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New Lecturer Research Grant

This grant is normally available for newly appointed lecturers, in their first permanent academic appointment in a Higher Education Institute, to pump-prime their microbiological research. It will normally not be awarded to applicants who have already received a major research grant from other sources. Applicants should be current Full Members of SfAM and have been so for at least two years prior to their application. Funding of up to £10,000 is available to a successful applicant.

Applicants can apply for this grant within three years of the start date of their first appointment. Applicants need not necessarily be in a ‘Microbiology’ lecturer post but their research field and proposed project should be in the field of Applied Microbiology. This grant is not available to Research Fellows or Postdoctoral Researchers. Applicants must enclose a CV with their application. The closing date for applications is 30 September each year.

To apply for the New Lecturer Research Grant you can complete the online form below or download the application form:   New lecturer research grant form

  15. Research project details

    Please attach a document (no more than three sides of A4 in a font size no smaller than 10 points) including information under the following headings: Objectives, Background, Experimental methods, References. 

  18. Research project costings

  26. Declaration

  30. Please note: in order to process your grant application we will need the signatures of; the Applicant, the Head of Department or Dean of Faculty and the signature of a Finance Officer in hard copy,  to be received by post or fax, or scanned and emailed to the Society office.

Terms and Conditions

1. Only applications from academics in their first academic appointment in a Higher Education Institute will be considered for this award. Applicants should apply within three years of the start date of their appointment. 

2. Applicants must have been a Full Member of SfAM for at least two years to be eligible to apply.

3. SfAM will not fund the full economic cost of research.

4. SfAM should be acknowledged in any publications that arise from the research. In addition, a feature report about their SfAM funded work (500 to1000 words) must be provided for the Microbiologist magazine.

5. The recipient must present a poster or oral presentation of their work at a SfAM conference.

6. There will be an allocation for travel to the conference.

7. In any given financial year there are a restricted number of these grants available. The closing date for applications is 30 September in each year. Applicants must apply at least eight weeks before the proposed start of any project.

8. A successful applicant cannot re-apply to the fund.

9. A successful candidate will receive funds payable to their institution only. Normally payments are not made to an individual recipient.