The Physiological Society
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Society's support is aimed at its own members, so a group that is not a Society member, or that cannot get a Society Representative or Fellow to back an institutional event proposal, should not expect the Institutional Engagement Award to fit.
- Its stated single-programme amounts are small: Conference Attendance Awards run from £100 to £375, and Non-Society Meetings support is up to £750, so a modest request suits this funder.
- Applications close on the deadline published for each round, so check that date before you start.
- The Society looks more favourably on requests that have matched funding from the host institution, and reviewers ask whether the money is demonstrably needed and whether other funding is already secured.
- Note that the Institutional Engagement Award does not cover catering, salaries, attending conferences or membership payments, and successful applicants must report on the event and account for the spending.
Overview
The Physiological Society is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 211585).
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Society’s grants support its physiology community through attendance at scientific meetings, conferences and training courses, and through events organised by Society Representatives and members at their institutions. The Institutional Engagement Award supports internal conferences, teaching symposia, seminars and outreach events intended to promote the Society and physiology. Conference Attendance Awards help members participate in Society and Society-sponsored research or teaching conferences. Other support includes member-run activities to embed equality, diversity and inclusion, historical studies, and the development of postdoctoral researchers. Applicants are member-focused: institutional event proposals must be supported by a Society Representative or Fellow and come from an institution with active Society members. The Society’s support serves professional engagement, research communication, education, outreach and member development in physiology.
Themes
- Scientific meetings
- Institution-hosted events
- Historical studies
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- Postdoctoral development
What they don't fund
- Institutional Engagement Award only:
- the catering of events
- salary costs
- attending conferences
- membership payments
How to apply
For the Institutional Engagement Award, applications must detail how the funding will benefit the Society and promote physiology, how the activity will encourage engagement and, if applicable, benefit the public and the inclusivity of members.
Deadlines: Applications must be submitted by the deadline published for each round.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The Society looks favourably on applications with matched funding from the host institution and those that promote the Society and physiology.
- The reviewers consider whether the requested funding is demonstrably needed and whether other funding has been secured.
- The Society considers how applicants will measure the event’s outcomes and impact.
- Successful applicants must report on the event and account for the funding spent to remain eligible for further Society funding.
Where they fund
Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)
- Islington
- Westminster
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £4,452,000 | £3,587,000 | £3,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £4,130,000 | £3,800,000 | £3,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £4,153,000 | £4,017,000 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £4,330,000 | £3,898,000 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £4,800,000 | £3,730,000 | £51,000 | 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 3 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2020; year to 31 December 2021: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
— No grants figure for those years.
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
- physoc.org
- physoc.org/grants-and-prizes/grants/institutional-engagement-award · read on 30 October 2026
- physoc.org/supporting-you/grants/travel-grants · read on 30 October 2026
- physoc.org/our-events/meeting-workshop-support · 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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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission