The Geographical Information Science Research Group of the RGS-IBG awards two annual prizes for the two best postgraduate dissertations on any issue relating to GIS/Sc, spatial analysis, spatial modelling or geocomputation. The prize for the best dissertation is £100 plus an annual RGS-IBG Associate Fellowship and the runner up will receive £50 plus an annual RGS-IBG Associate Fellowship.
We are looking for a Masters level dissertation of approximately 10,000 words in length, which covers significant research in one or more of these areas. Dissertations should be of 'Distinction' standard and be submitted by the student's institution (Director of Postgraduate Programme or nominated representative) and with the student’s knowledge.
Please submit the work in electronic form, along with a copy of the dissertation regulations to Dr Seraphim Alvanides. We will only accept one entry per department of higher education institutions in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
Submissions to: s.alvanides@northumbria.ac.uk (Dr Seraphim Alvanides, Northumbria University).
Deadline: 30 November 2024