The Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research Grants

The Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Philosophical Society
Amount: Up to US $5,400
Last Updated: June 11, 2025

Summary

The Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research Grants supports innovative field studies across various disciplines, including archaeology, biology, and geology. Open to doctoral students and U.S. citizens, it encourages research that collects specimens and data worldwide. Applicants must focus on dissertation-related work, with budgets primarily for travel and field expenses. Preference is given to those without previous awards from the Fund. This grant fosters direct observation and exploration in the natural sciences.

Overview

NOTE: Full Proposal deadline above is for applications; letters of support are due by Letter of Inquiry deadline above. The Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research Grants The Lewis and Clark Fund encourages exploratory field studies for the collection of specimens and data and to provide the imaginative stimulus that accompanies direct observation. Applications are invited from disciplines with a large dependence on field studies, such as archaeology, anthropology, biology, ecology, geography, geology, linguistics, paleontology, and population genetics, but grants will not be restricted to these fields.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Eligible applicants:Grants will be available to doctoral students. Applicants who have previously received a Lewis and Clark Fund grant may reapply after an interval of two years.The competition is open to U.S. citizens and residents wishing to carry out research anywhere in the world.Foreign applicants must either be based at a U.S. institution or plan to carry out their work in the United States.Eligible projects:The proposed work should be dissertation directed to the extent possible given the applicant’s year in the doctoral program.Eligible costs:Budgets should be limited to travel and related expenses, including personal field equipment.

Ineligibility

Postdoctoral fellows, master’s degree candidates, and undergraduates are not eligible.Proposals that are archival in nature or museum based will not normally be considered.