Applications under the Fermor Fund are invited by 25 June this year, writes Edmund Nickless.
Geoscientist 22.03 April 2012
Picture: Sir Lewis Leigh Fermor (1880-1954), Director of the Geological Survey of India.
In 1991 the Society received a significant bequest from Lady Francies Mary Fermor, who died in November 1990. The terms of the bequest were to support “furtherance of research into those branches of geology that deal with the study of the principles governing ore deposition the occurrence of minerals and of mineral bearing rocks and fundamental research into the origins of pre-cambrian rocks including extra-terrestrial occurrences.” The first award under the Fermor Fund was made in 1992.
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of that event, the Society is inviting bids against the following headings:
- small research grants, travel awards to support attendance at a major conference in the UK or overseas; funds for research workshops designed to promote networking
- a ‘Fermor Prize’ to be awarded to the best, second and third undergraduate independent projects on the basis of nomination by each student’s supervisor.
Applications, to be received by noon Monday, 25 June 2012, must be submitted electronically using the relevant form. The application must clearly state how the proposal meets the terms of the Fermor bequest. A total of £25k is available. It is unlikely that any award will exceed £5k in value. Judgment will be based on excellence, timeliness and achievability.