Grants and Opportunities

field school students using microscopes in the fossil lab tar pits

Grants

Are you a student who wants to visit the Rancho La Brea collections for your research? We now have small grants available through the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County. Click here to apply!

Volunteers

Volunteers help with a lot of our work behind the scenes at the excavation site, in the lab and in collections. No experience is necessary as we will train you. Please visit our Volunteer page for more information.

Donations

Support Rancho La Brea by making a donation to the Museum Fund today!

Tar Pits Excavation

Join our Field School!

Visit the Institute for Field Research La Brea Tar Pits Program

Submit your application