Public Engagement with Microbiology (PEM) Awards
Individual Members are invited to apply for small grants to fund relevant science promotion initiatives
NB Staff employed in schools that are currently paid-up Corporate School Members of the SGM should apply to the Microbiology in Schools Fund.
Rules
- Applicants must be members of the Society, currently residing
in the UK or Republic of Ireland.
- Applicants may seek funding of no more than £1000
for small projects to promote public engagement with microbiology. These might include talks, workshops, demonstrations,
posters, leaflets, broadcasts, activities at science festivals
and audio-visual or computer-based packages. These activities can take place as part of a National Science and Engineering Week event at the applicant's place of work but activities that are part of the programme of an open day to promote student recruitment are ineligible for funding.
- Applicants must provide a detailed description of the
proposed initiative, which it is anticipated will take place
in the year of application, full costings and evidence of
any collaborations or other sponsorship. Each application should also include a safety risk assessment and evidence of, or costing for, appropriate public liability insurance cover if the activity is to be held at a public venue. Payments to helpers such as undergraduates who are giving up their free time to deliver the activity may be included in the costings.
- Applicants should also indicate how they will evaluate the success of their event.
- Successful applicants will be notified as soon as possible to facilitate their arrangements. A report of the
activity must be submitted to the Society within 3 months of the completion
of the project. This should take the form of an article
for publication in the Going Public section of Microbiology
Today. A copy of the results of the assessment
exercise (a simple questionnaire or summary of public comments
on the event will suffice) should also be provided.
- Applications must be made on the appropriate form. THREE copies of the completed application form and all supplementary documentation must be submitted for consideration.
Applications
Enquires to grants@sgm.ac.uk | 0118 988 1807
Download an application form here 
Applications should be submitted by post to Grants Office, SGM, Marlborough House, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading RG7 1AG, email to grants@sgm.ac.uk or Fax to 0118 988 5656.
There is no closing date for receipt of applications which will be considered on a first come, first served basis during the period 1 January - 31 December.
Last modified 10 February 2012
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