A&S Graduate Studies
[PAST EVENT] Explorers Club Washington Group 2017 Research Grants Program
Grants are available to graduate students who are enrolled in a college or university in the local area (Washington, DC; Virginia; West Virginia; Maryland) and who are under the supervision of a qualified scientist or educator. The activity may occur anywhere in the world. Examples of disciplines appropriate for support are anthropology, archaeology, ecology, entomology, botany, linguistics, ornithology, geography, ichthyology, geology, oceanography, glaciology, and similar disciplines.It should be emphasized that that those expeditions supported will be for scientific purposes, in accordance with the Explorers Club?s stated objective, ?to broaden our knowledge of the universe?.
The grants are intended to provide supplemental funds to support fieldwork or closely related endeavors, and generally range from one to several thousand dollars. While the awards are
small, former grantees have successfully used their awards to collect preliminary data leading to other awards or to augment support for items not covered elsewhere. Allowable items include travel to specialized facilities or field research locations, purchase of supplies, rental of field or research facilities, and similar items. Funds may not be used for stipends, tuition, textbooks,journals, language training, allowances for dependents, travel to scientific meetings, publication costs, reproduction, or indirect costs.
Attached is an application package. Please pass this on to qualified students. Application deadline is February 3, 2017. An application package can also be found on our website {{http://www.explorersclubdc.org/about-grants/}}
{{http://www.wm.edu/as/graduate/_documents/ECWG-Grants-Application-2017.pdf , ECWG Grant 2017 Application}}