Upcoming Events
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FLUME WORKSHOP
Join us for a 2-day flume workshop at Utrecht University with Joris Eggenhuisen. This workshop is targeted at anyone who works with sediments and is interested in studying sediment transport, bedforms and sedimentary processes in action in the lab.
The AGM 2024 will be held in Leeds on 16-18 December 2024, and convened by Adam McArthur, Dave Hodgson and Jeff Peakall.
BSRG AGM 2024
Funding Opportunities
The 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. Awards are in the region of £250-300.
The Gill Harwood Memorial Fund
The Gill Harwood Memorial Fund offers financial support to 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 Trevor Elliott Memorial Fund
This fund was set up in memory of Trevor Elliott by his family, friends, students and colleagues. Trevor’s research interests spanned fluvial to deepwater stratigraphy, sedimentology and basin analysis. Trevor’s greatest strengths were in his scientific methods and teaching style and ability to engage with everyone, regardless of experience. We wish to thank all of the individuals who contributed to this fund.
BSRG Early Career Grant
The Early Career Grant offers financial support for postdoctoral researchers and those within 3 years (full time equivalent) of starting a permanent academic position to support sedimentological research (e.g. field or laboratory) or to attend international meetings.
Other Potential Sources of Funding
CASP Research Awards for Geological Fieldwork CASP is funding 5 annual awards of up to £3,000 so that UK/EU-based undergraduate masters to early career researchers can carry out applied geological fieldwork. Funding will be for the fieldwork element alone and therefore excludes any significant analytical budget and will not include the applicant’s stipend. Further details can be found here. AAPG Grants in Aid The AAPG Foundation Grants-in-Aid Program is available to geoscience graduate students who may require funding for their research project. Grants are based on merit, and in part, on the financial needs of the applicant. The program focuses on support of qualified candidates for masters or equivalent degrees. Qualified doctoral candidates are also encouraged to apply. Factors weighed in the selection of successful applicants include: Qualifications of the applicants as indicated by past performance. Originality and imagination of the proposed project, support of the department in which the work is being done. Perceived significance of the project to petroleum, energy minerals and related environmental geology. Monetary awards up to a maximum amount of $2000. Grants are to be applied to expenses directly related to the student’s thesis work, such as fieldwork, laboratory analyses, etc. Funds are not to be used for capital equipment, conferences, salaries, tuition, room & board during the school year. Applicants are required to submit official academic transcripts by mail before the deadline. The deadline for the program closes on January 31st. Applications for the program are available online through the AAPG website. Geological Society Research Funding: The Geological Society invites applications for awards from several funds for research into all aspects of geology, the average award has been £1,000. Awards Secretary, Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BG. Tel: +44 20 7434 9944 Fax: +44 20 7439 8975 Email: enquiries@geolsoc.org.uk IAS Grants: In order to promote the study of Sedimentology, one of the goals of the IAS is to help PhD and other students with their Sedimentology studies. Therefore, the IAS offers three types of grants: the Postgraduate Grant Scheme (PGS), various travel grants and an 'Institutional IAS Grant'. More info here. SEPM Student Grants: The SEPM Foundation, Inc. manages the distribution of various designated student assistance grants. Details for application (by Jan 15th) can be found here.