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Courtesy of Harry Jackson

ECR funds

Conference and Training support for Early Career Researchers

Purpose: To support the Early Career Researcher in the development of their skills and career in algae research.

Value: £250 for UK events; £750 for international events

Application deadline: Apply no later than 6 weeks prior to event start

Must-haves:

  • Applicant must be a supervisor, member of Algae-UK and a UK-based academic who meets the eligibility criteria set out in section 3 of the BBSRC Research Grants guide (https://bbsrc.ukri.org/documents/grants-guide/)
  • Early Career Researcher must be named and a member of Algae-UK
  • Event must be relevant to the scope of Algae-UK

Please see guidelines and application form below:

Secondment Bursary for Early Career Researchers

Purpose: to support ECR as they grow and expand their skills beyond those available within their current research group.

Value: up to £3,000

Secondment timescale: up to 3 months

Application deadline: open call

Must-haves:

  • Applicant must be a supervisor, member of Algae-UK and a UK-based academic who meets the eligibility criteria set out in section 3 of the BBSRC Research Grants guide
  • Early Career Researcher must be named and a member of Algae-UK
  • Event must be relevant to the scope of Algae-UK

Summer Studentship Bursaries

Purpose: to support undergraduate students as they develop skills relevant to algae research.

Value: up to £2,500

Project timescale: up to 8 weeks

Application deadline: Annual call closing each March

Must-haves:

  • Applicant must be a supervisor, member of Algae-UK and a UK-based academic who meets the eligibility criteria set out in section 3 of the BBSRC Research Grants guide (https://bbsrc.ukri.org/documents/grants-guide/)
  • Student must be named, an undergraduate not in their final year of study and a member of Algae-UK
  • Project must be relevant to the scope of Algae-UK

The 2024 call is now OPEN. Call closes 16:00hrs 29th March 2024