School of Natural Resources and Environment

Student Funding

Title Amount Funding Sourcessort descending Deadline
Douglas Dockery Thomas Fellowship in Garden History and Design $4,000 February
AMS Graduate Fellowship in the History of Science $15,000 February
MSGC Education Program Awards up to $5,000 November
Student Activity Award $2,500 July
AAG IGIF Student Paper Award up to $200 December
Environmental Leadership Program Regional Fellowship Not specified September
UM Alumnae Council Scholarships Not specified March
Scholarship and Career Awards $5,000 March
Student Recognition Award in Insect Physiology, Biochemistry, Toxicology, and Molecular Biology Varies July
E.S. George Reserve Gradiate Scholarship $4,000-$6,000 March
Richard A. Herbert Memorial Scholarship $2,000 April
Miami SWCD Scholarship $750 March
Small Grants $500 - $5,000 August
Don Hunt Service Award Non-monetary April
American Water Scholarship $5,000 January
Spring Foray Scholarship Not specified April
Larry Larson Graduate Student Award for Leadership in Applied Entomology Varies depending on the interest earned from the endowment. July
Snodgrass Memorial Research Award Varies based on the earnings from the investment July
Stan Beck Fellowship Varies based on earnings from the investment July
MWH Water Industry Professions Scholarship $5,000 January
Hudson River Research Grant- Preproposal Unspecified October
Rotary Foundation Global Grant Minimum total financing of $30,000-- award is based on a 100% match of District Designated Fund or a 50% match of cash contributions ongoing
Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition up to $25,000 October
DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowships $36,000 yearly stipend (plus tuition, conferences, and academic allowance) January
Graduate Student Awards for the 2011 Lindau Meeting Transportation, lodging and registration expenses for travel October
African Studies Center Funding Up to $3,000 November
CINAR Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship $56,000 January
Robin Wright Graduate Fellowship Up to $4,000 February
US Environmental Sustainability PhD Fellowships Stipend, tuition, and $1,500 per year to support travel to conferences or other research needs ongoing
HACU Scholarship Program $1,000-$2,800 May
Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge $10,000 March
McCloy Fellowships in Environmental Policy roundtrip transatlantic airfare and a daily stipend of $200 March
Armenian Studies Fellowship Not specified February
Great Lakes Summer Fellows Program $5,750 February
CES-EUC Summer Research and Internship Grants $500 to $1,500 March
Innovation in Social Research Fellowship $20,000 stipend + tuition + Grad Care March
Robert Kahn Fellowship for the Scientific Study of Social Issues $25,000 stipend + tuition + Grad Care March
Raoul Wallenberg International Summer Travel Fellowship Up to $5,000 February
Clone of African Studies Center Funding Up to $3,000 February
Cave Conservancy Graduate Fellowship in Karst Studies M.S.- $5,000; Ph.D.- $15,000 June
Detroit Revitalization Fellows Full pay + benefits for 2 years April
Graduate Seminar on Global Transformations $4,500
Students must commit to participating in the seminar for three terms, and will be expected to make a presentation to the group following their research trip, and to discuss methodology, challenges, and results with seminar participants. A three‐page report on findings must be submitted to CICS within six weeks of return from the research trip. This report may be used in CICS publications.
March
Gilbert F. White Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Based on current salary plus $1,000 for moving or living expenses.
Fellows receive an annual stipend based upon their current salary and also receive research support, office facilities at RFF, and an allowance of up to $1,000 for moving or living expenses. This stipend may be supplemented by other sources if the supplement does not divert the fellow from his or her research. Typically, visiting fellows have sabbatical support from their home institutions. Fellowships do not provide medical insurance or other RFF fringe benefits. Neither Social Security nor tax payments are deducted from the stipend.
February
Paul A. Stewart Awards $500
  • Salaries for applicant and field assistants should not be included, but  stipends that cover only basic living expenses are allowed.
  • February
    Dissertation Fellowships in Hazards, Risk & Disasters $10,000

     The money may NOT be used for stipends or tuition.

    February
    Rackham Spring/Summer Research Grants Program $6,000

     The salary does not include tuition or health benefits for this period. Graduate students will be required to fulfill their responsibilities to the satisfaction of their faculty mentor; specific objectives and duties should be agreed upon prior to the period of Spring/Summer employment.

    February
    Dissertation Fieldwork Grants $20,000

    * cover research expenses directly related and essential to the project (e.g. travel, living expenses during fieldwork, equipment, supplies, research assistance, and other relevant expenditures).
    Tuition expenses or support for writing-up and analysis of results after your research is completed are ineligible.

    May
    Joseph L. Fisher Dissertation Fellowships $18,000

    *The fellowship will be reduced by the amount of any other financial assistance (other than tuition support) above $18,000.
    *You must disclose all financial assistance to RFF.

    February
    NOAA Fisheries/Sea Grant Fellowship Program $38,500 per year

    16 2/3 percent ($6,417) of funds must be matched by the institution of higher education as the required 50 percent match of NSGO funds. Allocation of matching funds must be specified in the budget and may consist of up to one/half month's salary for the faculty advisor, waived tuition, equipment and supplies, and any other costs typically used as matching funds.

    January
    Michigan Stormwater-Floodplain Association Scholarship $1,500

    November

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