Esmond B. Martin RGS Prize
Our Prize honours excellence in geographical research, with a focus on wildlife conservation and environmental studies.
About the Prize
Esmond B. Martin was a renowned American geographer and conservationist who passed away in 2018 in tragic circumstances. Esmond generously left an endowment for the Society to award an annual prize in his name – the Esmond B. Martin Royal Geographical Society Prize.
The Prize consists of one or two annual prizes that recognise outstanding achievement by individuals (not organisations) in the pursuit and/or application of geographical research across the breadth of the discipline, typically in the field of wildlife conservation and environmental research studies.
We hold a special Monday night lecture each year to celebrate the Prize and award it.
2027 Prize nominations
Nominations are now being welcomed for the 2027 Esmond B. Martin Royal Geographical Society Prize.
Any individual may nominate candidates for the Prize – neither proposers or nominees need to be Fellows or Members of the Society.
The deadline for all nominations is 14 December 2026.
Please read the nomination guidelines carefully before completing and submitting a nomination form (DOC).
Nominations should consist of:
- A completed nomination form. Please include details for the proposer and the two/three supporters.
- A CV or biography of the nominee.
- Two or three letters of support from relevant individuals. These should be sent independently of the main nomination form and CV/biography by the supporters themselves.
All documents and letters should be sent to the Director’s Office, director@rgs.org
