Participatory Geographies Research Group (PyGyRG)

The RGS-IBG Participatory Geographies Research Group (PyGyRG) is pleased to offer two annual prizes of £100 for undergraduate dissertations that examine social justice themes and/or involve a participatory methodology.

Reflective of the scale and type of research carried out at undergraduate level, we are eager to encourage and reward both excellent scholarship and innovation which includes any of the following:

• Employs a participatory methodology.
• Engages with participatory research literature.
• Works with people, communities, or non-profit groups.
• Explores social justice, community activist, social enterprises, or NGOs/CSOs.
• Addresses issues of exclusion and marginalisation.
• Involves minority or vulnerable groups.
• Incorporates tangible outcomes for community groups/NGOs.

Nominated dissertations should:

• Be a strong theoretical and/or empirical piece of work.
• Be submitted for formal assessment for the past 24 months to a UK Higher Education Institution for a BA/BSc level geography degree programme.
• Include a full set of references and images (as relevant).
• Be written in English.

To nominate a student, please:

• Submit their dissertation as a single pdf file with a post-university email and contact address for the student.
• Provide a statement (minimum a short paragraph – maximum one A4-page) that summarises in which respects the dissertation engages with a social justice theme and/or involves a participatory methodology.

Please use this form to submit your student's dissertation for consideration for this prize. You will be asked to submit the dissertation itself via email to rhed@rgs.org

Deadline: 15 July.