Laurel Clark Sea to Space Physiology Research Grants
Laurel Clark Sea to Space Physiology Research Grants support graduate researchers studying human physiology in diving, altitude, and space, funding research and encouraging academic sharing of findings.
Funder: Women Divers Hall of Fame
Due Dates: October 1, 2026 (Applications open) | November 30, 2026, 5:00 pm New York time (Application and recommendations)
Funding Amounts: Two $5,000 grants for 18-month research projects
Summary: Supports graduate research on human physiology in extreme environments, including diving, altitude, and space.
Key Information: Applicants must have current or pending enrollment in a degree-granting graduate program.
Description
Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) offers these grants to support graduate research in extreme-environment human physiology, including diving, altitude, and space. The program focuses specifically on humans, not the effects of extreme environments on marine organisms. Funding assists with direct research costs, and recipients are expected to complete their proposed research within an 18-month award period.
Jonathan Clark sponsors the grants in memory of his wife, Dr. Laurel Clark, a WDHOF member, medical doctor, U.S. Navy Captain, accomplished diver, and NASA astronaut. The program also emphasizes dissemination: recipients are expected to submit their findings for presentation at a national or international academic conference, publication in a peer-reviewed journal, or both, within six months of project completion.
