School of Natural Resources and Environment

Behavior, Education and Communication

International Research Fellowship Program (IRFP)

Typical application deadline: 
September
Contact Name: 
Lauren Wyatt
Page last updated: 
03/24/2011
Contact Phone: 
(703) 292-8429
Application Deadline: 
September 13, 2011
weblinks: 
Fellowship Information
Application Instructions
Funding source home page: 
National Science Foundation
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

* U.S. Citizen or permanent residents as application submission
* have been awarded a doctoral degree within two years of the application date or expect to receive the doctoral degree by the award date.
* desire to conduct scientific research at appropriate academic, government or non-profit research institutions, located outside of the United States.
* Applicants who are permanent residents of the U.S. may not request a host site in their native country.
* Appropriate host sites are foreign science or engineering centers in all geographical regions. Appropriate establishments include institutions of higher education, industrial research institutions/laboratories, government research institutes/ laboratories/ centers,and non-profit research organizations.

Keywords: 
Computers
Ecological studies
Environmental Education
GIS
International
Natural Resource Management
Policy
Remote sensing
Research/field research
Science/technology
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Systems Thinking/Complexity Science
Amount: 
Varies
Funding Abstract: 

The objective of the International Research Fellowship Program (IRFP) is to introduce (biological and behavioral) scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers to international collaborative research opportunities, thereby furthering their research capacitgy and global perspective and forging long-term relationships with scientists, engineers, and technologists abroad. These awards are available in any field of science and engineering research and education supported by NSF.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Funding Comments: 

Approximately 30-35 fellowships will be offered each year to U.S. investigators for research abroad.

Application Process and Required Materials: 
Application must be submitted electronically using FastLane (www.fastlane.nsf.gov). Follow application instructions at https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/d11/ApplInst_3.htm?.
Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

Summer Teaching Assistantships

Typical application deadline: 
February
Contact Name: 
Sally Brennan, Registrar
Page last updated: 
11/18/2010
Application Deadline: 
February 13, 2011
Contact Phone: 
251-861-2141
weblinks: 
Assistantship information
Application information
Funding source home page: 
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 
  • Assistants will generally need to be in residence at the Sea Lab one week before their assignment begins for orientation and to assist with course set-up. Assistants must also be able to complete a laboratory inventory and store teaching materials after classes end.
  • Graduate student status is desired (junior/senior undergraduates may be considered, if qualified).
  • Assistants must have academic training in at least one of the following areas: ecology, marine biology, marine botany, marine vertebrate zoology, marine invertebrate zoology or oceanography; field experience is strongly preferred. It is also desired that the assistant has successfully completed the course for which they are assisting.
  • Assistants may not be enrolled in classes due to time commitment and scheduling problems.
  • Assistants may be required to work on weekends or go on overnight trips.
  • Assistants may be required to be CPR certified.
Keywords: 
Conservation Biology
Ecological studies
Ecosystem
Environmental Education
Fish/Fishery
Natural Resource Management
Ocean/Marine
People
Recreation
Research/field research
Travel
Water/Aquatic
Amount: 
$220-$270 per week, depending on graduate status
Funding Abstract: 

The Dauphin Island Sea Lab provides significant logistical support for graduate students whose research or program of study is based at DISL.  This support is facilitated through application and award of  'Graduate Research Status'.  Students with 'Graduate Research Status' may request support ranging from library and housing access and desk space, to support for analytical and field research needs, to the procurement of supplies and equipment and travel to regional and national meetings.

Up to five Teaching Assistantships are offered for each of the summer sessions.  Assistants must not be enrolled in classes during the time they are assisting and are expected to work 20 hours per week.  Duties include assisting with preparation of field and laboratory exercises, instruction of students in the laboratory and some lecturing may be required, and participation in field exercises and specimen identification is expected, as necessary.  Teaching Assistantship positions may be awarded on a course by course basis, by term, or for the entire summer session.

