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

Q: When is the deadline for The Genetics Society: Junior Scientist Conference Grant Award (Scheme C)?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Q: Who is eligible for The Genetics Society: Junior Scientist Conference Grant Award (Scheme C)?

Not funded: Bases outside the UK for conference attendance outside the UK.

The Genetics Society UK

Foundation Grants for Science Research

Funding Amount

Up to £300

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

Schemes (B) & (C) are open to PhD student and postdoctoral scientist members within six years of their PhD viva (but not undergraduate or Master’s students).

Geography

Schemes (B) & (C) are open to members with a UK base wishing to attend conferences outside of the UK and to non-UK-based members wishing to attend a conference in the UK.

Other requirements

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.
A maximum of one grant per two years will be awarded for applications to Scheme (B) or (C).
You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Scientists who obtained their PhD more than six years ago are not eligible for these schemes.
Not eligible: Bases outside the UK for conference attendance outside the UK

Overview

The Genetics Society offers the Junior Scientist Conference Grant Award to support early-career members' attendance at genetics conferences. This grant, up to £300, is available for UK-based and non-UK-based junior scientists, enabling them to present their research through talks or posters. The program aims to enhance networking and professional development within the genetics community, fostering collaboration and innovation in genetic research.

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.
(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.
(C) Registration costs for (non-Genetics Society) virtual meetings.
The virtual conference grant is available to:
UK-based members to enable attendance at a genetics-related virtual conference based either in the UK or elsewherenon-UK-based members to attend a UK-based Genetics related virtual conference

Eligibility

Schemes (B) & (C) are open to PhD student and postdoctoral scientist members within six years of their PhD viva (but not undergraduate or Master’s students).Schemes (B) & (C) are open to members with a UK base wishing to attend conferences outside of the UK and to non-UK-based members wishing to attend a conference in the UK. 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.A maximum of one grant per two years will be awarded for applications to Scheme (B) or (C).
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 these schemes.We regret that we cannot consider applications from bases outside the UK for conference attendance outside the UK.