Chemistry Education Activating Research

Funding is available for attendance at conferences and arranging collaboration with established researchers in the USA with a focus on learning and teaching in higher education.

Guidelines for applicants:

To be eligible the applicant must be:

• a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
• employed at an higher education institution
• in the early stages of a career in research in chemical education
• able to provide evidence of a higher education research involvement
• able to provide a report of about 1000 words of your key findings that are relevant to your research within 6 weeks of your return home.  

The conference or other event attended must be primarily concerned with higher education research in the chemical sciences.

The maximum amount of funding per applicant is £1,500.  Monies will be provided in 2 stages:  travel and registration fee on confirmation of the award, and the remainder on submission of the report.