AMNH Collection Study Grants provide early-career researchers partial funding for short-term, hands-on research visits to study the museum's scientific collections in anthropology, zoology, paleontology, and physical sciences.
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grants ($500–$3,500) support early-career researchers, including doctoral students, studying wildlife conservation and North American terrestrial and freshwater fauna, extant or fossil.
Frank M. Chapman Ornithology Grants fund graduate students' specimen-based bird research: Chapman Research Grants ($1,000–$3,500, one competition a year) and Collection Study Grants (up to $2,000) for visits to AMNH's ornithology collections.
RGGS Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Programs support postdoctoral researchers working with Museum scientists on projects that use its collections, facilities, and expertise to advance scientific training.
Collections Study Award supports museum partnerships with early-stage researchers, funding studies of prehistoric archaeological collections and archives to advance knowledge and improve collection resources.