Walters Kundert Fellowship 2025

Walters Kundert Fellowship 2025

Post-PhD researchers can conduct field research in Arctic and high mountain environments, advancing understanding of environmental change with a £10,000 annual grant and access to RGS’s network and resources.

🔍 Quick Snapshot

  • Provider: Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
  • Opportunity Type: Research Fellowship
  • Location: Arctic & high mountain regions (UK affiliation or RGS membership required)
  • Application Deadline: 23 November 2025
  • Funding: £10,000 annual grant
  • Eligibility: Post-PhD researchers affiliated with UK university/research institute or RGS members/fellows
  • Themes: Climate impacts, glacial & permafrost dynamics, ecosystem responses, field-based research

🌍 About the Fellowship

The Walters Kundert Fellowship supports post-PhD researchers conducting field-based projects in Arctic and high mountain environments. Fellows gain mentorship, funding, and professional networking to advance critical understanding of environmental change.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

  • Post-PhD at the time of application
  • Affiliation with UK university/research institute or RGS-IBG fellowship/membership
  • Project must focus on Arctic or high mountain field research
  • Research must advance geographical knowledge on environmental change
  • Projects already completed or underway are not eligible

🎁 Benefits

  • £10,000 annual grant for field research
  • Mentorship and advice via RGS Geography Outdoors program
  • Networking opportunities with geographers and researchers
  • Professional development through lectures and events
  • Access to 31 specialist RGS research groups

📝 How to Apply

  1. Review RGS-IBG guidance and resources for grant applicants
  2. Complete the RGS-IBG application form
  3. Prepare a one-page CV highlighting relevant research experience
  4. Arrange two referees to submit short online references
  5. Submit completed application and CV via email to grants@rgs.org by 23 November 2025

📅 Timeline

  • Application Deadline: 23 November 2025
  • Assessment: Reviewed by an external expert panel
  • Field Research Start: Flexible, as per approved plan

❄️ Advance Arctic & Mountain Research

Apply now for the Walters Kundert Fellowship 2025 and gain funding, mentorship, and professional networking to conduct impactful field research.

Apply for Walters Kundert Fellowship

Questions? Email grants@rgs.org

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Source: Royal Geographical Society Walters Kundert Fellowship

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