Apply for a Grand Canyon Historical Society Grant

WHAT: The Grand Canyon Historical Society will be awarding a $2,000 grant to support of research involving history, historic or environmental preservation in the Grand Canyon region which includes, but is not limited to the north and south rims and areas adjacent to Grand Canyon National Park. 

WHO: Any independent researcher, student enrolled at an Arizona university or college, any NPS, USFS, USGS, BLM, state agency professional, or historian working in the above fields of research is eligible to apply. 

ELIGIBLE PROJECTS: Any work that results in original research concerning historical individuals, events, sites, organizations, businesses or environmental issues in the Grand Canyon region. 
Any efforts that result in original research that supports or leads to historical preservation of any historical site, photographs, documents, or diaries with origins in the Grand Canyon region.

REQUIREMENTS: In order for your project to be considered complete, one or more of the following end products must be included: 

•  Submission of a paper suitable for publication to the Society not later than February 8, 2026. 
• Presentation of a paper at a legitimate conference with a copy of the paper to the Society. The copy must be presented to the Society not later than February 8, 2026 with presentation scheduled at the earliest possible meeting of the conference. 
• A thesis or dissertation of which component parts resulted from the research with copy of the included work presented to the Society not later than February 8, 2026. 
• Historical preservation of photographs, documents or diaries requires at least delivery of a photocopy of the items in question to the Society not later than February 8, 2026. Preservation of actual items is preferred. 
• Site research requires a completed nomination or submission of material to the Society not later than February 8, 2026 for inclusion in a nomination of the site to the National Register of Historic Places. 

Papers and/or items submitted as a result of research will become a part of the Grand Canyon Historical Society Collection in the Special Collections and Archives of Northern Arizona University's Cline Library for use by anyone doing research in those subjects involving the Grand Canyon region. The author will receive full credit for any material used in publication. 

TO APPLY: Submit a one page letter as an application to the address below that includes a short biography with your name, address, phone number; if applicable, undergraduate and/or graduate degree(s), and current degree program, department and advisor; or, for agency or non-agency applicants, the name of your agency, department or office, and applicable professional background. Also, describe in a short paragraph the project to which the grant would be applied and include a proposed budget of how you will utilize the $2,000 award.

Download the application guidelines.

WHEN: Applications must be received not later than March 31, 2025. The $2,000 award will be made by the Society in early May 2025. 

WHERE: Submit application to: 
Grand Canyon Historical Society Scholarship and Research Grant 
c/o Mari Carlos 
PO Box 1667 
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 
Or to: scholarships@grandcanyonhistory.org 

For information contact Mari Carlos at scholarships@grandcanyonhistory.org

Paleontologist Dr. David White in the canyon wrapping a fossil in newspaper for a trip to a museum. Circa 1928. Photo Copyright Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection

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