RECURRING GRADUATE RESEARCH FUNDING
Program
Deadline(s)
Details
Earthwatch
Programs
September
Funding for field-based researchers to engage members of the public
(recruited by Earthwatch) in their research projects. Earthwatch seeks
projects that aim to improve the management and stewardship of
biodiversity, reduce human-wildlife conflicts, investigate/restore degraded
ecosystems, investigate threats to ocean health and freshwater systems, and
projects that assess and/or mitigate the impacts of a changing climate.
FATE Program
October
Fulbright U.S.
Student Program
October
NSF Graduate
Research
Fellowship
Program
November
American
Association of
University Women
(AAUW)
Fellowships
November to
January
Dr. Nancy Foster
Scholarship
Program
December
National Defense
Science and
Engineering
(NDSEG)
Fellowship
North Pacific
Research Board
(NPRB) Graduate
Research Award
December
February
Program website: http://earthwatch.org/scientific-research/scientistopportunities
The Fisheries and the Environment (FATE) Program seeks proposals that
analyze the response of living marine resources to environmental variability
and change. FATE projects advance the discipline of fisheries oceanography
and typically lead to or include development of oceanographic and ecological
information useful to ecosystem assessments, status reports, and stock
assessments.
Program website: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/fate/
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed
study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs abroad.
Program website: http://us.fulbrightonline.org
Each Fellowship consists of three years of support during a five-year
fellowship period. Provides a stipend of $34,000 to the Fellow and a cost-ofeducation allowance of $12,000 to the graduate degree-granting institution
for each fellowship year.
Program website: https://www.nsfgrfp.org
Multiple fellowships for women pursuing graduate degrees in STEM fields.
Fellowships for U.S. and non-U.S. citizens. Funding ranges between $6,000
and $30,000.
Program website: http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-fundingand-awards/
Provides support for independent graduate-level studies in oceanography,
marine biology, or maritime archaeology, particularly by women and
members of minority groups. Provides yearly support of up to $42,000 per
student (a 12-month stipend of $30,000 in addition to an education
allowance of up to $12,000), and up to $10,000 of support for a 4-6 week
program collaboration at a NOAA facility. Masters students may be supported
for up to two years, and doctoral students for up to four years.
Program website: http://fosterscholars.noaa.gov/aboutscholarship.html
NDSEG Fellowships last for three years and pay for full tuition and all
mandatory fees, a monthly stipend, and up to $1,000 a year in medical
insurance.
Program website: http://ndseg.asee.org
Funds marine research to improve understanding of the Gulf of Alaska,
Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands, and Chukchi/Beaufort Seas. NPRB-funded
research informs effective management and sustainable use of vital marine
resources. Qualified masters and doctoral students may apply for one of six
Program
NOAA Fisheries
Sea Grant Fellows
Knauss Marine
Policy Fellowship
Jenkins Predoctoral
Fellowship
Markham First
Year Student
Award
Bullitt
Environmental
Fellowships
EPA Science to
Achieve Results
(STAR) Program
NOAA Living
Marine Resources
Cooperative
Science Center
(LMRCSC)
awards of $25,000 each, which may be used for graduate student stipend and
standard benefits, tuition or required university fees, or for specific research
expenses such as travel, supplies, and laboratory analyses.
February
February
February
March
April
May
June
Program website: http://www.nprb.org/graduate-research-award-program
Graduate Fellowship Program in two specialized areas: population and
ecosystem dynamics, as well as marine resource economics. The award for
each Fellowship will be in the form of a grant or cooperative agreement of
$43,500 per year, which includes salary (stipend), living expenses, tuition,
and travel necessary to carry out the proposed research and to attend the
annual Fellows meeting.
Program website:
http://seagrant.noaa.gov/fundingfellowships/nmfssgfellowship.aspx
For graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes
resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The
Sea Grant Program or Project receives and administers the overall
cooperative agreement of $56,500 per student on behalf of each fellow
selected from their program, which provides a stipend, education, and
research related expenses.
Program website:
http://seagrant.noaa.gov/FundingFellowships/KnaussFellowship.aspx
Program seeks to increase the number of graduate degrees awarded to
underrepresented persons (women, minorities and persons with disabilities)
in STEM disciplines. The program provides 3 years of support. Award
package includes stipend ($18,000 - $24,000), travel allowances, and tuition
offsets ($8,500).
Program website:
https://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/descriptions/Jenkins_P
redoctoral_Fellowship_Project.html
One-time funding of up to $12,000 to support an incoming first year graduate
student who plans to be resident at HMSC after the first academic year in
Corvallis.
Program website: http://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/academics/hmscscholarships-fellowships-and-awards
A two-year, $50,000/year fellowship for graduate students interested in
pursuing leadership positions within the environmental field.
Program website: http://www.bullitt.org/programs/environmentalfellowship/
The Fellowship Program provides up to $44,000 per year of support per
fellowship. Master's level students may receive a maximum of two years of
support ($88,000). Doctoral students may be supported for a maximum of
three years ($132,000), usable over a period of five years.
Program website: http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/
Proposals should address one of four targeted research areas: quantitative
fisheries, fisheries socioeconomics, essential fish habitat, and aquaculture.
These awards are intended to develop research areas, enhance partnerships
between LMRCSC partners and NOAA scientists and to train students.
Proposals for projects with durations for up to two years will be accepted
Grant-style proposal.
Program website: http://agsci.oregonstate.edu/lmrcsc/
Integrative
Graduate
Education and
Research
Traineeship
(IGERT)
Erasmus +
Various
Various
Rotary
International
Various
Smithsonian
Fellowships
Various
Wildlife
Conservation
Society (WCS)
Graduate
Scholarship
Frank M.
Chapman
Memorial Fund of
the AMNH
Various
Various
NSF’s flagship interdisciplinary training program, which offer traineeships to
students pursuing their PhDs. Funds only U.S. Ph.D. students working in
STEM disciplines with interdisciplinary themes. Provides $30,000 stipend for
2 years. Over 200 individual programs encompassing all STEM fields.
Program website: http://www.igert.org
Erasmus + provides grants for a wide range of actions and activities in the
fields of education, training, youth and sport in Europe.
Program website: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmusplus/library/scholarships-catalogue_en
Various scholarships and fellowships at all educational levels sharing Rotary
Internationals vision for peace. Many local Rotary clubs provide academic
scholarships for undergraduate, graduate, and even international study to
students in their area.
Program website: https://www.rotary.org/
Various fellowships available at Smithsonian facilities and locations.
Program website: http://www.smithsonianofi.com/fellowshipopportunities/
Provides access to international standard graduate education opportunities
(masters or doctoral programs) to exceptional conservationists from
Asia/Pacific, Africa, Latin America, and North American indigenous groups
with interests in terrestrial or marine conservation issues at the local,
regional, or national level. Provides up to $36,000 for tuition and stipend.
Program website: http://www.wcs.org/about-us/grants-andopportunities/wcs-graduate-scholarship-program.aspx
Multiple grants and fellowships in ornithology.
Program website: http://www.amnh.org/our-research/vertebratezoology/ornithology/grants