Travel Grant
To support members’ travel to endocrine conferences and educational meetings to further their professional development.
What’s covered?
Travel Grants-in-aid will be considered for:
- Attendance at Society for Endocrinology events.
- Attendance at overseas endocrinology events, where the applicant can demonstrate added value by incorporating additional activities such as a lab visit, departmental seminar, research visit etc. (Limited number)
Travel Grants are highly competitive; funding is not guaranteed, and applications are reviewed thoroughly by the Grants Committee and selected based on benefit to the applicant.
Timings
Grants are not awarded retrospectively, so please apply in advance to the appropriate grant deadline. Please note, award notifications will not be received until 7-8 weeks following the deadline.
In 2026, the travel grant deadlines are:
- 14 January 2026
- 6 May 2026 (applications for Endocrine Nurse Update/Clinical Update should be submitted by this round)
- 8 October 2026 (applications for SfE BES 2027 should be submitted by this round)
Indicative values
- Up to £600 for Society for Endocrinology events
- Up to £750 for non-SfE international endocrine related events requiring overseas travel.
Note, the Society is unlikely to fund more than one travel grant for the same person in the same round and may consider whether travel grants have been received by the applicant in recent rounds.
Summary of questions
Below is a summary of the questions you will be asked on the Society for Endocrinology Travel Grant form, in case you wish to plan your answers in advance of submitting. Please note that all applications must be submitted via the online form on our Travel Grants page.
- Name
- Membership number
- Society for Endocrinology membership category
- Current position and how long in role
- Professional address
- Name of conference, event or meeting
- Location of event (city and country)
- Who is running the event?
- Start date of event
- End date of event
- Abstract status (accepted, submitted, no abstracts at event)
- Additional work-related activities during travel (A limited number of grants will be available for attendance at overseas events, where the applicant can demonstrate added value by incorporating additional activities, e.g. speaking/chairing at the conference/committee meetings/business meetings/research discussions/visiting hospitals/lab visits or giving lectures/support at local institutions)
- Have you attended SfE BES, at least once, in the past three years? (To be considered for a grant for international travel, applicants are expected to have attended the Society’s annual conference at least once in the last three years)
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Please explain in detail the academic/professional benefit to you personally and/or the endocrine community for attending the meeting or conference. Please note, applications are highly competitive and will be marked by the Grants Committee based on this justification. If appropriate, please use this space to include details of any mitigating circumstances that you would like to be considered (e.g. career breaks, change of field etc.) and their continued impact. We would expect 100-200 words to demonstrate clear benefit.
- Are you requesting the total amount or a grant-in-aid to cover part of the proposal?
- Amount requested in GBP (£)
- Itemised breakdown list of costs
- Justification of the costs
- Any other sources of funding?
- Have you been awarded this grant since May 2024?
- Confirm that your post will outlast the proposed completion date of the grant you are applying for.
- Consent to the Society storing your submitted data for the application process.
- Successful grant awardees will be required to submit a report and details of the timeline will be provided in the award letter.
- If you have additional questions or seek clarification, before applying, please contact [email protected].
Eligibility
- All Society for Endocrinology member categories except Student Members.
- Must have been a Society member for at least one year prior to the grant deadline, or 6 months for an Early Career member.
- For overseas travel to a non-SfE international event:
- Must have attended the Society’s annual conference, SfE BES at least once, in the past three years
- Should demonstrates added value by incorporating additional activities during their travel (e.g. lab visit, departmental seminar, research visit etc.).
- Evidence of abstract acceptance is required before payment of grant for SfE BES conference or other scientific conferences. Evidence of abstract submission is not required for workshops (e.g. Endocrine Nurse Update) or other non-conference events where there is no call for abstracts.
- Marking of applications places emphasis on professional benefit to the applicant. Where applications score similarly, preference is likely to be given to Early Career and nurse, midwife and other allied health professional applicants.
Society for Endocrinology affiliated Patient Support Groups are each eligible for up to £500 annually to cover attendance at Society events. These groups should not submit a grant application through this process but instead contact the Society office. Affiliated Patient Support Groups are encouraged to apply for the Outreach grant, either alone, jointly with another affiliated Patient Support Group or in collaboration with Society members.
How to apply
Please submit the below application form prior to the deadline stated above. Please ensure you have read the guidance on this page, are specific and detailed when completing the application form and demonstrate clear benefit.
Awarding process
All applications will be assessed for basic eligibility before being marked by at least five members of the Society’s Grants Committee. Marking is based on benefit to applicant and appropriateness of costs. The marking will be discussed collectively by the group of reviewers before final ranking is decided and the available funds allocated. Grant awarding is managed according to the Society’s Grants Strategy and Conflict of Interest policy.
Awardee requirements
Successful travel grant awardees will be required to:
- Submit all receipts following the event
- Submit evidence of accepted abstract
- Submit a report (details of the timeline will be provided in the award letter).
If you have additional questions or seek clarification, before applying, please contact [email protected].
Awarding process
All applications will be assessed for basic eligibility before being marked by at least five members of the Society’s Grants Committee. Marking is based on benefit to applicant and appropriateness of costs. The marking will be discussed collectively by the group of reviewers before final ranking is decided and the available funds allocated. Grant awarding is managed according to the Society’s Grants Strategy and Conflict of Interest policy.
