Frederick Soddy Schools Award

The Frederick Soddy Schools Award scheme was created in 2018 when the Frederick Soddy Trust became a linked charity of the Royal Geographical Society, creating grants to support school and student fieldwork and expeditions. Schools often find it difficult to compete successfully for funds from the main grant-giving bodies or to allocate their own resources to field studies. The aim of the Frederick Soddy Schools Awards is to encourage field studies by providing financial support specifically for this work. These awards are given to teachers leading groups of school pupils. Applications are welcomed from UK and Ireland schools planning fieldwork involving a strong element of human geography. Awards are made of up to £700, and cannot support the costs of physical resources. Preference will be given to schools which have not been supported in the previous year's awards.