Single lectures and small events

Applications are assessed according to three main criteria: 

1. Intended audience

• Who is the intended audience for this event?
• How many attendees are you expecting?
• What is the age range/career level of the audience?
• Are you planning any specific sessions that you think will be particularly useful to students? 
• What will the benefit of attending this event be for the audience?

2. Cross-institutional networking opportunities

• Does the event support cross institution networking?
• Have efforts been made to engage multiple institutions or groups?
• Will this event benefit other institutions (rather than just the host)?
• Is there a clear promotional strategy for engaging and attracting delegates from other institutions?

3. Financial need for support

• A clear and detailed breakdown of costs should be included.
• Details of existing funding available from your Institution or other organisations.
• Why funds are being sought from the Society and why the level of support is being requested.
• What the requested funds will be used for e.g., travel bursaries for students and ECRs to attend, travel and accommodation for keynote speakers, consumables, or worksheets.

As a condition of the grant, the Society asks the recipient to:

• Badge the event, session, or speaker as ‘sponsored by the Biochemical Society’ 
• Display Biochemical Society branded material, which will be provided 
• Send a report for consideration for publication in The Biochemist and/or on the web, including photographs.

Applications are considered three times a year, the deadlines for which are: 

• 1 January

• 1 April

• 1 August

Early applications are encouraged to allow for the review process to take place ahead of the start of the event.  

Please note we aim to send round the outcome of applications three to four weeks after the deadline of the round that has been applied to.