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
National Fellowships Program $1,000 - $10,000 January
Norman S. Baldwin Fishery Science Scholarship $6,000 March
Sounds Conservancy Grants Program Up to $2,500; average $1,000 March
Student Activity Award $2,500 July
Master's Thesis Research Grant up to $500 March
Master's Thesis Research Grant up to $500 November
Josephine De Karman Fellowship $22,000 January
National Garden Clubs Inc College Scholarships $3,500 March
APA Judith McManus Price Scholarship $2,000-$4,000 April
AAG IGIF Student Travel Grant $500 December
AAG IGIF Student Paper Award up to $200 December
Student Equipment Grants Non-monetary use of equipment; $1,300 travel funds for conference presentation March
Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award (EPPLA) Non-monetary-- Travel to Washington, DC, to participate in the Biological and Ecological Sciences Coalition (BESC) Congressional Visits Day January
Environmental Leadership Program Regional Fellowship Not specified September
Michigan Volunteer Stream Monitoring Grant Not specified February
UM Alumnae Council Scholarships Not specified March
PTES Worldwide and Mammal Grants $782 - $15,639; averages approx $4692 June
Conservation and Science Grants Not specified ongoing
Scholarship and Career Awards $5,000 March
Student Recognition Award in Insect Physiology, Biochemistry, Toxicology, and Molecular Biology Varies July
BIE-Loan for Service Not specified June
E.S. George Reserve Gradiate Scholarship $4,000-$6,000 March
Richard A. Herbert Memorial Scholarship $2,000 April
Association of American Indian Affairs Scholarship Varies June
Miami SWCD Scholarship $750 March
Small Grants $500 - $5,000 August
King-Chavez-Parks Initiative up to $20,000 for graduate students; up to $35,000 for doctoral students May
Don Hunt Service Award Non-monetary April
Emergency Funds up to $2,500 ongoing
American Water Scholarship $5,000 January
Graduate Student Research Grant $2,000 January
Debt Management Awards up to $10,000 April
SCI Detroit Chapter College Scholarship Fund $1,000 April
Research Grant ~ 1000 Euros/mo stipend, health insurance, subsidy for travel costs May
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
Research Associateship Programs Varies depending on position and duration May
Fishery Scholarship $1,000 December
Graduate Student Support $1,300/month + $400 for travel costs November
MidSouth Aquatic Plant Management Society Scholarship $2,000 June
Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund Grants $1,000 minimum August
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

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