria below.
All applicants are required to:
- Be a BES member.
- Be a citizen of and working/studying in a Global South country
- Submit an abstract to the BES Annual Meeting 2024
- Have not been awarded a BES training and travel grant in the last 3 years (this includes our standard and annual meeting travel grants)
Further clarity on Global South criteria specific to this grant:
These grants are specifically designed to support ecologists in and from the Global South who do not currently have the opportunity to connect with their fellow ecologists internationally. Due to the level of competition for this grant, we are not able to support applications from Global South ecologists undertaking placements, studies, and research in the Global North.
Value
- A maximum of £1000 is available to cover the costs of in-person attendance.
Costs that can be covered include registration fees, travel, accommodation and subsistence.
- A maximum of £90 is available to cover the costs of a virtual attendance ticket.
This is the concessionary virtual ticket cost for BES members.
For any grant related enquires, please contact grants@britishecologicalsociety.org
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