Past Grants

2023

2022

  • Bethany Carol:  SAC Anniversary Expedition to East Greenland
  • Fraser Melville:  SAC Anniversary Expedition to East Greenland
  • Tom Litchfield: SAC Anniversary Expedition to East Greenland
  • Hannah Mortlock: SAC Anniversary Expedition to East Greenland
  • Mark Agnew: NorthWest Passage Row
  • Liam Tracey: Solo ski expedition Finnmark
  • Yvonne Findlay: University of Glasgow Iceland expedition
  • Hamish Rodger: Svalbard fieldwork/skiing
  • Flordespina Dodds: WhaleWise, Westfjords, Iceland

2020/2021

  • Ashton McDonald: UNIS Svalbard, from SAMS
  • Tormod Doherty: UNIS Svalbard, from SAMS
  • Susie Ranford & Ruth Vingerhagen on behalf of Eric & Nina Ranford, Simon & Astrid Vingerhagen: SAC 50th Anniversary, East Greenland (deferred to 2022)
  • University of Glasgow Iceland Expedition: Seabird fieldwork, Seydisfjordur (2021)
  • Lia Lechler: Svalbard, permafrost research
  • Huw Oliver: Fatbiking, West Greenland (2020)
  • Emily Purvis: Fish farming MSc research, Tromso
  • Zeki Basan: Reindeer station, Isortoq, Greenland (deferred to 2022)

2019

  • Ellis O’Connor: Artist-in-residence, Upernavik Museum, Greenland  (deferred)                                                                             
  • Hazel & Luke Robertson: Sami film/spring ski trip, Finnmark, Norway
  • Laura Ferguson: Svalbard coastal cultural heritage

2018

  • Matthew Hay: Mountaineering and glacial research in Stauning Alps, East Greenland
  • Regina Huttunen: fieldwork in Svalbard at UNIS, on exchange from SAMS
  • Oliver Rice/Holly Unwin: Environmental change, East Finnmark

2017

  • Katharaina Beutner: Fieldwork at UNIS, Svalbard
  • Alicja Borsberry-Woods: UNIS, Svalbard
  • Emily Cave: BSc Geography Research in High Arctic Svalbard
  • Ronan Dugan: Research into waders on Baffin Island, Nunavut, High Arctic Canada
  • Emily Hill: Migrating further North – Eider Duck research in Ny-Ålesund
  • Vanessa Pitusi: Sea-ice research, Svalbard
  • Aythya Young: Research into insect faunas from Tonsnes, northern Norway
  • Jennifer Roberts & Oliver Mentz: 2017 Expedition to British Stauning Alps, East Greenland

2016

  • Kirsty Black: Fieldwork in Svalbard at UNIS, on exchange from SAMS

2015

Total awarded: £2,650
  • Sam Black: SAMS/UNIS, Svalbard
  • Susannah Bolton: artist’s residency, Lofoten, Norway
  • Matthew Burke: BES Leadership training, Svalbard
  • Felix Butschek: SAMS/UNIS, Svalbard
  • Susannah Challinger: Northern Exposure, Arctic Skills, Svalbard
  • Jacob Cook: climbing expedition, Baffin Island, postponed to 2016
  • Joseph Cook: scientific research, SW Greenland
  • Joshua Key: BES Leadership training, Svalbard
  • John Lindle: geological mapping, SW Greenland
  • Patricia McCormack & Paul Quast: scientific research, Finnmark, Norway
  • Nora Mielke: scientific research (PhD), Svalbard
  • Benno Rawlinson: skiing expedition, Baffin Island, Canada
  • Ian Stevens: scientific research (PhD), Svalbard
  • Emily Turner: scientific research (PhD), Yukon, Canada

2014

Total awarded: £3,200
  • Ashley Buchan & Ronan Dugan: 4-person, self organised, late-winter circular tour of Iceland
  • Matthew Burke: Northern Exposure, Polar skills course, Svalbard
  • Joseph Cook: University of Derby, Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland
  • Adam Davies: Banchory Academy, Harding Icefield, Alaska
  • Laura Duncan: BES participant, Arctic Finnmark Expedition, Northern Norway
  • Eleanor Hopkinson: BES participant, Arctic Finnmark Expedition, Northern Norway
  • Cameron Mackay: 6-person, research expedition, Russell glacier, Qangerlussuaq
  • Victoria Slaymark: Northern Exposure, Polar skills course, Svalbard
  • Alistair Walker: Students on Ice, Canada, Baffin Island & West Greenland
  • Emily White: Ocean Youth Trust, Inverness to Lofoten Islands

