The Bill Bishop Award

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.