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THE British Council has for some time had a small fund from which grants have been made in exceptional cases to permit foreign men of science (including agriculturists, engineers and medical men) to attend national or international conferences or meetings held in the United Kingdom. The principal grounds upon which such grants have been made are : (a) that the application has been received from the body convening the conference or meeting ; (b) that the Science Committee of the British Council has supported the application ; (c) that the foreign visitor would be unable to attend without assistance. The grants cover subsistence or part-subsistence in the United Kingdom during the period of the conference or meeting. Fares to and from the United Kingdom are not included. No grants are made in respect of secretarial or other organising expenses, or for entertainment of delegates or hire of premises. Conveners of conferences or meetings to be held in the fiscal year 1948-49 are advised that it is necessary that applications for assistance to foreign visitors should be received not later than a fortnight from the publication of this notice. All applications will be considered together, and conveners will be notified of the results by the end of February. It is improbable that more than a small proportion of applications can be met from the fund. Applications with full particulars (including reasons why financial support is considered necessary) should be addressed to the Administrator, Science Group, British Council, 3 Hanover Street, London, W.I.
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British Council Conference Grants. Nature 161, 164 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161164a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/161164a0