School of Natural Resources and Environment

Behavior, Education and Communication

Dow Chemical Hong Kong-Michigan Scholarship Program

Typical application deadline: 
February
Contact Name: 
Dr. David Horner
Page last updated: 
01/08/2010
Application Deadline: 
February 26, 2010
Contact Phone: 
(517) 432-7989
weblinks: 
Scholarship announcement
Funding source home page: 
Hong Kong America Center
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Masters
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate degree program in Michigan or have received a PhD degree from a Michigan university within five years of application. People born in the state of Michigan who are doing graduate study (or have received a PhD within five years of application) at a university outside of Michigan are also eligible to apply. Students holding permanent residents status are also eligible to apply.

Keywords: 
Asia
Energy
Environmental Education
Global change
Green development
International
Science/technology
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Systems Thinking/Complexity Science
Amount: 
~$35,000
Funding Abstract: 

The Dow Chemical Company in Hong Kong has pledged its support to a scholarship for advanced graduate students and recent PhDs of universities in the state of Michigan to spend up to ten months doing research while affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (www.ust.hk). The Hong Kong America Center (www.cuhk.edu.hk/hkac) and the Center on China’s Transnational Relations at HKUST (http://www.ust.hk/eng/index.htm) will administer the program on behalf of Dow.

Eligible fields of study are: Environment, Energy, Sustainability, Education, Transnational Relations, Science and Technology and policy issues related to these topics. This is a unique opportunity for young American scholars in these fields to spend an academic year in a top research university in Hong Kong advancing their research and linking with scholars from China and other parts of the Asia Pacific region.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Application form includes:

  • Applicant profile (educational background, personal goals, and language experience);
  • Project proposal;
  • Three letters of reference; and,
  • CV.
Fund Usage: 
Stipend, travel, research, living expenses
Funding Restrictions: 

Research must take place in Hong Kong.

Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program

Typical application deadline: 
January
Contact Name: 
Keri Anderson
Page last updated: 
10/26/2010
Application Deadline: 
January 31, 2011
Contact Phone: 
703-993-4880
weblinks: 
Fellowship information
Application information
Funding source home page: 
The Institute for Humane Studies
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Masters
Ph.D.
Other
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates between the ages of 18-30. Past applicants are encouraged to re-apply and re-submit all documents.

Keywords: 
Business/Industry
Climate change
Economics
Energy
Environmental Education
Environmental Justice
General support
Global change
International students
People
Policy
Professional presentation
Research/field research
Social sciences
Travel
Amount: 
$1500
Funding Abstract: 

The Koch Summer Fellow Program is a paid, 10 week internship program that offers placements for students and recent graduates interested in federal or state public policy. All internships include participation in the Washington, DC opening and closing workshops, a $1,500 stipend, travel reimbursement, and housing (or a housing allowance). The application deadline is January 31. If you want to stay close to home or work on state level policy we offer placements at over 40 state based policy organizations.  If you want to spend the summer working at a DC policy organization apply at www.TheIHS.org/publicpolicy.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Funding Comments: 

In addition to a stipend, the fellowship provides: an internship with a market-based organization; housing assistance; career development workshops; writing assistance from a professional editor; and a limited number of travel scholarships.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

To apply to the program, please submit the following:

  • An online application
  • An electronic or paper copy of your college transcript with your name clearly printed on the transcript

Application essays include:

1. Write a statement of no more than 250 words on your career goals, immediate and long term, and how the Koch Summer Fellow Program would help you reach them.

2. Write a 500-word essay on a major issue of public policy. Your essay should address the significance of your chosen issue, the problems with the current policies, and your public policy approach to dealing with it.

We are looking for essays, not academic papers; please do not submit academic work with citations.

Fund Usage: 
Stipend
Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning

Behavior, Education and Communication Student Profile: Josíƒ © G. Gonzíƒ ¡lez

Josíƒ © G. Gonzíƒ ¡lez is pursuing a master's degree in Behavior, Education and Communication. He plans to graduate in May 2009. Originally from Turlock, Calif., Josíƒ © earned his undergraduate degree in history (with an emphasis on Latin American history) in 2004 from the University of California, Davis.

Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowships

Typical application deadline: 
January
Page last updated: 
01/13/2011
Contact Phone: 
(212) 377-2700, Ext. 500
Application Deadline: 
January 28, 2011
Funding source home page: 
Social Science Research Council
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

The DPDF program is open to doctoral students in social science or humanities disciplines who have completed their major course requirements and are beginning to design research proposals. Students who have completed their comprehensive, general, or qualifying exams are eligible to apply as long as their dissertation proposals will be formally approved by their department after the fall DPDF workshop. Typically such students will be second and third year graduate students, but first and fourth year student may, under exceptional circumstances, be eligible.

