To celebrate the patronage of His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, who in his role as Patron supported the Society for 8 years, we are excited to announce a new grant named in his honour. This grant is aimed to support applicants from low-middle income countries, provides an ideal opportunity to highlight the importance of nurturing our soils and the collaboration across countries for the benefit of human society.
BSSS is sponsoring a grant of up to £3,000 to eligible researchers, scientists, and professionals with a keen interest in soils, and conducting their main activity in one of the low to middle income countries. Proposals will be assessed based on the expected impact of the project for the host country. BSSS strongly believes that overcoming the climate and biodiversity crises requires actions which cross country borders in order for real impact to be realised.
To help achieve this, the Society is proud to introduce an annual HRH The Duke of Gloucester Overseas Collaboration Award aimed at funding soil-focused research projects and knowledge transfer activities across these countries.
To find out more about the grant and how to apply, click here
Examples of specific proposals susceptible to be funded are:
- deployment of new or contrasted analytical methods,
- proof of concept needed to opt to further funding,
- data collection surveys, among others.
The activity of the project must target or benefit one country/countries defined as eligible by the Developing Countries Trading Scheme, which will act as host country.
As part of our Charitable aims, we provide a number of grants and awards each year which promote research and education across all soil science disciplines. We promote research and education, both academically and in practice, and build collaborative partnerships to help safeguard our soil for the future.
