Grants for Trainees
There are a number of grants available from the BIA for Trainees. These are:
- Barnett Christie Lecture (closing date: 30th September annually)
- BIA Research Fellowship
- BIA Research Project Grants
- BIA Clinical Exchange Award
- BIA Travel Awards
- BIA Travel From Overseas Award
- Gilead UK & Ireland Fellowship Programme
For full details of grants, including eligibility criteria, application details and closing dates, see BIA Grants page.
Affiliated Societies ECCMID Online Grant
As an ESCMID Affiliated Society, BIA have one place for the full ECCMID conference for a trainee member who is a
- Member of BIA
- Young scientist member of ECCMID
AND has an abstract accepted.
In order to allocate the place please send us your accepted abstract and completed application form to admin@britishinfection.org
Submissions need to be sent by 4pm on Friday 23rd April.
We want to let people know before early bird registration for ECCMID closes on Monday 26th April - you will be notified of the result Monday 26th am
NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) Support in England
BIA is an NIHR RDN Non-commercial Partner. This means the studies that we fund may be eligible to access the NIHR Study Support Service which is provided by the NIHR Research Delivery Network within the NHS, and the wider public health and social care environment, across England. Read the full policy:
Eligibility Criteria for NIHR Research Delivery Network Support
Download the Department of Health and Social Care's eligibility criteria.
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In partnership with your local R&D office, we encourage you to involve your regional NIHR Research Delivery Network team in discussions as early as possible when planning your study. This will enable you to fully benefit from the support available through the NIHR Study Support Service. Find out more about the Study Support Service.
If your study involves NHS sites in England you will need to apply for Health Research Authority (HRA) Approval. Guidance on submitting an application for approvals is available on the HRA website.