Dr Giuseppe Schettino was awarded an International Travel Grant in 2010 to enable his research team to travel overseas to use high energy ion facilities to investigate using hadrons as a cancer therapy.
This scheme was for scientists in the UK who wanted to participate in an overseas conference or collaborate with other scientists on a short international visit.
The scheme had two streams:
- Conference participation: provided funding for transport, subsistence and registration for conference participation for a maximum of 10 days. This was available to UK scientists only.
- International collaboration: facilitated collaborations with overseas scientists in order to explore opportunities for building lasting networks. This grant could be held for a maximum of 12 weeks.
Eligibility requirements
The scheme covered all areas of the life and physical sciences, including engineering, but excluding clinical medicine.
The applicants needed to:
- have a PhD, or be likely to have a PhD by the time the funding starts
- hold a fixed or permanent contract at an eligible organisation for the duration of the project (ineligible organisations included industrial, private and commercial organisations, university spin-out companies, government bodies and research institutes and research councils)
The International Travel Grant Scheme was available for travel to all countries outside of the UK.
Value and tenure
For conference participation, the award could be held for a maximum of 10 days. For international collaboration, the maximum was 12 weeks.
The scheme provided a maximum of £4,000.