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Travel Grant Application

Mission:

  1. The BHD Foundation currently provides funding in order to:
  2. Promote, advance and exploit research into molecular genetics, clinical investigations and therapeutic technologies so as to better understand, prevent, diagnose, relieve and ultimately cure symptoms caused by Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHD);
  3. Freely disseminate the results of such research to the public.
  1. Applications are accepted for the following, in order of priority:
  2. To attend a scientific meeting/lecture tour/workshop/international congress to present research pertaining to Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome;
  3. To engage in international collaborative research pertaining to Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome;

Application Information:

  1. Eligibility
  2. Anyone currently engaged in basic or clinical research into the Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.
  3. No individual is eligible for more than one grant in any twelve month period. BHD Foundation or Myrovlytis Trust grant-holders whose grant contains a travel allowance are ineligible.
  4. Successful applicants must normally make their own travel and visa arrangements.
  1. Available funds
  2. Funds are strictly limited. The maximum individual award available is £1,000.
  1. Awarding of grant
  2. Grant payment requires submission of receipts. For travel to a meeting, grant payment also requires evidence of meeting acceptance/registration.
  3. Successful applicants, upon return, must submit a report. This should explain how the aims of the BHD Foundation have been furthered, and might be made available on the BHD Foundation website.

We welcome applications from researchers worldwide. If there are any sections of the application about which you may have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at .

Please send completed applications

Travel Grant Application

Q1 Applicant details

Name and Title
Position
Institution
Address
Telephone (including
country code)
Email

Q2 Period for which support is sought

dd/mmm/yyyy—dd/mmm/yyyy

Q3 Reason for Application

Are you applying to attend a meeting or to engage in international collaborative research? / Meeting / Collaboration
Does the presentation, or the proposed collaborative research, pertain to Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome or to another rare genetic disorder? / BHD syndrome / Another rare genetic disorder
If a meeting, are you presenting your work as a poster or a talk? / Talk / Poster

How does the activity for which you are applying for funding further the aims of the BHD Foundation, as described in the mission above? Please provide a response in the (expandable) box below.

BHD Foundation Travel Grant Application

Q4 Details of financial support requested, in local currency

Please list relevant expenses.

Itemization / Cost
Total

Q5 Similar applications

Is a similar application currently being submitted elsewhere? / Yes / No
If YES, please specify the organization(s)
By which date is a decision expected? (dd/mmm/yyyy)

Q6 Letters

If appropriate, please provide letter(s) of support, either copied below or as a separate document by email to .

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