Any doctoral student in the 2nd year or above is eligible to attend a National GRADschool. GRADschools run at institutions all have specific eligibility criteria; you will need to contact the GRADschool organiser at the institution itself for more information.
If you are an AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC or STFC funded student your place on a national GRADschool is free subject to availability. Please note that you are only eligible for a free place while you are still receiving research council funding for your PhD.
Royal Society of Chemistry members
If you are a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry there are a limited number of bursaries to cover a place on a course. You will need to fill in an RSC application form before applying through the Vitae website. Please visit the RSC website for more information and the RSC application form.
Wellcome Trust funded students
Funded places are available for final year Wellcome Trust funded students. If you are eligible for a funded place this year you will receive a letter directly from the Wellcome Trust. If you have any questions about eligibility please contact the Wellcome Trust.
Society for General Microbiology members
SGM Postgraduate Student Associate Members, in the penultimate or final year of a PhD, and who are not eligible for a place funded by the BBSRC, MRC, EPSRC, RSC or the Wellcome Trust, may be eligible to apply for a GRADschool grant which covers full cost of course fees of a national GRADschool. Grant applications must be made before registering for a place on a course. More information and application forms are available from the SGM website:
http://www.sgm.ac.uk/grants/Gradschool.cfm
For postgraduate researchers sponsored by other organisations
You are eligible to attend a national GRADschool at a cost of £580 +VAT for a 3-day course in 2011. Please contact your University department and PhD sponsor to see if they would be willing to support your participation on a GRADschool, by paying either all or part of this cost for you. You will need to fill in the invoicee details when you complete an application.