A detailed list of travel funding opportunities for postdocs, curated/edited by eLife Ambassadors Lotte de Winde and Aziz Khan. Tweet
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| Name | Funder | Purpose | Applicant country | Membership required? | Membership time | Award | Subjects | Deadline | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECI-AAI Travel Grants for Trainees from Developing Countries | American Association of Immunologists (AAI) | European Congress of Immunology 2018 | Developing country: check list on https://www.eci2018.org/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/Developing_Countries.pdf | No | No | 600 | Immunology | April 23, 2018 | |
| AAI Travel Grants for the 5th European Congress of Immunology | American Association of Immunologists (AAI) | European Congress of Immunology 2018 | Yes | 2 years (2017 & 2018) | $2000 | Immunology | April 2, 2018 | ||
| AAI Travel for Techniques Program | American Association of Immunologists (AAI) | Learn a new technique in other lab | Yes | No | $1500 | Immunology | 16 April - 15 June 2018, 15 August - 15 October 2018 | ||
| Travel grant | Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds | Practical training in laboratories, courses up to 3 months | Everyone, but non-European citizens have to work in or travel in Europe | No | NA | Basic biomedical research | at least 6 weeks before planned date of departure | ||
| Travel Award | British Society for Immunology | Meetings, congresses, visit lab, learn new technique | Yes | 1 year | £500 for travel within the UK; £700 for European travel; and £1000 for rest of the World | Immunology | 1 February, 1 March, 1 August, 1 November | ||
| Scholarships | Dutch Society of Immunlogy (NVVI) | Grants for several purposes available | NA | Yes | Immunology | 1 March, 1 June, 1 September, 1 December | No more grants available until September 2018 | ||
| NVVI Travel Grants for Early Career Scientist from Developing Countries | Dutch Society of Immunlogy (NVVI) | European Congress of Immunology 2018 | Developing country: check list on https://www.eci2018.org/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/Developing_Countries.pdf | No | NA | 600 | Immunology | April 23, 2018 | |
| EFIS Travel Grant | European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS) | European Congress of Immunology 2018 | NA | Yes | 600 | Immunology | April 23, 2018 | ||
| IUIS Travel Grants | International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) | European Congress of Immunology 2018 | Yes | 600 | Immunology | April 23, 2018 | |||
| Travel Awards for postdocs and PhD students | MDPI Biology Journal | Conference | NA | No | NA | 800 CHF / $810 / €720 | Biology | 31 January 2018 | |
| Technique-sharing travel grants | Society for Mucosal Immunology | Learn a new technique in other lab | Yes | Mucosal immunology | 1 March 2018, June 1 2018 | PI can also apply for lab members | |||
| Early-career researcher travel grants 2018 | eLife | Conference | NA | No | NA | $1000 | Science | 1 March, 3 June, 2 September 2018 | only for authors on eLife paper |
| GSK Reise Stipendien | GlaxoSmithKline Stiftung | Conference | Anyone, but has to work in Germany | No | NA | only partial support for registration & travel cost | Science | min 8 weeks before end of conference | |
| EMBO Short Term Fellowships | EMBO | Collaboration between labs | EMBO Member States, Associated Member states or Cooperation partners | No | NA | travel+subsistence costs | Molecular Biology | no deadline, recommended min 3months before proposed starting date | must involve movement between countries |
| Travel Subsidies | Fritz Thyssen Stiftung für Wissenschaftsörderung | Visit another lab | Anyone, but has to be German or work at a German research institute | No | NA | Humanities, social science or biomedical research | any time; decisions reached in 8 weeks | ||
| General Travel Grants | Biochemical Society | Scientific conferences, training courses, lab visit to learn a new technique | Yes | 1 year | £300-£750 | Biochemistry | 7 times a year | ||
| Early Career Member Bursaries | Biochemical Society | Attend Biochemical Society Focused Meetings | Yes | £200-£300 | Biochemistry | Closing date of poster abstract submission of event of choice | |||
| Travelling Fellowships | The Company of Biologist's journals | Collaborative visit to other laboratories | Country that is acknowledged by UN, EU or UK | No | NA | up to £2500 | Field of journal to which you apply | 25 May 2018, 31 August 2018, 30 November 2018 | |
