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QRA Research and Conference grants The QRA funds grants to members with the aim of promoting Quaternary research and training as widely as possible. The schemes available are:
Click on the links for further details, eligibility criteria and application forms. See also: QRA dissertation prize and Royal Geographical Society Awards. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL RULES AND PROCEDURES (for all awards)
Completed application forms should be submitted as hard copies and/or electronically to the Awards Officer: Dr Mick Frogley E-mail: m.r.frogley@sussex.ac.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quaternary Research Fund (application form) The Quaternary Research Fund is available to all members of the QRA of at least one year's standing, irrespective of age and status, to foster research in any area of Quaternary studies (NB postgraduates should apply to the New Research Workers’ Awards). Grants will normally be in the range £50 to £600 and can be used for any purpose deemed suitable by the Awards Panel (typical claims might be to fund field expenses, hire equipment to clean sections, etc.). Please note that: (i) we are not able to accept applications for radiocarbon dates (these are normally expected to be routed through NERC); and (ii) we do not generally fund labour costs, except in exceptional circumstances. Successful applicants will be expected to submit a brief report (500-800 words) for publication in Quaternary Newsletter during the 12 months following expenditure of the grant. Applicants are encouraged to submit full-length articles to Quaternary Newsletter, which will be subject to the normal refereeing procedure for QN articles. Applicants submitting full-length articles are not required to submit the brief report in addition. Deadlines: 15th January, 15th May and 15th September --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Research Workers' Awards (application form) Within the QRA grants, funds are set aside for younger research workers in Quaternary science. This scheme has been running successfully for over fifteen years and has supported many postgraduate research activities. Typical awards are to support field expeditions, geological surveys, coring activities, visits to laboratories, purchase of essential field equipment and laboratory analyses. Please note that we are not able to accept applications for radiocarbon dates. These awards are aimed at researchers studying for higher degrees and preference will be given to those who have no source of fieldwork funding or whose access to such funds is limited. To be eligible for the scheme you must have been a QRA member for at least 6 months by the time of application and must not hold a doctoral degree or a tenured academic position. A letter of support from the applicant’s PhD supervisor must accompany the application. The scheme is not open to undergraduate researchers. Grants are normally for sums up to £600. Successful applicants will be expected to submit a brief report (500-800 words) for publication in Quaternary Newsletter during the 12 months following expenditure of the grant. Applicants are encouraged to submit full-length articles to Quaternary Newsletter. These will be subject to the normal refereeing procedure for QN articles. Applicants submitting full-length articles are not required to submit the brief report in addition. Deadlines: 15th January, 15th May and 15th September --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quaternary Conference Fund (application form) The Quaternary Conference Fund is available to all members of the QRA of at least one year's standing to assist attendance at conferences and field meetings. Priority will be given to those with limited alternative sources of funding (particularly postgraduate students). Priority will also be given to QRA-sponsored conferences and field meetings. Applications from postgraduates must be accompanied by a letter of support from their supervisor. Grants are normally for sums up to £350. Successful applicants will be required to provide a brief statement of expenditure and activities undertaken within 3 months after the event has taken place. Deadlines: 15th January, 15th May and 15th September --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Postgraduate QRA Meetings Awards (application form) These awards are provided to enable a greater number of postgraduates to attend QRA meetings. Any registered postgraduate who has been a member of the QRA for more than 6 months is eligible to apply for funding. The awards normally cover 50% of the costs of the meeting (excluding travel to the venue). The other 50% must be found from other sources. The main criteria for the distribution of awards will be: (i) relevance to research topic; and (ii) financial need. A brief supporting letter from your supervisor must accompany the application. Please note that postgraduates are not permitted to apply for funds to attend the QRA Postgraduate Symposium, since this meeting already receives financial support from the QRA. Recipients will be required to submit a short report of expenditure to the Awards Officer (for files only) not more than 3 months after completion of the meeting. Once the report has been received, members will be eligible to apply immediately for other QRA awards (i.e. the usual 12 month moratorium on further applications will not apply). Deadlines: Annual Field Meeting (Easter) or Short Field Meeting (May): January 15th Short Field Meeting (September): May 15th Annual Discussion Meeting (January): September 15th --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Bill Bishop Award (application form) This award is open to registered full or part-time MPhil/PhD students but not to 1-year MSc students, those taking a taught course or to undergraduates. It is not a requirement for applicants to be current members of the QRA, but any applicant accepting an award must join the Association at least for the duration of the research (one year minimum). The award is designed to provide support for field-based research in the subject of geology and related sciences in the fields of: (i) Cenozoic stratigraphy, palaeoenvironments and chronology in relation to hominid evolution; and (ii) British Quaternary stratigraphy, palaeoenvironments and geomorphology. One award will be made annually to a maximum value of £800 and can be used for any purpose deemed suitable by the Awards Panel. Typical claims might be to fund travel expenses to a field site or to hire equipment. Successful applicants will be expected to provide a statement of expenditure within 3 months of completing their field research and to submit a full-length article to Quaternary Newsletter in the 12 months that follow, which will be subject to the normal refereeing procedure. Suitable acknowledgement should be made to the QRA and the Bill Bishop Award in any resulting publications. Deadline: 15th January --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QRA-RLAHA Luminescence Dating Award (application form) This award has been set up in collaboration with the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art at Oxford University. Up to six optically-stimulated luminescence dates (from Pleistocene or Holocene sediments) will be awarded once a year. The scheme is open to PhD students only and only one award will be made to each successful applicant during their degree; it is not open to undergraduate researchers or to those registered for a Masters degree. To be eligible for the scheme you must have been a QRA member for at least 6 months by the time of application and must not already hold a doctoral degree or a tenured academic position. Applicants must read the following guidelines carefully before applying: 1. The successful applicant will be expected to take the samples themselves in the field following prior consultation with RLAHA. RLAHA will supply full sampling kit and instructions as required. 2. Although it is possible to produce dates from samples taken without in-situ gamma spectrometry, spectrometer readings should ideally be taken in order to obtain more reliable and high-precision dates. If this course is adopted, this will require the presence of a member of staff from RLAHA on site for one day. The applicant should therefore ensure that they have funding to pay the travel expenses (and one night’s basic accommodation, if required) for a RLAHA staff member to visit their site for a day to take measurements ( UK sites only). 3. The successful applicant has the option to process all or part of the samples themselves in Oxford, under the supervision of RLAHA, if this is considered to be a desirable aspect of their PhD training. In this case, the applicant should ensure that they have adequate funds to support their stay in Oxford for the required period. Alternately, RLAHA will undertake to process all the samples and will provide the applicant with the dates. 4. Applicants for this award may not apply to the New Research Workers Awards for the same or closely related project in the same year. A letter of support from the applicant’s PhD supervisor must accompany the application. Successful applicants will be expected to submit a brief report (500 words) for publication in Quaternary Newsletter during the 12 months following the award. Applicants are encouraged to submit full-length articles to Quaternary Newsletter, which will be subject to the normal refereeing procedure for QN articles. Applicants submitting full-length articles are not required to submit the brief report in addition. The RLAHA and the QRA should be acknowledged in all resulting publications. Deadline: 15th January --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lewis Penny Medal (nomination form) Criteria for the award of the medal The Medal and £100 prize money will be awarded to a young (normally less than 35 years old) or new research worker, who has been a member of the QRA for at least 3 years, and who has made a significant contribution to the Quaternary stratigraphy of the British Isles and its maritime environment. This is notionally taken to mean Britain, Ireland and surrounding offshore areas but adjacent areas of continental Europe that have relevance to the British Isles may also be taken into account. Quaternary Stratigraphy is considered here to include both Pleistocene and Holocene records and to be broadly-based, encompassing lithostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy, biostratigraphy or other relevant fields. Nominations The candidate should be nominated by his or her Head of Department, PhD or postdoctoral supervisor or any other QRA member ‘of standing’ who is familiar with the candidate’s work. Presentation of the award The award will be presented at the January AGM. The successful candidate will be invited to receive their award in person from the President. Travel costs and one night’s accommodation (if required) will be made available from QRA awards funds. The recipient will be expected to submit a short summary of his or her research for publication in Quaternary Newsletter. Deadline: 15th September ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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