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About the Program

Since 1890 the National Geographic Society's Committee for Research and Exploration (CRE) has supported more than 8,300 projects and expeditions—including the excavation of Machu Picchu, the discovery of Titanic, and the work of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and the Leakey family.

Over the last 117 years, the CRE has given more than 170 million dollars in research grants worldwide. Beginning in 1890 with a $3,500 grant that sent Israel Russell into the Yukon Territory to map and study the Mount Saint Elias region, National Geographic has gone on to support everything from primate research to Lepidoptera collection, from measuring the height of Mount Everest to assessing the biological diversity of the deep ocean.

The CRE's primary objective is to support field-based scientific research around the world, within the context of National Geographic's mission of "inspiring people to care about the planet." This encompasses, but is not limited to, an emphasis on multidisciplinary projects addressing environmental issues.