Dr Christopher Pearce
Secretary of the Geochemistry Group
Geochemistry
Group
of the
Mineralogical
Society
and of the
Geological
Society
National Oceanography Centre
European Way
Southampton
SO14 3ZH
Tel: 02380 596378
Email: c.r.pearce@noc.ac.uk
Registered charity nos.
233706 & 210161, respectively
Postgraduate Student Travel Grant
The Geochemistry Group welcomes applications from postgraduate researchers registered at UK
universities or research institutions to aid travel to a geochemistry meeting either in the UK or internationally.
Eligibility criteria are listed in the attached appendix.
To apply, students should complete this form and email it to the Secretary, along with a copy of their
abstract. In addition, the Geochemistry Group requires a statement of support from the student’s institution
that comments on the significance of this research and includes a justification for the funds. This statement
of support should be submitted to the Secretary independently of the student. There are three rounds of
applications per year; deadlines are published on the Geochemistry Group website
(http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/geochemistry).
Successful applicants are required to submit a brief report within three months of attendance of the meeting
for possible publication on the Group’s website.
Personal Information
Name:
Institution:
Postal address:
Phone:
Email:
Source of funding:
Year of study:
Your research supervisor(s):
Name and position of person
providing the supporting letter:
Meeting Information
Title of proposed presentation:
Meeting:
Session:
Please summarise your presentation in less than ~150 words, using language that could be
understood by a general audience:
Budget
Cost of travel with applicable concessions and booked a month in advance (do not
include registration or living expenses)
£
Other financial support available to you
£
Amount of support sought from the Geochemistry Group
£
Details and amounts of any bursaries received from the Mineralogical or Geological Societies or any
of their special interest groups during the past three years:
Current applications to other funding bodies for the proposed conference:
Membership status
(please include
membership number)
Mineralogical Society
Geological Society
None
Details of abstracts submitted to Geochemistry Group RiP meetings.
In applying for Geochemistry Group funding, I confirm that the above details are correct. I am not eligible for
Research Council, institute or local authority support in respect of this expenditure
Signed:
Date:
Appendix: Eligibility criteria for the Geochemistry Group student travel bursary
 Grants will only be awarded to students presenting either an oral or poster presentation. Oral papers will
be given precedence and evidence of abstract acceptance should be supplied prior to claiming the award.
 Grants will only be awarded to student’s whose research falls within the remit of the Geochemistry Group.
 The applicant should not be otherwise eligible for full funding from existing sources and preference will be
given to students who are self or institutionally funded.
 Preference will be given to students who are members of the Geological Society or Mineralogical Society.
 Preference will be given to students in their second or third year of study.
 Preference will be given to students who have previously submitted abstracts to a Geochemistry Group
RiP meeting.
 Grants will only be made to attend meetings that occur after the application deadline. No retrospective
applications will be considered.
 Applicants must declare any previous grants award from the Mineralogical or Geological Societies in the
last three years; failure to do so could result in the withdrawal of their funding.
 Individuals may only receive one bursary from the Mineralogical Society and its special interest groups in
a given year.
 The sum awarded indicates the maximum value of travel cost that the Geochemistry Group will fund and
will typically be in the region of £200-£300.
 Grantees are required to submit a claim form for their travel expenses accompanied by receipts. Only the
actual cost of travel will be reimbursed even when this is less than the sum awarded.