Type of Funding: 
Other
Application Process and Required Materials: 

A complete application must include the following documentation: (1) A letter of interest indicating the specific course(s) you can assist with and the session(s) that you are available, (2) a transcript itemizing your training and experience in the subject area(s), (3) a letter of recommendation from a faculty member who can evaluate your qualifications and previous teaching performance, and (4) a completed application form.

Fund Usage: 
Stipend/salary
Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication

Great Lakes Commission-Sea Grant Fellowship

Typical application deadline: 
January
Contact Name: 
Dr. Jim Diana, Director, Michigan Sea Grant
Page last updated: 
12/14/2010
Contact Phone: 
734-763-5834
Application Deadline: 
January 31, 2011
weblinks: 
Fellowship Information
Funding source home page: 
Great Lakes Commission
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Eligible applicants include students who, at the time of application, are in a graduate or professional degree program in public policy, public health, natural resources, aquatic sciences or other related field at a U.S. accredited institution of higher education in the United States.

Keywords: 
Conservation Biology
Ecological studies
Environmental Education
Fish/Fishery
General support
Great Lakes
Health
International students
Natural Resource Management
Ocean/Marine
Policy
Research/field research
Restoration
Watershed
Amount: 
$41,000
Funding Abstract: 

The Great Lakes Commission-Sea Grant Fellow will work with members of the Great Lakes' science, policy and information/education communities to advance the environmental quality and sustainable economic development goals of the Great Lakes states. In so doing, the Fellow will contribute to and benefit from research coordination and policy analysis activities. The Fellow will be housed at the Great Lakes Commission offices in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

This will be the 12th year this fellowship has been sponsored by the Great Lakes Commission, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Sea Grant College Program and the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Funding Comments: 

Of this amount, $35,000 is provided to each Fellow for compensation. The remaining $6,000 will be used to cover health insurance for the Fellow and support fellowship-related travel. During the fellowship, the Great Lakes Commission may provide supplemental funds for work-related travel by the Fellow.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Interested students should discuss this fellowship opportunity with their local Sea Grant programs. Interested individuals should submit their applications to the state Sea Grant program directors (see below), who then screen the applications for forwarding to the Great Lakes Commission. Each application must include:
* Personal and academic resume or curriculum vitae (not to exceed two pages);
* Education and career goal statement with emphasis on what the prospective fellow expects from the experience in the way of career development (1,000 words or less);
* Two letters of recommendation, with at least one from the student's major professor;
* A letter of endorsement from the sponsoring Sea Grant director; and
* A copy of undergraduate and graduate student transcripts.
Note: Thesis papers are not requested or desired.

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

Kenneth E. Grant Research Scholarship

Typical application deadline: 
February
Contact Name: 
Sue Ann Lynes
Page last updated: 
11/18/2010
Application Deadline: 
February 12, 2011
Contact Phone: 
515-289-2331
weblinks: 
Scholarship information, including application information
Funding source home page: 
Soil and Water Conservation Society
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

An applicant for the research scholarship must:

  • be a member of SWCS;
  • have demonstrated integrity, ability, and competence to complete the specified study topic;
  • be eligible for graduate work at an accredited institution; and
  • show reasonable need for financial assistance.
Keywords: 
Ecological studies
Ecosystem
Land management
Natural Resource Management
Research/field research
Soil
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Amount: 
$1,000
Funding Abstract: 

In 1978, friends and associates of Kenneth E. Grant established a scholarship program in his name when he retired as administrator of the Soil Conservation Service. The Kenneth E. Grant Research Scholarship provides financial aid to members of SWCS for interdisciplinary graduate-level research on a conservation topic that will extend the SWCS mission of fostering the science and the art of soil, water, and related natural resource management to achieve sustainability.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Funding Comments: 

Research proposals investigating the implications of a biofuel based economy or locally grown foods are encouraged.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

No specific forms are required.

The applicant should submit, in three pages or less, a proposal for completing the specified project. Included in the proposal should be material supporting the applicant’s ability to meet the eligibility requirements outlined above.

Applications submitted by email are encouraged. sueann.lynes@swcs.org. You may also submit applications by U.S. Postal Service (1 copy only) to: SWCS-Scholarship, 945 SW Ankeny Rd., Ankeny, IA 50023.

