LAB VISIT GRANTS

Foster collaboration and develop essential biochemistry techniques with our brand new Lab Visit Grants! Available to  Postgraduate, Early Career, Full and Emeritus members, these grants support laboratory visits within the UK or overseas to undertake training, educate partners on new advances, or analyse results.

Offered as an expansion of our General Travel Grants scheme, we are now offering funding of between £750-£2,000 to contribute towards travel, accommodation, and subsistence costs.  

Please note that this would not affect your eligibility to apply for a General Travel Grant or Online Attendance Grant, provided you do not exceed a maximum of £2,000 in total funding within a 2-year period.

Application deadlines

Applications are considered six times a year, the deadlines for which are:

• 1 January for visits after 1 February 
• 1 March for visits after 1 April
• 1 May for visits after 1 June
• 1 July for visits after 1 August
• 1 September for visits after 1 October
  
• 1 November for visits after 1 December

Please note the outcome of applications will be sent to applicants three to four weeks after the application deadline of the round that has been applied to.

Key grant details

To be eligible to apply:

• Applicants must be an Postgraduate, Early Career, Full or Emeritus Member of the Biochemical Society.
• Applicants need to have been a member for at least the 12 months prior to the deadline on the closing date of the round applied to. If you are not a member, join today. Members that have joined as multiyear members are eligible to apply for a Lab Visit Grant after six months of membership has elapsed.
• Applicants must not have received one of the following Society grants in the 2 years before the closing date of the round applied to: Travel Award for International Skills and Knowledge Exchange.
• Applicants must not exceed a maximum of £2,000 in funding in a 2-year period across General Travel Grants, Online Attendance Grants, and Lab Visit Grants.
• Applicants need to provide a summary of the intended work to be undertaken during the lab visit.

Successful recipients must provide a post-visit report and photograph, which may be used in The Biochemist, our member magazine.

Personal information collected from applicants will be used only for the purpose stated. Read our privacy policy for further details.

For more information or to check your eligibility, please contact us at grants@biochemistry.org.