National Geographic Society is seeking to fund impactful projects driving science-based solutions to the growing threat of extreme weather events and natural hazards such as wildfires, hurricanes, tornados, droughts, floods, heatwaves and severe storms. Projects should aim to increase adaptability and resilience to these events and demonstrate tangible positive impacts on people and nature.

Funding Organization: National Geographic Society

Scope
Potentially relevant topic areas could include:
• Extreme Weather Field Research – collecting in-situ meteorological and environmental data from extreme weather events and natural hazards to inform modeling, prediction, rapid response and adaptation.
• Nature Based Solutions – conserving, protecting and restoring ecological systems that naturally increase resilience to extreme weather events and natural hazards or are especially at risk.
• Technological Solutions – developing and leveraging new technologies, including autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence, to improve prediction and response to extreme weather events and natural hazards.
• Developing and strengthening local-level strategies – innovative local-level solutions, tools, and approaches to help people and nature prepare for, respond to, and recover from extreme weather events and natural hazards, increasing the resilience of those local communities within their capabilities and priorities.

Eligibility: Applications are open to individuals worldwide who are over the age of 18 with demonstrable experience leading, designing and implementing science-based solutions to extreme weather events and natural hazards.

Maximum Award: Proposals may request up to $50,000 USD in funding for a two year project. Grant recipients become members of the National Geographic Explorer Community and will be eligible for future funding, learning and networking opportunities.

Application Process: Applications must be submitted online via the National Geographic Society grants management system.

Application Deadline: 19 September 2025

Further information: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/grants-and-investments/rfp-extreme-weather-and-natural-hazards-solutions/

For more information, please contact
Ms. Panida Suwannatheerak and Ms. Mananchaya Pissaparn
Tel.: 0 2470 9654
Email: researchfollowup@kmutt.ac.th