2013

Total Awarded: £2,900
  • Anna Bidgood: Igaliku, Greenland Independent Expedition, University of Oxford
  • Ronan Dugan: Pinega, NW Russia Independent research on grouse
  • Mairi Gilmour: Finnmark, Norway British Exploring Society
  • Craig Mushet: Finnmark, Norway British Exploring Society
  • Andrea Ingram: Finnmark, Norway British Exploring Society
  • Edward Lavender: Finnmark, Norway British Exploring Society
  • Katie Lumsdaine: Finnmark, Norway British Exploring Society
  • Esme Moore: Finnmark, Norway British Exploring Society
  • Rosie Houlding: Svalbard SAMS/UNIS Fieldwork
  • Chrstine Lockwood: Svalbard SAMS/UNIS Fieldwork
  • Alexandra Messerli: Svartisen, Norway Ice cap research, University of Copenhagen
  • Jenny Newall: Svalbard Northern Exposure
  • Sylvan Rackham: Arctic Ocean Sailing expedition, Gordonstoun School
  • Fortrose Academy: Ammassilik, Greenland Student Exchange (13 pupils)

2012

Total awarded: £2,250
  • Kirsteen Allison: Svalbard SAMS/UNIS Fieldwork
  • Paul Rhodes: Svalbard SAMS/UNIS Fieldwork
  • Ashley Buchan: Qassiarsuk, South Greenland University of Edinburgh, Biodiversity honours dissertation fieldwork
  • Fortrose Academy: Gjoahaven, Nunavut Student Exchange
  • Lara Bentley: Finnmark, Norway BSES participant, Arctic Odyssey 3 weeks
  • Ryan McCafferty: Finnmark, Norway BSES participant, Arctic Odyssey 3 weeks
  • Eilidh McNab: Finnmark, Norway BSES participant, Arctic Odyssey 3 weeks
  • Iain McClenaghan: Finnmark, Norway BSES participant, Arctic Odyssey 5 weeks
  • Rebecca McFarlane: Finnmark, Norway BSES participant, Arctic Odyssey 5 weeks

2011

Total awarded: £2,000
  • Jordan Grigor: Svalbard University in Svalbard, Research on zooplankton
  • Susanna Challinger: Svalbard BSES participant, Arctic 5-week Adventure
  • Murray Mackenzie: Svalbard BSES participant, Arctic 5-week Adventure
  • Jenny Newall: Svalbard BSES participant, Arctic 5-week Adventure
  • Katy McCalister: Svalbard BSES participant, Extreme Arctic
  • Kevin Meldrum: Svalbard BSES participant, Extreme Arctic
  • Benjamin Turner: Svalbard BSES participant, Arctic 3-week Adventure
  • Ashley Buchan: Svalbard BSES participant, Arctic Environmental Studies
  • Theodore Weiss: Svalbard BSES participant, Arctic Skills

2010

Total awarded: £1,500
  • Fortrose Academy: Exchange visit from Gjoa Haven school Donald Balfour
  • Banchory Academy: Harding Ice Field, Alaska Niall Ritchie
  • Timothy Hunter: Svalbard BSES participant

2009

Total awarded: £1,450
  • Ronan Dugan, Alaska
  • Allen Farrington East Greenland Glasgow Academy
  • Thomas Gormley East Greenland BSES participant

2008

Total awarded: £1,700
  • Alison Davies Svalbard BSES participant
  • Saul Ormiston Svalbard BSES participant
  • Fraser Sutherland Svalbard BSES participant
  • Kim Thomson Svalbard BSES participant

2007

Total awarded: £900
  • RH: Disko Island, W Greenland BSES Assistant Leader
  • RD: Skalaness, E Iceland Work experience
  • MG: Scoresbysund,E Greenland W Lancashire Scouts

2006

Total awarded: £250
  • The Glasgow Academy: Milne Land, E Greenland
  • NR: Svalbard BSES

2005

Total awarded: £450
  • SA: Svalbard BSES, Science Leader
  • LT: Svalbard BSES
  • LM: Svalbard BSES

2004

Total awarded: £0

2003

Total awarded: £800
  • ST: Liverpool Land, E Greenland BSES
  • HM: Liverpool Land,E Greenland BSES
  • PR: Baffin Island Aberdeen University

2002

Total awarded: £200
  • DS Svalbard BSES

2001

Total awarded: £0

2000

Total awarded: £300
  • JA: West Greenland BSES Research
  • DL: Svalbard Aberden University

1999

Total awarded: £0

1998

Total awarded: £300
  • SM “Footsteps of Parry”
  • AP & TA Spitzbergen North to south crossing
  • RH & PB Greenland BSES

1997

Total awarded: £100
  • PW 7 PB Greenland Stirling University