Special Interest Group Funding
Special Interest Group Funding supports genetics research communities with meeting costs and carer’s awards to bring researchers together for regular meetings focused on particular research themes.
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Funder: The Genetics Society
Due Dates: At least three months before the first meeting (New SIG applications)
Funding Amounts: Up to £2,000 per year
Summary: Supports genetics research communities running regular series of research meetings on particular themes.
Key Information: Meetings must be based in, or have strong links with, the UK, and funding must include a carer’s award.
Description
The Genetics Society’s Special Interest Group Funding sponsors genetics research communities that wish to run regular series of meetings focused on particular research themes. Support can cover speaker travel, accommodation, publicity and other direct meeting costs, while a mandatory carer’s award helps people with caring responsibilities attend. Supported communities include Seed Plant, the Edinburgh Alliance for Complex Trait Genetics, the C. elegans Group and London Genetics Network.
The Society places importance on equality, diversity and representation in supported meetings. Organisers must address representation of women among invited speakers, balance established and new investigators, and seek broad geographical representation where possible. New meeting series receive initial support on a pilot basis; continued sponsorship depends on the first meeting’s success and adherence to the Society’s conditions.
