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National Geographic Grants Program
Since first awarding a grant in 1890, the National Geographic Society has been investing in bold people and transformative ideas. Our funding opportunities aim to further understanding of our planet and empower a global community to generate solutions for a healthier and more sustainable future.
We fund individuals working on projects in science, conservation, storytelling, education and technology that align with one or more of our focus areas. (Ocean, Land, Wildlife, Human Histories and Cultures, Planetary Health and Space).
And we don’t just support their incredible work. We actively seek to help them network, connect, and learn with National Geographic and each other, empower them with cutting-edge tools, technology, and training, and further their impact and recognition through our storytelling.
- The Big Questions: Request for Proposals
Curiosity is at the heart of humanity. The drive to better understand the mysteries of our world has invited storytellers to illuminate groundbreaking knowledge and the world’s wonders, and brought us closer together. Supported by the John Templeton Foundation, The National Geographic Society seeks innovative photography, short film, writing, data visualization and other storytelling proposals to delve into some of these big questions – questions we’ve wrestled with for millenia, and questions that are only just emerging. In its highest form, storytelling has the power to disseminate knowledge, prompt deep conversation and spark curiosity around the greatest questions of our time. The Big Questions on human flourishing, structures of reality and origins of life are key to understanding humankind’s purpose and place within the universe. These projects should in some way work to explore one of the following three questions: 1) What does it mean to be human? 2) Curiosity: What are the boundaries of Earth, or more precisely, what are the limits to what we can understand? 3) Human/Nature: What is the relationship between the human and natural worlds? The deadline for submissions is June 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. Applicants may request up to $100,000. More information. - Enduring Impacts: Request for Proposals
The National Geographic Society invites proposals for community-centered archaeological and interdisciplinary projects that examine human-environment relationships and sustainable practices from a long-term perspective. Current issues like climate change, disruptions to food security, and loss of habitat and biodiversity are threats that were also faced by societies in the past. This request for proposals aims to fund projects that examine both the archaeological record and how past practices may be empowered or reinvigorated in coordination with present-day stakeholders to inform approaches to current environmental challenges. The deadline for submissions is July 1, 2025, at 11:59 PM EDT. Proposals may request up to $50,000 USD in funding. More information.
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