The trustees of the Dudley Stamp Memorial Award offers number of small grants (up to £500) for PhD students or postdoctoral researchers. Grants are to assist them in research or study travel leading in the study of geography. International students can apply for this award. The award is administered by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). Students must be registered (full or part time) for a PhD at a UK Higher Education institution OR employed by a UK HEI within 6 years of completion of a doctoral degree. Completed application forms should be submitted by email.
Study Subject(s): PhD or postdoctoral research leading to the advancement of geography and to international cooperation in the study of geography.
Course Level:This scholarship is for pursuing PhD/ Postdoctoral research level.
Scholarship Provider: Trustees of the Dudley Stamp Memorial Award
Scholarship can be taken at: UK and Abroad
Eligibility: -The awards support research or study travel leading to the advancement of geography. Usually there is an international dimension
- Applicants must be registered (full or part time) for a PhD at a UK Higher Education institution OR employed by a UK HEI within 6 years of completion of a doctoral degree.
- Applicants of any nationality are welcome to apply.
- Applicants registered on MPhil or other Masters courses are NOT eligible.
- These awards cannot provide funding solely for conference attendance.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: The International students can apply for this scholarship.
Scholarship Description: Lawrence Dudley Stamp (1898-1966) was an internationally renowned British geographer who served as President of both the Royal Geographical Society and the Institute of British Geographers. The Dudley Stamp Memorial Award was established in 1967 to enable postgraduate geographers to travel in support of their research. The Dudley Stamp Memorial Award offers a number of small grants (up to £500) for PhD students or postdoctoral researchers in the early stages of their careers, to assist them in research or study travel leading to the advancement of geography and to international cooperation in the study of geography.
Number of awards offered: Several grants are awarded each year.
Duration of award(s): Not Known
What does it cover? The Dudley Stamp Memorial Award offers a number of small grants (up to £500) for PhD students or postdoctoral researchers in the early stages of their careers.
Selection Criteria: Preference will be given to research that leads to the advancement of geography and to international co-operation in the study of the subject. Applications are particularly welcome for projects which will strengthen links between geographers in the United Kingdom and those overseas.
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: Completed application forms should be submitted by email to the Society's Grants Officer. Application forms can be downloaded from www.rgs.org/dudleystamp.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application closing date is 22nd February 2013.
Further Official Scholarship Information and Application (http://www.rgs.org/NR/rdonlyres/5E7785CA-B816-44B1-ABB2-7715615B6E0C/0/DudleyStampMemorialAwardGuidelines2013.pdf)
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