The Genetics Society: Junior Scientist Conference Grant Award (Scheme A)

The Genetics Society: Junior Scientist Conference Grant Award (Scheme A)

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Genetics Society UK
Amount: Up to £200
Last Updated: October 15, 2025

Summary

The Genetics Society offers the Junior Scientist Conference Grant Award (Scheme A) to support junior scientist members in attending genetics conferences. Grants of up to £200 cover travel and accommodation costs for eligible undergraduate, Master’s, PhD students, and postdoctoral scientists. Applicants must present a poster or talk at the conference. The society, founded in 1919, plays a vital role in advancing genetic research and education, benefiting over 2,000 members in the UK.

Overview

About Us The Genetics Society is a registered charity and was founded in 1919 as the world’s first society devoted to the study of the mechanisms of inheritance. It is also one of the world's oldest "learned societies". Famous founder members included Edith Rebecca Saunders, William Bateson, JBS Haldane and AW Sutton. The Society is run by an elected committee comprising entirely volunteers from the scientific community. Genetics Society Membership includes over 2,000 of the UK's active professional geneticists, including teachers, researchers and students and is open to anyone with an interest in genetic research or teaching, or in the practical breeding of plants and animals. Junior Scientist Conference Grants The purpose of these grants is to support the attendance of Genetics Society “junior scientist” members at conferences on research in Genetics. The scheme has three main streams: (A) to support attendance at meetings organised directly by the Genetics Society or sponsored by the Society as a Special Interest Group (SIG);(B) to support attendance at non-Genetics Society meetings; and (C) to support attendance of virtual conferences. (A) Grants to assist with travel and accommodation costs to attend Genetics Society or Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings. The most economic form of travel should be used.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Scheme (A) is open to undergraduate, Master’s and PhD student members and to postdoctoral scientist members of The Society within six years of their PhD viva.  Applicants must present a poster or give a talk at the conference they wish to attend with Genetics Society support (abstracts including title and authors must be provided in the application).Supervisors providing support letters must be current members of the Genetics Society and should include their membership number in the supporting letter. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.

Ineligibility

Scientists who obtained their PhD more than six years ago are not eligible for this scheme.