PATT travel grants for competitively awarded observation time

The PATT travel grants provide funding for travel and subsistence in support of competitively awarded science observation time at astronomy facilities available to the UK research community. Grants are two-year awards intended for groups with travel costs of more than £7,500 a year and fund travel and subsistence only. The scheme funds visits by UK-based observers to STFC-funded facilities or PATT-approved telescopes. Grants normally support one observer per visit and must start on 1 April 2027.

Funding for travel and subsistence in support of competitively awarded observation time (100% of FEC); two-year grant; normally funds one observer per visit.

Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding. Funds should be used to support UK-based observers who are project lead or co-lead, a nominated representative, academic or research staff at the project lead's institution, or a student attached to the institution whose credentials establish them as a bona fide observer.