British Mass Spectrometry Society, Chromatographic Society and RSC Separation Science Group Summer Studentships 2012

This year the British Mass Spectrometry Society (BMSS) will fund six projects to a maximum value of £1500 for each studentship. In addition the RSC Separation Science Group (SSG) will fund up to a further two projects and the Chromatographic Society (Chrom Soc) will also fund a minimum of one project, provided that they contain a strong separation focus.  We specify that the funding should typically be used to provide direct financial support to the student and is not to be used for conference attendance or travel (BMSS or Chrom Soc travel grants are available for this purpose) or continuation of PhD studies/projects.  Grants must be used solely for the purposes set out in the application.

Each application will be independently assessed by the BMSS Advisory Board (containing Chrom Soc and SSG representatives), who will rank and select the projects that will receive funding. As in previous rounds (2007-2011), some degree of matched funding will be looked upon in favourably.

In order to qualify for consideration of funding, the application

The student/supervisor team are required to produce a project report (a template will be provided), describing the results of the project once completed. The report will be published in Mass Matters (which will also appear on the BMSS website). Financial support from the BMSS, Chrom Soc or SSG must be acknowledged in any conference presentations or publications resulting from the student’s work. The application form is attached. Please return the completed application form to the BMSS Administrator via email bmssadmin@btinternet.com by  17 March 2012. Applicants will be informed of the decision of the Advisory Board by the end of April 2012. If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact the BMSS Administrator.