Regional Events Grants
The Royal Society of Biology (RSB) offers grants of up to £1,000 to help you create inspiring events or activities that celebrate the biosciences and engage diverse audiences.
Grants will be open from 15 January 2026 to 15 March 2026.
These grants support initiatives that ignite curiosity, highlight ground-breaking research, and showcase local biological projects such as biodiversity hotspots or citizen science.
We are looking to fund events and activities that encourage collaboration within the bioscience community, promote RSB membership, and make the biosciences more accessible. Subsequent rounds will be refined based on member feedback.
Whether you are planning a biology workshop, talk series, or community project, these grants can help bring your vision to life.
Download our event ideas guide for inspiration and start shaping your project today.
Applications will be open from 15 January 2026 to 15 March 2026 for future events scheduled between 1 May 2025 — 30 April 2027. Applicants will be notified by 15 April 2026.
To apply, you will need to:
- Provide details of your proposed event, including how the grant will be used and the benefits for attendees.
- Review our submission guidance to help prepare your answers.
- Submit your application via our online form.
Before applying, please ensure you meet the following criteria:
- You are an RSB member (affiliate, associate, member, or Fellow grade).
- Or, you have submitted and paid for membership and are awaiting election.
- Previous grant recipients are eligible to reapply.
- Grants are not available for events that have already occurred.
You can read reports from some of the 2025 grant recipients in this article from The Biologist magazine.
If you have any queries regarding eligibility or submission, please contact regions@rsb.org.uk
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