Four people with large rucksacks and camping equipment walking beside a meandering river. There are trees on the bank of the river and piles of rocks across the grass where they are walking.

Undergraduate grants

We have a number of grants available for undergraduate students.

Two people stand on a wooden raft in the middle of a lake. The lake is surrounded by green grass land, sparsely dotted with trees.

Monica Cole Research Grant

An annual grant of £1,000 for a physical geography undergraduate or postgraduate student.

Artefacts laid out on a cloth covered table. A person wearing gloves is stood in front of the table holding a camera to take photos of the artefacts.

Henrietta Hutton Research Grant

Grants of £500 for undergraduate or postgraduate students undertaking overseas fieldwork.

RGS grant recipients cross a short section of the Russell Glacier, Greenland, on return from a day of fieldwork

RGS Explore Grants

Grants of £500 to £5,000 to support teams undertaking original, challenging overseas expeditions that aim to advance geographical knowledge, with local collaboration playing an integral role.

Two people sat beside a glacial lake taking measurements. They are surrounded by small transparent tubes and other measuring equipment.

Fieldwork apprenticeships

Grants of £1,500 for first year undergraduate geography students to participate in a fieldwork project.