The Society for Experimental Biology have very kindly offered to sponsor one early career researcher (PhD student or postdoctoral researcher within five years of obtaining PhD) to attend the State of the World’s Plants Symposium 2017 at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (UK). The recipient will receive up to £1000 to support their meeting registration, travel, and accommodation costs to attend the meeting, which will be held at the Jodrell Laboratory, RBG Kew, on the 25th and 26th May 2017.
The bursary is offered to promote the international collaboration goals of the Society for Experimental Biology and the Global Plant Council, and applications from all countries are welcomed.
In return for this generous bursary, the student will be expected to write a 500-1000 word blog post about the meeting for the Global Plant Council blog.
In order to be eligible for the State of the World’s Plants bursary, you must be:
- An early career researcher (PhD student or postdoctoral researcher with less than five years of experience after completing PhD) in plant science.
- Available and able to attend the State of the World’s Plants Symposium 2017.
- A member of the Society for Experimental Biology or willing to join if you are awarded the bursary.
To apply for this bursary, please send an email containing the following information to Sarah Jose (sarah@globalplantcouncil.org) by 9 am (BST) on Tuesday 18th April 2017:
- Name
- Institutional address
- Research topic
- Why would attending this meeting help your future career? (250 word limit)
- What else would you gain from attending? (250 word limit)
- Do you intend to present a poster at the meeting?
- A signed statement from your PhD supervisor/Head of Department confirming that you are a student or an early career researcher (please scan this and send as an attachment).
