The Research Committee of The American Alpine Club administers funds from three endowments: The Arthur K. Gilkey Memorial Research Fund, the R L Putnam Research Fund, and the Bedayn Research Fund. Through these funds, the AAC is able to support modest requests to assist scientific research projects within the scope of the AAC's charter.

The application deadline for an AAC Research Grant is March 1. Late applications will not be accepted. Applications must be submitted electronically via an emailed Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) attachment. A valid scanned signature into the document in the appropriate section is required. If an electronic signature is not possible the application form must be mailed in with signature also.  Please submit relevant photos of your objective along with your application. An application is required. You may also include attachments that will give the committee a better understanding of your proposal, but we ask that you keep them concise due to the number of proposals we receive.

Selection Process

A committee reviews the applications, selects the recipients, and decides how much each of the recipients will receive. Recipients are typically chosen eight to ten weeks after submittal and all applicants will be notified of the committee's decision at that point. Read about the Committee members.

How To Apply

Submission instructions are contained within the application document.