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We believe that, as our future leaders in biology, it is vital to provide you with the right support during these early stages of your academic career.</p> <p>Alongside our five journals, we offer a number of practical ways to help you meet the unique needs and challenges you may encounter as an ECR.</p> <p><iframe title="Welcome to our page for early-career researchers" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l7cX-74TJCU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> </div> <div class="white-block ui-sortable-handle"> <h1>Grow your network</h1> <p>Apply for one of our grants to help you make new connections within the scientific community.</p> <ul> <li>Receive up to £3,000 to make a collaborative visit to another lab with a <a href="https://www.biologists.com/travelling-fellowships/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Travelling Fellowship</a>.</li> <li>Apply for a <a href="https://www.biologists.com/grants/dmm-conference-travel-grants/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DMM Conference Travel Grant</a> to receive up to £600 to attend in-person and virtual events that relate to the scope of the journal.</li> <li>Check out eligibility for the new JEB grants for junior faculty staff: <a href="/grants/kickstart-travel-grants">Research Partnership Kickstart Travel Grants</a> and <a href="/ecr-visiting-fellowships">ECR Visiting Fellowships</a>.</li> <li>Apply for <a href="https://www.biologists.com/grants/meeting-grants/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">financial support</a> as an organiser of a large, small, in-person or virtual event in the fields covered by our journals.</li> <li>Attend conferences around the world thanks to <a href="https://www.biologists.com/grants/#societies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">funded grants</a> that we offer through our affiliated scientific societies.</li> <li>Apply for a funded early-career place to sit side-by-side with leading experts in a given field at one of our <a href="https://www.biologists.com/stories/reasons-to-apply-for-a-workshop-place/">Workshops</a>. 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