Funding opportunities outside of the British Ecological Society . We are not responsible for the content of external organisations websites
Antibodies.com
Each quarter, Antibodies.com offers a travel grant up to £500 to help cover the cost of attending a conference. These travel grants are open to PhD candidates, lab managers, and post-docs from academic research institutions in the US or Europe. The grant is intended to help cover the costs of registration, accommodation, and travel to a conference of choice.
The Big Lottery Fund
Has an ever changing group of funding programmes. Many of which have been aimed at local community projects and school grounds improvement.
Botanical Society of the Britain and Ireland
Runs a number of grant schemes ranging from £250-£2000, including small research grants, conference bursaries, and publication grants.
The Daphne Jackson Trust
Is an independent charity dedicated to returning talented scientists, engineers and technologists to careers after a break of two years or more.
Earthwatch Institute (US)
Earthwatch Institute (US) is an international nonprofit organization that connects people with scientists worldwide to conduct environmental research and empower them with the knowledge they need to conserve the planet.
Ecological Continuity Trust
Grants of up to £3000 to support research or outreach in existing LTE areas in the UK
European Research Council
Aims to support single research leaders (‘Principal Investigators’) heading a research team to conduct a frontier research project on the condition that he/she is engaged by a legally established host organisation.
European Molecular Biology Organisation
The EMBO offers a variety of funding opportunities for applicants in Europe and beyond. Funding available for researchers, training, conferences and networking, including childcare grants.
European Science Foundation – Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences (LESC)
Aims to better understand biological, environmental and Earth systems across time and space; it facilitates new activities in interdisciplinary areas by initiating and funding networks and projects. Many LESC projects have involved policy makers and industry.
International Foundation for Science
Is open for project proposals from developing country scientists who meet the eligibility criteria and conduct research. Individual early career researchers in both the natural and social sciences may apply for a Basic Grant to undertake research that is innovative and/or relevant to local or national development needs and problems, and that aims to generate fundamental and/or applicable scientific knowledge.
The Leverhulme Trust
Offers grants and fellowships in support of academic research. Early Career Fellowships provide career development opportunities for those with a proven record of research who do not hold, or have not held a full-time established academic post in a UK university or comparable institution. Research Fellowships support experienced researchers in any discipline, to complete a piece of research. Research Project Grants support researchers based at universities, institutions of higher education or registered charities with university-equivalent research capacity, to undertake an innovative and original research project.
L’Oreal – UNESCO for Women in Science Programme
UK, Ireland and International Fellowships aimed at promoting women in scientific research.
Linnean Society
Disburses a limited number of small grants to a total of approximately £30,000 in any one year, as well as awards of medals and prizes for outstanding work in the biological sciences.
The Mount Everest Foundation provide funding to mountaineering and scientific expeditions whose primary aim is to reach unclimbed peaks, document unexplored regions or to gather new knowledge. Their funding focuses on expeditions involving Post-Graduate and Early Career Researchers but established researchers wishing to pilot larger field research programmes will also be considered.
Nuffield Foundation
The Strategic Fund is a rare opportunity for researchers to develop original and challenging ideas, to work collaboratively across disciplines, and to influence social policy in a period of rapid change and uncertainty for our society.