The Travel Grant Scheme has no age limits, but is primarily aimed at young people studying fin-fish who are beginning a career in fish biology or fisheries science. These grants are available on a competitive basis to FSBI members for travel related to the Society's objectives.

The primary purpose of travel grants is to enable researchers to present their work at international scientific meetings other than the FSBI annual conference. The grants are not intended to support meetings to discuss new proposals or fieldwork, although a combination of conference attendance and visits to other institutions is encouraged. Applicants must be members of the FSBI. Funds will not be provided to undertake research projects or to purchase equipment for which a separate scheme is available.

The current annual budget for travel grants is £20,000 and the maximum grant is limited to £1000, which may be matched by funds from other sources if substantial costs are involved. The grant is intended to cover travel, insurance, subsistence costs and conference fees as necessary.  Examples of recent awards can be seen in the reports provided by previous recipients that are published in the FSBI Newsletter.

Grant competitions are open to any member of the Society, regardless of their geographical location, but to be eligible you must be a paid up member for a minimum of 28 calendar days between a membership and a deadline for a grant application.

Please be aware that applications will not be submitted to the grant committee until after the application round closing date.  All applicants, whether successful or not, will be informed by the chair of the sub-committee but this may not be for up to two months after the closing date. Do not contact the Administration Office until two months have elapsed.

FSBI GRANT INFORMATION

Members intending to apply for a travel grant should download the file below which contains further information and the application form.

FSBI Travel Grant: Word document | PDF file

Submission deadlines are:

Subject-related enquiries should be addressed to the chair of the Travel Grant sub-committee. All grant applications should be submitted to the FSBI Administration Office, to which enquiries regarding grant application submission may be directed:

FSBI Administration Office

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