The Geochemistry Group offers a number of funding opportunities for Ph.D students, early career researchers (ECRs), and technical staff to attend meetings. We can also offer some financial support to help enable ECR keynotes to attend your meeting or to organise events benefiting early career researchers.
Below we outline each opportunity, and the frequency which they are considered. Please contact Marie-Laure Bagard (mlb63@cam.ac.uk) if you have any queries. Click the links below to download the application forms.
Student and ECR Meeting Attendance Bursary
The Geochemistry Group welcomes applications from researchers registered at UK and Irish universities or research institutions to facilitate the presentation of their geochemistry-related research at a meeting hosted online, within the UK or internationally. The bursary is open to students regardless of funding situation, as well as to postdoctoral researchers without financial support for conference attendance.
Funding for two types of expenses can be applied for through this bursary: (i) offsetting the cost of travel to conferences being attended in person (the Geochemistry Group encourages low-carbon travel modes but it is also possible to claim for carbon offsetting costs if flying is inevitable); (ii) contribution towards the costs of attending online conferences – abstract and registration fees. Full eligibility criteria are listed in the application form.
The Geochemistry Group steering committee requires attendance at a previous Geochemistry Group Research in Progress meeting (GGRiP) in order to be eligible for a meeting-attendance bursary. Attendance at GGRiP can be both online or in-person. Moreover, applicants who have given a presentation (talk or poster) at a previous GGRiP will be given priority. The total amount that can be applied for is a maximum of £500 per person.
There are three deadlines for Travel Bursaries each year: January 15th, May 15th, October 15th. Download the application form here.
Technical Staff Meeting Attendance Bursary
The Geochemistry Group welcomes applications from technical staff (laboratory technicians/managers, project officers, etc.), based at UK and Irish universities or research institutions and working in geochemistry laboratories (either on a short-term or on a permanent basis), to facilitate their attendance at meetings within the UK or internationally.
Funding for the following types of expenses can be applied for through this bursary: (i) offsetting the cost of travel to, and accommodation at, conferences, workshops or training courses being attended in person (the Geochemistry Group encourages low-carbon travel modes but it is also possible to claim for carbon offsetting costs if flying is inevitable); (ii) contributions towards the cost of registration and abstract fees for both online and in-person professional meeting, or (iii) a combination of both. Full eligibility criteria are listed in the attached appendix. The maximum total amount that can be applied for is £500 per person.
There is one round of applications per year, with a deadline of 15th May. Download the application form here.
Scientific Meeting Support
Running a meeting with a geochemical theme? We can offer some financial support to help enable ECR keynotes to attend your meeting or to organise events benefiting early career researchers.
There are three deadlines each year for the Scientific Meeting Support funding: January 15th, May 15th, October 15th. Download the application form here.
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