The Genetics Society: Heredity Fieldwork Grant

The Genetics Society offers the Heredity Fieldwork Grant, providing up to £2,000 for travel and accommodation costs associated with field-based genetic research in the UK. Open to all Genetics Society members, including students, this grant supports projects expected to yield results suitable for publication in the Society's journal, Heredity. The Society promotes equality and diversity, welcoming applications from all community sectors. This initiative aims to advance genetic research while ensuring accessibility for all qualified applicants.

The Genetics Society has made awards up to £2,000 available to cover travel and accommodation costs associated with a field-based genetic research project. The Heredity Fieldwork Grant is funded by income from the Society’s journal Heredity.

Eligibility

All members of the Genetics Society can apply, as long as you are studying or working in the UK, or you intend to carry out your fieldwork in the UK. Students can apply as soon as they become Society members. Others should be a Society member for at least one year.The Genetics Society is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity. We welcome applications for the Heredity Fieldwork Grant from all sections of the community regardless of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, caring responsibilities, age, religion, or belief.We will support costs directly associated with the field component of a research project, including:TravelAccommodationSubsistence (e.g., food if you are self-catering, or while travelling)Consumables for pre-processing (e.g., sample collection, storage, RNA extraction)Travel, accommodation, and subsistence for a field assistant if they are essential for practical or health and safety reasons, but they must also be a Society memberEquipment essential for the gathering of data in the field may be eligible but should not total more than one third of the funds applied forOther conditions:You must either live or work in the UK or intend to carry out your fieldwork in the UKIf you are a student, a supporting letter from your supervisor is requiredYour supervisor must also be a member of The Genetics SocietyYou must be completing your fieldwork yourselfWe can only fund one application per research group in twelve-month periodYou can only claim one Heredity Fieldwork Grant in any two year periodWe need to know why your student funding does not cover the fieldwork you intend to carry out
You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. PhD students are eligible to apply for this grant as soon as they join the Genetics Society. Other applicants (i.e. PI's) must have been members of the Genetics Society for at least one year.

The membership application process requires a Nominator who is a current full member of the Genetics Society.

Ineligibility

Costs that will not be covered:Fieldwork that is an essential part of your study and already budgeted for in your fundingAnything associated with lab procedures, e.g., downstream molecular analysis or equipmentSalary for anyone engaged in the fieldworkFieldwork taking place outside the UK if you do not work or study in the UKAttendance at conferences (you should apply for a Junior Conference Grant)