Trainee Information

MRC Bursary Information

We are delighted to announce that we currently have funding for a limited number of Medical Research Council (MRC) funded PhD students, postdocs, fellows and clinicians to attend our metabolomics courses and workshops.

MRC Bursary Information
The Birmingham Metabolomics Training Centre (BMTC) has secured bursaries for MRC funded PhD students, Postdoctoral Researchers, Fellows, Clinicians and Principal Investigators.

These bursaries will run across the 2020 - 2024 period, with a limited number of bursaries available each year for delegates to attend our courses.

Researchers not funded by the MRC are invited to make applications, however bursaries will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, with priority awarded to researchers funded by the MRC (due to the nature of these funds).

We would like to thank the MRC for their funding, and look forward to awarding these bursaries!

Bursary Allowance for each Delegate
Item	Number / Amount
Course fee waiver for any BMTC course	1 per person per year

To Apply

To apply for this bursary, please complete the relevant application form:

LC-MS based metabolomics and metabolite identification with the Q Exactive™ Plus and Orbitrap ID-X™ Tribrid™
- - 23 - 26 May 2022
  - Bursary application form (click to open in a new tab)

Terms & Conditions of Bursaries

Our full Terms & Conditions can be found here (click to open in a new tab).

Researchers NOT funded by the MRC

As noted above, researchers NOT funded by the MRC are welcome to apply, however due to the requirements of these bursaries priority will be awarded to researchers funded by the MRC.

If you are not funded by the MRC and would like to be notified should we managed to obtain further bursary funding, please email bmtc@contacts.bham.ac.uk

I am not funded by the MRC - where could I get funding to attend your courses?

There are numerous other organisations offering training/travel bursaries to support their membership. We have listed a few below which may be of interest to you.

Please note that this list is not exhaustive - it would be worth checking with any organisations with which you hold membership as to whether they may offer you support towards attending one of our courses:

Potential Funding Sources for Course Delegates
Institution	Amount	Conditions
Research Professio nal - Search a wide range of grant opportunities	£50 - £1,000	Search by: Award type: Travel to conferences, meetings, etc. Discipline: Biological Sciences, Medicine & Health
Biochemical Society - General Travel Grants	£300 - £750	Member of society for at least 12 months
British Ecological Society - Training & Travel Grants	Up to £500	Current BES member PhD student, postgrad (within 3 years) or equivalent Work or study at university or RI Work within BES remit
British Mass Spectrometry Society - John Beynon Conference and Travel Fund	£350	Member of society for at least 3 months
British Society for Cell Biology - Travel Bursaries	Up to £500	Member of society for at least 1 year (or a PhD student in first year of study) Students / postdocs only
British Society for Cell Biology - Support Grants	Up to £500	Current BSCB member Group Leaders / PI's with no current funds for travel
Federation of European Microbiological Societies	Up to €4,000	Must be active in microbiology Must be FEMS members Outside of UK Rolling award - closing dates: 1 Jan
Microbiology Society - International Development Fund	Up to £5,000	Current society member of two years Outside of UK, from 'countries where microbiology is inadequately developed' Rolling award - closing dates: 1 April 1 October
Royal Society of Chemistry - Travel Grants	Up to £200	Current RSC member
Society for Applied Microbiology - Registration Fees Grant	Up to £300	Current SfAM members
Society for Applied Microbiology - International Capacity Building Fund	Unspecified	SfAM member for 3+ years Outside of UK only
The Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine - Travel Grants	Unspecified	ACBLM member for 2+ years
The Physiological Society - Travel Grants	Members - £700 Affiliates - £500 Undergrad Members - £100	Current member of The Physiological Society
The Society for Experimental Biology - Training and Travel Grants	Up to £500	Current member of SEB

If you know of an organisation not on the list who may be able to provide funding to our trainees, please do get in touch by emailing us at bmtc@contacts.bham.ac.uk.

My organisation needs to pay by Purchase Order - can you invoice me?

Yes, we can raise an invoice for your organisation. Please complete the form below, and a member of our team will get back to you.

Delegate's Name

First name

Last name
Delegate's email address
Name of the course you would like to attend
Start date of course
Purchase Order Number

Please note, this is now required by the university in order to raise a corresponding invoice.
Purchase Order Upload

Not a requirement, but may make Finance run more smoothly.
Your organisation's name
Contact name

Normally within your organisation's finance team.
Telephone number

Normally within your organisation's finance team.
Email address

Normally within your organisation's finance team.
Organisation's address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

County

Postcode

Country

Your organisation's legal address, or place of issue of the Purchase Order raised.
Organisation's VAT / Tax registration number
Any other information?

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How can I find you?

We are located on the 4th floor of the Biosciences building (R27), at the University of Birmingham.

Please see our website for directions and maps to the BMTC.

If you are attending one of our courses, further information about when/where to go for your training will be sent shortly before the course start.

I need some accomodation near you - what would you recommend?

Conferences & Events provide good standard accomodation at reasonable prices a mere 10 minute walk from the Birmingham Metabolomics Training Centre.

The BMTC uses Conferences & Events for our hotel bookings, and recommend their services to our trainees regularly.

I need to cancel my booking - what should I do?

Please see our website for our full Conditions and Cancellation policy.