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Conference Attendance Grants and Training Grants
Eligibility Criteria
General:
The Trust welcomes applications from: Africa, India and Asia. In 2006 the Trust approved applications from 30 scientists.
Citizens of Africa, India and Asia who are currently studying towards PhDs in Europe, USA and Australasia are eligible to apply if they can provide clear evidence that they will return to their home countries on completion of their studies.
The conference topic and the focus for training must be agricultural crop improvement - typically a food crop.
The applicant should have secured partial funding from another source. The Trust will not normally provide all costs, that is, registration or course fees, accommodation and travel costs.
The applicant must submit an application form and all required documentation at least two months before the conference or training course start date.
Those awarded a conference attendance or training grant cannot apply for another grant for a further four years.
For attendance at a conference:
The applicant should have written confirmation that they have been invited to give an oral presentation before they apply to the Trust.Grants are not available for scientists planning to present a poster at a conference.
The Trust will not normally fund a per diem rate or out-of-pocket expenses associated with conference atttendance. If this is an issue for the applicant, s/he should consider another funding source for these costs.
For attendance at a training course:
The applicant should have received written confirmation that they have already been acceptance on the course, before they apply to the Trust.
The training course must be relevant to the scientist's current research interests, and it must also be of clear benefit to his/her country of origin/residence.
Payment arrangements
Once a grant has been approved by the Trustees, the applicant should obtain any visas needed for travel. No monies will be disbursed until the Trust receives confirmation that visas have been secured.
For all payments the Trust must receive an invoice. If exceptional circumstances require payments to be made retrospectively, all receipts should scanned and sent to the Trust as email attachments.
Economy class travel should be booked with an airline or reputable travel agent. The Trust will pay these costs directly to the airline or travel agent by an international bank transfer.
If payment of registration and course fees or accommodation costs is approved, the payment will normally be made direct to the agencies concerned. However, if the applicant has to make these payments, the Trust will reimburse the applicant to the amount approved by the Trustees.
Reporting
All scientists in reciept of a Trust Conference Attendance or Training Grant are required to submit a short report to the Trust within two months of their return to their country of residence.
Applying to the Trust
Please submit the completed application with additional documentation by email only (postal applications are not required) to Pat Waters at pat.waters@kirkhousetrust.org
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IMPORTANT NOTE: The Trust is currently accepting applications.
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An application form for a conference attendance grant is available below:
Conference Travel Form MS Word Format
Conference Travel Form Adobe pdf Format
An application form for a training grant is available below:
Training Course Travel Form MS Word Format
Training Course Travel Form Adobe pdf Format
Suspension of the scheme
From time to time undue pressure on the Trust's limited administrative resources requires the Trust to suspend the scheme at short notice. Please re-check the Trust's website just before you apply to confirm the Trust is currently accepting applications.
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