Percy Sladen Memorial Fund Grants
Percy Sladen Memorial Fund Grants support individual researchers undertaking overseas field work in the earth and life sciences, with an emphasis on achieving sound scientific research.
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Funder: The Linnean Society of London
Due Dates: January 30, 2027 (Application deadline) | September 30, 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: £500–£2,000 per individual applicant, generally toward part of the project’s costs
Summary: Supports individual research projects involving field work abroad in the earth and life sciences.
Key Information: Field work must take place outside your usual country of residence and cannot form part of a higher-degree dissertation.
Description
The Percy Sladen Memorial Fund supports specific research projects involving field work in the earth and life sciences outside the applicant’s usual country of residence. Offered through The Linnean Society of London and administered by the Fund’s Trustees, it focuses on individual research rather than expeditions or further education. The Trustees place the strongest emphasis on evidence that sound scientific research is likely to be achieved.
Supported research spans species discovery and description, animal populations, forest biodiversity and freshwater communities. Past projects have investigated butterfly diversity in Papua New Guinea, plant diversity in Vietnam, restoration of logged forests in Borneo, carbon storage in African montane forests and land-use effects on Lake Tanganyika fish communities. Conservation considerations and good relationships with host countries are important aspects of overseas research.
