Royal Geographical Society: Henrietta Hutton Research Grant 1674 views

Royal Geographical Society offers Henrietta Hutton Memorial Fund as a research grant to a student who wishes to take up field research overseas as an individual or as part of a team (multi-disciplinary).

Number of awards: 01 (One) grant

Award value: £500 for an undergraduate student.

Eligibility:

1. Applicants must be students enrolled at a UK Higher Education Institution
2. Applicants in the research field of geographical, social and/or environmental science or natural history element will be given preference.
3. Applicants must demonstrate strong host country participation in the field research to be undertaken.
4. Applicants must begin their field research the same year the award is granted.
5. The field research must be of more than 4 weeks but does not necessarily have to be connected to the student’s academic studies.

Applications:

• Applications to be submitted by email to grants@rgs.org
• Applications must contain the following details:
• Name and full contact details with an email id
• year of commencement of the University course and the intended completion date
• indicate the programme (undergraduate or postgraduate)
• short abstract with title, giving context to the research (not more than 100 words)
• Aim of the project and objectives (max 250 words); Location of research area
• Detailed description of the proposed research (max 500 words); Duration of fieldwork/research with start and intended end date
• Details of links with host country, including permissions and collaborations (max 250 words)
• Budget