The BSRG committee administers two memorial funds to which postgraduate students / young sedimentologists can apply for funding to attend conferences overseas. Successful recipients of each fund are requested to prepare a short illustrated report on their experiences for inclusion in the BSRG web site and newsletter.

Click on the links below for details of how to apply to each fund:

Steve Farrell Memorial Fund:
The Steve Farrell Memorial Fund offers financial support to postgraduate students (of any age) attending field based sedimentology conferences outside the UK. Applications for assistance with sedimentological fieldwork may also be considered.

Gill Harwood Memorial Fund:
Financial support for female graduate students (of any age) and female sedimentologists (under the age of 30), of any nationality, who require funds to assist them in carrying out sedimentological fieldwork or for attendance at international meetings.

The deadline for the next round of awards is 31st January 2009

Award Allocations

2009 Awards:
Applications for the 2009 Farrell and Harwood funds should be emailed to chair@bsrg.org.uk by 31st January 2009.

2008 Awards:
The Farrell and Harwood funds for 2008 were awarded as follows:
Farrell Fund
   Robert Raine, University of Birmingham (full award) £322
Harwood Fund
   Heather MacDonald, University of Leeds (full award) £450
   Suzanne Palmer, Manchester Metropolitan University (full award) £375
   Natalie Parker, University of Birmingham (partial award) £300
   Rachel Kieft, Imperial College, London (partial award) £150

2007 Awards:
The Farrell and Harwood funds for 2007 were awarded as follows:
Farrell Fund
   Oliver Wakefield, University of Keele (winner) £450
   Rhodri Jerrett, University of Liverpool (partial award) £200
Harwood Fund
   Margaret Stewart, Imperial College (winner) £600
   Fengling Yu, University of Durham (partial award) £150

2006 Awards:
The Farrell and Harwood funds for 2006 were awarded as follows:
Farrell Fund
   Aaron Micallef, University of Southampton (winner) £350
   Stephen Cain, University of Keele (partial award) £600
Harwood Fund
   Rachel Batt, University of Leeds (winner) £790
   Laura Evenstar, University of Aberdeen (partial award) £425

2005 Awards:
The Farrell and Harwood funds for 2005 were allocated as follows:
Farrell Fund
   Pablo Harris Davila, University of Leicester (winner) £600
   Simon Cook, University of Keele (partial award) £300
Harwood Fund
   Katie Thomson, University of Durham (winner) £600
   Nicola McLoughlin, University of Oxford (partial award) £400

2004 Awards:
The Farrell and Harwood funds for 2004 were allocated as follows:
Farrell Fund
   Rob Duller, University of Keele (winner) £360
   Oliver Jordan, University of Keele (partial award) £300
Harwood Fund
   Amy Whitchurch, Imperial College (winner) £500
   Elizabeth Nunn, University of Plymouth (partial award) £550

2003 Awards:
The Farrell and Harwood funds for 2003 were allocated as follows:
Farrell Fund
   James Howard, University of Leicester (winner) £300
   Chris Edwards, University of Liverpool (partial award) £200
   Roy Davies, University of Liverpool (partial award) £200
Harwood Fund
   Clare Henman, University of Leicester (winner) £500