National Geographic COVID-19 Science Fund

In response to worldwide disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Geographic Society is providing funding for projects focused on how humanity and the natural world have reacted to and are living through the unparalleled circumstances created by COVID-19 in order to better understand how this pandemic—or the threat of another—will shape our world for years to come. Proposed projects should seek to better understand and/or provide solutions to the situations created or magnified by the pandemic, thereby helping us to understand and address the challenges and changes of living in a COVID-19 world.
This fund invites research, conservation, and technology projects on the following two (2) topics;
- Community-based and inclusive wildlife and cultural heritage site conservation
- Impacts of tourism changes on cultural heritage sites and wildlife
Statement of Interest deadline: 3/31/21