The New Phytologist Foundation supports symposia, conferences, meetings and other initiatives that further innovation and advancement in plant-focused research around the world. Often this will be in the form of part-support / sponsorship of a scientific meeting or awards such as poster and lecture prizes. Find out more about New Phytologist Foundation Innovation Grants.
Find out more about the events we've supported below. If you are interested in discussing support for your event, please contact the Events and Promotions Manager for further information.
The New Phytologist Foundation sponsored The International Biogeography Society's 12th Biennial Conference, TIBS2026, which took place in Aarhus, Denmark, from 6 to 10 January 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation sponsored the Annual Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) Symposium, which took place at the University of Sheffield, UK, on 3 February 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation sponsored The 68th Annual Maize Genetics Meeting, which took place in Cologne, Germany, from 26 February to 1 March 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of Chromatin and Transcription: FLC and beyond II, which takes place at La Cristalera, Madrid, Spain, 11–13 March 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the 39th Molecular Biology of Plants Conference, which takes place in Hennef, Germany, 16–19 March 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of Monogram 2026, which takes place in Cambridge, UK, 23–26 March 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the DOMPS Symposium, which takes place in Freiburg, Germany, 25–27 March 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the 4th Annual Dynamic Vegetation Modeling and Observations Conference, which takes place in Woods Hole, MA, USA, 8–10 April 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is supporting the Young Researchers’ Symposium on Plant Photobiology, which takes place in Edinburgh, UK, from 15 to 18 April 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is sponsoring the 16th British Meiosis Meeting, which takes place in London, UK, 15–16 April 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is sponsoring the 3rd UK Plant Biomechanics Workshop, which takes place in Nottingham, UK, on 17 April 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the 5th Argentine Conference on Ethnobiology and Society (JAES 2026), which takes place in Malargüe, Argentina, 19–22 April 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is sponsoring the 11th International Symposium on Root Development (Rooting 2026), which takes place in Specchiolla, Italy, from 4 to 7 May 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of SeedCon, which takes place in Potsdam, Germany, 5–7 May 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of Plant Tissue Culture and Genome Engineering (PTCGE) 2026, which takes place in Barcelona, Spain, from 10 to 13 May.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the Global Conservation Consortia summit, Conservation, Collaboration & Community, taking place in Edinburgh, UK, 14–15 May 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the Gordon Research Conference on Integrating Lignin Biology and Material Engineering for Product Development, taking place in Tuscany, Italy, 17–22 May 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the 14th International Conference for Plant Mitochondrial Biology (ICPMB 2026), which takes place in Kagoshima, Japan, 18–22 May 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is supporting Fascination of Plants Day activities at Lancaster Environment Centre on 18 May 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the 2026 Salt and Water Stress in Plants Gordon Research Conference, which takes place in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, from 24 to 29 May 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the FEBS Workshop, Protein termini 2026: From mechanisms to biological impact, which takes place in Palermo, Italy, 3–6 June 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the 9th International Symposium on Woody Root research (Woody Roots IX), which takes place in Como, Italy, 3–5 June 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the Population, Evolutionary and Quantitative Genetics conference (PEQG26), taking place in Asilomar, CA, USA, 9–12 June 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the 65th Annual Meeting of the Phytochemical Society of America, taking place in Madison, WI, USA, 15–19 June 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR 2026), taking place in Singapore, 22–26 June 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the State of the World's Plants and Fungi 2026 symposium, taking place at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, UK, 29 June – 1 July 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the 27th International Symposium on Plant Lipids (ISPL), taking place in Málaga, Spain, 5–10 July 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of Harnessing plant associated microbial communities for plant stress resilience, a session at the Society for Experimental Biology's annual meeting, taking place in Florence, Italy, 7–9 July 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is sponsoring the International Conference on Mycorrhiza (ICOM) 13, which takes place in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, from 12 to 17 July 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the World Palm Symposium, taking place at the National University of Singapore from 13 to 17 July 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is sponsoring this satellite meeting of the International Conference on Photosynthesis Research. C460 takes place in Lancaster, UK, from 23 to 25 July 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the International Conference on Photosynthesis Research (ICPR), taking place in Liverpool, UK, 26–30 July 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the Ecological Society of America's annual meeting, 'Ecology in an era of uncertainty', taking place in Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 26–31 July 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the International Society of Ethnobiology (ISE) Congress, taking place in Cairns, Australia, 26–29 July 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the Gordon Research Conference: Plant and Microbial Cytoskeleton – Bridging Concepts and Approaches Across Organismal Diversity, taking place in Andover, NH, USA, 9–14 August 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the Norwich–Cambridge Science Symposium (NoCaSS) 2026, taking place in Norwich, UK, 13–14 August 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the 13th Environmental Signaling in Plants Summer School, taking place in Utrecht, the Netherlands, 24–26 August 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the IV Symposium of the Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in South America, taking place in Quito, Ecuador, 24–28 August 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of Green Planet Day 2026, taking place in York, UK, on 2 September 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics, taking place in London, UK, 8–11 September 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the 58th Annual Conference of the German Society of Plant Nutrition, taking place in Geisenheim, Germany, 13–16 September 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the EMBO workshop on Plant calcium signalling, taking place in Primošten, Croatia, 20–24 September 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the Trilateral ECR Symposium, taking place in Ghent, Belgium, 20–22 September 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the 13th International PhD School on Plant Development, taking place in Neustadt, Germany, 23–25 September 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the 8th International Conference on Duckweed Research and Applications, taking place in Portici, Italy, 28 September – 2 October 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of AUXIN 2026, taking place in the Algarve, Portugal, 4–8 October 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of Post-transcriptional Gene regulation in Plants (PGRP) 2026, taking place in Málaga, Spain, 5–7 October 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the 4th International Congress on Strigolactones, taking place in Paris, France, 5–8 October 2026.
The New Phytologist Foundation is a sponsor of the 12th International Symposium on Plant Soil Interactions at Low pH (PSILPH), taking place in Gifu, Japan, 27–31 October 2026.