Purpose: To provide funds to support travel to a laboratory and reasonable subsistence costs, to enable the applicant to advance an on-going programme or facilitate a collaboration which may lead to new programmes of work. The fellowships are not intended to support attendance at a meeting.

Value: Up to a maximum of £3,000. If other sources are providing funds, evidence of these should also be provided. All receipts must be returned along with a written report that may be published in the Association's newsletter.

Eligibility: Available to members of at least 5 years standing and who are over 35 years old. Members may apply for a second award at least 3 years following the initial award.

Deadline 31/10/2010

Checklist: Applicants to provide:

• A curriculum vitae
• details of a programme of work; evidence of an invitation to spend time in an institution other than their own
• letters of support from two professional referees (normally one should be the head of the parent department or group)
• a budget for travel and subsistence (funds are not available to cover consumables).
• evidence of funds being provided from other sources

Procedure: Applicants for all BACR Awards should send their applications and all documentation by Email to the BACR Secretariat: bacr@leeds.ac.uk

Applicants can expect to hear the outcome within a month of the closing date.