Fund Usage: 
Research
Funding Restrictions: 

The recipient of the 2010 grant will complete the investigation and submit a progress report by January 2011, with a final report submitted to SWCS by June 2011.

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

Melville H. Cohee Student Leader Conservation Scholarship

Typical application deadline: 
February
Contact Name: 
Sue Ann Lynes
Page last updated: 
11/18/2010
Application Deadline: 
February 12, 2011
Contact Phone: 
515-289-2331
weblinks: 
Scholarship information
Application information and form
Funding source home page: 
Soil and Water Conservation Society
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

An applicant must meet the following qualifications:

  • be a member of SWCS for at least 1 year; 
  • not a family member of the Professional Development Committee;
  • in junior or senior year of full-time undergraduate study in fall of 2011 or pursuing graduate level studies in  a natural resource field.

 Financial need is not a consideration.

Keywords: 
Conservation Biology
Ecological studies
Ecosystem
General support
Land management
Natural Resource Management
Restoration
Soil
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Water/Aquatic
Amount: 
$500
Funding Abstract: 

The Melville H. Cohee Student Leader Conservation Scholarships provides financial assistance to members of SWCS who are in their junior or senior year of full-time undergraduate study or are pursuing graduate level studies with a natural resource conservation orientation at a properly accredited college or university.

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

Application form available online-- See link below.

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

John V. Krutilla Research Stipend

Typical application deadline: 
February
Page last updated: 
12/02/2010
Contact Phone: 
202-328-5138
Application Deadline: 
February 18, 2011
Funding source home page: 
Resources for the future
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

The award is open to young post-docs who have received their degree since June 30, 2006.

weblinks: 
Award Information
Application
Keywords: 
Ecological studies
Economics
Energy
General support
International students
Natural Resource Management
Policy
Research/field research
Social sciences
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Amount: 
$5,500
Funding Abstract: 

Resources for the Future (RFF) will award one research grant for the 2011–2012 academic year in honor of the late John V. Krutilla, a renowned environmental economist who served as a senior fellow at RFF for most of his career. 

The grant is intended for young scholars who have been awarded a doctoral degree in the past five years. The focus of the award is research related to environmental and resource economics. Special attention will be given to applications that seek to pursue research into one or more of the areas
pioneered by John Krutilla. The Krutilla research award was established with the generous support of the Krutilla family, Industrial Economics, Inc., and a number of John’s colleagues, friends, and former “students.”

Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Funding Comments: 

The awardee may be invited to present the results of the research activities at RFF in the year after completion of the work. 

The Krutilla research award is intended for one year.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Individuals interested in applying should submit: (1) a completed application form available at  www.rff.org/fellowships/krutilla; (2) a short description of the proposed research (no more than five typed pages, double spaced, not including references); (3) a curriculum vitae; and (4) one letter of recommendation that can comment on the candidate’s past research and proposed project in specific terms.

Fund Usage: 
Summer salary support, research assistance, or other legitimate reserach expenses.
Funding Restrictions: 

 

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

Mazamas Graduate Student Research Grant

Typical application deadline: 
February
Page last updated: 
10/26/2010
Contact Phone: 
503-227-2345
Application Deadline: 
February 4, 2011
Funding source home page: 
The Mazamas
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
weblinks: 
Grant Information
Application Procedures
Keywords: 
Community Forestry
Ecological studies
Ecosystem
Geography
Land management
Natural Resource Management
Population
Recreation
Research/field research
Restoration
Travel
Amount: 
$1,500
Funding Abstract: 

 

 

 

The Mazamas Graduate Student Research Grants are intended to help graduate students cover travel and per diem costs of conducting master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation research. 

 

 

The Mazamas Research Committee evaluates Graduate Student Research Grant proposals using the following criteria:

1. Relationship to Mazamas’ goals of conserving and increasing the understanding of mountain environments (particularly relating to the Pacific Northwest), and enhancing the enjoyment and safety of mountain recreation.

