The Company of Biologists Application Call: Scientific Meeting Grant and/or a grant from Fund for Innovations in Sustainable Conferencing.

The Company of Biologists is calling for applications for a Scientific Meeting Grant and/or a grant from our Fund for Innovations in Sustainable Conferencing.

Please note that the application form for both grants is the same.

Who can apply?:

• Although, grants are open to organisers of seminars, funding will generally be limited to one grant per series. An exception may be made for a new, exciting, and more innovative proposal within the same series.
• Grants cannot be awarded retrospectively, and funding decisions are made in line with the dates detailed below.
• The individual who completes the funding application must be a member of the organising group for the event.
• Applications from professional fundraisers and conference agencies are generally not considered.
• Although there is no restriction on nationality, we are unable to pay awards to recipients in jurisdictions, countries, or regions of the world subject to sanctions, embargoes or other political trade restrictions put in place by the United Nations, the EU, or the UK.
• Whilst the quality of science remains paramount, we prefer to support events where organisers have sought maximal feasible diversity in speakers in terms of geography, gender, and age. In addition, where attendance at events is selective, we would also expect such points to be influential. We invite applicants to make a statement on these issues in their funding application.

Application deadlines: 

The Company of Biologists is calling for applications for a Scientific Meeting Grant and/or a grant from our Fund for Innovations in Sustainable Conferencing.

• 6 March 2026 (decision w/c 11 May 2026)
• 15 May 2026 (decision w/c 6 July 2026)
• 31 July 2026 (decision w/c 5 October 2026)
• 6 November 2026 (decision January 2027, date TBC)

Read more here.