School of Natural Resources and Environment

Environmental Informatics

Rotary Foundation Global Grant

Typical application deadline: 
ongoing
Contact Name: 
Mary Howard, Future Vision Pilot staff member for Michigan
Page last updated: 
09/28/2010
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Other
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Must be a member of the Rotary Club.

weblinks: 
Grant information
Online application
Guidelines
Funding source home page: 
The Rotary Foundation
Keywords: 
Business/Industry
Environmental Education
Environmental Justice
Natural Resource Management
Policy
Science/technology
Social sciences
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Urban Planning
Water/Aquatic
Amount: 
Minimum total financing of $30,000-- award is based on a 100% match of District Designated Fund or a 50% match of cash contributions
Funding Abstract: 

Rotary Foundation Global Grants support large, grant-funded activities that relate to one or more of the six areas of focus, (peace and conflict prevention/resolution, disease prevention and treatment, water and sanitation, maternal and child health, basic education and literacy, and economic and community development,) and have a long-term impact. Clubs and districts can either create their own global grant-funded activities or sponsor packaged global grants that are developed by The Rotary Foundation in cooperation with its strategic partners.  

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Funding Comments: 

Once an application has been approved by the Foundation, both sponsors have authorized the agreement, and all associated cash contributions have been received, the Foundation will issue a payment.  

Payment requirements must be met within six months of approval or the grant will be canceled. Grants must be implemented within 12 months of payment or the grant will be canceled and the sponsors will be required to return the funds.


Application Process and Required Materials: 

All Rotary Foundation Global Grant applications will be accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year. A two-step online application process will be accessible via Member Access at https://www.rotary.org/en/selfservice/Pages/login.aspx. Additional documentation for non-Rotarian scholarship and vocational training team applicants will be on the RI Web site; the grant sponsors will upload these items electronically to the application. 

Proposal
For club- and district-developed global grants, Rotarians will submit a brief online proposal before submitting a formal application. The proposal should provide an overview of the grant activity's objectives and demonstrate how the activities fit within an area of focus. This process is designed to increase the acceptance rate of grant applications. 

Application
Once a proposal has been accepted, Rotarians will submit an online application that provides the Foundation with more detailed grant activity and budget information. (Depending on the award amount or complexity of the project, the Foundation may request additional details.) Club- and district-developed global grants of $100,000 or more will require the Trustees ' approval.  

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

World Wildlife Fund Romania

In this internship Scott provided assistance with the first stages of developing a database that would become an online mapping tool concerning protected areas accessible to both decision makers and citizens.  The bulk of this work involved creating maps in GIS of fish farms and land use and organizing the data associated with them accordingly. 

German Chancellor Fellowship for Prospective Leaders

Typical application deadline: 
October
Contact Name: 
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Page last updated: 
09/09/2010
Application Deadline: 
October 15, 2010
Contact Phone: 
(+49) 0228-833-0
weblinks: 
Fellowship information
More information, including application information
Funding source home page: 
Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Masters
Ph.D.
Other
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Must be citizen of US, Russian Federation, or People's Republic of China. Must have completed Bachelor's (or comparable degree) within 12 years of start of fellowship. Previous recipients are ineligible.

Keywords: 
Economics
Global change
International
International students
Law
Policy
Social sciences
Travel
Western Europe
Amount: 
EUR 2,150 - EUR 2,750 per month (~$2,847 - $3,642 per month) plus additional benefits
Funding Abstract: 

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) awards up to ten German Chancellor Fellowships annually to young, prospective leaders from the USA, the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China with funds made available by the German Federal Foreign Office. The fellows must have shown outstanding potential for future leadership in their previous careers. The program is established under the patronage of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany and addresses applicants from all professions and fields of study giving preference to the humanities, law, social and economic sciences.

The aim of the programme is to give young leaders from the countries mentioned above the opportunity to spend an extended period of time in Germany at an early stage in their careers. After returning to their careers in their home countries, they have the potential to become - because of their intensive experiences in Germany - intermediaries between their home countries and Germany as they assume important positions in the fields of economics, science, politics and society.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Application consists of:

  • Applicant's details
  • Host's details
  • CV
  • Professional profile
  • Language proficiency questionaire
  • Additional general information
  • Three letters of reference
Fund Usage: 
Living costs, research stipend, language courses, travel expenses, family allowance
Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

CGI U Outstanding Commitment Awards

Typical application deadline: 
April
Page last updated: 
09/07/2010
Contact Phone: 
(212) 397.2255
Funding source home page: 
Clinton Global Initiative University
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

currently-enrolled students (both undergraduate and graduate)

weblinks: 
Award information
Application Form
Keywords: 
Activism
Environmental Education
Environmental Justice
Global change
International
People
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Amount: 
up to $10,000
Funding Abstract: 

The CGI U Outstanding Commitment Awards, made possible by Walmart, are grants given to exceptional student Commitments to Action aimed at improving communities and lives around the world. All currently-enrolled students (both undergraduate and graduate) may apply for these awards. We recommend reviewing our application tips before submitting an application.

