The International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) offers 1 grant of 500 Euros to a Young Geomorphologist from a Northern African or Sub-saharian country (except Morocco) who is willing to take part in the Workshop on Geomorphosites to be hosted by the University Sultan Moulay Slimane, Beni Mellal (Morocco) on 2-4 October 2014, and the related Intensive Course organised by IAG Working Group on Geomorphosites on 1st October 2014.

The objective of the Workshop is to enable geomorphology experts and local actors from the Maghreb and African countries to build upon existing European experiences in material recovery and socio-economic development and try to adapt these experiences to requirement on the ground. The Workshop is intended for both academics and the regional planning stakeholders and decision makers to reflect on the role of the geomorphosites in the local socio-economic development. The Intensive Course will deal with definitions and characterstics of geomorphosites, as well as various investigation methods (assessment and mapping).

Priority will be given to applicants who have a special interest in the field of geomorphosites, to be proved by their CV.

The Commission appointed by the IAG Executive Committee received 2 applications and assigned the grant to:

Dr. Tarek BEN FRAJ from Tunisia Report

Mauro Soldati
IAG Vice-President and Training Officer
soldati@unimore.it

The International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) offered 2 grants of 300 (three-hundred) Euros to PhD STUDENTS in GEOMORHOLOGY from EUROPE (except UK) who were willing to take part in the BSG Post-Graduate Training Workshop (Windsor, UK, 9-12 December 2013). PhD students at an early stage of their PhD programme have been encouraged to apply. The Workshop was organised by the British Society for Geomorphology (BSG) and recognised by the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG). The course provided PhD students with elements of training for research and with an opportunity to meet others at an early stage of their training when they were wrestling with the problems of research design etc. There have been sessions about starting research, designing research projects, methodological issues, modelling, fieldwork problems and remedies, presentations techniques, time management, and workshops for project organisation and discussion of individual projects.

For further information on the Workshop, please visit the BSG website at: http://www.geomorphology.org.uk/postgraduates/windsor

IAG-GRANT HOLDERS

1. Karoline MESSENZEHL (Germany) Report
2. Mariacristina PRAMPOLINI (Italy) Report

The selection of candidates has been carried out by a Commission appointed by the IAG Executive Committee.

Mauro Soldati
IAG Vice-President and Training Officer

A remarkable number of applications for IAG grants for the Paris Conference was received. Out of 97 applications received, 70 were eligible for grant awarding. The process of grant acceptance has been completed and the final list of the IAG grant holders is reported. The Selection Committee appointed by the IAG Executive Committee assessed the applications and finally 20 Young Geomorphologists under 35 years old have been supported. They came from 12 countries with a Purchasing Power Parity below 16,000 international dollars. Reports by the grant holders are linked aside.

Among the IAG grant holders, the Jean Tricart Scholar has been nominated in occasion of the 1st General Assembly and a prize has been offered by the French Group of Geomorphology (GFG). This prize has been offered in recognition of the outstanding research carried out by the French geomorphologist Jean Tricart (1920-2003) in Latin America, Africa and Asia.
The designated Jean Tricart Awarded is Danang Sri HADMOKO, from Gadjah Mada University, Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

GRANT HOLDERS:

1. ALEXSANDR Orkhonselenge (Mongolia) Report 
2. ANGHEL Titu (Romania) Report 
3. BANDYOPADHYAY Shreya (India) Report 
4. DIAS NERY Tulius (Brazil) Report 
5. GREEN Andrew (South Africa) Report 
6. HADMOKO Danang Sri (Indonesia) Report 
7. IOANA-TOROIMAC Gabriela (Romania) Report 
8. IOSIF Daniel (Romania) Report 
9. JOUBERT Rebecca (South Africa) Report 
10. LISTO Fabrizio (Brazil) Report 
11. LU Hongua (China) Report 
12. NEHME Carole (Lebanon) Report 
13. RAZAK Khamarrul (Malaysia) Report 
14. REN Xiaozong (China) Report 
15. SEPEHR Adel (Iran) Report 
16. TEMOVSKI Marjan (Republic of Macedonia) Report 
17. TRIPATHI Manisha (India) Report 
18. ZANGMO TEFOGOUM Ghislain (Cameroon) Report 
19. ZHANG Deguo (China) Report 
20. ZHOU Gongdan (China) Report 

Mauro Soldati
IAG/AIG Training Officer

Report by Álvaro Gómez-Gutiérrez

Report form IAG/AIG grant holder Edouard de Belizal (France)

Report by Grant Holders

The International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) offered 1 grant of 300 (three hundred) Euros each to a YOUNG GEOMORPHOLOGIST (under 35 yrs old) from EUROPE.

Reportby the IAG grant holder: Mara Nunes

The International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) offered up to 7 grants to YOUNG GEOMORPHOLOGISTS (under 35 yrs old) from AFRICA who were willing to take part in the Regional Conference on Geomorphology to be held in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) from 18-22 February 2011.
The IAG has allocated 5000 euros to this initiative.

Mauro Soldati
IAG Training Officer

The Workshop is organised by the British Society for Geomorphology (incorporating the former BGRG) and recognised by the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG). IAG offered 3 grants of 350 (three-hundred-fifty) Euros to PhD STUDENTS in GEOMORHOLOGY from EUROPE (except UK) who were willing to take part in the BSG Post-Graduate Research Training Workshop (Windsor, UK, 13-16 December 2010).

Mauro Soldati
IAG Training Officer