Travel Grant for PhD Students and Post-doctoral
Researchers
Terms of application
1.
Applicants must be members of the Division to which they apply.
2.
Applicants may only apply to one Division per application.
3.
Grants are available to PhD students and post-doctoral researchers within five years of completion of a
PhD (excluding time for career breaks, parental leave, etc.).
4.
Each member can receive one grant per year.
5.
The conference or workshop applied for may be run by the RSC or by another organisation.
6.
The conference or workshop should be linked to the applicant's research area or provide a credible
opportunity for the applicant to move into another research area or develop a multi-disciplinary project.
7.
The participant should give either a poster or an oral presentation at the conference or workshop.
8.
The applicant should submit their oral or poster abstract(s) as part of their application.
9.
The participant should acknowledge support from the relevant RSC Division in their presentation.
10.
Divisions request that a letter of support from the applicant's supervisor be included as part of the
application.
11.
Money will be paid on successful application. Any unused funds remaining after conclusion of the
activity should be returned to the Division.
12.
Divisions request a brief report be submitted after the conference, outlining the benefits to you from
participation in the meeting.
13.
Please note that we recommend you submit your application a minimum of three months before you
need a decision.
Guidance notes
You may find the following additional notes helpful when completing the application form. If you have any
further questions, please contact Travel Grants.
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You must submit your application at least 3 months before you need any potential funds awarded.
Please give your full telephone number, including country code and area code.
If you are a PhD student, please indicate which year of study you are in.
Please note that you can only apply to one Division, of which you must be a member. More
information about the Divisions can be found at their websites: Analytical; Chemistry Biology
Interface; Dalton; Environment, Sustainability and Energy; Faraday; Materials Chemistry and
Organic.
If you are unsure about your Membership number or any other details relating to your membership,
please email membership@rsc.org.
The maximum allocations are:
Domestic travel
£200
Continental travel
£400
Intercontinental travel
£800
If you are not presenting, please make a scientific case for the support requested in section 12 of
Please return to:
Travel Grants (email: travelgrants@rsc.org), Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas
Graham House, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0WF, UK
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the form.
Please feel free to include your abstract as a separate page/file if appropriate.
Please note that this travel grant only covers travel to and from the meeting. Costs of visas are not
included.
Please note that we require a letter of support from your supervisor as part of this application form.
Please return to:
Travel Grants (email: travelgrants@rsc.org), Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas
Graham House, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0WF, UK
Travel Grant for PhD Students and Post-doctoral
Researchers
1. About the meeting
Title of meeting:
Date (DD/MM/YYYY):
Location:
2. About you
Full Name:
Email address:
Institute/affiliation:
Telephone number:
3. What is the highest level qualification you currently hold?
4. When did you complete this (MM/YYYY)?
5. I am currently a…
☐ PhD student in my ___ year
☐ Post-doctoral researcher within 5 years of
completion of my PhD
6. Which Division are you applying to (please select one only)?
☐ Analytical
☐ Faraday
☐ Chemistry Biology Interface
☐ Materials Chemistry
☐ Dalton
☐ Organic
☐ Environment, Sustainability and Energy
7. Your RSC Membership number:
8. How much are you requesting from Division (in GBP)?
£
9. What presentation (if any) do you intend to make at this meeting?
☐ Oral presentation
☐ Poster presentation
(If you are not presenting, please make a scientific case for the support requested in section 10 of the form)
10. My abstract has been…
☐ Accepted
☐ Submitted
11. My abstract (including title):
Please return to:
Travel Grants (email: travelgrants@rsc.org), Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas
Graham House, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0WF, UK
12. Please give a description of the meeting, what contribution you expect to make and how your
participation will benefit you (please also give a link to the meeting website, if available):
13. Please give an estimate of the total cost of travel for this event:
14. State other sources of funding applied to and amount requested:
15. About your supervisor or line manager
Full Name:
Email address:
Position/job title:
Telephone number:
16. Letter of support:
17. Are there any conflicts of interest in relation to your application (see the Division website for a list
of council members)? If so, please give details here:
Please return to:
Travel Grants (email: travelgrants@rsc.org), Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas
Graham House, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0WF, UK