Postgraduate Student Bursary

A fund of approximately £4,000 is allocated each year for the support of postgraduate students proposing to attend appropriate conferences to present their research findings, visit research labs, or to fund important field-work. The next deadline for receipt of applications is 16th January 2009. A decision will be made at the March 2009 Council meeting.

Bursary Reports are posted on this website.

Applications are invited for a number of travel bursaries which are to be awarded by the Society. These are in addition to other postgraduate student travel bursaries awarded to young researchers. The purpose of these awards is to support academic work by allowing attendance at overseas conferences and meetings; encouraging international collaboration involving research of high merit; or supporting fieldwork.

Applications, giving details of the proposed trip (including estimated total cost and any other support anticipated), should be received by the Executive Director by the closing date. The applications must include a statement of support by the applicant’s academic supervisor. They are vetted on the basis of likely academic benefits by a sub-committee of Council (including one of the vice-Presidents, who will chair the committee, and the chairs of the special interest groups). The award(s) will be made annually and the sum available will be £4000, accruing to the fund each year. Donations made by members and others will be added to the fund in the year received. Ordinarily, bursaries will be limited to a maximum of £500 or 50% of the total cost of a visit (whichever is smaller). Applicants are allowed to receive more than one award (but not in the same year) from the Society/Special interest group, but must include details of previous awards in their application. Applications, which must be in advance of the proposed trip, are welcomed from any postgraduate student  in an appropriate discipline. The Society reserves the right to make no awards. There is only one round of Society awards per year. Any unused bursary money from one year will accumulate to the fund for use in the following year. Members of Council will not be eligible for the award. If the scheme is oversubscribed, then preference will be given to Mineralogical Society Members.        

Those interested can download a copy of the application form, as a .pdf file complete it and send it to the Executive Director, Kevin Murphy, at the Mineralogical Society.