| Science Research Conferences (SRC) Travel Awards | FASEB | Science Research Conference | Yes | none | $250-$500 | Experimental Biology | 3 weeks prior to start date of selected SRC | ||
| Conference and Research Funds | University College London (UCL) | Conference, lab visit, fieldwork, training | Anyone, but work at UCL | Consult Supervisory Team of Departmental Administrator | |||||
| Conference Travel Grants | Axol Bioscience | Conference / Scientific meeting | Anyone, but work at UCL | No | NA | up to $500 | Neuroscience, Cardiovascular research | not known yet for 2018 | |
| Scientific Congresses | FNRS Freedom to Research | Scientific meeting attendance or organization | Anyone, but for congress organization the organising committee should include professors from at least two universities from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation | No | NA | Congress attendance: 2 (European) or 3 (non-European) months before; Congress organization: 6 months before | Regulations are only provided in French | ||
| Travel support | Arthritis Research UK | Prestigious or relevant national of international scientific meeting | Research needs to be funded by Arthritis Research UK | Research needs to be funded by Arthritis Research UK | NA | £500-£1500 | Arthritis | 1 month before date of the meeting | |
| Travelling Research Fellowships | Alzheimer's Research UK | Develop collaborations and learn new technique | Lead applicant should be based in UK | No | NA | Alzheimer's Disease | 4 July 2018 | Apply for 1-year abroad as part of 3-year programme | |
| Overseas Travel Grants | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Develop collaborations, learn new technique | Anyone, but visited institute should be outside UK | No | NA | no limit | Engineering and Physical Sciences | any time | |
| Travel Grants | Charles Koch Foundation | Support of career development opportunities, such as presenting at a conference, conducting research for a publication, or attending a professional development workshop | No | NA | |||||
| The Arturo Falaschi ICGEB Short-Term Fellowship | International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) | Short-term fellowships for ongoing collaborative research at ICGEB laboratories in Trieste, New Delhi and Cape Town | From ICGEB Member States (http://www.icgeb.org/member-states.html) | No | NA | Trieste: €2,000; New Delhi: US$1,590; Cape Town: ZAR18,750. | Science | 31 March, 30 June, 30 September, 31 December | Duration: 1-6 months. Includes travel, insurance and visa fees. |
| The Arturo Falaschi ICGEB Scientific Mobility for Advanced Research Training (SMART) | International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) | Mobility of researchers between ICGEB Member States | From ICGEB Member States (http://www.icgeb.org/member-states.html) | No | NA | US$800-US$1,500 (+US$500/month to host) | Basic Sciences; Human Health; Industrial and agricultural biotechnology; Environmental bioremediation | 31 March, 30 June, 30 September, 31 December | Duration: 3-9 months. |
| International exchanges | The Royal Society | Develop collaborations and learn new technique | Anyone, but work in UK | No | NA | UK £3k-12k | Basic Sciences; Human Health; Industrial and agricultural biotechnology; Environmental bioremediation | 13 March 2018 | Duration:3 months |
| Cost Share Programme | The Royal Society | Develop collaborations and learn new technique | Anyone, but work in UK | No | NA | UK £3k-12k | Basic Sciences; Human Health; Industrial and agricultural biotechnology; Environmental bioremediation | 13 March 2018 | Collaborate with partners in Argentina, China, France, Ireland, Japan, Russia, Taiwan |
| Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation International Exchanges Award | The Royal Society | Develop collaborations and learn new technique | Anyone, but work in UK | No | NA | UK £3k-12k | Basic Sciences; Human Health; Industrial and agricultural biotechnology; Environmental bioremediation | 13 March 2018 | collaborations with researchers in India |
| Royal Society of Chemistry International Exchanges Award | The Royal Society | Develop collaborations and learn new technique | Anyone, but work in UK | No | NA | UK £3k-12k | Chemistry | 13 March 2018 | collaborations between researchers in the UK and those in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) working on projects in the field of Chemistry. |