Applicants must be enrolled full-time in a Ph.D. program within an accredited university in the United States, unless indicated otherwise for a particular field.

weblinks: 
Fellowship Information
Frequently Asked Questions
Application Portal
Keywords: 
Behavior
Environmental Education
Geography
International
International students
People
Policy
Research/field research
Science/technology
Social sciences
Amount: 
$5,000
Funding Abstract: 

The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) is organized to help early-stage graduate students in the humanities and social sciences formulate effective doctoral dissertation proposals. Students may apply to participate in only one research field. This year, this includes:

  • Bridging, Bonding, and Bordering: Migrant Strategies and State Policies
  • Global Indigenous Policies
  • Migration and Gender Studies
  • Provincializing Global Urbanism: Toward Multiple Urban Futures
  • Science/Art Studies
Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Application Process and Required Materials: 

See sample application at:

http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/pdfs/Sample%20Application_DPDF2011.pdf

Fund Usage: 
summer research costs
Funding Restrictions: 

Targeted for 2nd and 3rd year students.
Interdisciplinary projects change each year. Check web site for current year's area of study.

Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Landscape Architecture

Bodie McDowell Outdoor Writer's Association Scholarship

Typical application deadline: 
March
Page last updated: 
02/08/2011
Contact Phone: 
406-728-7434
Application Deadline: 
March 1, 2011
Funding source home page: 
Outdoor Writers Association of America, Inc.
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

The scholarship is open to qualified undergraduate (junior and senior) or graduate students. The scholarship program is open to all college students, undergraduate and graduate, from all disciplines and all schools.
2.)    Bodie McDowell Scholarships are awarded in both graduate and undergraduate categories. There is no limit to the number of candidates that can apply from one college or university.
3.)    Each candidate should have a career goal in outdoor communications, demonstrated by submission to OWAA of printed, film or taped material, job history, course orientation or other evidence of good faith.

weblinks: 
Scholarship information
Application form
Keywords: 
Activism
Behavior
Business/Industry
General support
International students
People
Recreation
Amount: 
Up to $5,000
Funding Abstract: 

Outdoor Writers Association of America Inc. (OWAA) sponsors a Bodie McDowell Scholarship program for
tomorrow's communicators. OWAA is interested in rewarding outstanding undergraduate and graduate students who are
working toward careers in outdoor writing, radio and television, wildlife photography, art, lecturing or video and film
making. Ideal candidates are talented communicators with outdoor interests who want to become professionals in the
outdoor communications field.

Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Funding Comments: 

 

 

 

Scholarship awardees receive a complimentary one-year student membership in OWAA.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Completed application must include:

  • Application form
  • Recommendation from a participating faculty advisor
  • Transcripts
  • Examples of ourdoor communication work (printed, filmed, or taped material)
  • A one- to two-page statement by the nominee that details career goals
  • Optional letters of recommendation from outdoor communicators or employers familiar with applicant's work

There are 5 judges, so make sure your submission is simple, easily duplicated or photocopied. You are required to send only one submission, but you are welcome to send 5 complete copies (recommended for CD/DVD submissions)

Fund Usage: 
General support
Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Justice

AIGC Fellowship Program

Typical application deadline: 
June
Contact Name: 
Marveline Vallo
Page last updated: 
03/11/2011
Application Deadline: 
June 1, 2011
Contact Phone: 
505-881-4584
weblinks: 
Fellowship Information
Application
Funding source home page: 
American Indian Graduate Center
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Applicants must be:

  • Full time graduate or professional degree student at an accredited institution in the US
  • Able to demonstrate financial need
  • An enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian or Alaskan Native group, or be able to prove descendency.
Keywords: 
General support
Minority
Amount: 
$1,000 to $1,500; varies based on financial need
Funding Abstract: 

Each year, the AIGC fellowship program provides $1,200,000 in fellowships to over 350 Native American and Alaska Native graduate students.  Graduate fellowships are monetary awards made to American Indian and Alaska Native graduate or professional degree-seeking students, who meet all eligible criteria.  The United States Bureau of Indian Education federally funds the fellowship program.  The fellowship amount is typically between $1,000 and $5,000 per academic year (not including summer), and varies from year to year, depending on the availability of funds and unmet financial need.

Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Application documents include: (see link below)

1. Application Instructions and Deadlines
2. Application form - The deadline to submit the application, $15 application fee, essay, and three self-addressed & stamped postcards is June 1, 2011.
3. Financial Need Form (FNF) to be given to the Financial Aid Office - The deadline to submit the FNF is July 8, 2011. (When submitting the FNF form to the university's Financial Aid Office, provide them both pages of the form.)
4. Tribal Eligibility Certificate (TEC) form - The deadline to submit the TEC is July 8, 2011.

