Travel Grants

As attendees, you will be responsible for paying for your travel, accommodation, and conference registration fees.

To encourage as many people to attend the Open Session, we will be updating lists of travel grants. Disclaimer: this is only a list of suggestions, and we are not responsible for or connected to the listed agencies.

 

The Canon Foundation for Scientific Research (CFSR)

The Canon Foundation Funds: The Canon Foundation for Scientific Research provides support for scientists and academics from developing countries in the scientific and engineering fields in order to promote technology and knowledge transfer, and improve industrial and social infrastructure and capability.

The Canon Foundation for Scientific Research (CFSR) was established at the start of the new millennium to promote the progress of science and technology in developing countries.

It award grants for research and study projects, equipment and conference attendance to outstanding individuals from developing countries.

The foundation welcomes applications from researchers in the scientific and engineering fields who are working in or native to developing countries.

What is funded?

Travel bursaries for research and conference or symposium attendance: Welcome applications from researchers who would like to attend local or international conferences, symposia and workshops or undertake other postgraduate study.

 

African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions (ANSTI) Conference Grants

What: Grants to attend international meetings to present papers. A maximum amount of $2,500 is awarded. 

Who: Academic staff of ANSTI member institutions

When: Applications are accepted all year round. 

 

Hayek Fund for Scholars

What: The Hayek Fund for Scholars makes strategic awards of up to $1,000 for career enhancing activities such as; presentations at academic or professional conferences, travel to academic job interviews, travel to and research at archives or libraries, participation in career development or enhancing seminars, distribution of a published article, submission of unpublished manuscripts to journals or book publishers.

Who: Graduate students and untenured faculty members of any nationality

When: Applications are accepted all year round.

 

Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) Travel Grants

What: SEARCA provides Travel Grants to qualified agriculture and agriculture-related professionals and social scientists, including graduate students in an effort to reinforce the Center’s efforts and resources in the promotion of agricultural competitiveness and natural resource management toward food security and poverty reduction in the region. Travel Grants provide financial support of up to a maximum of US$1,200 to qualified applicants presenting scientific papers in international or local scientific fora. 

Who: Southeast Asian nationals who are staff members of a development-oriented institution or a graduate student of a reputable university in Southeast Asia. 

When: Travel Grant applications are evaluated on a quarterly basis in the third week of the last month of every quarter. The application letter and supporting documents must, therefore, be submitted on or before the second month of the quarter preceding the evaluation. 

 

AuthorAid – Supporting Developing Country Researchers in Publishing their Work

AuthorAID provides the following grants to researchers in developing countries:

Travel grant: To present research at a conference

Workshop grant: To organize a local workshop on a topic related to research communication

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We plan to announce the next set of travel and workshop grants in January 2014. Please follow the AuthorAID blog to be notified when we make this announcement.

http://www.authoraid.info/resource-library/pdf-copy-application-for-travel-grant-2013-first-set

 

CSIR - Center for Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India

CSIR has a scheme for providing travel assistance to any deserving bright young Indian Research Scholars working in an academic or research institution in India for participating in Conferences, Symposia, etc. held abroad.