By the kind generosity of the His Majesty Qaboos bin Said Al Said, Sultan of Oman, the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) offers two annual Fellowships up to £8,000 for geographical research in the Middle East and other arid regions of the world as a memorial to Sir Wilfred Thesiger. One grant is awarded for research on the physical aspects of the desert environment and the second for the human dimension of arid and semi arid environments.
Details here
Contact: Sarah Henton
Address: Grants Officer,
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG),
1 Kensington Gore,
London SW7 2AR
Telephone: 020 7591 3073
Fax: 020 7591 3031
Email: grants@sgm.ac.uk
