Grant-giving organisations for expeditions and field research

Grants, prizes and awards for members of the oceanographic community.

Supporting projects that use knowledge of Earth’s environments to advance the settlement of space.

Supporting expeditions led by explorers who may have taken alternative routes to acquire the skills necessary to conduct their research.

Supporting exploration and field research in a range of subjects.

For those seeking solutions to humankind’s most pressing challenges.

For young explorers addressing a novel scientific, environmental, or historic question.

For non-UK early career scientists to conduct research in the UK.

For early-career UK based scientists to purchase specialised equipment and consumables or fund fieldwork.

To fund international research leaders to be based at a UK university.

Supports exploration and field research for those who are just beginning their research careers.

Aims to foster a new generation of explorers dedicated to advancing the scientific knowledge of our world.

Funds research in natural sciences in the UK and internationally.

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Directory of grant-giving organisations