Application for Regular Grants

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society has designated funds for the purpose of making grants in support of research on geographical topics and in support of projects that further the mandate of the Society 'to make Canada better known to Canadians and to the world'. Proposals must identify the topic to be addressed, the methods to be used and the nature of the finished product.

Awards are restricted to projects that are undertaken in Canada, by Canadian residents and that address some element of the country's geography.

Applications for a grant are considered once a year. The DEADLINE for submission of complete applications is FEBRUARY 28. The Committee usually announces its grants 6-8 weeks after this deadlines.

The Society has established the following priorities for funding:

1. Support of research undertaken by senior high school students and by undergraduate students in Canadian universities and colleges for projects that contribute to the completion of their academic programme. High school teachers are eligible for comparable field work projects that contribute to their curricula;
   
2. Support of outstanding research proposals submitted by independent researchers for projects where the Society's grant constitutes the majority of the overall budget;
   
3. Other extraordinary proposals of modest budget that will further the aims of the Society.
   

Awards to graduate students and employees of universities and colleges are explicitly excluded. Undergraduate applications which involve participation in a larger research project will only be considered where it can be shown that they represent a discrete piece of work that contributes to the applicant's academic programme.

The maximum award to any individual is $3,000. For a group proposal (up to three people), the maximum is $5,000.

The following budget items will not be supported: travel outside Canada; salaries or honoraria; professional fees; capital equipment outlays; costs of attending conferences. Support will not be given to projects whose work has been completed prior to the submitted deadlines.

Acceptance of a Society grant entails an obligation to use the funds in pursuit of the specified project. If the project cannot be carried out, the funds must be returned. Recipients are required to submit a progress report after six months and a detailed written report, illustrated where appropriate, within three months of completion of the project. The Society undertakes no obligation to publish any report. It is assumed that grant funds will normally be expended within 12 months of their award. Grants are normally non-renewable.

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