BSAC Grants Programme

 

Grant awarding strategy

 

To improve the prevention and treatment of infectious disease, and to and promote the appropriate and effective use of antimicrobial agents through the award of research, travel and other grants to institutions and individuals.

 

In furtherance of the above strategy the Society supports grants in the areas of:

 

  • Mechanisms of antibacterial action
  • Mechanisms of antibacterial resistance
  • Antiviral resistance
  • Antivirals
  • Antifungals
  • Antibiotic methods
  • Antibiotic prescribing
  • Antibiotic therapy
  • Antiparisitics
  • Evidence based medicine / systematic reviews

 

The Society also offers vacation scholarships, overseas scholarships, travel grants and named awards; details can be found under this section of the website.

 

Designated grant fund

 

Council agrees each year on the allocation of funds that will support the next years grant round.  The amount allocated to the grant fund each year depends on the projected surplus from Society's income for the previous year.  Allocated funding is held in a designated fund.  If available, unspent funds can be carried forward to the next financial year (1 January – 31 December of each year).

 

 

Previous grants awarded

 

Details of grants awarded from December 2000 to date can be accessed below.

 

 

Grants Programme 2008

 

The Society will offer the following grants in 2008:

 

  • Project Grants
  • Research Grant
  • Overseas Scholarship
  • Vacation Scholarship
  • Travel Grants (ECCMID & ICCAC)

 

 

 

 



Documents: Excel file (.xls) Grants awarded December 2000 - May 2007 (56kb)
(Added: 02 Jul 2007)