Deadline: November 23, 2025
Applications for the Walters Kundert Fellowship 2025-2026 are now open. The Walters Kundert Fellowship offers awards annually to support field research in physical geography within Arctic and/or high mountain environments, with preference for field studies that advance the understanding of environmental change past or present.
Established in 2017, the Walters Kundert Fellowship is supported through a generous donation by the Walters Kundert Charitable Trust. The Fellowship was set up to encourage applicants from across the spectrum of geographical research to enhance the understanding and well-being of the planet’s Arctic and high mountain environments through research. The Walters Kundert Charitable Trust also supports postgraduate grants through the RGS-IBG Postgraduate Research Awards.
Benefits
- The fellowship offers awards of £10,000 annually.
Eligibility
- Open to post-PhD researchers affiliated with a UK university or research institute, OR
- Fellows and members of the Royal Geographical Society who are employed outside the UK.
Application
All prospective grant applicants are encouraged to read the Advice and Resources pages, which include more information about the grants programme, its conditions, how to apply for a grant and what is expected if your application is successful.
Read this information carefully and send your application, or any enquiries, by email to [email protected].
For more information, visit Walters Kundert Fellowship.
