Henrietta Hutton (née Cooke) (1939–1963) was a British ornithologist and a founding member of the Oxford University Women's Exploration Club.
The grants are used to fund geographical fieldwork by undergraduate and postgraduate students.
To date, over 130 students have received a Henrietta Hutton Research Grant to support overseas geographical fieldwork.
[1] On 15 May 2014, an event was held at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), to celebrate 50 years of the Henrietta Hutton Research Grant and the contribution the awards have made to support female geographers.
The grants were featured on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour, broadcast 16 May 2014.