Research
Most promising student award (PDF document)
Aim
To encourage students to present excellent studies, which fall within the field of equitation science, as defined on the ISES website (www.equitationscience.com/research) at ISES conferences.
Eligibility
The applicant must be a registered tertiary level student or have been awarded a tertiary level qualification during the 12 months before this application. In order to qualify for this award the student is expected to present their research (as an oral or poster presentation) during an ISES conference ensuring that their work is aligned with the ISES research priority goals. A panel of judges convened at the conference will decide upon the most promising student presentation.
Award
Following the judging, the winning student will be presented with their award at the conference. The winning student will receive a certificate and free registration for the ISES conference the following year.
Application date
The deadline for applications will be made available on this website and will usually be 2 months prior to the conference. Applications should be received by the Honorary Secretary by the published deadline.
Application Format
Applicants can download the most promising student application form here. When completing the form, applicants should give a summary of the study that they are presenting (this will comprise the abstract as submitted to the conference organising committee). Applicants are also required to provide a statement indicating how the proposed project relates to the ISES research priority goals.
Application submission
Applications should be saved as a MSWord document in the format ISESSAsurname.doc and submitted to the ISES Honorary Secretary (secretary@equitationscience.com) as an email attachment.
Application deadline for 2011: August 31st 2011
Download the Application Form here...
Student research grant (PDF document)
Aim
To enable individuals to undertake supervised research projects, which fall within the field of equitation science, as defined on the ISES website (www.equitationscience.com/research). Projects must be conducted under the auspices of Institutions of higher education/tertiary education providers.
Eligibility
The applicant must be a student member of ISES. The project should be agreed and recommended by the proposed supervisor who should also be a member of ISES and should be run within a department or research group. The project must align with ISES research priority goals. (See ISES research strategy document here)
Grant information
There will be two grants each worth £750. Up to £350 will be available to the department or research group to cover the costs associated with running the project, and the remaining £400 to cover the students’ personal expenses. Projects must be completed within 6 months of the applicant being notified of the success of obtaining the grant.
Application date
Applications should be received by the Honorary Secretary by 31st October. These will then be reviewed by the ISES Research Grants Committee. Applicants will be notified of the outcome by 30th November of the same year.
Application Format
Applicants can download the application form here. When completing the form, applicants should give a clear outline of the proposed project (including research objective, number of animals, statistical methods) and, where applicable, a maximum of 5 references to other scientific papers or work that have bearing on the proposed investigation. Applicants should provide a statement indicating how the proposed project relates to the ISES research priority themes. Applications should be accompanied by written support from the academic supervisor.
Application submission
Applications should be saved as a MSWord document in the format ISESRGsurname.doc and submitted to the ISES Honorary Secretary (secretary@equitationscience.com) as an email attachment.
Successful applicants will be required to complete a report form within three months of completion of the project. A summary of expenditure should also be submitted. The report form template is available here, and should be saved as ISESRGsurnameRep.doc and submitted to the ISES Honorary Secretary as an email attachment.
Expected output from research project
Part of the final report may be published in the ISES Newsletter and on the ISES website. ISES should be acknowledged in any publications resulting from the financial support of the Society. Successful applicants are encouraged to publish their results and to disseminate their findings. A copy of all such publications should be submitted to the ISES Honorary Secretary. Successful applicants are also normally expected to present a poster, or an oral presentation, on their work to the next ISES conference, either in person or via their supervisor.
Application deadline for 2011: October 31st 2010
Download the Application Form here...