Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research

The Lewis and Clark Fund provides small grants to support exploratory field studies for the collection of specimens and data and to stimulate direct observation. It supports disciplines heavily dependent on field studies, including archaeology, anthropology, biology, ecology, geography, geology, linguistics, paleontology, and population genetics. Grants are intended primarily for doctoral students to support travel and related field expenses. Awards typically range from several hundred dollars up to about $5,400.

Project travel and related expense funding (payable to the individual), typically several hundred dollars up to about $5,400.

Grants are available to doctoral students; postdoctoral fellows, master's degree candidates, and undergraduates are not eligible. The competition is open to U.S. citizens and residents; foreign applicants must be based at a U.S. institution or plan to carry out their work in the United States.

Apply online via the American Philosophical Society application portal; application requires two letters of recommendation (one from the academic advisor).