The BSG Research Committee is offering 3 travel bursaries for delegates who would find it financially difficult to attend EASL'26 to present their accepted/successful abstract(s) entry or, available to trainees, nurses/AHPs and consultants in the first 2 years of their post. Each bursary of up to £800 is funded by the BSG and is intended to reimburse the costs of registration, travel and/or accommodation. Other costs (meals, poster preparation, visas etc.) will not be supported.

Submissions open: Monday 8 December 2025

Submissions close: Monday 2 February 2026

Criteria

In order to qualify, the applicant must fulfil the following:

• be listed as the presenting author of the submitted abstract 
• actually present the abstract at the meeting
• be unable to afford to attend the meeting without the travel bursary
• be a BSG member

Applicants should fill out the form at the bottom of the page which will require the upload of a short statement explaining why they wish to attend EASL, what is their abstract focused on, provide abstract entry number and why would they find it difficult to attend without being funded. Please note that priority will be given to those attending the full conference.

*If you were fortunate to be in a receipt of an EASL travel bursary as a young investigator (under the age of 35) you will be exempt from being awarded a BSG-EASL bursary.

Successful applicants

Bursaries will be paid after the relevant meeting on submission of your expense claim and a brief report outlining what you felt was most valuable about attending the conference, what you enjoyed the most, and what you learned that you could bring back to your daily work.

Application Process

If you have an abstract submitted for EASL’26 conference but would find it financially difficult to attend the meeting to present it, you can apply for our EASL Annual Meeting Research Abstract Bursary. Three bursaries are available to nurses, trainees, and consultants in the first 2 years in their post.

Notifications of successful candidates will be communicated to all entrants post 17 March 2026.

You must be a BSG member for at least a year to apply and this information will be checked by the BSG office as part of the judging process. All entries will be checked by the EASL Abstract team to confirm successful abstract submissions. Successful EASL entries will then be judged by BSG Panel to award 3 bursaries.