Open Call for Rolex Explorers Club Grants Program

The Rolex Explorers Club Grants send extraordinary young explorers into the field and promote the significant role that exploration plays in addressing cutting-edge scientific questions, understanding the environment and the world they live in, and learning more about the history to protect the future.

Funding Information

• Historically, awards have been given in the amount of $10,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• This program is open to all field science disciplines. In addition to demonstrating a spirit of exploration, candidates must put forward a project or research proposal that has a clear scientific rationale, represents original work, and has the potential for significant impact or new understanding.
• Open to explorers under the age of 35 conducting fieldwork to address a novel scientific, environmental, or historic question.
• Note that The Explorers Club will not be able to consider research proposals for work being conducted in China or by Chinese citizens. The Explorers Club is considered a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) and we do not comply with the Chinese regulations regarding grant awards by NGOs at this time.

For more information, visit The Explorers Club.