Heredity Fieldwork Grant
Heredity Fieldwork Grant supports genetics researchers with fieldwork costs to collect data and produce results suitable for publication in The Genetics Society’s journal, Heredity.
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Funder: The Genetics Society
Due Dates: November 1, 2026 (Quarterly deadline) | February 1, 2027 (Quarterly deadline) | May 1, 2027 (Quarterly deadline) | August 1, 2027 (Quarterly deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to £2,000 per award (usually below £1,700)
Summary: Supports field-based genetic research that produces results suitable for publication in Heredity.
Key Information: Applicants must be Genetics Society members with a UK connection through residence, work, study, or fieldwork location.
Description
The Heredity Fieldwork Grant is run by The Genetics Society and funded through income from its journal, Heredity. It supports the field component of genetic research projects, particularly collecting data that would produce results suitable for publication in the journal. Heredity covers conceptual and applied genetics, with an emphasis on broad lessons that can extend across study systems.
Awards support travel, accommodation, subsistence, sample collection and pre-processing, and equipment essential for gathering field data. An essential field assistant’s expenses can also be supported where practical needs or health and safety require their involvement. The programme focuses on fieldwork expenses rather than salaries, laboratory procedures, downstream molecular analysis, or conference attendance. The Society welcomes applications from all sections of the community and promotes equality and diversity.
