Geophysics

The annual GSA meeting brings the international geoscience community to Denver on 11–14 October 2026. Programme themes cover continental drift and Earth dynamics, changing riverscapes and hazards, and exploration from the deep Earth to space. Registration remains open, with standard rates through 2 October and late rates from 3 October. Abstract submission, early registration and student travel-grant deadlines have passed. The registration page describes student and country-income discounts.

RAS grants normally contribute £250–£1,000 toward conference or meeting travel, registration and subsistence. Matching-funding applications must be evidenced; student support normally covers at most half the costs. Applicants must provide a submitted or planned talk/poster abstract. Meetings must occur between six weeks and six months after the assessment deadline. The current pilot accepts applications continuously and assesses small grants at four annual cut-offs; the next is 30 September 2026. Applications after a cut-off move to the next round. This current overview supersedes the older two-deadline wording still present on individual scheme pages.

RAS Study or Research Projects grants normally provide £250–£5,000 for work advancing astronomy or geophysics, particularly activities and applicants underserved by other funding sources. Evidence of an application for matching support is required. The current pilot accepts applications continuously and assesses small grants at four annual cut-offs; the next is 30 September 2026. Applications after a cut-off move to the next round. This current overview supersedes the older two-deadline wording still present on individual scheme pages.