Each year several grants of up to £3,500 are given to early career researcher individuals (up to 10 years post PhD). One grant of up to £3,500 will be awarded from the 20th International Geographical Congress Fund. The Jasmin Leila Award and the Rob Potter Award will be given as a supplement to projects supported under the scheme, or as independent awards.
Aim and Benefits
Awards of up to £3,500 to early career researchers for original desk or field-based research in any area of geography.
Requirements
Applicants are expected to hold a PhD at the time of applying, must be affiliated with a UK Higher Education Institution and must be Fellows or Members of the Society. These awards are only available to individuals. At risk academic geographers hosted at UK institutions through programmes such as Cara are eligible to apply.
Application Deadline
February 3, 2025
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to Royal Geographical Society on cdn-rgs-media-prod.azureedge.net to apply
All prospective grant applicants are encouraged to read our Advice and Resources pages, which include more information about the grants programme, its conditions, how to apply for a grant and what is expected if your application is successful. Please read this information carefully and send your application, or any enquiries, by email to [email protected].
For more details visit: RGS website.
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