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Thanks for your suggestions. I'll try contacting the university funding office, maybe you're right and they do have money lying around - doubtful, but worth finding out for sure. Unfortunately the conference website doesnt have much in terms of funding opps.

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Hi guys,

I've been lurking around for a while and I have to say, cool site! I've finally got a problem worth putting down so if anyone can help I'd be grateful.

I'm hoping to go to a conference in Florida next January but my supervisor has said that he (the university) can't provide the funds, i.e. I've got to find my own funding. I admit I haven't the slightest clue as to how to go about doing this properly.

The only suggestion I've had so far was to check out "RDFunding.org.uk" but unfortunately, there seem to be very few organisations in my area of research (biomaterials) and the ones that are offer funding only for conferences affiliated with their organisations.

So, oh wise postgrads, will you help me? Please :p

Dan

PS: I'm a UK student, funded by the EPSRC