Funding
Funding Opportunities
Museum of Comparative Zoology
An essential part of our mission is to support scientists wishing to pursue research and conduct fieldwork.
Summary of MCZ funding sources
Grants vary in focus, eligibility and application process. Please review each funding source webpage for more information.
| Funding Source | Eligibility | Focus | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship | open to all with a Ph.D. | taxonomy and/or systematics | September 30, 2026 |
Ernst Mayr | open to all | animal systematics | October 15 and April 1 |
Grants-In-Aid of Undergraduate Research (GUR) | Harvard undergraduate students advised by tenure-track faculty | faculty-advised research | Fall 2026-Summer 2027 dates TBD |
Putnam Expedition | MCZ faculty-curators and their postdocs and graduate students | comparative zoology field work | October 1 and March 12 |
Farish A. Jenkins, Jr. | Graduate and undergraduate students advised by MCZ faculty-curators | student fieldwork in comparative zoology | October 1 and March 12 |
McQuilling-Cabral | MCZ faculty-curators and their postdocs and graduate students | research in the Dominican Republic | October 1 and March 12 |
Ken Miyata | Graduate students advised by MCZ faculty-curators | herpetological fieldwork | October 1 and March 12 |
Wetmore Colles | Senior or lead author must be an MCZ faculty-curator, their advised postdoctoral fellow or graduate student, or MCZ staff. | publication fees related to zoological research | in advance of publication |
Putnam Conference Support | MCZ faculty-curators and their postdocs and graduate students | conference attendance and travel | October 1 and March 12 |