Deadline: 22-Feb-23
The Royal Geographical Society is now inviting applications for its Environment and Sustainability Research Grants offer three awards of £15,000 to researchers within 10 years of completing their PhD, for projects that investigate some of the bigger issues of environmental sustainability.
Projects must demonstrate the ability to advance geographical knowledge and to have potential impact beyond the academy. Preference is given to projects with a substantial field component, although lab, desk or archive-based projects may also be considered.
What counts as ‘Geographical’?
- Geography is the understanding of our world; from local communities to global scales. At its core are the processes by which the environments, societies and places of the world interact and are continually shaped and changed. It is of relevance to us all, not only as we carry out our lives in ‘places’, but through our actions as we increasingly change our environments – both built and natural.
- To obtain support from the Society, the proposed research must contain a substantial geographical component. Non-geographical mapping projects (e.g. simply mapping the distribution of species X) do not meet the requirement to make a contribution to new geographical knowledge. Such projects will not be eligible for funding.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Environment and Sustainability Research Grants have been generously supported by the Deutsche Post-Stiftung and SUN Institute Environment and Sustainability.
- Applicants may be researches of any nationality but must be affiliated with a UK Higher Education Institution.
- Individuals or groups may apply.
For more information, visit Environment and Sustainability Research Grants.