Funding Travel

Funding Opportunities for PhD Travel

You may have money stored in your studentship specifically reserved for travel arrangements for conferences, summer schools or other events related to your research. You can also use the money provided by the department in your consumables budget for this purpose. 

Please see below some funding bodies who offer travel grants that may also be worth considering. As this list is incomplete, we encourage you to use it in conjunction with your independent search for funding opportunities rather than limiting yourself to those listed here.

College Funding Sources:

• FAPESP-Imperial Research Engagement Scheme
• The Harlington Trust
• The Imperial College Trust
• The Old Centralians' Trust  Postgraduate Travel Award

External Funding Sources:

• The British Council
• The British Neuroscience Association
• EPSRC
• The Guarantors of Brain
• The Institution of Engineering and Technology
• The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
• Institute of Mechanical Engineers
• Institute of Physics
• Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
• The Leverhulme Trust
• The Physiological Society 
• The Royal Academy of Engineering
• The Royal College of Science Association 
• The Royal Society
• Royal Society of Chemistry
• The Society of Biology