| International Academic Fellowships | Leverhulme Trust | Develop collaborations and learn new technique | Resident in UK, non-student, hold established position | No | NA | UK up to £45k | Science and humanities | current round of awards must commence between 1 June 2018 and 1 May 2019. | Duration:3-12 months |
| Study Abroad Studentships | Leverhulme Trust | Advanced study or research to learn new technique | Resident in UK for at least 5 years, hold a degree from UK instutitution, studying at UK institution | No | NA | UK £21k | Science and humanities, PhD and postdoc | Duration: 12-24 months | |
| Newton Mobility Grants | British Council | Develop collaborations | Must be in eligible country, coming to the UK to establish collaboration (Brazil, Malaysia, Mexico, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam) | No | NA | Science | 14 March 2018 | Duration: 12 months | |
| International Travel Award Scheme (ITAS) | BBSRC | Develop collaborations and learn new technique | BBSRC funded (UK) | Must be BBSRC funded | NA | UK £3k | Science | Anytime | |
| Daniel Turnberg Travel Fellowships | Wellcome Trust | Develop collaborations and learn new technique | Must have PhD or MD, from Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, UK | No | NA | UK 3.5k-9k | Biomedical science | ||
| Travel grants (Early Career MRSB) | Royal Society of Biology | Future biology-related projects abroad or future overseas conferences | Yes | NA | UK £500 | Biology | 1st March | ||
| The Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship (CSURM) | Gordon Research Conference | Conference | Be attending a GRC, working in the US, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | No | NA | Any topic covered by GRC | Anytime | Conference attendence | |
| ITC Conference Grants | European Cooperation in Science and Technology | Conference | Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, the former Yugoslav Re | No | No | Up to 2500 Euro | Topic must be in the the COST Action www.greekc.org/objectives | March 15, 2018 | |
| Conference Attendance Grants | Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) | ASAB conferences (Easter, Summer, Winter meetings) | Yes | NA | UK £400 | Animal behaviour | 1 June 2018, 1 October 2018 | Included: conference registration, accomodation, meals, travel | |
| British Pharmacological Society Grants | British Pharmacological Society | Conference | Yes | up to £2500 | Pharmacology | 31 January, 31 May and 30 September | |||
| Grindley Grant | Experimental Psychology Society (EPS) | Conference | Yes, but applications from non-members must have used a Grindley Grant to attend an EPS meeting before applying to attend a non-EPS meeting | UK £500 | Experimental Psychology | 4 weeks before non-EPS conference, 2 weeks before EPS conference | Only available to applicants: (a) registered for a postgraduate research degree and be within 4 years of initial registration (or part-time equivalent), or (b) postdoctoral workers who are within 2 years of having received their doctorate, or (c) retired EPS members | ||
| Study visit grants | Experimental Psychology Society (EPS) | Develop collaborations and learn new technique | Preference will be given to applicants supervised by an EPS member, or whose visit involves a project with an EPS member | max £3000 (UK) | Experimental Psychology | 1st March, 1st June, 1st September and 1st December | |||
| LASA Bursaries | Laboratory Animal Science Association (LASA) | laboratory animal science events | No | NA | up to £1000 (UK) | laboratory animal science | Any time | ||
| Microbiology society-supported conference grants | Microbiology Society | Conference organisation | Yes | 2 years | up to £2000 (UK) | Microbiology | 11 June 2018 | ||
| Travel grant | Microbiology Society | Conference, short course or training event | Yes | 2 years | up to £750 (UK) | Microbiology | 1st March, 1st June, 1st September and 1st December | ||
| Research visit grant | Microbiology Society | Develop collaborations | Yes | 2 years | up to £3000 (UK) | Microbiology | 1 April, 1 October | short visits from 1-3 months | |
| Scientific Meeting Grant | Society for Applied Microbiology | Conference | Yes | 1 year | £300 (UK) | Applied Microbiology | 4 weeks prior to start of event | ||
| Travel Grant | Society for Endocrinology | Conference | Yes | 1 year | £500-£600 (UK) | Endocrinology | 14 March 2018, 15 August 2018, 5 December 2018 | cover registration, travel and accommodation costs | |
