HERO Program Fellowship (Human-Environment Regional Observatory)
Funding Amount
Stipend for eight weeks of research, plus academic credit and funding for AAG conference attendance
Deadline
Expected ~February
Based on past cycles
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Current deadline
- February 15, 2027
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Deadlines typically fall in: February
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Eligible organizations
- Current Clark University undergraduate students
Overview
HERO Program Fellowship
The Human-Environment Regional Observatory (HERO) program is a unique undergraduate-graduate-faculty experience that engages in research on human-environment relationships in Massachusetts.
Geographic Scope: Massachusetts
Focus Areas:
- Human-environment relationships
- Global environmental changes at local scales
- Tree replanting and urban forestry
- Dynamic land change
- Climate change
- Environmental and social impact research
Program Details:
- Starting in the summer, HERO Fellows conduct hands-on research under the mentorship of Clark University faculty
- Currently sponsored by the John T. O'Connor '78 Fund
- 200+ undergraduate HERO fellows sponsored to date
- $3.5 million in research funding
- 45 book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals published by fellows
Eligibility:
- Current Clark University undergraduate students
What Fellows Receive:
- Pairing with a Clark faculty mentor and other researchers on the HERO team
- Stipend for eight weeks of research
- Academic credit in the following year
- Funding for attendance to present research at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) annual scholarly meetings
- Opportunities for publications, presentations, honors, and awards
- Hands-on research experience using GIS, remote sensing, geostatistical modeling, interviews, and focus groups
Contact Information:
- HERO Program Office, 950 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610
- Professor John Rogan, HERO Director/Co-PI
- Email: jrogan@clarku.edu
- Phone: 1-508-793-7336
How to Apply
How to Apply
- Applications will be accepted until February 15
- Apply through the program application portal
- Current and past research projects are available for review
- For more information and to apply, visit the HERO program website
What Trustees of Clark University actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 12
- Total given
- $771K
- Median grant
- $61K
- Range
- $16K–$161K
- By dollars: Massachusetts 36%, Virginia 21%, Illinois 10%. Top recipient cities: Boston, MA; Blacksburg, VA; Southbridge, MA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 25% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Boston Private Industry Council Inc · Boston, MA
Research/training
$161K
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · Blacksburg, VA
Research
$117K
Southbridge Public Schools · Southbridge, MA
Research
$87K
University of Illinois · Champaign, IL
Research
$74K
University of Maryland · College Park, MD
Research/training
$72K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
- Environmental education
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