grants faqs

the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ offers a range of grants to support our members’ professional development. these can help members attending scientific or career development conferences, training courses, hosting a summer student, visiting a collaborator, undertaking an outreach project or contributing to the development of microbiology in low-income countries and more. you can find out the grants on offer by visiting our main grants page.

please see the previous grant recipients page for details. you can also find details of previous projects on our blog.

a full list of grants, their eligibility criteria and deadline dates for applying can be found on the grants section of our website. if you have specific questions about grant applications, please contact the grants office.

for other grants, there is a minimum 2022世界杯对阵分析 period of one year (or two consecutive 2022世界杯对阵分析 payments) before becoming eligible to apply. this minimum 2022世界杯对阵分析 period relates to the deadline you are applying for, and not the date of the event or project for which you are seeking funding. you can find out specific details regarding minimum 2022世界杯对阵分析 periods on each grant scheme’s individual page.

you can find information on how to apply on each grant page. the information needed varies between schemes. when a grant scheme is open for application, a button will appear on its page. members should login to apply, and if you belong to an eligible 2022世界杯对阵分析 category, you will be able to proceed. please note, each application is subject to further eligibility checks, for example to check you fulfil the minimum 2022世界杯对阵分析 criteria. you will be able to save your progress when applying, but please ensure you submit the application before the deadline which is advertised on each page.

when you click on the button to apply for your chosen grant, the application form will take you through everything you need to tell us. the information required for each grant scheme varies. you can find a list of questions on each grant page. please read each question thoroughly as this will help you to provide all of the information required, and will reduce the processing time for your application – enabling us to send it out for review as quickly as possible.

yes, you are able to save your progress as you go, as long as you complete your application before the advertised deadline. while you are able to save your progress in the online form, we recommend that you copy the questions into a document to work on offline and then enter your answers to each question on the online form when you are happy with them.

please contact the grants office and we will be able to assist you.

please contact the grants office and we will be able to assist you.

yes – the criteria we consider for each grant can be found on each individual grant page.

yes – and we encourage this. if you are successful, you’ll be given a ‘conditional’ award and so will need evidence that your abstract is accepted to claim the funds.

no, we do not fund retrospective applications. your application should be for a unique project that has a defined timeline.

yes! please make sure you tell us where you have received funding from, and where else you have applied for funding. we acknowledge that some ambitious projects will require members to approach multiple organisations for support; our grants are intended as a contribution of support for our members’ professional development.

we are unable to accept late applications, and queries to this effect slow down our grant processing times. the grant deadlines are advertised in advance on the website, twitter and in our newsletter, so keep an eye out for upcoming dates on those channels. if you start an application before a deadline please ensure you submit it before the deadline closes so that your application is not lost.

you should receive an automatic acknowledgement of receipt of your application within 48 hours of submitting it. we won’t contact you until you receive notification of the outcome of your application, unless we need further information to consider your application for funding.

for research visit grants, education and outreach grants, harry smith vacation studentships and international development fund applications, please expect to be notified of the outcome within ten weeks of the closing date.

for all other programmes, you will be notified within six weeks of the closing date.

knowing how to write a strong grant application can be difficult. for tips and advice on what makes a good grant application, read our blog post 'what makes a good grant application?'

please login to mi society, and upload evidence of your claim (this can be receipts or invoices, and evidence of your attendance) when you complete the grant claim form.

the boxes for relevant bank details will appear when you put the country of your bank account in the form.

for accounts in the uk, funds will be transferred into the nominated bank account within a month of receiving a complete and accurate claim.

for accounts outside of the uk, funds will be transferred into the nominated bank account within six weeks of your payment letter.

incorrect payment details will delay processing of the payment, therefore please ensure you have entered your details correctly.

if your project or event details have changed, please contact the grants office at your earliest convenience. we can accommodate some changes to your funded project but the earlier we know the better. it is a condition of some grants to notify us as soon as something changes – we reserve the right to withdraw funding if a project changes significantly.

you will receive a brief outline of what you should include in your report in your offer email. we want to know how the grant has benefited your professional development, and how it has contributed to microbiology. if you have any questions, or have lost your offer email, please contact the grants office.

the amount awarded to individual successful applicants varies according to their needs. each grant page details the upper limit that members can apply for from the scheme.

there are several grant deadlines throughout the year. you can find out the deadline for each grant from its grant page, and the deadlines are advertised in the society’s 2022世界杯对阵分析 magazine microbiology today, the newsletter and social media channels.

this varies across the programme; please see individual grant pages for further information.

yes – members who need support for their caring needs when attending a society event can apply for a society conference grant. up to £500 can be awarded to cover the costs of their caring needs – for example (but not limited to), bringing a carer with them to the conference, for additional childcare costs, or to attend the conference while on maternity/paternity leave.

reviewing society grants can be a great way to improve your own grant writing and also offers the chance to contribute to the professional development of other members. if you are interested in becoming a 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ grants reviewer, please contact the grants office to register your interest.

if you have another question that is not answered on this page, please contact the grants office via email or telephone (020 7685 2698).