MONICA COLE RESEARCH GRANT

1. The level of studies can be undergraduate or postgraduate.
2. An applicant is not required to have a geography degree or work in a geography department. However, the project undertaken must advance in geographical knowledge.
3. The project presented to obtain the award must not have any prepaid travel involved by any commercial organization involved in the project.

No Separate Application or Fee is Required to get the scholarship, it will be automatically considered, once you enrolled for the program. The application process for Monica Cole Research Grant takes up to four months for processing. To seek the grant the interested applicants have to send their application to the Society’s Grants Officer at grants@rgs.org. The grant applications need to have the following details:

1. Name, affiliation (Name of the institution), Contact details with mandatory mention of an email address, and RGS-IBG membership status (if relevant).
2. Students must mention the year of starting and completing their courses.
3. The title, summary, aim, and objective of the project, method, and detail of research to be conducted, the outcome expected, etc. must be submitted with the application.
4. The applicant has to submit his/her curriculum vitae with relevant experience and expertise to carry out the project.
5. The applicant needs to give details of educational qualifications and proof of English language proficiency through one of the standardized exams to study in the UK to satisfy the Society that he/she is aptly equipped to do the project.
6. Details of all the permissions required/sought for the project including safety and risk management of self and the members involved.
7. Two referee statements are also to be submitted.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

1. An external expert panel at the Royal Geographical Society screens the applications and goes through all the details to ascertain the feasibility of the project and the ability of the applicant to carry it out. If required, a personal interview is also taken.
2. The selection for the Monica Cole Research Grant is based on academic merit. All applications are reviewed by appropriate experts. Recommendations are passed to the rewarding committee for a final decision.​​​​​​​