The Gatsby Charitable Foundation offers small grants for research projects in plant science that are unlikely to attract support from research councils or other funding agencies.
About our grant funding
Grants are normally up to a maximum of £35,000. Projects we have funded in the past have been for themes such as :
- Pump priming
- Bridging funds
- Purchasing a key piece of equipment
- Developing community resources
Although small in cash value, these grants often launch major new research programmes and they are universally valued by the UK plant sciences research community.
Grant application guidelines
- Applications should be a maximum of two sides of A4, and should comprise a scientific case for support plus a budget breakdown.
- Grants are only awarded to independent investigators working in a UK institution.
- Applications are particularly welcome from recently appointed independent investigators.
- Decisions are made up to five times a year, usually in January, March/April, July, September and December (dates will vary each year, so please email for further details).
- Applications should be submitted by email to Roxaana Clayton at roxaana.clayton@gatsby.org.uk.