Bursaries
The BSG offers a range of bursaries to support members who would find it financially difficult to attend an event or course.
Annual Meeting Bursaries
Applications for BSG LIVE'25 Bursaries are now closed.
The Annual Meeting Bursaries are for attending the yearly BSG Annual Meeting, available for trainees, nurses, undergraduates who are members of the Society.
You must be a BSG member for at least a year (unless you are an undergraduate member) to apply and this information will be checked by the BSG office as part of the judging process. We also invite overseas delegates who would find it financially difficult to attend BSG LIVE'25 to present their accepted abstract(s) to apply for a bursary. Each bursary of up to £500 is funded by the BSG. Ten additional bursaries for nurses to attend BSG LIVE'25 have been made possible through a hands-off grant from Johnson & Johnson. The bursary should only cover expenses relating to travel, accommodation or the conference fee.
You will be notified about the outcome of your application by mid-May by the BSG office. Bursaries will be paid after the meeting on submission of your expense claim and filling out a brief questionnaire on what sessions you found most relevant and beneficial, what your experience was of presenting an abstract if applicable, and your overall experience of the annual meeting. Bursaries are open to UK and overseas BSG members.
Apply for a Annual Meeting Bursary
Please ensure that you are logged in before accessing the below application pages. Below are the questions we will ask you in the application form:
- Contact details (name and email address)
- BSG membership number
- Whether you are a nurse, trainee, undergraduate, or overseas delegate
- If you are a nurse: Statement on your involvement in nurse education, why you are interested in attending BSG LIVE and what you wish to gain from the experience
- If you are an undergraduate: Why you are interested in attending BSG LIVE and what you wish to gain from the experience
- If you are a trainee: The title of your submitted poster, presentation, abstract, or Web Education article
- If you are an overseas delegate: The title of your submitted abstract
- Present appointment/job title/year of study
- Your career to date
- Why you should receive a bursary
- Distance from your location to the event in Glasgow
- Journey and accommodation cost
- If you've applied for funds from any other institution and details relating to this
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Other BSG Bursaries
BSG Trainees Taster Course Bursaries
The BSG is delighted to offer a number of travel bursaries to attend the BSG Trainees Taster Course.
EASL Travel Bursary 2025
The BSG Research Committee have, for the first time, offered 3 travel bursaries for delegates to EASL’25 who are BSG Members and who would find it financially difficult to attend the conference to present their accepted abstract(s).
Trainee Annual Meeting Bursaries
We invite BSG trainee members in any area of gastroenterology planning on coming to the annual meeting but will struggle financially to attend to apply for a bursary.