Early Career Researchers Fund
This fund provides financial support for early career researchers to attend international meetings and visit international facilities. Our aim is to broaden your professional development and maximise your potential.
Who can apply
- Early career researchers in the first three years of paid employment in industry or academia. This could be full- or part-time employment. The qualifying period excludes career breaks.
- Your primary role should be research or the application of physics.
- You must be a member of the IOP and the event you wish to attend must relate to the group you are a member of. Find out more about joining our free groups.
How much you can apply for
You can apply for up to £300.
- We will usually cover only part of the expense of attending a conference.
- This funding is intended to supplement funding from other sources.
- If you work for industry, the value of our support must be matched by funding from your employer or a third party.
Our groups have limited funds for bursaries and you may not receive the full amount you ask for. If you are not awarded the full amount, you can apply for further support for a different conference, up to a total of £300 a year.
We will consider funding for international IOP-organised events. Meetings organised by our groups are not covered by this funding because these are already subsidised by the IOP.
How to apply
Download an application form (DOC, 45.1KB) and email it to [email protected].
The IOP manages the application process and the relevant IOP group awards the bursary and decides its value. Please tell us the name of the group that you would like to consider your application.
We ask you to send us a report after the event. Grants are only made once the report has been received.
Travel risks
Bursaries are paid as a reimbursement of expenses properly incurred. Any travel is undertaken at the sole risk of the bursary recipient. The IOP has no liability in the event that travel is not possible, or is curtailed, or if the event you are attending is cancelled, postponed or abandoned. If you do not undertake your booked travel, the IOP reserves the right not to pay the bursary.
Recipients of bursaries should ensure that they have adequate travel insurance to cover situations where they are unable to travel.
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More information
Email: [email protected].