The ANS Bursary Scheme
All members are able to apply for funding towards the costs for meetings, either ANS or other conferences. The bursary may be considered for assistance with the cost of travel, registration fees and/or accommodation for Scientific Meetings/courses relevant to the field of Neurophysiology. These do not have to be in the UK.
Applicants applying for assistance with costs to attend an ANS meeting, or other events of relevance to the field of Neurophysiology, will be expected to present a paper or case study at that meeting and also agree to write this up for publication in the Journal of the Association of Neurophysiological Scientists (JANS).
Applications will be considered in January and July. The total sum available for the bursary will be £1,000 per annum awarded at the panel’s discretion. It would be usual for any bursary award to be a maximum of 75% of the expected final costs, with the remaining fees funded from other sources (including self-funding).
There are some conditions that need to be met. If you are interested in applying for a bursary then download the Bursary Scheme Rules and the Application form.
Bursary Scheme Rules
- Any Full member of the Association of Neurophysiological Scientists (“the Association”, “ANS”) may apply for a bursary. The bursary may be used to fund attendance at ANS meetings or other events of interest to the membership. Preference will be given to those who have held continuous membership of ANS for at least two years.
- The bursary may be considered for assistance with the cost of travel, registration fees and/or accommodation for Scientific Meetings/courses relevant to the field of Neurophysiology. These do not have to be in the UK.
- Applicants must be able to produce evidence of prior application(s) for funding from other sources (for example their employer). These could either have been approved for part payment or refused.
- Applicants applying for assistance with costs to attend an ANS meeting will be expected to present a paper or case study at that meeting and also agree to write this up for publication in the Journal of the Association of Neurophysiological Scientists (JANS).
- Applicants wishing to attend other events of relevance to the field of Neurophysiology will either be expected to present a paper or poster at that meeting and/or agree to write up the outcome of the events for the Journal of the Association of Neurophysiological Scientists (JANS).
- Applications for assistance with course fees for national qualifications such as (but not limited to) PTP, ASSP, NVQs, and management qualifications will not be considered.
- Applications will be considered in January and July.
- The panel will consist of the following; Honorary Chairman, Honorary Treasurer, one Council Member, one member of the Education Sub-Committee.
- The panel will consider all applications and will endeavour to notify applicants of their decision by 1st February and 1st August.
- Applicants will have the decision of the panel confirmed in writing, and will be expected to sign the agreement and terms of the bursary.
- For guidance, a sliding scale of funding may be allocated proportional to the length of continuous membership of the Association.
- At the panel’s discretion preference may be made to members who have not previously been successful in obtaining a bursary through ANS.
- The total sum available for the bursary will be £1,000 per annum awarded at the panel’s discretion.
- It would be usual for any bursary award to be a maximum of 75% of the expected final costs,
- with the remaining fees funded from other sources (including self-funding).
- The decision of the panel will be final and correspondence will not be entered into.