Applications Invited for RGS-IBG Postgraduate Research Awards 2021

About the Organization:

The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) is the UK's learned society and professional body for geography. They advance geography and support geographers in the UK and across the world. The Society was founded in 1830 to advance geographical science. Today, they achieve this by supporting geographical research, education, and fieldwork and expeditions, as well as by advocating on behalf of the discipline and promoting geography to public audiences.

RGS-IBG Postgraduate Research Awards

The Society offers awards of up to £2,000 for PhD students undertaking fieldwork/data collection to advance geographical knowledge. These awards, offered to individuals, aim to help students establish themselves in their particular field.

The RGS-IBG Postgraduate Research Awards were established in 2008 to support PhD students undertaking research and fieldwork. Applicants must be registered at a UK Higher Education Institution. Preference is given to students who do not receive full funding from a research council, university or comparable levels of support from other sources for fieldwork and data collection.

The RGS-IBG Postgraduate Research Awards include Albert Reckitt Awards, Walters Kundert Grants, the Geographical Club Award, Hong Kong Research Grants and the Dudley Stamp Memorial Award.

Award

• Up to £2,000 is awarded for PhD students undertaking fieldwork/data collection to advance geographical knowledge.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be a PhD student;
• Must be registered at a UK Higher Education Institution;
• Preference is given to students who do not receive full funding from a research council, university or comparable levels of support from other sources for fieldwork and data collection.

For any enquiries, email to grants@rgs.org.

Deadline: 23 November

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