Each year, we offer a range of funding opportunities designed to support our members throughout their career journey and strengthen our commitment to promote molecular bioscience in the UK and internationally.

As the Society enters a new strategic phase with a strong focus on achieving sustainable finances, we are streamlining our funding schemes and prioritising support to where our community’s needs are greatest.

In 2026, the portfolio features a diverse range of activities including:

• General Travel Grants
• Online Attendance Grants
• Lab Visit Grants
• EDI and Outreach Grants
• Sponsored Event Grants
• Summer Vacation Studentships
• Eric Reid Fund for Methodology
• Krebs Memorial Scholarship
• Harden Bursaries
• Care and Assistance Grants
• Stay Connected Bursaries
• International Sponsored Places
• Ambassador-specific opportunities

Some changes have been made to the schemes, criteria and application deadlines including:

• the Travel Award for International Skills and Knowledge Exchange merging into the Lab Visit Grants, to continue offering support of up to £2,000 towards laboratory visits in the UK and abroad to undertake training, boost collaborations, and support research-capacity building
• our Diversity in Science Grants and Scientific Outreach Grants will be merged to create a brand-new scheme ‘EDI and Outreach Grants’ to enhance inclusion and participation within the molecular bioscience community
• the Sponsored Seminar Series Grants merging with the Sponsored Event Grants to offer sponsorship towards a range of independently organised small events, single lectures or seminar series within your institution
• our popular Summer Vacation Studentships will continue to be offered for research and programming skills, as well as a new opportunity to get involved with the content for The Biochemist magazine
• the deadline rounds for General Travel Grants, Lab Visit Grants, and Online Attendance Grants will now run four times throughout the year
• Member bursaries, Invited Speaker Support Grant and the Student Opportunities Grant will no longer be available as separate schemes, and are incorporated into the General Travel Grants and Care and Assistance Grants where applicable

Discover our full range of grants and bursaries for further information on specific eligibility criteria and application deadlines for our schemes.

Discover our grants portfolio