2. Scientific merit as judged by the originality; reasonableness; significance in relation to previous work on this subject; scientifically sound methods; adequate assessment techniques; and potential significance of the project’s goals and methods.

3. Likelihood of success at meeting the scientific objectives and communicating project results to appropriate audiences.

4. Potential for compounded benefits, such as student career advancement and other forms of resource development, support for and impact on community and governmental organizations, and proposals for new initiatives that may attract additional funding.

5. Reasonableness of the budget request.

6. Quality of proposal presentation, including readability, organization, and satisfaction of the requirements listed under “Conditions of Awards” and “Application Procedure.”

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Email one complete copy of your application materials to

 

 

 

mazama.research@mazamas.org

 

 

Application should include:

 

 

1. A cover page with the project title, applicant’s name, affiliation, mailing address, and other contact information (phone, fax, e-mail). Please indicate that you are applying for a Graduate Student Grant.

 

2. A 250-word abstract of the proposed project.

 

3. A description of the proposed project including its objectives, justification, and likely practical impact, background, methodology, expected results, and planned means of disseminating the results. Maximum length of this description is not to exceed 7 (seven) pages. Use #12 font, double spaced.

 

4. An itemized budget for the travel and per diem funds requested, with appropriate justification for each item as it relates to the scope of the project.

 

5. A copy of the student’s resume (1-4 pages).

 

6. A letter of recommendation from the applicant’s thesis or dissertation advisor. This letter may be attached to the proposal or mailed separately. If mailed separately, please indicate who is sending it.

 

7. To keep our mailbox from exploding, submitted files must not exceed 3 megabytes in size.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund Usage: 
Research, travel, equipment
Funding Restrictions: 

 

 

 

1. Funds must be spent only on allowable costs.

2. The grantee will submit brief annual progress reports during the performance period.

3. Upon completion, and no later than three years following awarding of the grant, the grantee will submit a final report.

4. Mazama support will be acknowledged in all publications resulting from the grant, but club endorsement of results and conclusions will not be implied.

5. Equipment exceeding $100.00 becomes the property of the sponsoring institution, usually a university.

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

Association of Woman in Science Predoctoral Grants

Typical application deadline: 
January
Page last updated: 
11/02/2009
Application Deadline: 
January 29, 2010
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

  • Be enrolled in a Ph.D. program at the time of application

  • Have passed your qualifying examination (except Satter award applicants)

  • If you are not a U.S. citizen, you must be enrolled at a U.S. institution

  • Not have applied to this program previously

Funding source home page: 
Association for Women in Science
weblinks: 
Award information
Application information
Keywords: 
General support
Plants
Women
Amount: 
$1,000
Funding Abstract: 

About 5-10 AWIS graduate fellowships in the amount of $1,000 are awarded each year. The four memorial awards are: (1) Amy Lutz Rechel Award, for an outstanding graduate student in the field of plant biology, (2) Luise Meyer-Schutzmeister Award, for an outstanding graduate student in physics, (3) Ruth Satter Award, for an outstanding graduate student who interrupted her education for at least three years to raise a family, and (4) the Diane H. Russell Award, for an outstanding graduate student in the field of biochemistry or pharmacology. AWIS may also award Citations of Merit ($300).

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

For details about each component of the application, see the website.
You must submit five copies of the application documents. Collate all the documents in the order below, make five double-sided copies, and staple each copy. (Do not submit the original documents, which will not be double-sided.)
1) Summary Form
2) Research Plan
3) Resume
4) Graduate Transcript - Ph.D.
5) Graduate Transcript - Masters
6) Undergraduate Transcript - Baccalaureate
7) Other Transcripts (e.g., summer school)
The transcripts may be copies that you make. If so, also submit (not stapled into the collated material) one official original copy of each transcript. When copying the transcripts, do not include the "back" if it is used to describe the grading system -- copy only pages that show coursework and degrees awarded.
In addition, you must submit in signed, sealed envelopes,
1) a reference letter (using the AWIS form) from your thesis adviser (five copies are requested on the form)
2) a second reference letter (using the AWIS form) from a professor or research adviser (five copies are requested on the form)
All five copies of each letter may be placed in one signed and sealed envelope.
*In addition, submit one copy of a brief biographical statement.
*If you wish receipt of your application to be acknowledged, enclose a stamped, self-addressed POSTCARD (do not enclose an envelope) with the application.
All application materials must be sent in one package, including reference letters and original transcripts (which should be in sealed, signed envelopes).