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

Online application includes:

  • Individual details (contact information, etc)
  • Commitment information
  • Short (150 word) essays on how your commitment is innovative & sustainable, your partnerships, plans for implementation, impact, and experience.
  • Other:
    • Timeline, including key milestones
    • Detailed budget
    • Fiscal sponsor
Fund Usage: 
Project implementation
Funding Restrictions: 

We don't fund: dissertations, internships, staff salaries, personal stipends, or research without a tangible action component. In most cases, we’re also unlikely to cover travel or large organizational capacity-building grants.

If you are a recipient of a CGI U Outstanding Commitment Award, you will need a 501c3 fiscal sponsor who can process your grant. This fiscal sponsor can be an academic department, a center on campus, or a non-profit in your local community. If you are an international applicant, you will also be required to identify a fiscal sponsor which is a tax-exempt organization similar to a 501c3 in the US.

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

Spring Foray Scholarship

Typical application deadline: 
April
Contact Name: 
Larry D. Nooden
Page last updated: 
04/12/2011
Application Deadline: 
April 28, 2011
Contact Phone: 
734-764-4436
weblinks: 
Foray Information
Funding source home page: 
Michigan Botanical Club
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Masters
Ph.D.
Other
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

These scholarships are aimed at college students, but others have been sponsored occasionally.

Keywords: 
Environmental Education
Great Lakes
Plants
Recreation
Travel
Amount: 
Not specified
Funding Abstract: 

Each year the Michigan Botanical Club spends the Memorial Day weekend hiking and botanizing in different parts of the Great Lakes region. This year, we will be in the Niles, Michigan area, which has many amazing sites little knows to the public. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about the native spring flora and other aspects of local natural history. Field trips will be lead by professional botanists and some very experienced amateurs in a wide range of habitats and vegetation types. And, for the first time, we will offer a recreational tree climbing course.

A typical foray weekend consists of illustrated evening lectures about the area (Friday-Sunday) followed by half-day or full-day field trips on Saturday and Sunday. On Monday morning, we offer half-day trips for those who do not have to leave early. The scholarship consists of assistance with: registration fees, housing and most meals for the weekend.

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

Contact Larry D. Nooden (room 105 Museums Annex, UM, ldnum@umich.edu, 734-764-4436) for more information.

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

BIE-Loan for Service

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

To be considered for an the AIGC Loan for Service, the applicant must:

  • Be an enrolled member of a United States federally recognized American Indian tribe or Alaska Native group, or possess 1/4 degree federally-recognized Indian blood;
  • Have a 3.0 GPA; and
  • Be pursing a graduate or professional degree as a full time student at an accredited institution in the United States.
Keywords: 
General support
Minority
Amount: 
Not specified
Funding Abstract: 

AIGC administers a grant from the Bureau of Indian Education to provide financial assistance in the form of loans to eligible American Indian and Alaska Natives seeking graduate and professional degrees. 

The goal is to promote opportunities for careers with tribal governments, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education and Bureau of Indian Affairs funded organizations on and off reservations; or organizations and other agencies with significant American Indian populations are reviewed case by case. Loans are paid back at the rate of one year (12 months) of service for one year of funding.

Type of Funding: 
Other
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Application consists of:

 Ã¢â‚¬Â¢ A $15.00 one-time application fee

•Statement of Intent: 1,000 words (maximum). Your statement will be assessed on 1) grammar and content, 2) leadership, 3) community engagement and 4) level of commitment to the American Indian community; your letters of recommendation should address these areas.

•Two Letters of Recommendation from faculty and/or employer.

•Admission letter to the accredited U.S. institution you are attending, if available.

•Proof of full-time enrollment (class schedule), if available

•Current unofficial academic transcript.

•Attached Financial Need Form (FNF) from the institution you will attend; and

•Attached Tribal Eligibility Certificate (TEC) form.

Funding Restrictions: 

Master's students can be funded for a maximum of two years, MFA students for three years, and PhD students for four years. MLA students should email AIGC contact (above) for eligibility questions).

