Application Deadline:
13 October 2025
About Organisation
The Explorers Club, headquartered in New York City, is a global organization that has been advancing scientific exploration and discovery for over a century. With chapters around the world, it unites researchers, adventurers, and explorers in the spirit of discovery and fellowship. The club’s mission is to support scientific expeditions that broaden our understanding of the environment, human history, and emerging scientific questions. Over the years, it has become a leading platform for exploration across disciplines, promoting initiatives that contribute to both knowledge and conservation. The club’s members include world-renowned scientists, researchers, and explorers who collaborate to uncover solutions for pressing global challenges. By connecting individuals passionate about exploration, it encourages interdisciplinary approaches and fosters a community that thrives on curiosity, innovation, and rigorous inquiry. The Explorers Club also celebrates diversity and inclusion, providing opportunities for young explorers to engage in fieldwork and scientific projects that have meaningful societal and environmental impacts. Through partnerships, fellowships, and grants, it continues to support pioneering projects that push boundaries and advance science while encouraging responsible stewardship of our planet.
About the Grant
The Rolex Explorers Club Grant is a prestigious award designed to support extraordinary young explorers conducting field-based scientific research. The grant promotes the essential role of exploration in expanding scientific knowledge, addressing environmental challenges, and preserving historical heritage. It is open to researchers from all field science disciplines, encouraging proposals that demonstrate a clear scientific rationale, originality, and potential for significant impact or new understanding. Projects should aim to answer cutting-edge questions, uncover hidden phenomena, or explore regions of ecological, geological, or historical importance. The grant emphasizes innovation, discovery, and rigorous inquiry while fostering collaboration among scientists and explorers. Candidates must present a project that showcases a spirit of adventure and exploration, coupled with scientific rigor and relevance. Successful applicants will be awarded a grant of up to USD 10,000, which has historically been the typical funding amount. The grant aims to empower emerging researchers, providing them with financial support to conduct expeditions that could shape our understanding of the world and inform conservation and sustainable development efforts. It reinforces exploration as a vital tool for advancing science and protecting our future.
Who can Apply?
The Rolex Explorers Club Grant is open to young researchers and explorers from around the world engaged in field-based scientific inquiry. Applicants must be pursuing original work in any scientific discipline that involves field research. Candidates are expected to demonstrate a spirit of exploration and adventure, alongside strong scientific reasoning and relevance. The proposed project must have a clear research objective, a well-defined methodology, and the potential to yield new insights or impact current understanding. Projects addressing environmental issues, historical inquiries, or biological studies are encouraged, but all field science disciplines are welcome. Applicants must also exhibit the ability to complete the project within the proposed timeline and with the available resources. Priority will be given to candidates whose work integrates scientific rigor with innovative approaches and addresses pressing global challenges. Collaboration, responsible fieldwork, and adherence to ethical research practices are key selection criteria. There are no restrictions based on nationality, institution, or career stage, though proposals from early-career researchers who display significant promise are especially welcomed. Applicants must submit a detailed proposal that clearly outlines the research question, goals, methodology, expected outcomes, and potential societal or environmental impact.
How to Apply?
Interested applicants must submit their application by Monday, 13 October 2025 at 6:00 PM EST. Proposals should include a detailed project description, scientific rationale, timeline, and expected outcomes. Applications must be completed through the official portal. Candidates are encouraged to clearly demonstrate their exploration-driven approach and the potential impact of their work. Incomplete or late submissions will not be considered.
Application Deadline
The application deadline for the Rolex Explorers Club Grant is Monday, 13 October 2025 at 6:00 PM EST. Late or incomplete submissions will be disqualified.
Last Date To Apply
For more information, please visit the grant website here.
