Funding for travel, collaboration and outreach

Follow the links for information about funding opportunities available to postdocs.

The World Universities Network (WUN) is a world-leading research university network, tackling global challenges through international collaboration.
Royal Society International Exchanges: these schemes are for scientists based in the UK who want to stimulate collaborations with leading scientists overseas through either a one-off visit or bilateral travel.
The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) awards travel grants of up to three months' duration to MD and PhD students, as well as postdoctoral researchers from all over the world.
International Scientific Interchange scheme (ISIS): international travel awards are for BBSRC-supported researchers making visits to initiate or prepare proposals with international partners, visiting overseas facilities for up to one month or attending European consortia-building events.
Royal commission for the exhibition of 1851: to “increase the means of industrial education and extend the influence of science and art upon productive industry” Supplemental Charter of 1851.
Look out for more funding opportunities on the departmental research pages (including the Biology summer student scheme).
Many scientific societies offer travel grants for postdocs to attend meetings and conferences, eg Society of Experimental Biology, Royal Society of Biology
Department of Biology public engagement and outreach

Johns Hopkins University have put together an open access resource of international funding opportunities available to Postdoctoral researchers in a mission of 'knowledge for the world'!