The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) has a number of grants to support geographical research – for postgraduates, early career and more established researchers. Deadlines vary but many are clustered in November, and then again in January and February. There’s full information online here.
Postgraduate grants – most around £2k. Unless specified the grants are open to applications from across the breadth of geography.
- RGS-IBG Postgraduate Research Awards (deadline 23 November 2019)
- Monica Cole Research Grant (deadline 18 January 2020)
- Henrietta Hutton Research Grant (deadline 18 January 2020)
- Frederick Soddy Award (deadline 18 January 2020) (a larger grant for research on a region)
- The Slawson Awards (deadline 22 February 2020) (for research on development issues)
Grants for more established researchers Unless specified the grants are open to applications from across the breadth of geography.
- Ralph Brown Expedition Award (deadline 23 November 2019) (aquatic environments)
- Thesiger-Oman International Fellowship (deadline 23 November 2019) (arid environments)
- Walters Kundert Fellowship (deadline 23 November 2019) (high latitude and high mountain environments)
- RGS-IBG Small Research Grants (deadline 18 January 2020)
- Gilchrist Fieldwork Award (deadline 22 February 2020)
- Environment and Sustainability Research Awards (deadline 22 February 2020)