| SEB Annual Meeting Travel Grant | Society for Experimental Biology | Attend SEB Annual meeting | up to £400 (UK) | Experimental Biology | 4 May 2018 | ||||
| Galton Institute Postdoctoral Travel Grant | The Galton Institute | Develop collaborations, learn new technique | up to £6000 (UK) | Human genetics | visit of minimum 6 months | ||||
| Junior Scientist Conference Grants | The Genetics Society | Conference | UK-based to go abroad, non-UK-based to go to UK | £150-£750 (UK) | Genetics | ||||
| Travel grants | The Physiological Society | Conference | Yes, or affiliate | £500-£700 | Psychology | 11 deadlines per year | |||
| AACR Travel Grant | Proteintech | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2018 Annual Meeting | Europe or the US | no | NA | up to $1000 for registration, accommodation or travel | Cancer research | 6 March 2018 | |
| ISSCR Travel Award | ISSCR | Conference | Anyone | Yes | 1 year | Stem Cells | Annual | ||
| JDRF Travel Grant | JDRF | Conference | Australian | $2000 or $4000 | Diabetes | ||||
| Bio-Techne Travel Grants - Go Everywhere 2018 | Bio-Techne (R&D systems) | Conference | No | NA | $1000 | Monthly travel grant; apply till 31 December 2018 | One winner announced each month (within first 10 days of each month) | ||
| Bio-Techne Travel Grants - AACR 2018 | Bio-Techne (R&D systems) | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2018 Annual Meeting | No | NA | $1000 | Cancer research | 4 april 2018 | Recipients announced 8 April 2018 | |
| Bio-Techne Travel Grants - ISSCR 2018 | Bio-Techne (R&D systems) | International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) 2018 Annual Meeting | No | NA | $1000 | Stem cell research | 30 april 2018 | Recipients announced 5 May 2018 | |
| Bio-Techne Travel Grants - FENS 2018 | Bio-Techne (R&D systems) | FENS 2018 | No | NA | 30 april 2018 | Recipients announced 8 May 2018 | |||
| Guarantors of Brain Travel Grant | Guarantors of Brain | Conferences or training | UK-based, any nationality | no | NA | £400-£1000 | Neuroscience/Neurology | 8weeks before conference/travel | |
| Fulbright travel grant | United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs | Depen expertise, acquire new skills, work with additional resources, and make connections with others in their fields | US citizen | no | NA | it varies | All | August 1, 2018 | |
| ISDP Travel Awards | International Society for Developmental Psychobiology (ISDP) | ISDP 51st Annual Meeting | Yes | it varies | Developmental Phychobiology | June 1, 2018 | Apply for travel award upon conference registration | ||
| Young Investigator Awards | International Cytokine and Interferon Society (ICIS) | 6th ICIS Annual Meeting | it varies | Cytokine and Interferon research | March 15 & April 17, 2018 | Several travel awards | |||
| AfOx Travel Grant | Africa-Oxford Initiative | Develop collaborations | Joint application between member of staff at Oxford with collaborator in Africa | No | N/A | up to £5000 | Any discipline | Any time | establishment of new collaborations between researchers in African countries and The University of Oxford for research or teaching |
| RSTMH Travel Grant | Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) | Clinical or scientific research or fieldwork | £5000 | Tropical Medicine | |||||
| PLOS Early Career Travel Award Program | PLOS journal | Conference | (co)-author of PLOS publication | Currently closed | |||||
| Biolegend Travel Awards | Biolegend | Conference | No | N/A | $500 | Immunology, Cell Biology | One drawing every month | ||
| IBRO International Travel Grants | International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) | Conference | up to €1800 | Neuroscience | Priority is given to those applicants who have not obtained an IBRO International Travel Grant or an IBRO/SfN Travel grant within the past three years. | ||||
| SULSA Postdoctoral and Early Career Researcher Exchange Scheme | Scottish Universities Life Science Alliance (SULSA) | Existing or new collaborations | ECR must be employed with a SULSA department | up to £5000 | Visit must take place in Europe (not UK), North America, China or India only | ||||
| DAAD Stipendien | Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD; German Academic Exchange Service) | website is in German | |||||||
| SimonsFonds Travel Grants | Simons Foundation Fund (SimonsFonds, ErasmusMC) | Conference, scientific visits | applicant must be in the temporary employment of a Dutch institute | €600-€800 | Human genetics | June 30 & December 31 |