Research Programs
Earthwatch supports doctoral and post-doctoral researchers, or researchers with equivalent scholarship or commensurate life experience. Earthwatch welcomes proposals from advanced scholars and professionals of any nationality, covering any geographic region. Applicants intending to conduct research in foreign countries are strongly encouraged to include host country nationals as part of their research staff.
in order to build long-term legacies through the scientific research we support, we have undertaken a strategic review of our program structure and developed four Research Areas (RAs):
- Ecosystem Services
- Climate Change
- Oceans
- Cultural Heritage
These RAs allow Earthwatch to focus support on critical ecological and cultural challenges encompassing the majority of threats to environmental sustainability. The RAs work together to support research, capacity building, education, and environmental action. Through these priorities, Earthwatch's supported research projects will have positive long-term impacts and will inform both local and global agendas.
Our project recruitment and review will now be determined by targets under each of the four RAs, along with our ability to adequately support the proposed research.
If you would like to be considered for Earthwatch support, please feel free to submit a short letter of inquiry (500 words or less) summarizing your proposed research project, along with your CV.
Earthwatch is currently not developing new research projects.
If we feel there is a strong enough potential match to our RAs and the likelihood of enough available support (i.e. funding sources and/or volunteers), we will keep your letter of inquiry on file and get in touch if an opportunity arises.