The following guidance is presented to successful applicants –
Dear applicant:
- The BSHS has agreed to award you up to £300 in support of your event.
- If you have any questions about this award please contact the Conferences Committee Secretary (Sam Robinson: robinson@york.ac.uk)
Please note:
- Participation:
- it is a condition of BSHS funding that the event should be open and where possible students and early career scholars should be encouraged to attend.
- Publicity:
- it is expected that the organisers will refer explicitly to BSHS support in documentation, websites and where appropriate social media.
- it would be helpful if you could use the BSHS logo.
- please consider displaying the BSHS banner and include leaflets about the Society’s activities in conference packs. These can be obtained via the Conferences Committee Secretary.
- please send copies of your publicity material (including website links) to the Conferences Committee Secretary.
- BSHS offers publicity for events it supports via the BSHS website and its social media presence. Please discuss this directly with the BSHS Communications Officer (Alison Moulds: alison.moulds@st-annes.ox.ac.uk).
- Report:
- we ask that you provide a photograph and report of your meeting for the BSHS Viewpoint Please liaise with the Conferences Committee Secretary and the BSHS Viewpoint editor (Hazel Blair: viewpoint@bshs.org.uk).
- Organization:
- the Committee may be able to offer ad hoc guidance on scheduling, publicity, budget, balance of senior/junior participants, registration or any other area where the organisers would welcome assistance. To start a conversation on these matters, contact the Conferences Committee Secretary.
- Financial matters and making your claim:
- the BSHS is not normally able to make advance payments.
- where possible we ask you to obtain and submit receipts with your claim.
- submit your claim no more than three months after the event has taken place.
- please complete and return the claim form along with a final budget for the event.
- financial aspects of the claim will be dealt with via the BSHS Executive Secretary ( office@bshs.org.uk).
Adam Mosley (a.j.mosley@swansea.ac.uk), Chair, BSHS Conferences Committee
rev. 05/18