Collection Study Grant

Typical application deadline: 
November
Page last updated: 
09/09/2010
Application Deadline: 
November 1, 2010
Contact e-mail: 
Info-rggs@amnh.org
Funding source home page: 
Richard Gilder Graduate School Fellowships and Grants
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

This program is not available to investigators within daily commuting range of the American Museum of Natural History (i.e. “Tri-State” area).

Keywords: 
Animals
Birds
Conservation Biology
Ecological studies
Endangered Species
Entomology
Fish/Fishery
Travel
Amount: 
$500 to $1,500
Funding Abstract: 

Collection Study Grants provide financial assistance to enable predoctoral and recent postdoctoral investigators to study any of the scientific collections at the American Museum. These collections are in Anthropology, Astrophysics, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Entomology, Herpetology and Ichthyology, Invertebrates, Mammalogy, Ornithology, Vertebrate Paleontology.
The awards partially support travel and subsistence while visiting the American Museum of Natural History.
Applicants for Collection Study Grants should first contact the appropriate Museum curator to discuss the feasibility of the proposed visit. Approval by the division chairman is required.

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Applications require online application, 2 page project description, budget, curatorial sponsor, and CV.

For application portal, click here. https://myrggs.amnh.org/Applicant/ApplyOnline_Login.aspx

Fund Usage: 
Travel
Funding Restrictions: 

Only one Collection Study Grant is awarded to an individual.

The visit must be arranged through and approved by the appropriate scientific department of the Museum and is expected to be four days or longer in duration.