Fund Usage: 
Tuition
Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

Dissertation Completion Fellowships

Typical application deadline: 
November
Contact Name: 
Cindy Mueller, Manager, Office of Fellowships and Grants
Page last updated: 
09/21/2010
Application Deadline: 
November 10, 2010
Contact Phone: 
(212) 697-1505 ext 134
weblinks: 
Fellowship information
Fellowship FAQs
Funding source home page: 
American Council of Learned Scientists
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

A Ph.D candidate in a humanities or social science department in the United States
All requirements for the Ph.D except the dissertation completed before beginning the fellowship tenure
No more than six years in the degree program; awardees can hold this Fellowship no later than their seventh year

Keywords: 
Behavior
Environmental Education
Environmental Justice
International students
People
Policy
Psychology
Social sciences
Systems Thinking/Complexity Science
Amount: 
$25,000 stipend; up to $3,000 for research; and university tuition/fees up to $5,000
Funding Abstract: 

The American Council of Learned Studies, with the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, has initiated a new foundation to provide financial support for young scholars to complete their dissertation and, later, to advance research after being awarded the Ph.D. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/ACLS Early Career Fellowship Program will award fellowships in two categories: Dissertation Completion Fellowships and Fellowships for Recent Doctoral Recipients. A grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supports this program
The Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships are to assist graduate students in the humanities and related social sciences in the last year of Ph.D dissertation writing. The program aims to encourage timely completion of the Ph.D. Applicants must be prepared to complete their dissertations within the period of their fellowship tenure or shortly thereafter.
Fellowship Award:
Stipend: $25,000
Research costs: up to $3,000
University Fees: up to $5,000

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Funding Comments: 

The Fellowship tenure may be carried out in residence at the Fellow's home institution, abroad, or at another appropriate site for the research. The total award of up to $33,000 includes a stipend plus additional funds for university fees and research support. These Fellowships may not be held concurrently with any other fellowship or grant.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

The Application process is comprised of the following:
- Completed application form
- Statement of all university and external support received during graduate study: fellowships, teaching, or research assistantships, tuition grants, and summer support
- Proposal (no more than 5 pages, double spaced)
- Bibliography (no more than 2 pages)
- Completed chapter of the dissertation
- Timeline for the expected completion of dissertation writing and defense
- Two reference letters
- A letter from the applicant's institution (preferably from the applicant's chair or dean), including (1) a statement attesting to the viability of the proposed timeline for completion, (2) stipulation that, in the event of an award, the university will not charge the student tuition or fees beyond a limit of $5,000 and will provide for any additional costs, such as health insurance, and (3) a pledge that if an ACLS award is made, the university will not provide the applicant with any subsequent aid

Fund Usage: 
Stipend, research, university fees
Funding Restrictions: 

ACLS does not fund creative work (e.g., novels or films), textbooks, work that deals purely with translation (with the exception of Luce/ACLS Translation Grants in East and Southeast Asian Archaeology and Early History), or pedagogical projects.

Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning

Charles Cannell Fund in Survey Methodology

Contact Name: 
Nancy Mathiowetz
Typical application deadline: 
February
Page last updated: 
12/07/2010
Application Deadline: 
February 25, 2011
weblinks: 
Award information
Application information
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Junior researchers, including Graduate Students, Assistant Research Scientists, Assistant Professors, Research Investigators, and Postdoctoral Fellows are eligible. Other things being equal, preference will be given to graduate students for research or training carried out at the University of Michigan.

Funding source home page: 
Institute for Social Research
Keywords: 
Behavior
Environmental Education
General support
People
Psychology
Research/field research
Social sciences
Travel
Amount: 
$3,500-$9,500
Funding Abstract: 

The Charles Cannell Fund in Survey Methodology of the Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan was established by students, colleagues and friends of Charlie to honor him as a mentor and to further research and training on the interviewer-respondent interaction and its effects on the validity and quality of survey data.

In making awards, special emphasis will be placed on efforts to develop social psychological theories, test hypotheses and techniques derived from these theories, and develop techniques for measuring and improving the interaction between the respondent and the interviewer. Preference will be given to proposals that examine respondent and interviewer behavior as opposed to inferring the behavior based on statistical analysis.

Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Application Process and Required Materials: 

 

 

 

Application should be submitted in .pdf format and include:

  • A description of the research activity for which funding is sought, and how it relates to one or more uses of the fund described on the website. The description should be no longer than 5 pages and provide sufficient detail as to the design of the research project, the hypotheses to be tested, preliminary findings (if applicable), and the dissemination plans for the research.
  • A curriculum vita of the applicant, including current contact information.
  • A detailed budget with justification for expenses.
  • A supporting letter from her or his faculty advisor, if the applicant is a graduate student.
Fund Usage: 
Research, equipment, technical support, payment to subjects
Funding Restrictions: 

 

 

 

The fund does not cover salaries of investigators nor indirect costs.

Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Justice

Olson Family Fellowship

Typical application deadline: 
April
Contact Name: 
Rachel Balduzzi, Manager, Field Seminars
Page last updated: 
01/28/2011
Application Deadline: 
April 1, 2011
Contact Phone: 
970.586.3262 ext.11
weblinks: 
Fellowship and application information
Funding source home page: 
Rocky Mountain Nature Association
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

It is recommended that the candidate be actively pursuing or have already completed a degree program in environmental education, interpretation, general education, or natural resources. In addition, experience volunteering for or working with non-profit organizations and an interest in public relations and/or marketing is desired. Fellow is expected to be:

  • Dedicated to child-centered and adult environmental education.
  • Demonstrated ability to think and act creatively.
  • Adept communicator-both speaking and writing for diverse audiences and mediums required.
  • Adept problem solver with the ability to organize ideas and information.
  • Demonstrated ability to be flexible and independent with assignments and duties.
  • Computer literacy-experience with Power Point and Quark preferred.
  • Enthusiasm, a warm disposition, and the ability to handle the stress of children in stride.
    • Keywords: 
    Behavior
    Environmental Education
    General support
    International students
    People
    Policy
    Psychology
    Social sciences
    Amount: 
    $900/mo. stipend + housing
    Funding Abstract: 

    Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) and the Rocky Mountain Nature Association (RMNA) seek an intern of exceptional ability for the Olson Family Fellowship. In 2006, the Olson family of Boulder, Colorado began funding this fellowship to enable students and recent graduates to serve in a national park while exploring career options in environmental education and the nonprofit sectors.

    Type of Funding: 
    Fellowship
    Application Process and Required Materials: 

    Letter of interest, resume, and three references.

    Fund Usage: 
    Stipend
    Funding Restrictions: 

    Housing and fellowship in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

    Fields of Study: 
    Behavior, Education and Communication

    Jean Monnet Graduate Fellowship

    Typical application deadline: 
    December
    Contact Name: 
    Julie Claus
    Page last updated: 
    09/16/2010
    Application Deadline: 
    December 1, 2010
    Contact Phone: 
    (734) 647-2743
    weblinks: 
    Informational flyer
    Grant Information
    Funding source home page: 
    The University of Michigan’s Center for European Studies (CES)
    Applicant Eligibility: 
    Graduate
    Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

    Students in professional schools and graduate programs are eligible to apply. The fellowship is limited to returning students. Students in the last year of terminal degree programs are not eligible.

    Keywords: 
    Eastern Europe
    Environmental Education
    Environmental Justice
    International
    People
    Policy
    Research/field research
    Western Europe
    Amount: 
    $5,000
    Funding Abstract: 

    Jean Monnet Fellows are among the best University of Michigan graduate students who focus on Europe in their research. Student grantees receive summer grants to work on issues of European integration, and are expected to conduct research and write a paper resulting from this research on a relevant topic of their choosing. Jean Monnet Fellows are active participants in European Union Center activities, often taking part in outreach activities for local high schools, colleges, and universities.

    Type of Funding: 
    Grant
    Funding Comments: 

    With a grant from the European Commission, the European Union Center and the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies are offering students summer grants of $5,000 to work on issues of European integration. Student grantees will conduct research and write a paper resulting from this research on a relevant topic of their choosing.
    It is expected that during the spring and/or summer, the grantees will devote twelve weeks of full time work on this project with a faculty advisor. Recipients may be invited to participate in selected outreach activities organized by the European Union Center with local high schools, colleges and universities. They will also present the preliminary results of their research at a public event held in the fall.

    Application Process and Required Materials: 

    Applicants should submit 2‐3 page proposals describing the project they intend to carry out, including its topic, aims, method, and anticipated scholarly contribution. They should also indicate the period in which they will be conducting full time work on their project. A letter of recommendation from a University of Michigan faculty member (preferably the student’s advisor), most recent transcript, and current CV should accompany the proposal.

    Fund Usage: 
    Research
    Funding Restrictions: 

    This is not a travel grant.

    Fields of Study: 
    Behavior, Education and Communication
    Environmental Informatics
    Environmental Justice
    Environmental Policy and Planning
    Sustainable Systems
    Landscape Architecture

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