Maxwell/Hanrahan Travel Award (Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation Field Research Awards)
The Maxwell/Hanrahan Travel Award funds RGGS Ph.D. students and postdocs for field-based research travel in biology and earth science with matching support for essential fieldwork expenses.
Funder: American Museum of Natural History
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to $1,250 matching funds (total potential award: $2,500 with match); two awards annually; support for field-based research travel.
Summary: Matching travel support for field-based research in biology and earth science for RGGS Ph.D. students and postdocs.
Key Information: Award is only open to current Richard Gilder Graduate School Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers.
Description
The Maxwell/Hanrahan Travel Award (Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation Field Research Awards) provides matching funds to support field-based research travel in biology and earth science. This award is exclusively for current Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers at the Richard Gilder Graduate School (RGGS) of the American Museum of Natural History. The program aims to close funding gaps by matching other confirmed sources of funding for eligible fieldwork expenses and advancing early-career research in the natural sciences.
