Bursaries
A limited number of bursaries are available for postgraduate students and unemployed or hourly-paid researchers. Bursaries will cover the conference fee and up to £250 towards travel and accommodation costs. Bursary applications will open March 2 and must be submitted by 5pm Tuesday 13 March using the link below. Decisions will be communicated March 18.
Please ensure you complete the application form fully and also arrange for a letter of support to be submitted independently (please see below for further details).
BURSARY APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN 9am 2 March 2026
Link will become available here.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Be a current postgraduate student, or an unemployed or hourly-paid researcher.
- Have an accepted presentation at BASS26 (in any of the listed formats).
- Be able to cover expenses beyond those covered by the bursary.
Letters of Support
The letter of support should come from your current/past supervisor or manager, from their institutional email account, and should:
- Outline their relationship with the applicant.
- Make clear the applicant’s area of research interest in security.
- Outline the benefits to the applicant of attending BASS26.
- Make the case for funding i.e., confirm there is no alternative and/or institutional funding available and the value to the applicant of participation in the conference.
- Confirm the employment status of the applicant (student or otherwise).
Decisions
Decisions will be made by a panel of three people (CREST Centre Manager, and two external reviewers). Applications will be scored on eligibility, interest in the subject area and the value of attending the conference to the participant.
Decisions will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into regarding unsuccessful applications. We will not accept retrospective or late applications.