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The Explorer's Club Student Grants

Scholarship information

General Eligibility:

Students must submit a:   

  • One page description of your project with attention to scientific objectives.
  • Description of qualifications of your project associates and the specific sites of your proposed research.
  • One paragraph description of your career objectives and aspirations and how this project fits into that plan.
  • Letter of recommendation from your supervisor
  • Copy of a current student ID.
  • Budget outline.

Generally The Explorers Club considers research proposals in a wide array of disciplines, including:

  • Climate Change, Geoscience, Paleoclimate (i.e. Early Earth, Tectonics, Volcanism, Paleontology, Glaciology, Geophysics, Astronomy)
  • Marine Science, Marine Biology, Marine Life, Fish, Coral, Ocean, Fresh Water, Rivers, Lakes, Estuaries
  • Anthropology/Archeology
  • Plants and Molds
  • Animals
  • Conservation Science​

Destination
  • Worldwide
Learn more and apply: https://www.explorers.org/grants/

Criteria

Award Amount:
$500 - $5,000

Program Length:
  • 1 month - 6 months
  • 6 months - 1 year
Student Type:
  • Graduate
  • Undergraduate
Citizenship Status:
  • US citizens
Minimum GPA:
  • 2.00
Program Type:
  • Exchange
  • Partnership
Terms Offered:
  • Academic year
  • Fall semester
  • Spring semester