Sponsored events

The Biochemical Society provides sponsorship of up to £500 to assist with the independent organisation of scientific meetings and training events.

Applications are considered three times a year for scientific meetings and training events. Early applications are encouraged to allow for the review process to take place ahead of the start of the event (minimum six months for scientific meetings).

Please note funding cannot be used to cover catering or venue costs; it must be used to support the science. Consideration will also be given to support of virtual meetings. Events will need to abide by our policy for a balanced and diverse programme of speakers/trainers.

Support for sponsored events is limited so please note the Biochemical Society cannot support commercial events, Gordon Research Conferences, Seminars or other events which already receive significant funding.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply:

At least one of the applicants must be a Postgraduate, Early Career, Full, or Emeritus member of the Biochemical Society.
Your event should take place at least six months after the deadline

Conditions of funding

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.

Application deadlines

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

3 February 2025
26 May 2025
6 October 2025

Early applications are encouraged to allow for the review process to take place in good time before the start of the event.

Please note that it can take up to 8 weeks from the deadline date to final decisions.

Contact us

For further information please get in touch with the Events department.

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