As a PhD student, can somebody give me advice on attending outside conferences. Do research councils pay for these or does my institution, or am I required to pay out of my maintenance grant?
The AHRC gives you extra funding if you attend a conference outside the UK. You can apply only once to this. Universities also have PG Research Grants(usually £200-300) to help you cover the cost, especially if you present a paper, but you need to give them an estimate prior to that and provide them with receipts afterwards (at least this is what my uni does). Hope it helps. Where are you going?