Meet the Gap Scholars

Each year we award gap year scholarships to young geographers who might not have considered or been able to afford to travel overseas on a gap year. Each gap scholarship is worth up to £4,000 which can fund travel, accommodation and the costs of a placement such as a conservation project, an expedition or a cultural exchange.

Students receive expert guidance from the Society and are mentored by geography undergraduates to help plan a meaningful gap experience which will positively impact on their future studies and career.

Find out more about applying for a gap year scholarship

Emma Crewsdon Planning a gap year Emma wants to use her gap year to gain work experience in geophysics and geoengineering in Germany, Australia and Singapore.	Denzel Johnson On a gap year Denzel wanted to gain experience in development. He is currently travelling and volunteering in the Americas. Denzel's blog »	Lynn Munro Beyond the gap year Lynn volunteered on wildlife reserves in South Africa and travelled in New Zealand.  She has is in her second year at Stirling University. More details (PDF) » Lynn's blog »
Tara Wales Interested in travelling to Africa and South America to further her understanding of development issues.	Jemimah Larbi Would like to travel to China, as well as undertaking conservation in Kenya or the Maldives.	Daniel Evans Is interested in glaciation so would like to visit a cold environment such as Alaska.
Amar Jilka Would like to volunteer in schools in South America.	Emily Marsh Interested in volunteering on development projects in Africa.	Joshua Nimmins Would like to visit Alaska and study glaciation in Canada.
Nia Rees Intends to study french  then work on a development project in Central America.	Andrew Hindle Would like to study seismic activity in Japan, New Zealand and North America.	Damini Sureshgar Would like to volunteer in schools in Central or South America.
Torquil Hall Intends to cycle 6000km around the North Sea to see the Fjords and glaciated areas.	Abi Ridley Interested in exploring her heritage in India and undertaking some voluntary work.	Daniel Crewe Intends to travel through central and eastern Europe, and to travel to see the Northern Lights.
Lorna Burnell Interested in studying natural hazards in Chile, Japan, New Zealand or the Philippines.	Sophie Garrett Took an overland tour through South America.	Jake Shah Plans to travel in Europe, USA and Cuba and volunteer on National Parks.
Rowan Blackmore Plans to do conservation in New Zealand and travel to Chile and USA.	Siobhan Totterdale Travelling, volunteering and working in Japan, Australia and USA.	Emma Byhurst Plans to teach in Malawi and work in a summer camp in USA.
Amy Donaldson Visited volcanic regions in St Vincent and Sicily.	Amy Bennett Plans to undertake conservation in Cambodia and Costa Rica.	Louise Graham Volunteering in a school in South Africa.
Jade Dyer Intends to volunteer in Fiji and travel in USA.	Rebecca Pearce Undertook a conservation project in Costa Rica.	Shannon Salisbury Volunteered in a Moroccan orphanage, travelled in Hong Kong, Australia, Fiji and Thailand.
Sean Cox Just returned Sean travelled in South America and undertook a community building project in Peru. Sean's blog »	John Nguyen Travelling in South America, undertaking community construction project in Peru. John's blog »	Stuart Fielding Undertook a number of conservation projects in Australia. Stuart's blog »
Rosie Ryan Worked in Australia and travelled in New Zealand and USA.	Matt Slater Travelled to Norway, worked as a language assistant in Spain and interrailed in Europe.	Elizabeth Garrard Working in Australia, travelling in New Zealand and an overland tour of South America.
Sophie Wild Volunteered on a turtle conservation project in Kenya.	Thomas Unsworth Volunteered on a conservation project in Ecuadorian Amazon, and travelled in South America.	Samantha Armstrong Toured overland through Africa, volunteering and travelling in South America.
Nathan Carlton Undertook conservation work and travel in New Zealand.	Rebekah Akingbala Taking a french course and independent travel in Canada.	Emily Hargreaves Volunteered in a Hong Kong school, travelled in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Thailand.
Chris Jones Took part in a marine research project in Indonesia. More details (PDF) »	Victoria Benjafield Did community development work in Fiji, travelled to Australia and USA. More details (PDF) » Victoria's blog »	Robert Murray Taught in a Chinese school, travelled to Australia and Thailand. More details (PDF) » Robert's blog »
Courtney Groves Did community volunteering in Uganda, toured Africa, conservation in Australia and worked in New Zealand. More details (PDF) » Courtney's blog »	Alan Nicholls Lived with a hill tribe in Thailand and travelled to Cambodia. More details (PDF) »	Claire Andrews Volunteered on USA National Park, travelled in Australia and Fiji. More details (PDF) » Claire's blog »
Ruth Van Tongeren Volunteered on a USA National Park and toured USA. More details (PDF) » Ruth's blog »	Alina Khan Studied at a South Korean university. More details (PDF) »	Mark Kittle Expedition to Svalbard, Arctic undertaking glacial geormorphology research. More details (PDF) » Mark's blog »
Ed Pethick Joined a sustainable community project in New Zealand. More details (PDF) »	Peter Holland Took part in a GIS project on a wildlife reserve in South Africa. More details (PDF) »	Annabelle Wilson Researched into natural hazard management in New Zealand and Japan. More details (PDF) » Annabelle's blog »
Annys Mackintosh Joined a grassroots conservation project in New Zealand. More details (PDF) » Annys' blog »	Dene Bowdalo Travelled around Europe and Australia. More details (PDF) »