RGS-IBG Small Research Grants
The Society offers several awards of up to £3,000 to individuals for original desk and/or field based research in any area of geography. Preference will be given to early career researchers.
Each year one grant of up to £3,000 will be made available from the 20th International Geographical Congress. This fund was established following the 20th International Geographical Congress held in London in 1964.
The Jasmin Leila Award of £250, will be given as a supplement to one of the projects supported under the Society’s Small Research Grant scheme, or as an independent award.
Deadline
18 January (each year)
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RGS-IBG Small Research Grants guidelines (PDF)
RGS-IBG Small Research Grant Application Form (MSWORD)
Research Ethics and Code of Practice (PDF)
2012 RGS-IBG Small Research Grant recipients
Dr Sarah Mills (Loughborough University). 'Advance again!’: Post-war youth culture and the Jewish Lads’ Brigade 1945-1969 - UK
Dr Fiona McConnell (University of Cambridge). Diplomacy on the Margins: Unrepresented Nations and the Negotiation of Legitimacy - The Hague, Brussels (20th IGC)
Dr Angharad Saunders (University of Glamorgan). 'The Author’s Craft’: geographies of influence and inspiration in the practice of writing - UK
Dr Ivan Scales (University of Cambridge). The ‘biofuel complex’ and the emerging political economy of agriculture in Senegal (20th IGC)
Alex Singleton (University of Liverpool). Estimating Emissions Linked to the School Commute in England (EPSRC)
Dr Lucy Clarke (University of Hull). Geomorphological response of alluvial fans following major avulsions - UK
Dr Darrel Swift (University of Sheffield). Sedimentological and geophysical investigation of debris structures and englacial drainage pathways at an overdeepened glacier - Iceland
Dr Lauren Coad (Oxford University). The movement ecology of human bushmeat hunters: predicting hunter behaviour and landscape use in Central Gabon, Africa
Dr Rachel Granger (Coventry University). A Post-Recession Perspective on Capital Switching: Changing Investment Patterns in Western Cities - UK, USA and Australia
Dr Caleb Johnston (University of Glasgow). Performing Citizenship: politics, tactics, and adivasis rights in Ahmedabad, India (Jasmin Leila Award)
For further information on these projects, including a summary of the research and expedition reports, please browse the Society's Expeditions Database.