An annual award of £10,000 established for the Society by Neville Shulman CBE and his associates.

The Neville Shulman Challenge Award aims to further the understanding and exploration of the planet: its cultures, peoples and environments, while promoting personal development through the intellectual or physical challenges involved in undertaking the research and / or expeditions.

  Deadline: 24 September 2010

  Download the Neville Shulman Challenge Award guidelines PDF

  Neville Shulman Challenge Award past recipients PDF

  2010 Recipient Profiles  

· Nick Danziger - The Millennium Development Goals

Renowned photographer Nick Danziger will investigate the progress of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals in eight of the world's poorest countries. With only five years left until the 2015 deadline to achieve the goals, Nick will travel to Armenia, Bolivia, Cambodia, Honduras, India, Niger, Uganda and Zambia to see what impact they have had on some of the poorest communities in the world.

· Also supported - FX-pedition Borneo

FX-pedition Borneo is a highly ambitious and multidisciplinary interactive research expedition into unexplored rainforest on the island of Borneo. The expedition aims to combine research and educational strands while also increasing awareness of the conservation issues affecting the Heart of Borneo rainforest.

  Expedition website: www.expeditionborneo.org