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

Summer Scholars Program

Typical application deadline: 
December
Page last updated: 
09/28/2010
Contact Phone: 
(505) 954-7201
Application Deadline: 
December 15, 2010
Funding source home page: 
School for Advanced Research
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Support is provided for both pre- and post-doctoral scholars for projects ranging from field investigations and collections research to manuscript preparation.

weblinks: 
Fellowship information
Application form
Keywords: 
Behavior
Environmental Education
Environmental Justice
People
Policy
Research/field research
Social sciences
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Systems Thinking/Complexity Science
Amount: 
Small stipend, a rent-free apartment and office on campus, an allowance account, and library support.
Funding Abstract: 

Summer scholar fellowships are awarded to five or six scholars in anthropology and related fields to pursue research or writing projects that promote understanding of human behavior, culture, society, and the history of anthropology. Both humanistically- and scientifically-oriented scholars are encouraged to apply.

Summer scholars are provided with a small stipend, a rent-free apartment and office on campus, an allowance account, library support, and other benefits during an eight-week session, from June 15–August 10. Shorter terms are available.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Applications must include the following:  (333 KB)

  • A proposal, no more than 4 double-spaced pages in length. The proposal should describe what is to be accomplished during the summer session, the status of the applicant's research on the topic, and the significance of the work.
  • A short bibliography, not to exceed 1 page, of references cited in proposal.
  • A curriculum vitae, not to exceed 4 single-spaced pages.
  • Names and contact information for three references. 

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Please send six copies of the application to:

Director of Scholar Programs
School for Advanced Research
PO Box 2188
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2188

Express: 660 Garcia Street
Santa Fe, NM 87505

Fund Usage: 
Housing, office, small stipend
Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Typical application deadline: 
November
Page last updated: 
09/16/2010
Contact Phone: 
(212) 547-6926
Application Deadline: 
November 1, 2010
Funding source home page: 
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

A New American is an individual who

(1) is a resident alien, i.e., holds a Green Card or

(2) has been naturalized as a U.S. Citizen or

(3) is the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens.

*Must have a bachelor's degree or be in the final year of undergraduate study. Individuals already pursuing graduate study may receive support to continue that study
* Individuals who are in their third or subsequent year of graduate study are NOT eligible
* Students who have received a master's degree in a program and are continuing for a doctoral degree in the same program are considered to have been in the same program from the time they began their work on their master's degree.
* You must not be older than 30 years of age by the application deadline

weblinks: 
Application
Keywords: 
General support
Amount: 
Up to $25,000 grant + up to $20,000 in tuition support for each year of graduate study supported
Funding Abstract: 

The purpose of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The Program is established in recognition of the contributions New Americans have made to American life and in gratitude for the opportunities the United States has afforded the donors and their family.

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans honors and support the graduate educations of 30 New Americans – permanent residents or naturalized citizens if born abroad; otherwise children of naturalized citizen parents -- each year. 

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Application Process and Required Materials: 

* Application form (https://oas.soros.org/pds/)

* Submit two essays on specified topics (1,000 word maximum for each)
* Submit 1-2 page resume

* up to 5 pages of appropriate "exhibits" (see application for description)
* Three recommendation letters are required.  (see application instructions for details)

* submit institutional status form (available on website)
* Transcripts from the applicant's undergraduate institution and from his/her graduate institution if applicable
* Submit documentary evidence that the applicant meets the New American definition as of the application deadline
* Submit GRE or other aptitude test scores by first week of December

Funding Restrictions: 

Tuition,stipend
The Fellow must inform the Program of other awards that s/he has been offered and may be asked to accept a total package that does not exceed full tuition, fees plus $30,000.

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

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