Student travel bursaries

Mike Soper Bursary Fund

Portrait of Mike Soper The fund awards travel bursaries to students who are studying biological sciences at Oxford University to enable them to pursue their studies outside Oxford.

Mike Soper, OBE, agriculturalist, was born on September 30, 1913. He died on October 26, 2008. Mike joined the Department of Agriculture at Oxford in 1946 and played an important role in organising the purchase of the University Farm at Wytham. He was a very popular lecturer and a fellow of Christ Church. He was also the organising secretary of the now world-famous Oxford Farming Conference. The bursary fund was set up by friends and former pupils, on Mike's retirement from his lectureship in agriculture at Oxford University in 1981.

In allocating grants from this fund, preference will be given to:

	Those undertaking individual studies (although applications from students taking part in Oxford University expeditions are also welcome).
	Those whose studies relate to agriculture, forestry or some other use of rural land;
	Undergraduates (although graduate students may also be considered);

Jimmy Elliott Memorial Fund

The fund awards bursaries to assist students or young research workers within the University to attend conferences or broaden their professional experience, with consequent benefit to British agriculture.

Closing date for applications Wednesday 20th April 2016

Applications

Applications for support from either fund should be made on an application form available in Microsoft Word format by clicking here or in hard copy from Dr Roni McGowan at the Department of Plant Sciences (roni.mcgowan@plants.ox.ac.uk tel: +44 (0)1865 275808).

	All eligible members of expeditions, groups etc must apply individually.
	If you are planning field work please complete Sections 1 and 3 of the form. If you are planning to attend a conference please complete Sections 2 and 3.
	Do not attach any other documents to this form. Only the information on the form will be considered by the committee.

Forms should be submitted to Dr N.D. Brown, Linacre College, St Cross Road, Oxford, OX1 3JA by Wednesday of Week 0, Trinity Term. You may submit your form by emailing it to jo.whitfield@linacre.ox.ac.uk

Committee

Dr N.D. Brown, Linacre College (Chairman)

Dr Keith Kirby, Department of Plant Sciences

Dr Stephen Harris, Department of Plant Sciences

Dr Owen Lewis, Department of Zoology

Dr Sofia Gripenberg, Department of Zoology