Rising Explorer Grant

The Rising Explorer Grant, offered by The Explorers Club, empowers high school and undergraduate students to pursue their scientific research ambitions with funding between $1,500 and $3,000. This grant supports innovative field science projects across diverse disciplines, including biology, ecology, and archaeology. By fostering young explorers, it opens doors to valuable career opportunities in science and promotes contributions to global knowledge and environmental well-being.

The Explorers Club
The Explorers Club is a multidisciplinary, professional society dedicated to the advancement of field research, scientific exploration and resource conservation.
The Explorers Club is proud to support the scientific fieldwork of groundbreaking explorers around the globe — last year our grantees came from 6 continents and 24 countries.
Are you a high school student or undergraduate with a passion for science and exploration? Our Rising Explorer Grant program provides funding to help you turn your scientific ideas into real-world field research. With awards ranging from $1,500–$3,000, we aim to support bold, curious thinkers who are excited about making a contribution to human knowledge and the well-being of our planet.
What We Fund
We support projects in field sciences across all disciplines, including but not limited to:

• Biology and ecologyWildlife conservationEnvironmental scienceArchaeology and anthropologyMarine and freshwater studies
• The key is that your project must be true science—designed to generate new knowledge—not just an adventure, travel experience, or school field trip.
• Why Apply

This grant is more than funding—it’s an invitation to step into the world of field research.
Those who become Rising Explorers are automatically considered for Explorers Club membership, which unlocks endless opportunities for networking with other students and professionals in your field.

Eligibility

This program is open to high school students and college undergraduates worldwide. We welcome applicants from every background and every corner of the globe. Each grant requires two written recommendations.How do we define Field Science for Explorers Club Granted Expeditions?Field science consists of expeditions that collect data in order to add to the scholarship, or knowledge in a given discipline, bound for peer reviewed publication. Relevant disciplines include, but are not limited to – anthropology, archaeology, wildlife, botany, earth sciences, marine and freshwater research, ecology, geography, paleontology.