BASS24 Conference
All full conference and concession rates include a conference dinner on the Tuesday evening, as well as a drinks reception at the evening Keynote on Wednesday. Day tickets are only valid on the date you select via the booking form.
Conference 2024 rates
- Full Conference: £240.00
- Day Delegate (1 day ticket to be selected): £165.00
- Concession (doctoral students, unemployed, or hourly-paid researchers): £115.00
Bursaries
A limited number of bursaries are available for postgraduate students and unemployed or hourly-paid researchers. Bursaries will cover the conference fee and up to £200 towards travel and accommodation costs. Bursary applications will open on the 8th April and must be submitted by COB Tuesday 16th April using the link below. Decisions will be communicated on the 18th April.
Please ensure you complete the application form fully and also arrange for a letter of support to be submitted independently (please see below for further details).
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Be a current postgraduate student, or an unemployed or hourly-paid researcher.
- Have an accepted presentation at BASS24 (in any of the listed formats).
- Be able to cover expenses beyond those covered by the bursary.
Letters of Support
The letter of support should come from your current/past supervisor or manager, from their institutional email account, and should:
- Outline their relationship with the applicant.
- Make clear the applicant’s area of research interest in security.
- Outline the benefits to the applicant of attending BASS24.
- Make the case for funding i.e., confirm there is no alternative and/or institutional funding available and the value to the applicant of participation in the conference.
- Confirm the employment status of the applicant (student or otherwise).
Decisions
Decisions will be made by a panel of three people (CREST Director, CREST Centre Manager, and another external reviewer). Applications will be scored on eligibility, interest in the subject area and the value of attending the conference to the participant.
Decisions will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into regarding unsuccessful applications. We will not accept retrospective or late applications.