Instructions for Applying for BCA Bursaries in 2000

Bursaries for attendance at BCA Annual Conference: see the conference details on another page.

Bursaries for attendance at other BCA Meetings or Schools:
these are administered directly by the organisers of these Meetings or Teaching Schools. They will publicise the procedure for all bursary applications, whether they are funded by the BCA itself or by a constituent group.

General Bursaries: The BCA also has funds available to provide bursaries for members, (see point (a) below) who wish to attend other relevant scientific meetings in the UK or abroad not organised by the BCA. All applications are considered by the BCA Bursary Committee, comprising the President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary and are guided by the following considerations:

• a) The bursaries are primarily intended to support bona fide research students and postdoctoral workers who are BCA members. Applications from those with more senior non-tenured positions, and from those in junior permanent positions where university or industrial funds are unavailable, may be supported at the discretion of the BCA Bursary Committee if BCA funds are available.
• b) Applicants must normally have been a BCA member for 6 months before applying.
• c) Applicants will not normally be considered if they have been awarded a general bursary in the previous two years.
• d) Preference will be given to applicants who have attended a BCA meeting. Applications must be received at least 6 weeks before the date of the meeting/visit. No retrospective applications are possible.

Applicants should ask for a general bursary application form from the BCA Administrative Office. The application will normally be dealt with at the end of the calendar month in which they are received. Consideration of incomplete applications, or those requiring clarification, may be delayed until this is received. Applications should always be accompanied by a supporting statement from the supervisor or Head of Department concerning the relevance and importance of this meeting/visit to the applicant and their research.

Successful applicants are expected to submit a typed short scientific report on the meeting/visit soon after their return; this should include details of the sessions attended and of the applicant's presentation. The reports may submitted via electronic mail and may be published later in 'Crystallography News'.

The largest individual grant paid in 1999 was £200. The total amount of BCA funds spent on General Bursaries during 1999 up to 1 Nov. 99 was £2,400. Full details of the General bursaries awarded will be published in the next issue of BCA Crystallography News.

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