Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) supports scientists and students with research, fieldwork, publication, and conference funding to advance animal systematics and comparative zoological study.
The GUR application link has switched from Fall 2026 to Spring 2027.
Grants-In-Aid of Undergraduate Research supports Harvard undergraduates' faculty-supervised projects, including collections-based work and fieldwork, to advance research and senior honors theses.
Kenneth Jay Boss Fellowship in Invertebrate Zoology supports graduate students’ collections-based research at the National Museum of Natural History to study invertebrates, with priority for mollusks.
Ph.D. Student Fellowships: RGGS Comparative Biology Ph.D. Program support doctoral students’ research and training to advance understanding of life’s diversity and contribute to biodiversity conservation.
RGGS Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Programs support postdoctoral researchers working with Museum scientists on time-limited projects that advance scientific research and postdoctoral training.
Collection Study Grants support early-career researchers’ short-term visits to the American Museum of Natural History, funding travel and subsistence to enable direct study of its scientific collections.