Online Attendance Grants

Applications will be assessed according to three main criteria: 

1. Benefit to career gained from attendance 

Applicants should try to include answers to the following key points in their application: 

• How will you be participating in the online event e.g., presenting a poster or giving a talk?
• Are there any specific sessions that you think will be particularly useful? 
• How will attending this online conference/training course/workshop further your career? Give details of whether the aim is to form collaborations or further knowledge in an area that is not currently being pursued. 
• Are there any other achievements and/or outputs that are relevant? 

2. Financial need for support 

This refers to the applicants current funding available for event attendance. Key points that should be incorporated in the application include: 

• Why funds are being sort from the Society and why the level of support is being requested. 
• The applicant is encouraged to apply for other funding to help attend the conference and give details of this so that the committee may see that the applicant will be able to attend if only partial support is provided by the Online Attendance Grant fund. 

3. Letter of Support from Supervisor or Head of Department (required for Postgraduate and Early Career applicants)

A strong letter of support will demonstrate the following: 

• Case for financial need and the justification for the amount requested. 
• Promise of the applicant 
• What the benefit of attending that particular online conference/training course/ workshop would be to the applicants' career. 

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

• 1 January for online events after 1 February 
• 1 March for online events after 1 April 
• 1 May for online events after 1 June 
• 1 July for online events after 1 August 
• 1 September for online events after 1 October
• 1 November for online events after 1 December 

Applications can be submitted early, up to six months before the online event date. For example, applications for a July event can be submitted in the January deadline. 

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.