British Society for Neuroendocrinology

Registered charity 1163115 · since 2015neuroendo.org.uk·Europe, International, United Kingdom·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

£54,566

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From filed accounts

Open to applications

A mix of rolling and fixed deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

This funder suits a small organisation whose work is neuroendocrine research, education or outreach, but most of its schemes are for Society members, so check membership first.
Most schemes need at least six months' membership, and the outreach grant also accepts a non-member public engagement professional who has first contacted the Society and is partnered with a member.
Its listed grants are modest, with single-programme amounts of up to £450 for early career travel and up to £8,000 for project support, so size the request to one of those.
Apply through the BSN membership portal under Me and the BSN > Grants, showing a clear, feasible proposal, the benefit to the applicant's career and research, and commitment to the Society; unsuccessful applicants are encouraged to reapply.
Anyone who has not filed a completed Grants Report Form within six months of the end of an earlier grant period is excluded, early career travel is limited to postgraduate students and post-doctoral researchers within 10 years of their PhD, and the research visit grants do not cover subsistence costs.

Overview

British Society for Neuroendocrinology is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1163115).

The British Society for Neuroendocrinology is a registered charity and Charitable Incorporated Organisation that exists to advance education and research in neuroendocrinology for the public benefit. It was initially founded as the British Neuroendocrine Group and has always been operated as a charity. It supports its members through annual meetings, grants, prizes and a mentorship scheme, and its awards are funded through income from the Society-owned Journal of Neuroendocrinology. It gave £54,566 in the latest annual report, a total that may include grants to individuals.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Society supports education and research in neuroendocrinology by funding its scientific community, especially researchers at early career stages. Its member grants include travel to national and international conferences, workshops and training courses; visits to other laboratories; small research projects; and outreach projects. It also funds undergraduate students to undertake research in members’ laboratories and supports foreign researchers visiting members’ groups. Its schemes include research visits, project support, public engagement and focused scientific meetings, alongside conference and early-career travel. Most schemes are for Society members, while a host supervisor applies for the undergraduate laboratory grant and a non-member public-engagement professional may apply in partnership with a member. Symposium support is for focused, subject-specific scientific meetings.

Themes

Neuroendocrine research
Conference travel
Research visits
Undergraduate research
Research projects
Outreach projects
Scientific meetings

Geographic Focus

The UK; Europe; the rest of the world.

What they don't fund

Applicants who have not submitted a completed Grants Report Form within six months of the end of the grant period
ICN 2026 Travel Grant only: Applicants who have not been a member of the BSN for at least 6 months
International Conference Travel Grant (Round 1) only: Funds to attend ICN 2026 (Nagoya, Japan); Applicants who have not been a member of the BSN for at least 6 months
Research Visit Grant (Round 1) only: Subsistence costs; Applicants who have not been a member of the BSN for at least 6 months
Early Career Researcher Travel Grant only: Applicants other than postgraduate students and post-doctoral research fellows within 10 years of gaining their PhD; Applicants who have not been a member of the BSN for at least 6 months
International Conference Travel Grant (Round 2) only: Applicants who have not been a member of the BSN for at least 6 months
Research Visit Grant (Round 2) only: Subsistence costs; Applicants who have not been a member of the BSN for at least 6 months
Outreach and Public Engagement Grant only: Applicants who are neither BSN members nor non-member public engagement professionals; Non-member public engagement professionals who are not partnered with a Society member who will assist the development and/or delivery of the activity

How to apply

Applicants submit through the BSN membership portal by logging in and navigating to Me and the BSN > Grants.

Who can apply:

Outreach and Public Engagement Grant: Applicants must have been a member of the BSN for at least 6 months. Or a non-member public engagement professional. Non-member public engagement professionals must contact the Society before submitting an application. Non-member public engagement professionals must be partnered with a Society member who will assist the development and/or delivery of the activity

Applying again: Unsuccessful applicants are encouraged to reapply.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Applications should fit the BSN remit, have a neuroendocrine focus, benefit the neuroendocrine community and show commitment to the BSN.
The application should explain the benefit to the applicant’s or student’s career and research, the candidate’s quality relative to career stage, and potential to secure future funding.
The scientific proposal should be clear and feasible, explain what will be done with the data, and offer skills training and innovative, interesting research.
Grant recipients must submit a completed Grants Report Form within six months of the grant period ending to remain eligible for future funding.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Europe
United Kingdom
International

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to British Society for Neuroendocrinology.

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Grants

Not included above: 1 with no named recipient; 2 whose recipient could not be identified.

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£360,938	£335,476	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£696,715	£583,210	£34,215	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£569,913	£369,746	£43,457	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£578,932	£396,367	£54,186	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£553,969	£473,038	£54,566	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2022

£34,215 grants

YE 2023

£43,457 grants

YE 2024

£54,186 grants

YE 2025

£54,566 awarded

Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023; year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.