Junior Fellowship Scheme
Conference Grant Scheme
Support for Small Academic Expenses
Royal Economic Society Prize
Austin Robinson Memorial Prize
Training and Support for Younger Members

Junior Fellowship Scheme

Deadline for submissions is 2 May 2008

See links for:
Application form
HoD Letter
Referee's form

Conference Grant Scheme

The Society's Conference Grant Fund is available to members who are presenting a paper, or acting as a principal discussant at a conference; support of up to £500 is available. Awards are made three times a year. The closing dates for applications are 31 January, 31 May, and 30 September each year in respect of conferences which take place in the ensuing four months.

Please note that the awards under the conference grant scheme are highly competitive, and selection will be based on the following criteria. These criteria should be addressed by the Head of Department in his/her supporting statement on the application form.

• Preference will be given to applicants who are new entrants to the profession.
• Preference will be given for attendance at high-impact international conferences.
• Preference will be given to applicants whose attendance cannot ordinarily be funded from other sources, such as existing research grants.

Please note that no awards will be made to any applicant who has received an
RES grant (under the Conference Grant or Support for Small Academic Expenses
schemes) in the 3 previous years.

Application forms and further particulars may be obtained from:
Professor Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS.
Fax: + 44 (0) 131 451 3330
E-mail: j.stewart@hw.ac.uk

Download application form: Word version, PDF version

Support for Small Academic Expenses

The Society is able to offer financial support to members who require small sums for unexpected expenditures. The type of expenditures which could qualify for support under this scheme include travel expenses in connection with independent research work, the purchase of a piece of software, expenses for a speaker at a conference being organised by the applicant's University or Institute, etc.

Please note that the awards under the conference grant scheme are highly competitive, and selection will be based on the following criteria. These criteria should be addressed in the letter of application:

• Preference will be given for initiatives which are for the benefit of new entrants to the profession.
• Preference will be given to initiatives which cannot ordinarily be funded from other sources, such as existing research grants.

Please note that no awards will be made to any applicant who has received an RES grant (under the Conference Grant or Support for Small Academic Expenses schemes) in the 3 previous years.

Applications, in the form of a letter and stating the purpose for which a small grant (maximum £600) is required, should be sent to:
Professor Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS.
Fax: + 44 (0) 131 451 3330
E-mail: j.stewart@hw.ac.uk

Please note that the closing dates for applications are 31 January, 31 May, and 30 September each year and applications will only be considered at these times.

NOTE: This scheme does NOT cover assistance to members who wish to go to a conference at which they will be presenting papers or acting as discussants. A separate fund - the Conference Grant Fund - has been set up for this purpose. See details above.

Training and Support for Younger Members

Easter School

Further information may be obtained from the Easter School web site at: www.economics.bham.ac.uk/events/RESeasterschool.shtml