Applications are now being accepted for the Glacier National Park Conservancy – Jerry O’Neal Research Fellowship for work in Glacier National Park. The fellowship aims to provide educational assistance for students seeking to understand natural and cultural resources issues and how these interact with human values. Special consideration will be given to proposals that address the following:

1. natural resource issues such as aquatic ecology, terrestrial ecology, fire ecology, invasive plants, and climate change
2. cultural resource issues, such as history and architectural studies, cultural landscape reports, ethnographic research, and archeology
3. social science that informs resource management about a natural or cultural topic and/or that addresses visitor impacts to park resources

Competition is open to graduate students and high-achieving upper division undergraduate students (3.5 GPA or higher) at universities and colleges in the CESU Network. Applicants may request up to $7500. See details in the linked PDF document.

2026 GNPC O’Neal Fellowship (PDF)

Applications must be submitted electronically by March 18, 2026.