Baruch Blumberg Grants in Astrobiology

Who can apply: Open to graduate students and to postdoctoral and junior scientists; applicants who already hold a doctorate must be five years or fewer beyond it. On citizenship this grant is more open than its Lewis and Clark sibling: the competition is open to US citizens, US permanent residents and foreign nationals formally… What is funded: Ordinarily USD 5,000 to USD 7,000, paid to the individual applicant, covering travel, subsistence and lodging away from home and personal field equipment. Unusually for this lane it will fund CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE as well as field work in China and collaboration visits, three things the funder says are not well… Deadline: 16 November 2026. The funder does not state a timezone for this deadline, so check the official page for the exact cut-off time. Round: 2026-2027 cycle.

Read the full call and apply on the official page: American Philosophical Society (APS), official page.

Who can apply

• Open to graduate students and to postdoctoral and junior scientists; applicants who already hold a doctorate must be five years or fewer beyond it. On citizenship this grant is more open than its Lewis and Clark sibling: the competition is open to US citizens, US permanent residents and foreign nationals formally affiliated with a US-based institution, who may work anywhere in the world, and the APS adds that applicants from outside the United States may apply for funding to carry out research IN the United States. A graduate student must ask their supervisor or field trip leader to write one of the two letters of recommendation. The application goes in as an email attachment, and the Statement of Purpose must link the project to the Astrobiology Roadmap.

Stage dates

Dates come from the funder's page for this round. When a round closes, the next round's dates replace these once the funder publishes them.

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