Funding Opportunities

2023 ECR Conference Attendance Funding 

Our second round of conference funding will open for applications 1 June! This conference funding is designed to support our Vic Uni-based ECRs (e.g. postgraduate students, research staff). We anticipate awarding ~five awards of up to $500 in this round.

Round 2:      
Opens 1 June 2023
Closes 1 July 2023
Decisions will be announced by 31 July 2023.

Applications should be submitted via email to biodiscovery@vuw.ac.nz by the
closing date of the funding round.

Application form

Other CfB resources and support

The CfB offers 'Writing Support Grants' that provide up to $500 funding towards professional editing of your grants, manuscripts, thesis chapters, etc. We have a list of approved editors who can do everything from a quick check of grammar, to ruthlessly cutting words to help you meet the Nature word limit, to making suggestions that improve the flow and clarity of your writing. All of our editors are also experienced at working with theses and familiar with the university policies around third-party editorial feedback. Even for experienced writers, having a second 'pair of eyes' to help proof-read an important piece of work can help eliminate the classic scenario of finding a typo AFTER you hit submit!

If you have a writing project you’d like help with, just email us at biodiscovery@vuw.ac.nz.

We also offer Scientific Illustration Support Grants. These provide up to $500 funding towards professional graphic design for high-profile manuscripts and/or science communication. We have an amazing graphic designer who is experienced at working with scientists and turning ideas into beautifully clear illustrations. Our graphic designer has helped to create figures for CfB member publications in prestigious journals such as Current Biology and Trends in Microbiology.

If you have a scientific illustration that you’d like help with, just email us at biodiscovery@vuw.ac.nz.