The New Phytologist Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is in plant science and you are organising a scientific meeting, symposium or workshop, this funder's remit fits well, and its Innovation Grants can part-support or sponsor meetings and awards such as poster and lecture prizes, with a limited number supporting workshops.
- Start with a preliminary enquiry to the Executive Editor, then send a proposal of no more than one A4 page covering the purpose and benefit, meeting details if relevant, and the support you want.
- For a meeting, include confirmed participants or speakers and a programme if you have one, and note that the Foundation strongly recommends at least one organising committee member is local to the suggested symposium location or venue.
- The grant range is not stated, so ask about the level of support rather than assuming an amount.
- Do not apply for travel grants to attend scientific conferences unless the trip is linked to one of the New Phytologist Symposia.
Overview
The New Phytologist Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1154867).
The New Phytologist Foundation promotes and supports plant science by putting journal revenue back into support for its community. It funds symposia, workshops and meetings, grant schemes, and awards for early-stage career scientists, and it also seeks to make research published in its journals widely and openly available. It supports events across the plant-focused research community around the world. Its annual giving was £448,600 according to the Charity Commission register, and the Tansley Medal winner receives a prize of £2,000.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The New Phytologist Foundation promotes plant science by putting journal revenue back into support for its community. It funds a wide range of activities, including symposia, workshops and meetings, grant schemes, and awards for early-stage career scientists. Its Innovation Grants assist innovation and advancement in plant science, often through part-support or sponsorship of scientific meetings and awards such as poster and lecture prizes; a limited number support workshops. It supports events across the plant-focused research community around the world. Its New Phytologist Symposia aim to support emerging and key areas of research, and the Foundation provides administrative support as well as financial support for symposia. It also seeks to make research published in its journals widely and openly available.
Themes
- Plant science
- Scientific meetings
- Early-career awards
Geographic Focus
Around the world.
What they don't fund
- Travel grants to attend scientific conferences, other than for New Phytologist Symposia
How to apply
For an Innovation Grant, send a preliminary enquiry to the Executive Editor, then prepare a proposal of no more than one A4 page covering the purpose and benefit, meeting details if relevant, and requested support.
Application windows:
- New Phytologist Tansley Medal: Applications open now and close on 1 November each year.
What to send:
- New Phytologist Foundation Innovation Grants: A short proposal, no longer than one A4 page, giving full details and addressing the purpose of the grant and its benefit to the activity and/or plant science community; for a meeting or conference, full details including confirmed participants/speakers and a programme or schedule if available; and the level of financial support requested.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- New Phytologist Symposia aim to support emerging and key areas of research.
- The Foundation strongly recommends that at least one member of the organising committee is local to the suggested symposium location or venue.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £1,424,139 | £1,091,803 | £364,916 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £1,367,016 | £1,061,471 | £390,566 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £1,633,800 | £1,478,341 | £532,241 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £2,029,869 | £1,769,695 | £438,941 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £2,190,781 | £1,837,156 | £448,600 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, all years: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
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.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- newphytologist.org/about-us · read on 30 October 2026
- newphytologist.org/grants-awards/innovation-grants · read on 30 October 2026
- newphytologist.org/grants-awards/supported-events · read on 30 October 2026
- newphytologist.org/events/symposia-proposals · read on 30 October 2026
- newphytologist.org/grants-awards/tansley-medal · read on 30 October 2026
- newphytologist.org · read on 30 October 2026
- newphytologist.org/contact · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2024)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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Contact
- np-symposia@lancaster.ac.uksource
- The New Phytologist Foundation, Office B89, B floor, Furness Main, Furness College, Lancaster University, LA1 4YG, UKsource
- newphytologist.org
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Applying to The New Phytologist Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- np-symposia@lancaster.ac.uksource
- The New Phytologist Foundation, Office B89, B floor, Furness Main, Furness College, Lancaster University, LA1 4YG, UKsource
- newphytologist.org
- Apply online