It is possible to obtain financial support for this fieldwork. Outside the formal teaching programme, many undergraduates organise their own overseas expeditions, often under the auspices of the Cambridge University Explorers and Travellers Club, which authorises around 25 expeditions every year. A number of travel awards are also available to geographers. David Richards Travel Scholarships assist 30-40 Part IB students to undertake dissertation field work annually. The Cambridge University Geographical Society administers the Bedford Travel Fund, and grants are also available from the University's Mary Euphrasia Mosley Fund and the Worts Travelling Scholars Fund.
Many Colleges also offer travel awards, particularly in association with dissertation research.
Careers Geography graduates possess a wide range of skills. They are thus employable in a variety of professions. Thus while not seeming a vocational degree, it can lead to a great many different vocations, as well as providing its students with an in-depth appreciation of the nature of the modern world in all its variety. There are numerous societies and the collegiate system means that there is a great diversity of events to attend. The best nights always begin with formal hall ending more often than not in one of the infamous nightclubs of Cambridge.