ECR Poster Competition and Travel Bursary Scheme 2019-20

As part of the GRE Research & Enterprise Awards and Celebration Day 2019 (27 November) GRE is running the ECR Poster Competition, and would like to invite you to submit a poster. A poster winner from each Faculty will receive £500 to support their research activities.

ECR Poster Competition guidelines

  • Each entrant should submit a PDF of their poster to researchservices@gre.ac.ukby 20 November 2019. GRE will arrange for the posters to be printed.
  • Only one poster allowed per Early Career Researcher. Posters must relate to an aspect of their own research.
  • Posters should be able to be printed at A0 size and the orientation should be portrait.
  • ECRs submitting a poster must be able to attend the GRE Awards and Celebration Event, and present their poster to a panel of judges (register using the link above).
  • Posters will be assessed according to two criteria:
    • Poster design – presentation and visual communication
    • Research content – how easily this can be understood by non-subject specialists

Additionally, GRE are inviting applications for the Early Career Research Travel Bursary Scheme 2019/20.

Early Career Researcher Travel Bursary Scheme

  • The University seeks to provide these travel bursaries to invest in the career development of its ECRs so that they have the opportunity to attend conferences/seminars to disseminate their work and maximise on networking opportunities.
  • A maximum of £750 can be applied for.
  • All applications must be agreed by the applicant’s Head of Department
  • Completed application must be submitted to researchservices@gre.ac.uk by 26 November 2019.
  • Further details and the application form are here.