Research Grants
The 2012 round of Society Research Funds is now open for applications. Applications for support from any of the Society funds must be made on the form which can be downloaded below.
The form must be completed in full and accompanied by two letters of support from Fellows of the Society (with the exception of the Undergraduate Research Bursaries. Please see application form). Please send to the Awards Secretary at the Geological Society.
In order to be considered at the next available committee meeting, applications and supporting documents must reach the Society no later than 1 February 2012 (with the exception of applications for an Undergraduate Research Bursary for which the deadline is 15 February 2012). The average award has been about £1,000.
The form must be completed in full and accompanied by two letters of support from Fellows of the Society (with the exception of the Undergraduate Research Bursaries. Please see application form). Please send to the Awards Secretary at the Geological Society.
In order to be considered at the next available committee meeting, applications and supporting documents must reach the Society no later than 1 February 2012 (with the exception of applications for an Undergraduate Research Bursary for which the deadline is 15 February 2012). The average award has been about £1,000.
- Application form for research grants (.rtf52 Kb)
- Application form for undergraduate fieldwork bursaries (.rtf51 Kb)
- Application form for undergraduate research bursary (new opportunity) (.rtf204 Kb)
- Guidelines for applicants (.pdf124 Kb)
If you have any further questions regarding your application, please contact the Awards Secretary.
The following funds are available for application:
Mike Coward Fund
- For fieldwork in structural geology as applied to regional tectonics.
William George Fearnsides Fund
- To advance geological science.
Edmund Johnson Garwood Fund
- For the encouragement of research in stratigraphy, with palaeontology, and in physical geology. Must be between 28 and 51 years of age.
Gloyne Outdoor Geological Research Fund
- For the prosecution of outdoor research preferentially of a palaeontological or stratigraphical character, and preferentially within the limits of the British Commonwealth.
Annie Greenly Fund
- For detailed geological mapping.
Timothy Jefferson Field Research Fund
- Must be under 28 years of age; for a field project for research in Earth science. Not for military activity or development.
Elspeth Matthews Fund
- For members of the Society for geological field-based research anywhere in the world. Preference for those under 30 years of age.
Daniel Pidgeon Fund
- To promote geological original research. Must not be more than 28 years of age.
Joseph Burr Tyrrell Fund
- To assist geologists of Great Britain and Ireland to travel to and in Canada; or to assist in the publication of meritorious papers by geologists of Great Britain and Ireland upon the geology of Canada; or to assist such geologists in any other way best adapted to further this object.
Distinguished Geologists’ Memorial Fund
- To a geologist under the age of 30; in the form of travel bursaries to enable recipients to broaden their experience and for professional development.
Other grants administered by the Society
Undergraduate Fieldwork Bursaries
- Novas Consulting is an independent energy consultancy offering integrated geoscience and engineering technical services. Novas Consulting generously offer £1500 to fund up to 6 bursaries for field mapping projects linked to studies of stratigraphy, structure or sedimentary geology/processes. To find out more about Novas Consulting, visit www.novasconsulting.com.
Undergraduate Research Bursaries (new opportunity)
- The Nuffield Foundation Undergraduate Research Bursaries are changing for 2012. They will no longer be running the scheme directly but instead will work with the Geological Society, and other organisations, to provide funding to support undergraduates for a six to eight week research project during the summer vacation. There will be a limited number of undergraduate research bursaries available, the average amount of which will be £1400.
Jeremy Willson Charitable Trust
- The Jeremy Willson Charitable Trust, and the Willson family, generously supports the Geological Society Grants programme, in memory of their son and brother, Jeremy Willson.
Jeremy was a great athlete, geologist and adventurer. He sadly died of new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) in March 2006. In the spirit of Jeremy’s interests, the Jeremy Willson Award supports field-based projects with a distinct focus on the physical environment. To find out more about the Jeremy Willson Charitable Trust, visit www.jwct.org.uk.