School of Natural Resources and Environment

Student Funding

This financial aid database is no longer being regularly updated and should ONLY be used as a reference when researching funding opportunities. Effective 06/14/2011.

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Funding Title Amount Typical application deadline
Summer Scholars Program Small stipend, a rent-free apartment and office on campus, an allowance account, and library support. December
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Up to $25,000 grant + up to $20,000 in tuition support for each year of graduate study supported November
NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship up to $30,000 February
Humane Studies Fellowships up to $15,000 December
Association of Woman in Science Predoctoral Grants $1,000 January
John V. Krutilla Research Stipend $5,500 February
Mazamas Graduate Student Research Grant $1,500 February
Exploration Fund Grant Up to $5,000; usually $500 - $1,500 December
Professional Enhancement Awards $700 December
Link Foundation/Smithsonian Institution Graduate Fellowships $5,500 February
Kenneth E. Grant Research Scholarship $1,000 February
Melville H. Cohee Student Leader Conservation Scholarship $500 February
Great Lakes Commission-Sea Grant Fellowship $41,000 January
Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships in Energy Technology Innovation $20,000 predoctoral; $34,000 postdoctoral January
Graduate Student Summer Program in Earth System Sciences $12-15/hr + local housing and travel expenses February
Summer Teaching Assistantships $220-$270 per week, depending on graduate status February
E. Alexander Bergstrom Memorial Research Award $1,000 or $1,500 January
Skutch Research Award for Studies in Avian Natural History $10,000 January
Student Research Scholarships $1,000 to $5,000 December
Sustainable Development Program Varies. $1,500 - $300,000; most are around $86,000 ongoing
NAWCA Small Grants Program up to $75,000 October
International Research Fellowship Program (IRFP) Varies September
Student Travel Grants airfare, hotel, registration April
WINDPOWER Fellowship Cost of conference March
AMS Industry/ Government Graduate Fellowships $24,000 February
Junior Research Fellowships (Dissertation) 40,400 rupees/month + $70 dollar supplement July
Kathleen S. Anderson Award (Avian Research) One grant of $1,000 or two of $500 December
Mewaldt-King Student Research Award $1,000 January
Joseph Grinnell Student Research Awards $1,000 January
Conservation Trust Grants - Ongoing $15,000-$20,000 ongoing
Research Fellowships Program Up to $3,500 March
P3 Student Design Competition for Sustainability $10,000 initially; up to $75,000 for winning design December
Worldstudio Foundation Scholarships Generally $2,000- $3,000 April
AuSable Graduate Fellowships $50 Masters students; $100 PhD / semester for books and reference materials February
Student Research Grants $1,000 February
J. Frances Allen Scholarship $2,500 March
Emil Truog Soil Science Award $500 honorarium and a certificate March
J. Fielding Reed Scholarship $1,000 March
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grants between $200 and $2,500 February
NOAA Fisheries/Sea Grant Fellowship Program $38,500 per year January
Hogan/Smoger Access to Justice Essay Contest $5,000 January
Dean E. Metter Award $300 - $1,000 March
Academy Fellowship Program $33,800 + health benefits February
Ed N. Harrison Memorial Scholarship Fund - Bird Research $300 March
ULI/ Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition $50,000 (winning team), $10,000 (finalist teams) December
Gaige Fund Award $400 - $1,000 March
Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Projects (DDEP) $15,000 maximum per award ongoing
Hyland R. Johns Grant Program $7,500 - $25,000 May
Paul R. Wolf Memorial Scholarship $3,000 December
Grants in Herpetology $500 December

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