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Travel and Training Bursaries

This funding scheme provides bursaries to attend conferences, and take part in training (placements, visits or courses). Two categories of Travel and Training Bursaries are available:

Early Career Research Bursaries - Scheme opens October 2026

These bursaries are for Researchers at Durham from undergraduates through to PDRAs and Fellows. The ECR Executive Board will assess applications according to the criteria listed on the form. The maximum funding awarded for these bursaries is £250 or £500 under special circumstances. 

Staff Travel and Training Bursaries - Scheme opens October 2026

These bursaries are for permanent members of Durham staff at all levels. The BSI Executive Board will assess applications according to the criteria listed on the form. The maximum funding awarded for these bursaries is also £250 or £500 under special circumstances. 

 

How to Apply

Please complete the application form below if there are any problems please email bsi.manager@durham.ac.uk. There is no closing date for these bursaries. 

BSI Travel Bursary Form 2026-2027 – Fill in form 

 

Closing Dates 

There are three calls through the year - the closing dates for these calls are: 

  • 30 October 2026
  • 29 January 2027
  • 25 June 2027

 

Applications are accepted for proposals that fulfil the following criteria:

  • Funding is for conferences or training programmes (other proposals can also be submitted through the Flexible Funding scheme)
  • Research fitting the remit of the BSI i.e. fundamental, interdisciplinary research at the boundaries between biosciences and the other physical sciences (including mathematics, computer science and engineering).

 

Further details

We ask recipients of Travel and Training Bursaries to acknowledge the support of the BSI in reports or in any outputs produced. We also ask for a short report during the project and after it has been completed.

 

Assessment criteria:
  1. Fit to BSI remit i.e. how this is interdisciplinary research at the boundaries between the life sciences and the other physical sciences including mathematics, engineering and computer science (30% weighting). All applications to this scheme must be interdisciplinary in nature.
  2. Quality of the proposed abstract (40% weighting). 
  3. How the application evidences the applicant’s motivation and longer-term study/career objectives (30% weighting).