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Friday, June 18, 2010

UK: Neville Shulman Challenge Award, Royal Geographical Society

Overview

An annual award of £10,000 established for the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) by Neville Shulman CBE, Life Fellow.

The aims of the Neville Shulman Challenge Award are to further the understanding and exploration of the planet: its cultures, peoples and environments, while promoting personal development through the intellectual or physical challenges involved in the completion of research and/or an expedition. It is open to individuals or groups. The application deadline is 24 September 2010

Eligibility

• Applicants must be UK nationals and over the age of 25
• The project can be desk or field based – and carried out in the UK or overseas
• Project proposals relating to PhD or MSc research will not be accepted
• The project must start after May 2011
Please indicate how you heard about the Neville Shulman Challenge Award
• The reviewers are looking for those who are committed to the aims of the challenge
• The award is for independent travel. We will NOT consider any journey joining a commercial expedition or pre-paid tour, including organised charity fundraising tours

Interviews

Three to four projects will be selected and applicants will be called for interview. Interviews will be held at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in London. Shortlisted candidates must be able to attend the interview in person. The overall winner will be announced shortly after the interviews.

Application process

Applications should be submitted by email in word format to the Grants Officer at the Society. Deadlines will be strictly enforced.


Contact/ Applications Grants Officer
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
1 Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2AR
T: (0) 20 7591 3073
F: (0) 20 7591 3031
E: grants@rgs.org
W: www.rgs.org/grants

The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) offers many other grants for different areas of geographical research at different career stages. Full details of all grants can be found at
w: www.rgs.org/grant

Please note: applicants may only apply for one grant per academic year, with the exception of the Henrietta Hutton Research Grant, the Gilchrist Fieldwork Award, Dudley Stamp Memorial Award and 30th International Geographical Congress Award.


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