Student Funding
| Title |
Amount |
Funding Sources | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed Companies Scholarship | $500-$2000 | May | |
| Grants in Aid Programs | $500-$2,000 |
Grants are to be applied to expenses directly related to the student's thesis work, such as summer field work, laboratory analyses, etc. Funds are not to be used to purchase capital equipment, attend conferences, or to pay salaries, tuition, or room and board during the school year. Funds must be spent within 18 months of receipt of the award. The educational institution attended by the applicant must not require or allow a grant to be turned over to the institution or decrease any funding or other benefit received by the applicant if a grant is awarded. |
January |
| Nanette R. LaCross and William D. Drake Prizes | $500-$2,000 | January | |
| Winnifred B. Chase Fellowship | $500-$2,000 | January | |
| CREES Research, Internship, and Fellowship (CRIF) Program Grants | $500-$1500 | March | |
| Anchor QEA Scholarship | $500 to $5,000 | November | |
| FEEA Scholarship Program | $500 to $2,500 | March | |
| CES-EUC Summer Research and Internship Grants | $500 to $1,500 | March | |
| Collection Study Grant | $500 to $1,500 |
Only one Collection Study Grant is awarded to an individual. The visit must be arranged through and approved by the appropriate scientific department of the Museum and is expected to be four days or longer in duration. |
November |
| ABS Student Research Grants | $500 or $2,000 | December | |
| Emil Truog Soil Science Award | $500 honorarium and a certificate | March | |
| Small Grants | $500 - $5,000 | August | |
| Research and Conservation Grants | $500 - $2,500 |
Successful applicants must submit an itemized budget annually until the funding is exhausted. Report of progress and plans for publication of results must be submitted to the Research Committee. Funding does not cover:
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February |
| J.H. Comstock Graduate Student Awards | $500 + travel expenses and a certificate | January | |
| ESA Certification Student Award | $500 |
None |
July |
| Robert J. Marriott's Scholarship Grant | $500 | April | |
| Paul A. Stewart Awards | $500 |
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February |
| AAG Dissertation Research Grants | $500 |
Applicant must have been a member of AAG for one year prior to application deadline. |
December |
| Melville H. Cohee Student Leader Conservation Scholarship | $500 | February | |
| AAG IGIF Student Travel Grant | $500 |
Reimbursement for the cost of transportation, accommodations, meals, and any other cost or expense reasonable related to travel for attendance at specialized meetings |
December |
| Grants in Herpetology | $500 |
Past award recipients are not eligible for additional GIH awards. |
December |
| Do Something Seed Grants- one award/week | $500 |
Grants cannot be used to fund:
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ongoing |
| ULI/ Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition | $50,000 (winning team), $10,000 (finalist teams) | December | |
| AuSable Graduate Fellowships | $50 Masters students; $100 PhD / semester for books and reference materials | February | |
| Great Lakes Summer Fellows Program | $5,750 | February | |
| John V. Krutilla Research Stipend | $5,500 |
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February |
| Link Foundation/Smithsonian Institution Graduate Fellowships | $5,500 |
Does not provide additional for travel and/or research expenses. Must complete 12 week period of research at the Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, Florida. |
February |
| Garden Club of America Awards in Tropical Botany | $5,500 |
Fieldwork must be in tropical countries. |
January |
| Waitt Grants | $5,000 to $15,000 |
National Geographic Society grants may not be used for indirect costs, overhead, and other expenses not directly related to the project. Fringe benefits are also excluded, as are salaries. Funds may not be used for travel to scientific/professional meetings or conferences, legal actions, land acquisition, endowments, construction of permanent field stations, or publishing research results. Tuition costs are not allowable. Grant recipients are expected to provide the National Geographic Society with rights of first refusal for popular publication of their findings. |
ongoing |
| East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes | $5,000 stipend, roundtrip airfare, and support for orientation and living expenses abroad |
Must perform research at selected locations. |
November |
| Larson Aquatic Research Support (LARS) | $5,000 for Master's students, $7,000 for Ph.D. | January | |
| Robert N. Colwell Memorial Fellowship | $5,000 and a one-year student or associate membership (new or renewal) in ASPRS | December | |
| Selected Professions Fellowships | $5,000 - $18,000 |
Fellowship does not fund research equipment or assistants, publication costs, travel to professional meetings or conferences, repayment of loans, institutional costs, or tuition for dependents. Does not fund distance learning or Ph.D coursework or dissertations. |
January |
| Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research | $5,000 |
Amounts will depend on travel costs, but will ordinarily be in the range of several hundred dollars up to about $5,000. Grants are payable to the individual applicant. Lewis and Clark Fund grants are taxable income, but the Society is not required to report payments. It is recommended that grant recipients discuss their reporting obligations with their tax advisors. |
January |
| Susan Lipschutz, Margaret Ayers Host and Anna Olcott Smith Awards for Women Graduate Students | $5,000 | February | |
| MSGC Fellowship Program | $5,000 |
Must submit a report on research or public service activity within one month of the end of the funding period. |
November |
| American Water Scholarship | $5,000 | January | |
| HSA Research Grant | $5,000 |
Non-allowable costs include: indirect costs, purchase of equipment, tuition, textbooks, conference attendance, private garden development, or travel. Funding is for a one-year period of time. |
January |
| Hogan/Smoger Access to Justice Essay Contest | $5,000 | January | |
| Malcolm Pirnie Water Industry Scholarship | $5,000 | January | |
| Jean Monnet Graduate Fellowship | $5,000 |
This is not a travel grant. |
December |
| Steven G. King Play Environments Scholarship | $5,000 | February | |
| MWH Water Industry Professions Scholarship | $5,000 | January | |
| Coastal Wetland Studies Award | $5,000 | January | |
| Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowships | $5,000 |
Targeted for 2nd and 3rd year students. |
January |
| Individual Fellowships | $5,000 | February | |
| Holly A. Cornell Scholarship | $5,000 | January | |
| Thomas R. Camp Scholarship | $5,000 | January | |
| Scholarship and Career Awards | $5,000 | March | |
| Center for International Business Research Award for PhDs | $5,000 |
Purchases of equipment are not allowed. |
December |