Rising Explorer Grant

Who can apply: Open to high school students and college undergraduates worldwide, and to independent researchers working at an equivalent level. The Club writes that it welcomes applicants from every background and every corner of the globe, which makes this the one grant in this set whose international eligibility is stated rather… What is funded: Awards average USD 2,000 for field research run by the student themselves. The money is for fieldwork costs: travel, lodging and meals in the field, supplies, equipment, field assistants, shipping and communications. Recipients are automatically considered for Explorers Club membership afterwards, so membership is an… Deadline: 31 August 2026, 6:00 pm ET. Round: 2027 field season cycle.

Read the full call and apply on the official page: The Explorers Club, official page.

Who can apply

• Open to high school students and college undergraduates worldwide, and to independent researchers working at an equivalent level. The Club writes that it welcomes applicants from every background and every corner of the globe, which makes this the one grant in this set whose international eligibility is stated rather than inferred. The Explorers Club states that its grants do not pay for visas, immunisations, tuition, salaries for students or faculty, or institutional overhead. Two letters of support are required and the Club will not accept them by email; the letter writers must upload them through the application form itself, and an application missing either letter is not reviewed. A written report and a statement of expenses, with copies of major receipts, are due no later than six months after the fieldwork ends.

Stage dates

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