RSC Student Bursaries for Conference Travel

The Manchester & District Local Section of the Royal Society of Chemistry is making available small grants (£400) to support members in their career development through attendance at international conferences. 

Awards are competitive, and will be made only to Student Members or Younger Members (under 35) of the RSC studying, working, or domiciled within the area covered by the section (see "Manchester & District" link.) 

Awards are specifically for attendance at international conferences where members will be presenting a talk or poster. Alternative sources are available for UK RSC conferences (see "Conference Bursaries" link).

Awards are intended to complement other sources of funding, and to act as leverage to secure such other funds. 

A limited number of awards are available annually. Submit your application to Richard Henchman as an email attachment or as a hardcopy. 

Applications must be using the attached form by one of three deadlines:

1. The second Friday in January
2. The first Friday in May
3. The second Friday in September  

Applications should be accompanied by a statement of support from the academic or industrial supervisor of the applicant, and should concern conferences in the calendar year of application (or the following year in the case of the September deadline).

Awards will be made on the following conditions:

• a short report on the conference is submitted to the next meeting of the Local Section
• support is acknowledged in the talk/poster
• certification of conference attendance is submitted alongside the report  

Decisions will be communicated within two weeks of receipt of applications. They will depend upon the academic or professional standing of the conference and applicant, the relevance of the conference to the research project or professional duties of the applicant, and the case made as to professional development in the application and supporting statement.