CONFERENCE FEES: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Applications for bursaries are available for those needing financial assistance and are only open to speakers. There are no delegate (non-speaker) bursaries. 

Applications must be sent to the BSP Events team by 17 July 2024. See details on requesting an application form below.

General bursaries

> Attendance bursaries: open to student / early career researcher / emeritus / independent / unwaged / low income speakers. The bursary will waive the attendance fee. The bursary does not include BSP membership fees.

> Child care bursaries: open to all speakers. This is intended for speakers with specific child needs in order to present their paper and attend other sessions.

Attendance and child care assistance are not mutually exclusive; both are however limited, and if there are more eligible applicants than we can fund, the decision will be made on the strength of the application.

Special bursary

> BSP President's discretionary bursary: under exceptional circumstances, a significant bursary may be offered upon application for people with disabilities or financial issues. In the latter case, funds should typically be used to cover travel, accommodation, and the conference dinner only – all requested costs should be explained in the application. 

Further information

> Bursary funds are limited, and if there are more eligible applicants than we can fund, the decision will be made on the strength of the application. 

> If you have an affiliation then including information about your institutional funding situation and attaching a letter etc. from your institution or representative with a statement about lack of funding will be seen as particularly favourable.

> Applications must be submitted at the latest 17 July 2024. All submissions will be responded to prior to the end of the registration period (31 July 2024). For more information and to request application forms please contact the conference team: events@thebsp.org.uk