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Expedition Support: Gino Watkins and Edward Wilson Funds
The Gino Watkins Memorial Fund, under the joint trusteeship of the University of Cambridge and the Royal Geographical Society, gives grants towards expeditions that meets its objectives of guiding and inspiring enterprising young people towards scientific research and exploration in the polar regions. The Edward Wilson Fund also supports these aims, and emphasizing investigations of high-latitude fauna and flora.
The Committee of Managers of the Fund thank the Augustine Courtauld Trust for their generous contribution of £7000. The members of the Committee who served during the year were: Mr D. Fordham, (Chairman), Dr I. Campbell, Mr R. Crabtree, Dr L. Craig, Professor J. Dowdeswell, Dr P.F. Friend, Dr J. Heap, Professor M. Lea, Mr J. Lowther, Mr J. Muston, Professor R.C. Schroter, Dr B. Stonehouse and Mr N. Winser.
The Committee made the following awards for 2002:
Gino Watkins Fund (*including £100 from the Arctic Club) |
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| Watkins Mountains to Kuummiut, East Greenland | £1200 |
| Greenland East Coast Kayak Expedition | £750 |
| Lemon Mountains Expedition | £750 |
| University of Glasgow, Tungnafellsjökull Expedition | £1200 |
| University of Sheffield Svalbard Expedition | £750 |
| Cambridge Greenland Glaciology Expedition* | £1300 |
Edward Wilson Fund |
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| Hornsund Little Auk Expedition | £500 |