Travel broadens the mind and elevates the spirit
To provide guidance on the kind of projects funded by the Harvard Travellers Club Permanent Fund, shown below is a list of selected grants awarded:
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A study of the evolution of chameleon behavior in South Africa (Russell Ligon 2015)
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Ornithological studies in Russian Arctic (Alexander Hellquist 2016)
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Study of endangered Ethiopian lions to inform future conservation and management (Oliver Miltenberger 2017)
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Studying the brain at High Altitude (Matt Gaidica 2017)
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Effects of heterospecific alarm calls on anti-predation responses in two tamain monkey species in Peru (Kaelyn Dobson 2018)
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Study of climate change in Arctic Nunavut and Greenland (Susan Eaton 2019)
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Study of endemic lava lizards of the Galapagos Islands, Equador (Estefania Boada 2019)
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Study of the effects of parrotfish feeding on the health of coral reefs in the Caribbean (Hannah Rempel 2020)
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Study of ethnoarcheology of nomadic tribal groups in Mongolia (Allison McCosky 2020)
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Documenting oral histories and historic sacred Polihale sites in Kauai, Hawaii (Trevor Wallace 2021)
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Improving Stream Assessment techniques for trout and salmon restoration in the AMC’s Maine Woods Initiative (Appalachian Mountain Club 2022)
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Study of the current state of biodiversity and historical trajectories of change on Principe Island (Carla FuentesLopez 2023)
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Study of overlooked medium and small Maya sites south of Lake Yaxha in Guatemala utilizing newly developed techniques (Cristina Gonzalez-Esteban 2024)
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Search for suspected high-altitude Inca sacrificial sites on Chimborazo, Ecuador (Gino Caspari 2024)