Environment and Sustainability Research Grants

Three annual awards of £15,000 for early career researchers.

Ralph Brown Expedition Award

An annual award of £12,500 to an expedition working in an aquatic environment. 

Thesiger-Oman Fellowships

Awards of £8,000 for research in the physical or human dimensions of arid and semi-arid environments.

RGS-IBG Small Research Grants

Awards of up to £3,000 to individuals for desk or field-based research in any area of geography.

Gilchrist Fieldwork Award

A biannual award of £15,000 to a research team undertaking challenging overseas fieldwork.

Walters Kundert Fellowship

The Walters Kundert Fellowship offers an annual grant of £10,000 to support post-PhD field research within Arctic or high mountain environments.

30th International Geographical Congress Award

Grants of up to £750 to attend an international ISC conference.

Dudley Stamp Memorial Award

Small grants for PhD students or postdoctoral researchers in the early stages of their careers.

Rob Potter Award

A supplementary grant of £1,500 for development research, given in celebration of Rob Potter.

Jasmin Leila Award

A small supplementary grant given in celebration of Jasmin Leila Sidaway.

Fieldwork Apprenticeships

Grants of £1,500 for first year and second undergraduate geography students to participate in a fieldwork project.