This grant promotes and supports national and/or international meetings which advance the understanding or application of biotechnology and focus national and international attention on the North Carolina scientific community.
Meetings must include attendees from North Carolina as well as a substantial presence of national and/or international participants. For example, a "traveling" meeting held in a different state or country each year and/or a NC based meeting with a large participation from the national or international biotechnology community.
Meetings must promote information sharing and personal interaction focused on biotechnology research, education, or business.
Application Deadlines
Proposals may be submitted during any Program quarter, as long as the agenda is completed and speaker's attendance (if any) confirmed, but will only be considered during the quarter that the meeting occurs along with other proposals received for meetings in that quarter.
IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to obtain a comprehensive review and timely notification of either an award or declination of a proposal, you must comply with the following guideline or the proposal will be rejected.
If your meeting falls within 30 days after the quarterly deadline for your meeting, your proposal must be submitted 45 days prior to that quarterly deadline.
For example:
If meeting date is July 11, 2010 - proposal must be submitted no later than
May 1, 2010.
Following is the timetable for submissions:
Meeting Date
Deadline - Proposal Must Be Received By NOON On*:
*Any proposal received after the deadline dates will be administratively declined.
Funding and Matching Requirements
The highest amount awarded is $10,000.
- Awards typically cover costs such as speaker travel expenses, event-site rental and publicity. Rental fees for the Hamner Conference Center are not allowable under the BMG program.
- All award money is disbursed directly to the applicant's organization. The money must be used solely to support the meeting outlined in the application.
- Applicant is expected to obtain significant outside support, in addition to Biotechnology Center money.
- This grant does not cover food or refreshments for event attendees; gifts and/or honoraria for speakers or institutional overhead or facilities and administrative costs.
Who May Apply
Any non-profit organization planning a national or international meeting in North Carolina focusing on biotechnology or its related aspects.
- BMG Application Requirements & Instructions (PDF)
- BMG Budget Form (Excel spreadsheet)
- BMG Cover Sheet (Word document)
When you have your proposal materials prepared, submit your application online.