IMPORTANT NOTE: Although EBNet’s official UKRI funding period was extended to 31 January 2026, and we are still running as a Network, we have not received any additional funding for ECR travel: so at present we are not able to fund new applications. We are aware how very useful this type of experience is, however, and are actively seeking more support. If we succeed, this will be announced on the website and in the Newsletter.
If you attend a conference and would like EBNet’s help to publicise relevant outputs, just get in touch: we can disseminate items via our News and other webpages, in Newsletters or on EBNet’s YouTube Channel.
Information on previous bursaries: We offered various types of ECR* travel bursaries for our EBNet or NIBB events, for doing a SWAP with another lab, and for presenting at national and international conferences. Note that, unless written confirmation to the contrary is provided, ALL travel bursary expenses have to be claimed within 3 months of the event start date or the offer will automatically be withdrawn.
ECR Travel Bursaries
(See note above – not currently available)
Results of some previous awards are shown on the Outcomes page under Travel Bursaries. Details of previous conditions are provided here for information.
Previous Conditions: Applicants must normally have been accepted for a platform presentations. Download the Guidance and Application Form for more information. [Note: in 2023 we raised the Travel Bursary maximum level to ÂŁ2,000 to reflect the rise in the cost-of-living and international flights].
As part of the bursary we ask successful applicants for a short video or similar output suitable for dissemination through the EBNet website. This could comprise a short talk (2-10 mins, recorded at your convenience), which we upload to the EBNet YouTube channel. This proviso is a condition of the award.
Conferences Previously Supported
- BIOMINING 2023, 5-6 June 2023, Falmouth (in conjunction with E3B: Metals in Biology – for details see here)
- Testing the Waters 6.* 26-27 June 2023, Oxford.
- BAGECO 2023, 26-30 June 2023, Copenhagen.
- ISMOS 9, 27-30 June 2023, Edinburgh.
- FEMS23, 9-13 July 2023, Hamburg.
- 10th International Symposium on Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control (WETPOL), 10-14 September 2023, Bruges
- Aquaconsoil 2023, 11-15 September 2023, Prague.
- IWA Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering (MEWE),11-14 September 2023, Brisbane.
- IWA World Conference on Anaerobic Digestion, 2-6 June 2024, Istanbul.
- ISME19, 18-23 August 2024, Cape Town.
- IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, 11-15 August 2024, Toronto.
SWAP Bursaries
(See note above – not currently available)
Previous information: Proud of the work going on in your lab? Fancy a visit to another lab tackling similar topics? We have just the thing for you, the Share With A Peer (SWAP) Travel Bursary
It can be hugely useful to see how other labs work –as much for the little details as for the headline analyses and methods. If you want to swap ideas on set-ups and solutions, send us an email. We can offer up to £250* towards accommodation, meals, and travel per person for each 1 to 2-day trip. All we ask in return is that you take the time to make a short video clip &/or text and pictures suitable for our website. It’s that simple. More information on our flyer or SWAP page.
*Definition of ECR/Young Professional
To be considered an Early Career Researcher, you must be an academic/postgraduate/postdoc at a UK Higher Education institution. This need not be full-time. Applicants at the time of submission must have no more than three years’ full-time employment (or the full-time equivalent taking account of career breaks, part-time employment, etc.) at lecturer or equivalent level and should not exceed 10 years in active postgraduate research studies and postdoctoral research employment.Â