Award amount: up to £1,500

This award is aimed at researchers studying for higher degrees, and typically supports field expeditions, geological surveys, visits to laboratories, purchase of essential field equipment and laboratory analyses. Preference will be given to those who have limited access to funding for such activities.

To be eligible for the scheme you must have been a QRA member for at least 6 months by the time of application and must not hold a doctoral degree or a tenured academic position. Postgraduates are only eligible to apply once for the NRWA during their studies. A letter of support from the applicant's PhD supervisor must accompany the application. The scheme is not open to undergraduate researchers.

Successful applicants will be expected to submit a brief report (500-800 words) for publication in Quaternary Newsletter during the 12 months following expenditure of the grant. Applicants are encouraged to submit full-length articles to Quaternary Newsletter. These will be subject to the normal refereeing procedure for QN articles. Applicants submitting full-length articles are not required to submit the brief report in addition.

No further applications will be considered until 6 months have elapsed from the time of receipt of written reports and/or statements of expenditure, assuming that a report for the Quaternary Newsletter has been received within the required 12 month deadline (exceptions apply to Postgraduate Quaternary Conference Fund and for postgraduate recipients of a Radiocarbon Short Course Bursary).

Award amount: up to £750

This award supports postgraduate attendance at conferences and field meetings. Applications are particularly encouraged from students in their first year of study. Priority will be given to those with limited alternative sources of funding, and to QRA-sponsored conferences and field meetings. Any registered postgraduate who is a current member of the QRA is eligible to apply, regardless of duration of membership or whether other QRA awards are currently held. 

A brief supporting letter from your supervisor must accompany the application. Please note that postgraduates are not permitted to apply for funds to attend the QRA Postgraduate Symposium, since this meeting already receives financial support from the QRA.

Recipients will be required to submit a short report of expenditure to the Awards Officer (for files only) not more than 3 months after completion of the conference/meeting. Once the report has been received, members will be eligible to apply immediately for other QRA awards (i.e. the usual 12 month moratorium on further applications will not apply).

Award amount: up to £1,500

The Quaternary Research Fund is available to all members of the QRA of at least one year's standing, irrespective of age and status, to foster research in any area of Quaternary studies (NB postgraduates should apply to the New Research Workers' Awards).

Grants can be used to fund expenses such as field expeditions, equipment hire, and laboratory analysis. Please note that: (i) we are not able to accept applications for radiocarbon dates (these are normally expected to be routed through NERC); and (ii) we do not generally fund labour costs, except in exceptional circumstances.

Successful applicants will be expected to submit a brief report (500-800 words) for publication in Quaternary Newsletter during the 12 months following expenditure of the grant. Applicants are encouraged to submit full-length articles to Quaternary Newsletter, which will be subject to the normal refereeing procedure for QN articles. Applicants submitting full-length articles are not required to submit the brief report in addition.

No further applications will be considered until 6 months have elapsed from the time of receipt of written reports and/or statements of expenditure, assuming that a report for the Quaternary Newsletter has been received within the required 12 month deadline.

Award amount: up to £750

The Quaternary Conference Fund is available to all members of the QRA of at least one year's standing to assist with attendance at conferences and field meetings. Priority will be given to those with limited alternative sources of funding. Priority will also be given to QRA-sponsored conferences and field meetings. 

Recipients will be required to submit a short report of expenditure to the Awards Officer (for files only) not more than 3 months after completion of the conference/meeting. Once the report has been received, members will be eligible to apply immediately for other QRA awards (i.e. the usual 12 month moratorium on further applications will not apply).