The Mineralogical Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland primarily supports students, early-career researchers, and society members working in mineralogy and closely related mineral sciences. Its funding is usually small, targeted, and designed to help with fieldwork, lab access, conference travel, workshops, and short research visits that advance specialized projects in clay minerals, metamorphic studies, applied mineralogy, and mineral physics. The society is especially distinctive for supporting practical research mobility and discipline-building activities rather than large institutional grants.
Small, competitive bursaries and mini-grants, typically ranging from about £200 to £1,000, with a few larger student fieldwork awards up to £3,000–£5,000. Many programs are recurring and deadline-based, while some accept applications on a rolling basis; support is usually for one-off travel, research, workshop, or fieldwork expenses rather than general operating costs.
Current and upcoming funding from Mineralogical Society Of The United Kingdom And Ireland that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Open to researchers at UK universities or research institutes; preference for postgraduate students in penultimate/final year without other travel funding. Applications should be received at least a month in advance and ideally eight weeks before travel.
Deadline: Applications may be sent any time, at least one month before travel.
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Match your request tightly to the society’s subject areas and show a clear research or training purpose, such as fieldwork, lab access, or conference presentation. Check the specific deadline for each group/program: some are rolling, while others have fixed annual or biannual dates; applications are generally expected to be submitted before travel or activity begins, often at least one month in advance.
Who can apply: No restrictions on who can apply. Applications may be submitted at any time of year and are paid retrospectively.
Deadline: Applications can be submitted any time of year.
Who can apply: Open to proposals for clay mineral science workshops; preference for proposals with matched funding and those involving Society members or CMG-associated applicants.
Deadline: Applications can be submitted any time of year.
Who can apply: Postgraduate student applicants in activities covered by the AMG remit. Deadlines are twice yearly.
Deadline: 15 April and 15 October each year.
Who can apply: Requests should be well in advance of the event and are typically considered at committee meetings in March and September.
Deadline: Typically discussed in March and September.
Who can apply: No restrictions on who can apply; preference to Mineralogical Society members and those associated with CMG; awards paid retrospectively.
Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time (rolling)
Who can apply: Researchers at a University or research institute in the UK; preference to postgraduate students in penultimate or final year and to Society members when funds are limited.
Deadline: Applications accepted at any time (must be received at least one month before proposed trip)
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