School of Natural Resources and Environment

Student Funding

Title Amount Funding Sources Deadline
Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program up to $40,000

This funding is to help cover tuition costs first then room and board, books, laboratory fees and one round- trip ticket per academic year between the Fellow’s residence and the academic institution, pending availability of funds.

February
Tibor T. Polgar Fellowship $3,800 summertime grants; up to $1,000 research support

Polgar Fellowships may be awarded for studies anywhere within the tidal Hudson estuary from New York Harbor to the Federal Dam at Troy, New York, including the four marshes of the National Estuarine Research Reserve (Stockport Flats, the Tivoli Bays, Iona Island Marsh, and Piermont Marsh).

February
Truman D. Picard Scholarship $2000 March
Udall Dissertation Fellowship Up to $24,000 February
ULI/ Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition $50,000 (winning team), $10,000 (finalist teams) December
UM Alumnae Council Scholarships Not specified March
UM Urban Land Institute Real Estate Forum Essay Scholarship $2,000 September
UMBS Graduate Student Research Funding Varies

Funding is partial and considered only for applicants who plan to be in residence at the Bio Station and/or base their research there.

Priority will be given to those applicants who: 1) plan to be in residence for at least a half term (4 of 8 weeks); 2) demonstrate financial support for their research from other sources such as their department, advisor, graduate school, fellowships, etc.

February
UNU-IAS PhD Fellowship Programme monthly stipend of JPY260,000; settle-in-allowance of JPY 80,000

Settle-in-allowance and air tickets are, however, not provided for Fellows already residing in Japan before the commencement of the fellowship. 

February
US Environmental Sustainability PhD Fellowships Stipend, tuition, and $1,500 per year to support travel to conferences or other research needs ongoing
US Student Fulbright Program not specifed September
Various Awards Up to $4,650; most are $1,000

For most awards, student must be a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers.

December
Various Awards up to $7,500, most around $2,000-$3,000

Scholarship monies can only be used for tuition, fees, student stipends, or other related educational expenses.

January
Vegetable Industries Scholarship around $1,000 September
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
Wayne Grace Memorial Student Design Competition Up to $6,000 May
Wells Fargo American Indian Scholarship - June
Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund Grants $1,000 minimum

Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund does not fund:

  • Projects, services and organizations outside a 50 mile/80 kilometer radius of a Weyerhaeuser community
  • National campaigns and programs
  • Activities that provide a direct or tangible benefit to Weyerhaeuser or its employees
  • Conferences, forums or special events
  • Individuals, including direct scholarship or bursary assistance
  • Fraternal, social, labor or political organizations
  • Activities that influence legislation
  • Organizations seeking funds for theological purposes
  • Disease specific support, including national health-related organizations and their local affiliates
  • Groups or individuals seeking funds for sponsorships or to purchase tickets or tables at fundraising benefits
  • Sports teams or athletic events
  • Operating deficits or debt liquidation
  • Hospital building or equipment campaigns resulting in higher costs to health-care users
  • Services the public sector is reasonably expected to provide
  • Endowments and memorials
  • Capital campaigns
  • Research or conferences unrelated to the forest products or homebuilding industries
  • Multi-year Requests
August
Wild Gift Leadership Fellowship Valued at $8,000-$15,000

Not monetary award

June
Wildlife Research Grants up to $2,000 August
William A. Fischer Memorial Scholarship $2,000 December
William I. Spencer Conservation Grants Program $10,000 - $15,000

The Boone and Crockett Club does not permit their funds to be allocated for overhead or administrative costs.

January
WINDPOWER Fellowship Cost of conference

The Fellowship covers the cost of travel to and from the WINDPOWER conference site, conference registration (and included meals), and lodging.

Additional expenses are not covered and are the responsibility of the recipient.

March
Winnifred B. Chase Fellowship $500-$2,000 January
Woodrow Wilson Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in Women's Studies $3,000

Expenses connected with the dissertation. These may include, but are not limited to, travel, books, microfilming, taping, and computer services.

October
World Environment and Resources Program not specified

Not specified

March
Worldstudio Foundation Scholarships Generally $2,000- $3,000

Each award is paid directly to the recipient’s school and applied toward tuition.

April
Zone VI Fellowship in Urban Forestry $4,000 January

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