Description Max. Grant amount: USD 5.000
Min. Grant amount: USD 2.000
Young Explorers Grants (YEG) offer opportunities to individuals ages 18 to 25 to pursue research, conservation, and exploration-related projects consistent with National Geographic’s existing grant programs, including: the Committee for Research and Exploration (CRE), the Expeditions Council (EC), and the Conservation Trust (CT). In addition, the YEG program recently teamed with the Luce Foundation to provide increased funding opportunities for fieldwork in 18 Northeast and Southeast Asian countries, including Brunei, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
There are three grant programmes available:
- Committee for Research and Exploration funds hypothesis-based scientific research. Consult the CRE website for more information on
the fields of research funded.
- The Conservation Trust funds innovative and applied approaches to conservation with potential for global application. Consult the CT
website for more information on the types of projects funded.
- The Expeditions Council funds exploration and adventure around the world. Consult the EC website for more information on the types
of programs funded.
Budget
Young Explorers Grants vary in amount depending on significance of the project.
- The minmum ammount covered by this program is: USD 2.000.
- The maximum ammount is: USD 5.000.
The program encourages applicants to seek additional, concurrent funding from other sources.
Eligibility
The Young Explorers Grants Program supports a variety of projects—and an age-range of applicants—that are generally not covered by other sources of funding. Applicants are not required to have advanced degrees. However, a record of prior experience in the fields of research, conservation, or exploration should be submitted as it pertains to the proposed project.
Funding is not restricted to United States citizens—foreign nationals are invited to apply. Researchers planning work in countries abroad should make great effort to include at least one local collaborator as part of their team.
Deadline: on-going.
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