Gilchrist Fieldwork Award

The Gilchrist Fieldwork Award is an annual £15,000 grant to support original and challenging overseas academic field research carried out by small teams of university academics and other researchers. It is funded by the Gilchrist Educational Trust and administered day-to-day by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). The award encourages applications from geographers, ecologists, anthropologists, archaeologists, earth and environmental scientists and related fields, and expects demonstrable links and benefits to local agencies and communities.

£15,000 to support overseas academic field research

The award is open to established researchers who must hold a PhD at time of application and be based in a UK Higher Education Institution or equivalent research establishment.

Complete the online form linked on the Gilchrist site; the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) will provide further details and next steps. Full details are available on the RGS website.