Sunday 15 February 2009

Travel grants for UK engineering scientists

Having just been awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering travel grant to visit this years HCI International conference at California, US, I thought I'd post some information for all other UK scientists in computer science/engineering discipline looking to fund conference travel from external sources.

The Royal Academy of Engineering International Travel Grant Scheme is intended to help Engineering Researchers in the UK make study visits overseas. This enables them to remain at the forefront of new developments and be aware of corresponding activity overseas. The scheme is intended to benefit individuals with their current work and ultimately engineering in the country as a whole by facilitating technology transfer opportunities. It is also a means of maintaining the prestige of the nation’s engineering overseas. I've been personally awarded this travel grant for the second year in a row now and can heartily recommend applying for it.

Also, there's the Royal Society's new International Travel Grants scheme which runs with fixed deadlines (next one's 16th of March). Royal Society's objectives include strengthening of UK science by providing support to excellent individuals to engage with the best science around the world as well as supporting science communication. The International Travel Grant scheme aims to contribute to fulfilling this objective by supporting international collaborations and the participation of UK scientists in overseas conferences.

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