Conference Grants
COVID-19 UPDATE: Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic the conference grant application process is closed until further notice.
Part of the Society's remit is to support nutritionists and nutrition scientists to share their ideas and research, present their work to new audiences and make new connections with their peers around the world. The Society offers Conference Grants to facilitate this.
Conference Grants are reserved for any Nutrition Society members who are undergraduates doing their first degree, MSc students, PhD students or those in the very early stages of their careers i.e. within 10 years of higher degree graduation.
If you have any queries, which are not answered in the Frequently Asked Questions section below, please contact the Membership team
Eligibility
Applications are accepted online (currently closed due to the current COVID-19 pandemic) and must be accompanied by:
- Proof of the applicant’s registration or acceptance to present/speak at the chosen event/conference.
- A personal statement of no more than 300 words, which outlines how the applicant believes they or their career will benefit from having attended the chosen conference or event and how they intend to spend the travel grant.
Once the applicant has attended the conference/event, they will need to provide:
- A short (500 word max) account of the event and photographs if possible, which can be used for a blog on the Society's website or as a feature with the Society's monthly newsletter or Gazette.
- Original VAT receipts for travel, event registration and the hotel (sorry, but we cannot accept credit card receipts). We do not require receipts for food and drink as these are not covered by the conference grant.
The Conference Grant will be paid once the items above have been received.
Application deadlines:
There are three application deadlines throughout the year, to help smooth the administration process involved. The dates are as follows:
Wave 1: Applications open from 7 January to 28 February. Applicants notified of judging panel decision by 31 March.
Wave 2: Applications open from 1 May to 30 June. Applicants notified of judging panel decision by 31 July.
Wave 3: Applications open from 1 September to 31 October. Applicants notified of judging panel decision by 30 November.
All applications will be held until the closing date and they will then be sent together for judging after the closing date.
Previous Winners
If you have any questions, which are not answered in the Frequently Asked Questions section below, please contact the Membership team.