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.

Lorna Burnell On a gap year Lornafirst visited Iceland and is now travelling in New Zealand, Australia and Cambodia. Lorna's blog »	Joshua Nimmins On a gap year Volunteering in USA on water conservation and disability programmes. Joshua's blog »	Lynn Munro Beyond the gap year Currently at Sirling University, Lynn volunteered on wildlife reserves in South Africa. More details (PDF) » Lynn's blog »
Andrew Robinson Intends to investigate natural hazards in Japan and New Zealand as well as teaching.	Angela Rose Would like work on community, teaching and conservation projects in Brazil and Tanzania.	April Blair Interested in working on wildlife conservation and community projects in China.
Ashvin Nankoo Wants to experience the diverse Australian environments of deserts, forests and coasts.	Comfort Enoch-Moye Would like to work with children in Peru and travel through South America.	Evie Hawker Interested in teaching in Dubai, working in Australia and visiting Yellowstone in USA.
George Smith Would like to study disaster management in the Caribbean and the Olympics in Brazil.	Georgia Murphy Interested in volunteering in India, Sri Lanka or Bangladesh.	James Totton Aiming to investigate the effects of climate refugees in Bangladesh.
Jonathan Fry Would llike to see the Alps, Scandanavia and Madagascar.	Matthew Churm Would like to teach in Canada then travel through USA.	Victoria Adeyi Interested in development and teaching in Fiji and Tanzania.
Tara Wales Travelling in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and New Zealand to further her understanding of development.	Daniel Evans Researched into permafrost in Alaska and independent travel through the west coast of USA. Daniel's blog »	Daniel Crewe Travelled through central and eastern Europe and to Iceland to see the Northern Lights.
Amar Jilka Undertaking an internship in China and volkuntary work in Peru.	Emily Marsh Travelling and teaching in India, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.	Jemimah Larbi Teaching English in China then travelling to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.
Nia Rees Intends to travel to Peru to learn spanish and volunteer with young people.	Andrew Hindle Would like to study seismic activity in Japan, New Zealand and North America.	Emma Crewsdon Undertaking work experience in geophysics in Singapore, Malaysia and New Zealand.
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.	Denzel Johnson Travelled and volunteered in the Americas over his gap year. Denzel's blog » More details (PDF) »
Jade Dyer Travelled on an overland tour through USA. More details (PDF) »	Sophie Garrett Took an overland tour through South America. More details (PDF) »	Jake Shah Travelled in Austria, Turkey and Cuba. More details (PDF) »
Rowan Blackmore Conservation and travel in New Zealand, Chile and USA. More details (PDF) » Rowan's blog »	Siobhan Totterdale Travel, work and volunteering in Japan, Australia and USA. More details (PDF) » Siobhan's blog »	Emma Byhurst Taught in Malawi and worked in a summer camp in USA. More details (PDF) » Emma's blog »
Amy Donaldson Visited volcanic regions in St Vincent and Sicily. More details (PDF) »	Amy Bennett Undertook conservation in Cambodia and Costa Rica. More details (PDF) »	Rosie Ryan Worked in Australia and travelled in New Zealand and USA. More details (PDF) »
Rebecca Pearce Undertook a conservation project in Costa Rica. More details (PDF) »	Rebekah Akingbala Took a french course and travelled in Canada. More details (PDF) »	Sophie Wild Volunteered on a turtle conservation project in Kenya. More details (PDF) »
Sean Cox Travelled in South America and undertook a community building project in Peru. More details (PDF) » Sean's blog »	John Nguyen Travelled in South America, undertaking community construction project in Peru. More details (PDF) » John's blog »	Stuart Fielding Undertook conservation projects, paid work and independent travel in Australia. More details (PDF) » Stuart's blog »
Shannon Salisbury Volunteered in a Moroccan orphanage, travelled in Hong Kong, Australia and Fiji. More details (PDF) »	Matt Slater Travelled to Norway, worked as a language assistant in Spain and interrailed in Europe. More details (PDF) »	Elizabeth Garrard Worked in Australia, travelled in New Zealand and an overland tour of South America.
Emily Hargreaves Volunteered in a Hong Kong school, travelled in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Thailand. More details (PDF) »	Thomas Unsworth Volunteered on a conservation project in Ecuadorian Amazon, and travelled in South America. More details (PDF) »	Samantha Armstrong Toured overland through Africa, volunteering and travelling in South America. More details (PDF) »
Nathan Carlton Undertook conservation work and travel in New Zealand. More details (PDF) »	Alan Nicholls Lived with a hill tribe in Thailand and travelled to Cambodia. More details (PDF) »	Chris Jones Took part in a marine research project in Indonesia. More details (PDF) »
Claire Andrews Volunteered on USA National Park, travel in Australia and Fiji. More details (PDF) » Claire's blog »	Victoria Benjafield Community development work in Fiji, travel 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 »
Alina Khan Studied at a South Korean university. More details (PDF) »	Peter Holland Took part in a GIS project on a wildlife reserve in South Africa. More details (PDF) »	Ed Pethick Joined a sustainable community project in New Zealand. More details (PDF) »
Ruth Van Tongeren Undertook voluntary work in a USA National Park and travelled through USA. More details (PDF) » Ruth's blog »	Courtney Groves Volunteer in Uganda, toured Africa, conservation in Australia and work in New Zealand. More details (PDF) » Courtney's blog »	Mark Kittle Expedition to Svalbard, Arctic undertaking glacial geormorphology research. More details (PDF) » Mark'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) »	Annabelle Wilson Natural hazard research in New Zealand and Japan. More details (PDF) » Annabelle's blog »