The NSGG Postgraduate Fieldwork Fund provides support for students undertaking a near-surface geophysical survey as part of a postgraduate (MSc, MRes or PhD) research project at a UK institute of further education. NSGG will fund the successful applicant to a maximum of £1000. Successful applications will additionally receive 1-year student membership of The Geological Society, plus registration and travel costs to present at one NSGG research event. In return, we request that the successful applicant produces a poster-style summary of their research for display on the NSGG website.
How To Apply
An Application for Support is limited strictly to 2 pages (11pt Arial font). It must include:
- An outline of the broader research project,
- A description of the proposed field survey,
- Justification for requested funds, comprising
- an itemised budget (specify the minimum support required to make the survey feasible)
- detail of other funding sources available to the project, and
- a work schedule, noting that funding must be used within 12 months of the award.
- A maximum of 2 figures with captions.
A reference list can be included as a separate supplement to the main proposal.
Applications should be submitted through email, to postgrad-fund@nsgg.org.uk. Include the main support document, plus your CV and a supporting statement from your research supervisor. Applications will be reviewed by a panel from the NSGG committee. Informal inquiries can be made in advance of the deadline to Dr Adam Booth (a.d.booth@leeds.ac.uk). An example of a successful application from a previous funding round is accessible via the link at the bottom of this page.
Scheme Conditions
- The applicant should be a PhD, MRes or MSc student, undertaking a near-surface geophysics field project as part of research at a UK institute.
- The application must be supported by the project supervisor.
- Funds will be given in GBP. The maximum that can be awarded one applicant is £1000. NSGG reserve the right, at the discretion of the panel, to award no or multiple awards depending on the applications that are received.
- Only one application to the NSGG Postgraduate Fieldwork Fund can be made in any funding round. Funds must be used within one calendar year of support being awarded.
- The support of the Geological Society of London and NSGG Postgraduate Fieldwork Fund must be acknowledged in any publications or presentations forthcoming from the project.
- Proposals will be graded primarily according to Research Innovation, Effectiveness of Survey Design and Presentation (40-40-20% weighting). The availability of other funding will also be considered during review.
- No award will be made if no suitable applications are received in any one funding round.
- The panel’s decision is final.
The aforementioned applications instructions can be downloaded from the following link.
The deadline for this year’s round of support is 17:00 on 26th April 2024. Successful applicants will be informed of the panel’s decision no earlier than 24th May 2024.