Esmond B. Martin RGS Prize
Our Prize honours excellence in geographical research, with a focus on wildlife conservation and environmental studies.
About the Prize
Esmond B. Martin was a renowned American geographer and conservationist who in tragic circumstances. Esmond generously left an endowment for the Society to award an annual prize in his name – the Esmond B. Martin Royal Geographical Society Prize.
The Prize consists of one or two annual prizes that recognise outstanding achievement by individuals (not organisations) in the pursuit and/or application of geographical research across the breadth of the discipline, typically in the field of wildlife conservation and environmental research studies.
We hold a special Monday night lecture each year to celebrate the Prize and award it.
2026 Prize nominations
Nominations are now being welcomed for the 2026 Esmond B. Martin Royal Geographical Society Prize.
Any individual may nominate candidates for the Prize - neither proposers or nominees need to be Fellows or Members of the Society.
The deadline for all nominations is 15 December 2025.
Please read the guidelines carefully before completing and submitting a nomination form.
If you have any queries about the 2026 Prize and making a nomination, please contact us via
