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All applications for Pool Travel Fund support for meeting attendance must be made using the application form that is available here. As part of this form, the applicant must explain the scientific benefits that would result from their attendance of the meeting, and it is this scientific return that is the primary criterion used by the Executive Group in assessing the application, although the Executive Group will also consider value for money and will favour applications from Early Career Researchers and members of under-represented groups. In all cases, the applicant must justify in-person attendance, if the meeting supports remote participation.
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While the Pool Travel Fund is primarily intended to support UK researchers attending LSST-related meetings, it may be cost-effective and scientifically beneficial for some such meetings to be held in the UK and a fraction (<25%) of the Pool Travel Fund may made be available to institutions hosting such meetings. Applications for such funding should be made via this form.
The main criterion for assessing such applications will be the scientific return to the LSST:UK community from the proposed meeting, although value for money will also be considered. The scientific return from a meeting will be enhanced by its being focussed on topics for which there is strong UK interest and relevance to LSST is demonstrated. The applicants must explain why the meeting should be held in-person, rather than online, and they should support remote participation, if possible, to broaden the range of potential attendees.
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If your finance team require so in order to raise an invoice, Edinburgh University can provide a purchase orderPurchase Order. However, to do so involves additional administrative effort, so we ask that you only request a purchase order if it is entirely necessary.
The following data may be useful in preparing an invoice:
| Company Name | University of Edinburgh |
| Address | Old College South Bridge Edinburgh EH8 9YL |
| Accounts Payable email address | apinvoices@ed.ac.uk |
| Company VAT Number | GB 592 5907 00 |
| Company Registration Number | N/A |
| Contact Name | Professor Bob Mann |
| Contact Email | rgm@roe.ac.uk / finance.helpline@ed.ac.uk |
Acknowledgements
You should acknowledge any support you receive from the LSST:UK Travel Fund, in related papers, presentations, and so on. A suggested form of words is "We acknowledge travel support provided by STFC for UK participation in LSST through grants ST/S006206/1 and ST/X001334/1”.