The Phillips Fund provides grants for research focused on Native American linguistics, ethnohistory, and the history of Native American studies within the continental United States and Canada. It supports scholars who meet specific citizenship or institutional affiliation criteria to advance knowledge in these fields.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or residents, American citizens abroad, or foreign nationals affiliated with a U.S. institution. Foreign nationals not affiliated with a U.S. institution may apply for projects conducted in the U.S.