The Annual Meeting Travel Bursary and Annual Meeting Research Abstract Bursary are for attending BSG LIVE'25 on 23rd - 26th June 2025 at the SEC, Glasgow.

Applications are currently closed.

Annual Meeting Travel Bursary - Trainees and Nurses

The BSG Education Committee invites BSG nurse or trainee members in any area of gastroenterology planning on coming to BSG LIVE’25 but will struggle financially to attend to apply for 1 of 20 travel bursaries. 

Each bursary of up to £500 is funded by the BSG and is intended to reimburse the costs of registration, travel and/or accommodation. Other costs (meals, poster preparation, visas etc.) will not be supported. Please note that priority will be given to those attending the full conference.

Successful applicants

Bursaries will be paid after the relevant meeting on submission of your expense claim and a brief report outlining what you felt was most valuable about attending the conference, what you enjoyed the most, and what you learned that you could bring back to your daily work. 

Criteria

• Trainees: You must be a BSG member and apply by filling out the form at the bottom of this page. It is envisaged that trainees would have an abstract or poster or oral presentation or be co-chairing a session at the annual meeting to be eligible for a bursary. Trainees can also produce a Web Education article with guidance from their consultant in order to qualify for a bursary. We will accept a previously submitted article and will ask for the title in the application form. An example of a Trainee Education article is provided here. Please contact [email protected] to express an interest in submitting an article.
• Nurses: You must be a BSG member and apply by filling out the form at the bottom of this page. It is envisaged that nurses would have an abstract or poster or oral presentation or co-chairing a session at the annual meeting. Alternatively, we would accept your application if you contribute to nurse education by producing a Web Education article. This would need to be submitted pre conference and the title will be requested in the application form. We will also accept a previously submitted article. An example of a nurse education article is provided here. Please contact [email protected] to express an interest in submitting an article. 

Annual Meeting Travel Bursary - Undergraduates

The BSG Education Committee invites BSG undergraduate members planning on coming to BSG LIVE’25 but will struggle financially to attend to apply for 1 of 20 travel bursaries. 

Each bursary of up to £500 is funded by the BSG and is intended to reimburse the costs of registration, travel and/or accommodation. Other costs (meals, poster preparation, visas etc.) will not be supported. Please note that priority will be given to those attending the full conference.

Successful applicants

Bursaries will be paid after the relevant meeting on submission of your expense claim and a brief report outlining what you felt was most valuable, most enjoyable and what you learnt that you can bring back to your studies/work.

Criteria

• Undergraduates:  You must be a BSG member and apply by filling out the form at the bottom of this page. Please complete the question on the application form on why you are interested in attending the BSG LIVE conference, including what you are expecting to get out of that experience. 

Annual Meeting Research Abstract Bursary

The BSG Research Committee is offering 10 travel bursaries for delegates who would find it financially difficult to attend BSG LIVE'25 to present their accepted abstract(s), available to trainees, nurses/AHPs, and overseas delegates. Each bursary of up to £500 is funded by the BSG. 

Criteria

In order to qualify, the applicant must fulfil the following:

• be listed as the presenting author of the submitted abstract
• actually present the abstract at the meeting
• be a resident and work outside of the United Kingdom if an overseas delegate
• be unable to afford to attend the meeting without the travel bursary
• be a BSG member

Applicants should fill out the form at the bottom of the page which will require the upload of a short statement explaining why they would find it difficult to attend without being funded. Please note that priority will be given to those attending the full conference.

Successful applicants

Bursaries will be paid after the relevant meeting on submission of your expense claim and a brief report outlining what you felt was most valuable about attending the conference, what you enjoyed the most, and what you learned that you could bring back to your daily work.

Application Process

If you are a nurse, trainee, or undergraduate planning on coming to BSG LIVE’25 but will struggle financially to attend, you can apply for an Annual Meeting Travel Bursary.

If you have an abstract submitted for BSG LIVE’25 but would find it financially difficult to attend the meeting to present it, you can apply for our Annual Meeting Research Abstract Bursary.

Please note you can only apply for one bursary. Applications must be completed using the below form, no other applications will be considered.

You must be a BSG member for at least a year (unless you are an undergraduate member) to apply and this information will be checked by the BSG office as part of the judging process.