Grants for Ordinary Members
Heatley-Payne Travel Award - SGM members, who are within 5 years of being awarded their PhD, are invited to apply for a limited award of up to £3000 to present work at the 112th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology and make a short research visit of up to three weeks at a laboratory in the USA.
Applications for 2012 are now closed
Hayes-Burnet Travel Award - SGM members, who are within 5 years of being awarded their PhD, are invited to apply for a limited award of up to £3000 to present work at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Society for Microbiology and make a short research visit of up to three weeks at a laboratory in Australia.
Applications for 2012 are now closed
Vacation Studentships - small awards to enable undergraduates to work on microbiological research projects for 6-8 weeks in the summer vacation before their final year. Applications must be made on behalf of named students by SGM members on the appropriate form.
Applications for 2012 are now closed
Practical Teaching Aid Awards - small grants to SGM members for developments likely to lead to an improvement in the teaching of any aspect of microbiology relevant to secondary or tertiary education in the UK.
There is no closing date, applications (on the appropriate form) will be considered during the period: 1 Jan - 31 Dec each year.
Public Engagement with Microbiology Awards - grants of up to £1000 available to SGM members to fund relevant science promotion activities.
There is no closing date, applications (on the appropriate form) will be considered during the period: 1 Jan - 31 Dec each year.
Microbiology Outreach Prize - awarded annually to recognize and reward the delivery of high-quality outreach activities. Application form necessary.
Nominations for 2012 are now closed
International Development Fund - small grants to members to develop microbiology, teaching or research, in developing countries. Applications by written submission to the Grants Office.
Closing date 16 March and 21 September 2012
Watanabe Book Fund - provides funding to members permanently resident in a developing country for the purchase of microbiology books, and possibly journals, for the libraries of their institutions. Applications by written submission to the Grants Office.
Closing date 21 September 2012
Seminar Speakers Fund - makes small grants to cover the travel and other expenses for up to two speakers on microbiological topics in annual departmental seminar programmes. Applications by written submission (no form) on a first come, first served basis.
Regional Meeting Grants - provide grants of up to £2,000 to support regional microbiology meetings. Application form necessary.
SGM Joint Meetings Scheme - provide funding to hold joint meetings with other microbiology societies, both in the UK/Ireland and overseas. Application form is necessary. Allocation of funding is usually by competition but applications may be submitted throughout the year.
Last modified 3 April 2012
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