Travel
Most conferences and workshops aim to provide some travel grants that either fully or in-part cover the cost of attendance, however, below we provide details of alternative travel grants available to planetary scientists.
British Council Researcher Links travel grants
Researcher Links provides researchers with travel grants and funding for workshops.
Researcher Links travel grants provide financial support for early career researchers (within 10 years of receiving their PhD – allowances made for career breaks) so that they can spend one month or longer abroad. If working in a field where a PhD is not a pre-requisite for research activity, non-PhD holders with research equivalent to a PhD holder are eligible.
Researcher Links workshop grants provide financial support for workshops. Leading or established researchers can apply to be workshop co-ordinators and propose a theme for a workshop. It must be a joint application, with one co-ordinator based at a UK institution and one based at an institution in a partner country. Early career researchers, based in either the UK or a partner country, can apply to participate in workshops.
Further information: https://www.britishcouncil.org/education/science/researcher-links
Researcher Links provides researchers with travel grants and funding for workshops.
Researcher Links travel grants provide financial support for early career researchers (within 10 years of receiving their PhD – allowances made for career breaks) so that they can spend one month or longer abroad. If working in a field where a PhD is not a pre-requisite for research activity, non-PhD holders with research equivalent to a PhD holder are eligible.
Researcher Links workshop grants provide financial support for workshops. Leading or established researchers can apply to be workshop co-ordinators and propose a theme for a workshop. It must be a joint application, with one co-ordinator based at a UK institution and one based at an institution in a partner country. Early career researchers, based in either the UK or a partner country, can apply to participate in workshops.
Further information: https://www.britishcouncil.org/education/science/researcher-links
Royal Society International Exchanges
These schemes are for scientists working on a subject within the natural sciences based in the UK who want to stimulate collaborations with leading scientists overseas through either a one-off visit or bilateral travel. It is intended to support new collaborations and will not consider existing or recent collaborations.
Candidates may apply for either up to £3000 for a one-off visit lasting up to 3 months, £6,000 for multiple visits completed within 1 year or up to £12,000 for multiple visits completed within 2 years.
Candidates must hold a PhD or equivalent research experience, hold a fixed or permanent contract at an eligible institution.
Related to this scheme is the Kan Tong Po Programme (supporting UK collaborations with Hong Kong) and the Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation International Exchanges Award (supporting UK collaborations with India).
Further information: https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/international-exchanges/
These schemes are for scientists working on a subject within the natural sciences based in the UK who want to stimulate collaborations with leading scientists overseas through either a one-off visit or bilateral travel. It is intended to support new collaborations and will not consider existing or recent collaborations.
Candidates may apply for either up to £3000 for a one-off visit lasting up to 3 months, £6,000 for multiple visits completed within 1 year or up to £12,000 for multiple visits completed within 2 years.
Candidates must hold a PhD or equivalent research experience, hold a fixed or permanent contract at an eligible institution.
Related to this scheme is the Kan Tong Po Programme (supporting UK collaborations with Hong Kong) and the Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation International Exchanges Award (supporting UK collaborations with India).
Further information: https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/international-exchanges/
Royal Astronomical Society Grants for Studies
Grants of £250 to £5,000 to support researchers in the field of astronomy and geophysics for study or research projects, undergraduate bursaries, purchase of instruments, development of instruments, meetings and travel.
Any Fellow of the RAS may apply for a grant although it is normally expected that the candidate will provide evidence of application for matching funding from other sources.
Further information https://ras.ac.uk/awards-and-grants/grants-for-studies-overview
Grants of £250 to £5,000 to support researchers in the field of astronomy and geophysics for study or research projects, undergraduate bursaries, purchase of instruments, development of instruments, meetings and travel.
Any Fellow of the RAS may apply for a grant although it is normally expected that the candidate will provide evidence of application for matching funding from other sources.
Further information https://ras.ac.uk/awards-and-grants/grants-for-studies-overview
Royal Astronomical Society E. A. Milne Travelling Fellowships
Travel grant to enable postgraduate students to visit a research group for one or two weeks to collaboration with colleagues and carry out field work or access unusual or unique facilities to gather data. These funds are not generally given to researchers to travel to telescopes or other nationally funded facilities that operate their own funding schemes.
The maximum award will be £2500.
Further information: https://ras.ac.uk/awards-and-grants/grants-for-studies/2486-e-a-milne-travelling-fellowships
Travel grant to enable postgraduate students to visit a research group for one or two weeks to collaboration with colleagues and carry out field work or access unusual or unique facilities to gather data. These funds are not generally given to researchers to travel to telescopes or other nationally funded facilities that operate their own funding schemes.
The maximum award will be £2500.
Further information: https://ras.ac.uk/awards-and-grants/grants-for-studies/2486-e-a-milne-travelling-fellowships