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Postgraduate International Conference Travel Awards

Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness

This award scheme is intended to support postgraduate students and early-career researchers to present or co-present a paper in the field of the sociology of health and illness at an appropriate international conference outside the United Kingdom, by providing funding for registration, standard accommodation and travel costs. Please note that the intended conference must be scheduled to take place at least 2 months after the application deadline. Awards cannot be made in retrospect. For current year 2025-26 we are offering 15 international travel grants

If you are an applicant needing carer support while attending this conference (e.g., those with health conditions or a disability), please outline itemised carer costs (incurred up to £1000) that are needed to help a carer attend this conference to support you.

This year, a maximum of 10 awards will be made up to a maximum of £1000 to present findings at an international conference of the applicant’s choice. Applicants whose work is clearly outside the field of the sociology of health and illness will not be considered.

Deadlines for applications 31 October 2025.

Application procedure and criteria for assessment

An application should be made by the postgraduate student or early-career researcher, with the agreement and support of their postgraduate supervisor or line manager, using the application form below.

Applications can be made before the proposed paper has been submitted or accepted. However, the award of funding will be conditional on the acceptance of the paper by the conference organisers, and applicants are required to inform the Trustees when they hear the outcome of their submission. Funding cannot be provided if the paper is not accepted.

The application form should be accompanied by details of the conference to be attended (e.g. a flyer for the conference which includes details of the purpose and content of the conference, registration fee and accommodation costs) and details of travel costs (e.g. an internet quotation of air fares, estimates of local travel costs). While Trustees recognise that actual travel costs may vary slightly from those initially estimated, applicants should provide as accurate an estimate of costs as possible at this stage. The upper limit for reimbursement of travel costs under any circumstances is £1000 to present at any international conference.

Applications will be considered by two Trustees of the Foundation for the Sociology of Health & Illness, using the following criteria:

the potential contribution of the paper to the sociology of health and illness;
the appropriateness of the conference for a paper making a contribution to the sociology of health and illness; and
the reasonableness of the funding requested (this includes environmental considerations; for instance, if you are travelling – rather than attending online – is it viable to use train rather than car and/or flight? )

Decisions are normally made within eight weeks of the deadline for submission of applications, and applicants will be informed as soon as possible after a decision has been made. The Trustees regret that they cannot give feedback on applications or the reasons for unsuccessful applications.

AI Based Application Success Predictor

Based on the eligibility, the selection criteria, and what FSHI emphasises on its website, these are tactics / features that seem to correlate with successful applications. If you design your proposal around many of these, you stand a better chance.

Strong track record in the sociology of health & illness
Having published work, or experience in research in medical sociology / health sociology matters. Many schemes require the lead and co-applicants to have such a track record.

Collaboration & multi-institutional / multi-disciplinary teams
For the Grant Development Awards, groups are expected to include members from different institutions, sometimes disciplines. Projects that strengthen collaboration seem valued.

Feasibility & timeliness in outputs
For example, the Grant Development Award requires submission of a full external funding application within 3 months post-award. For conference travel, the application deadline and the conference date need to allow sufficient lead time (at least 8 weeks before conference) etc.

Public relevance / comparative/international dimension
For workshops / symposia, those that address themes with public or social relevance, or have international or comparative perspectives, or engage a broad audience (including postgraduate researchers) get preference.

Support for early career / postgraduate researchers
Having components for postgraduate travel bursaries, or supporting ECRs, is a positive. Schemes explicitly support early career researchers.

Clarity of budget and institutional commitment
Being explicit about what you are asking for (travel, pre-pilot work, literature review etc.), not including ineligible costs (e.g. conference fees under some schemes), having institutional backing (venue provision, hosting etc.).

Novel theoretical or methodological innovation
For research development awards, theoretical/methodological developments are part of selection criteria. Proposals that are merely incremental might be less competitive.

Adherence to deadlines, eligibility rules, and scheme-specific rules
Many lose out for not meeting deadline, not having the required number of institutions/co-applicants, or not having correct status/residency.

Specialties

Public Health

Eligibility Requirements

Applications will be considered from postgraduate students registered for a Masters degree or MPhil/PhD in a UK University, including students who are full-time or part-time and students who are not UK or EU citizens, and early-career researchers at a UK University within three years of the award of their PhD (regardless of where their PhD was awarded).

The conference at which the applicant is is presenting their paper should be a recognised international conference outside the UK where the paper can make a relevant contribution. Applicants will be asked to clarify the contribution of their paper to the sociology of health and illness, including the conceptual or theoretical perspective to which it relates. Applications should be made prior to the conference date.

Although there is no limit to the number of applications that an individual can make, only one award is tenable during the period covering both postgraduate studies and the 3 year postdoctoral period as an Early Career Researcher.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 19 Cookridge Street, Leeds

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