Grants, funding and awards

EARMA operates a number of funding schemes to support its objectives. All the programmes have three underlying objectives:

• The training of research administrators
• Exchange of best practice between research administration systems
• Enhancing international research collaboration through building strong links between research administration systems

New EARMA Awards

• Sustainability in Research Management Award
• Emerging RMA Talent Award

EARMA Annual Recognition Awards

• Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA)
• Outstanding Contribution Award (OCA)
• Voluntary Service Recognition Award (VSR)

Grants

• Mobility Grant: Conference Attendees
• Mobility Grant: Ext. Events & Collaborations
• Invited Speaker Grant

Bursaries

• Conference Widening Bursary (for new and non-EARMA members)

EARMA's Awards Expert Group (AEG) is responsible for all grants disbursed by EARMA on an annual basis. The AC oversees a broad portfolio of awards that are aligned to EARMA’s strategic aims of providing direct financial benefit to members, stimulating members’ participation in various events relevant to the RMA profession, and through this, supporting access and networking across the EARMA community. To do this, the Expert Group meets on a monthly basis and delivers a busy annual cycle of business, ensuring that various grants and awards are promoted, processed and distributed in a timely fashion.

EARMA Awards & Grants Schedule 2025/26

EARMA Awards & Grants GANTT Chart 2025/26