The Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program is a collaboration among Canon U.S.A., Inc., the National Park Service, the National Park Foundation, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The program annually awards doctoral dissertation scholarships to support student research in the national parks. Much of the science important to the future of the national parks crosses traditional academic disciplines.

The Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program has a single goal: to encourage the best and brightest graduate students in all relevant scientific disciplines to conduct research important to the future of the national parks. The objectives are to: encourage young-to-the-field scientists at the graduate level to engage in park-related research, conduct innovative research on issues central to the national parks, and encourage the use of parks as laboratories for science.

Amount: The program will be awarding eight US$80,000 scholarships to Ph.D. students throughout the Americas to conduct research critical to conserving the national parks of the region.

Requirements: Graduate Student

Awards are made in four areas, broadly defined:
- biological sciences (incorporating such disciplines as botany, ecology, or conservation biology);
- physical sciences (including disciplines such as geology, hydrology, and atmospheric sciences);
- social sciences (spanning such disciplines as economics, political science, or sociology); and
- cultural sciences (drawing on disciplines such as ethnography, cultural studies, and archaeology).