Research Grants from ASAB

Type of funding: Grant funding

Research Grants of up to £10,000 support (i) promising pilot research projects that are at too early a stage to attract funding from larger funding agencies such as the UK Research Councils, and (ii) small-scale projects, that, although worthwhile, are unlikely to attract funding from alternative sources. Grants may be made to allow the applicant to travel to conduct collaborative research, or to bring a collaborator to the applicant's institution for the same purpose.

The Grants & Awards Committee will consider research projects in all areas of animal behaviour, defined as the sphere of interest of papers published in Animal Behaviour.

Typically, about a third of applications will be funded at each call (closing dates: 1st February, 1st June, 1st October), depending on the current availability of funds and the intensity of competition.

Deadline: 01/02/2024

Eligibility criteria:

Applicants must be members of ASAB. Please note that membership must be held for a minimum of 12 months prior to the closing date of the round in which an application is made. You can check the date that you became a member in your ASAB profile. You can also check in your ASAB profile whether you have a student or full membership. If necessary, you should update your membership type before submitting your Research Grant application. You can do this by contacting the ASAB Membership Secretary.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. There are no restrictions on the age or experience of the applicant.

Grants will not be awarded to support work that contributes to the requirements of an undergraduate or postgraduate degree (including any inclusion in an undergraduate or graduate thesis), whether of the applicant or other person.

ASAB does not accept applications that overlap substantially with a previously unsuccessful application for an ASAB Research Grant.

Applicants who have previously received an ASAB Research Grant may not apply again within three years of their successful application.

ASAB does not usually accept applications from applicants based in the Americas.

ASAB does not fund overheads.

ASAB regrets that it is unable to accept applications from countries where UK government sanctions would prevent payment of an award (see here for information on the countries affected).

Further information can be found here.