Individuals & Families 2008

Bursary Information

The Wild Flower Society ('WFS')

The Wild Flower Society has generously donated a number of bursaries to encourage a wider understanding of wild flower identification among younger people. Anyone aged 18 to 25, who wishes to attend courses in the first four categories of the Flowers and Other Plants section (i.e. excluding ferns, mosses and liverworts, lichens and fungi), is eligible to apply for these grants. Please contact FSC Head Office for further details of the WFS bursary scheme.

For details about joining the WFS, the UK's society for everyone who enjoys learning about British wildflowers and a registered charity, contact the membership office at
82A High Street, Sawston, Cambridge, CB2 4HJ
Tel 01223 830665 or visit http://www.thewildflowersociety.org.uk

The Botanical Society of the British Isles

The Botanical Society of the British Isles offers a limited number of grants for those wishing to improve their identification skills in order to progress their career and/or recording activities. Each grant is worth up to £200 and will be paid to the application on completion of the course.

To apply, please download the form from http://www.bsbi.org.uk/html/education.html

British Lichen Society

The British Lichen Society makes small bursaries available for members of the Society needing financial support to attend lichen courses and field meetings. Application should be made to the President for consideration for a grant through the Nancy Wallance - Alice Burnett fund at least six weeks before the date of the course.

Information about the Society, and how to join, can be found on its website: http://www.thebls.org.uk/

The British Ecological Society

This British Ecological Society Specialist Course Grant is available for members who are undergraduates, post-graduates or recent graduates not in full-time employment to attend specialist field courses. The grant can be used to fund a place on one of the courses listed on the BES website. Only one course grant can be given to any one individual and there is a maximum of two grants available per course. An application form must be completed and grants will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Full details are available on the BES website or please contact

The British Ecological Society
26 Blades Court ,
Putney,
London,
SW15 2NU.

Tel: 020 8871 9797 Fax: 020 8871 9779
email info@britishecologicalsociety.org
www.britishecologicalsociety.org