International travel awards are for BBSRC-supported researchers making visits to initiate or prepare proposals with international partners, visiting overseas facilities for up to one month or attending European consortia-building events.
Funding of up to £3,000 is limited to travel and subsistence costs.
Update: The international travel award scheme is currently unavailable while it is being transitioned to the UKRI Funding Service.
You can apply for support if you are:
The application must be made by a principal investigator, but the principal investigator does not have to be the one travelling. Students are not eligible.
You can only apply after your BBSRC grant has started, and there must be at least six months remaining on your project from the start of the international travel award.
Our international travel awards support:
Funding is limited to travel and subsistence costs of up to £3,000. It cannot be used to fund salary, consumables, equipment or other research costs.
You must apply using the Joint Electronic Submission system (Je-S) at least six weeks before you travel.
When applying select:
Your application must also have as attachments:
Letters of support from international partners may be included but are not mandatory.
Please read the full BBSRC guidance on international travel awards (PDF, 258KB) before applying.
Your application is assessed internally by BBSRC based on the following:
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