Fully-sponsored (free) y-DNA-37 tests are available as follows:

• Russell descendant of Abraham Russell (1809-1869, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland)**
• Russell descendant of a Russell male who resided in Allegany County, Maryland in the early 1800s**
• Russell descendant of a Russell male who lives in or previously lived in County Tipperary, Ireland**
• Russell descendant of a Russell male who lives in or previously lived in County Limerick, Ireland**
• Russell descendant of a Russell male who resided in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland in the 1700s*
• Russell descendant of a Russell male who resided in Lanarkshire, Scotland in the 1700s and Testee is a resident of Australia, New Zealand, or Canada**
• Russell descendant of a Russell male who resided in the Scottish counties of Lanarkshire (or any county sharing a border with Lanarkshire) in the 1800s or earlier, and Testee is a resident of the United Kingdom**
  

Fully-sponsored (free) y-DNA-67 tests are available as follows:

• Irish men with the surname of Russell from County Cork  (Note: One sponsorship provided; no additional sponsorships available at this time.)

Fully-sponsored (free) y-DNA-111 tests are available as follows:

• Descendants of the following:
• James Russell, b. abt 1733 in Onslow, North Carolina; d. abt 1810 in Darlington, South Carolina.**

Fully-sponsored (free) y-DNA test upgrades to y-DNA-111 are available as follows:

• Any man who is a y-DNA-37 or higher match to a member of Russell Project Haplogroup R1b-Lineage 03** 
  

Fully-sponsored (free) Big Y tests are available as follows:

• Any documented Rossell (or similar spelling) male-line descendant of Peter Rossell born about 1700 in the colony of New York and died about 1782 in Baltimore, Maryland.* New
• Any documented Rossell/Rosselle (or similar spelling) male-line descendant of Johnson Rosselle of Ohio.* New
• Any Rossell/Rosselle/Russell (or similar spelling) member of the Russell Project in Haplogroup E1b1b1-Lineage 03.* New
• Any male Rossel, Rozel, Roszel (or similar spelling) with Rossel or similar spelling ancestors who lived in Kentucky between 1790 and 1860.* New
• Robert Thomas Russell Sponsorship.  Any documented Russell descendant of George Russell b. abt 1775 in Scotland and d. 28 Nov 1854 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland. This sponsorship is donated in honor of Robert Thomas Russell, Esq who has contributed tremendously to the Russell Project.*
• Any documented Russell descendant of Martin Russell b. 1831 in County Clare, Ireland. *
• Any documented Russell descendant of David Russell b abt 1764 in Scotland and married to Mary Greens b 1768 in Carnwath.*

Fully-sponsored (free) y-DNA-37 tests with Possible Fully-sponsored (free) Upgrade to Big Y-700 tests are available as follows: New

• Any Russell male from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand with documented Russell ancestry back to the early 1800s in Lanarkshire, or any Scottish county sharing a border with Lanarkshire.  Automatic upgrade to Big Y-700 included if y-DNA-37 test results in assignment to Russell Project Haplogroup R1b-Lineage 01.** New
• Any documented Rosell/Rosselle (or similar spelling) male-line descendant with Rosell ancestors from Ohio or Kansas.  Automatic upgrade to Big Y-700 included if y-DNA-37 test results in assignment to Russell Project Haplogroup E1b1b1-Lineage 03.** New

Partially-sponsored y-DNA tests are available as follows:

• Russell descendant of a Russell male who resided in at least one of the following designated Scottish counties in the 1700s, and Testee is a resident of the United Kingdom - USD $60 toward a y-DNA-37 test** [Designated Counties: Midlothian, West Lothian (previously Linlithgow), East Lothian (previously Haddington), Fife, Berwick, Peebles, Selkirk, Roxburgh, Dumfries, Ayr, Renfrew, Dunbarton, Stirling, Clackmannan, Kinross, Kirkcudbright, Wigtown] 
  
• Russell descendant of a Russell male who resided anywhere in the United Kingdom in the 1700s, and Testee is a resident of the United Kingdom - USD $25 toward a y-DNA-37 test**

Partially-sponsored y-DNA test upgrades are available as follows:

• Any member of Russell Project Haplogroup R1b-Lineage 01, and Testee is a resident of the United Kingdom - USD $20 to upgrade from y-DNA-12 or y-DNA-25 to y-DNA-37**
• Any member of Russell Project Haplogroup R1b-Lineage 01, and Testee is a resident of the United Kingdom - USD $20 to upgrade from y-DNA-37 to y-DNA-67**
• Any member of Russell Project Haplogroup R1b-Lineage 01, and Testee is a resident of the United Kingdom - USD $50 to upgrade from y-DNA-37 to y-DNA-111**
• Any member of Russell Project Haplogroup R1b-Lineage 01, and Testee is a resident of the United Kingdom - USD $30 to upgrade from y-DNA-67 to y-DNA-111**

Partially-sponsored Big Y tests are available as follows:

• Any member of Russell Project Haplogroup R1a-Lineage 02 with Russell lineage information posted - USD $25 to upgrade to a Big Y test [Awarded]*
• Any member of Russell Project Haplogroup R1b-Lineage 07 with Russell lineage information posted - USD $100 to upgrade to a Big Y test [Awarded]*
• Any member of Russell Project Haplogroup R1b-Lineage 01 - USD $100 to upgrade to a Big Y test**
• Any member of Russell Project Haplogroup R1b-Lineage 01, and Testee is a resident of the United Kingdom - USD $200 to upgrade to a Big Y test**
• Russell descendant of Abraham Russell (1809-1869, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland) - USD $100 toward a Big Y test**

    *One Sponsorship available
  **Multiple Sponsorships available
Membership in Russell Project required for all sponsorships.