How much funding does AMNH: Maxwell/Hanrahan Travel Award Grant provide?

AMNH: Maxwell/Hanrahan Travel Award Grant provides Up to US $2,500 in funding.

When is the deadline for AMNH: Maxwell/Hanrahan Travel Award Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

AMNH: Maxwell/Hanrahan Travel Award Grant

American Museum of Natural History

Foundation Grants for Science Research

Funding Amount

Up to US $2,500

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Other requirements

All travel must take place between July 1 and June 30 of the year in which the grant is awarded.
Awardees currently in their 4th year must complete their travel by August 31 of that year.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Note that lab costs, museum collections visits, and conferences will not be funded.

Overview

The Maxwell/Hanrahan Travel Award, funded by the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation, supports travel costs for RGGS Comparative Biology Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers conducting biology fieldwork. Each award provides up to $2,500 for expenses such as transportation, lodging, and research supplies. Recipients must report their goals and accomplishments post-travel and acknowledge the grant in their future work. This initiative promotes diverse scientific perspectives and enriches research endeavors.

NOTE: To apply please reach out to RGGS for instructions.
Made possible by a generous gift from The Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation, this award will support travel costs for biology fieldwork conducted by RGGS Comparative Biology Ph.D. students and RGGS postdoctoral researchers.
The award fosters the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation’s mission to support individual scientists, teachers, conservationists and creators whose diverse perspectives enable us to discover new things about ourselves and our world.
After completing their travel, recipients of Maxwell/Hanrahan Travel Award funds will be asked to provide a brief synopsis of goals and accomplishments, and a personal statement of how they felt that this field experience helped advance their research and career. All awardees must acknowledge support from “the Richard Gilder Graduate School Maxwell/Hanrahan Grant” on their conference presentation(s), publication(s) dissertation, and/or CV, or any other projects or products arising from this Award.
Funding
Each award provides up to $2,500 to support fieldwork expenses, including but not limited to transportation to and within the field location, lodging and meals, and research supplies.

Eligibility

All travel must take place between July 1 and June 30 of the year in which the grant is awarded. Awardees currently in their 4th year must complete their travel by August 31 of that year.

Ineligibility

Note that lab costs, museum collections visits, and conferences will not be funded.

What American Museum of Natural History actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 23
Total given: $4.32M
Median grant: $73K
Range: $12K–$1.9M

By dollars: New York 78%, Massachusetts 5%, Utah 4%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Bronx, NY; Salt Lake City, UT.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
13% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

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