SNRE and PitE students are encouraged to attend a day-long National Geographic event that begins with a workshop matching students and their research ideas with research money and concludes with presentations by researchers who received funding and the research they produced.

The workshop is part of the organization's Young Explorers Grants program, which support individuals age 18 to 25 in their pursuit of research-, exploration- and conservation-based field projects. Each year, the program hosts workshops for future Young Explorers. The workshops introduce National Geographic Young Explorer grantees—as well as National Geographic explorers, conservationists, and researchers—to students interested in pursuing grants from National Geographic to support a research or project.

Space is limited for the event; registration is required for the grants workshop, which is from 9:45 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Alumni Center, 200 Fletcher St., Ann Arbor, on U-M's central campus.

The evening event is hosted by John Francis, vice president of research for conservation and exploration at National Geographic. Two former grant recipients will talk about their work:

• William Saturno details recent archaeological discoveries in Xultun, Guatemala, and delves into the ongoing mysteries of the enigmatic Maya.
• Mark Synnott shares highlights of a sailing and climbing expedition around Oman's Musandam Peninsula with his world-renowned team.

The evening sessions is free with general admission. It will be at the Lydia Medelssohn Theatre; doors open at 6:30 p.m.

More details: nationalgeographic.com/yeg-workshop