This is a loan.  If awarded you must begin your payback six months after you have graduated in a career with tribal governments, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Affairs funded organizations on and off reservations. Organizations and other agencies with significant American Indian populations are reviewed case by case.  Fellows shall work 40 hours per week and/or full‐time work week. Fellows will be required to repay loans on a 1‐1 basis (one year of service for each year of loan payment).

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

Research Grant

Typical application deadline: 
May
Contact Name: 
Myoung-Shin Kim
Page last updated: 
02/21/2011
Application Deadline: 
May 15, 2011
Contact Phone: 
212-758-3223
weblinks: 
Grant information
Application guidelines
Funding source home page: 
DAAD
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Other
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Applicants must be enrolled full-time in an accredited doctoral degree program or engaged full-time in a post-doctoral position. PhD Candidates applying for short-term grants (one to six months) should have ABD status by the time of application, but no more than four years before applying. Post Docs applying for short-term grants (one to six months) should have completed their degrees no longer than four years before the time of application.  At the time of application, applicants may not be living in Germany for a period of more than one year.  Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada. Foreign nationals are eligible if they have been full-time students/scholars at an accredited US or Canadian University for at least two years at the time of application. At the time of application, applicants may not be living in Germany for a period of more than one year.

Applicants should have a well-defined research project that makes a stay in Germany essential.

Keywords: 
International
International students
Research/field research
Western Europe
Amount: 
~ 1000 Euros/mo stipend, health insurance, subsidy for travel costs
Funding Abstract: 

Research grants are awarded primarily to highly qualified PhD candidates who are early in their academic/professional careers or to individuals wishing to earn a doctoral degree in Germany. Funding may also be granted to recent PhDs who would like to conduct research.

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Funding Comments: 
  • A very limited number of grantees for periods of seven months or longer may be awarded an additional two-month language course grant.
  • Grantees may not hold a DAAD grant with funding from another German, German-American or German-Canadian organization for the same period.


    • Application Process and Required Materials: 

     Application packet should include four copies (1 original, 3 photocopies) of the following, collated but not stapled:

    • Signed application form
    • CV
    • Research proposal
    • Two letters of recommendation
    • Evidence of contact with German institution
    • DAAD language certificate
    • For PhD candidates, confirmation of ABD status
    • Transcripts
    Fund Usage: 
    Stipend, travel
    Funding Restrictions: 

    Grantees may not hold a DAAD grant with funding from another German, German-American or German-Canadian organization for the same period. Short-term grants with the May deadline must be started between four and 12 months after the application deadline.

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

    SCI Detroit Chapter College Scholarship Fund

    Contact Name: 
    Ray Hollingsworth, Education Chair
    Typical application deadline: 
    April
    Page last updated: 
    01/28/2011
    Application Deadline: 
    April 1, 2011
    weblinks: 
    Scholarship information, including application information
    Applicant Eligibility: 
    Graduate
    Other
    Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

    Must be a permanent resident of Wayne, Oakland, or Macomb County, MI. Must be enrolled as a full-time student pursuing a graduate or undergraduate degree in a variety of conservation-related fields, including natural resources management, forestry, conservation education and animal science.

    No scholarship shall be awarded to a son/daughter, grandson/granddaughter, or nephew/niece of a member of the Safari Club International - Detroit Chapter Board of Directors during or within two years of the term of such member.

    Funding source home page: 
    SCI - Detroit Chapter
    Keywords: 
    Animals
    Biodiversity
    Conservation Biology
    Environmental Education
    Forest/Forestry/Trees
    General support
    Natural Resource Management
    Social sciences
    Wildlife
    Amount: 
    $1,000
    Funding Abstract: 

    The board of Directors of Safari Club International - Detroit Chapter, a non-for-profit Michigan Corporation dedicated to wildlife conservation, education of youth in the safe use of firearms, and protection of the right to hunt, will, upon recommendation of the Chair of the Education Committee of such chapter, annually award one scholarship of $1000.

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

    Application must include:

    1. Evidence of the qualifications for applicant eligibility;

    2. Not more than a 3-page, double-spaecd, typewritten essay describing the candidate's interest and background in natural resource management, forestry, conservation education, or animal science and his or her college objectives;

    3. At least 2 letters of endorsement by non-family members, preferably professors.

    Fund Usage: 
    Tuition
    Funding Restrictions: 

    Payment will be made directly to the institution of higher education for credit toward the tuition obligation of the sucessful candidate.

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

    Debt Management Awards

    Typical application deadline: 
    April
    Page last updated: 
    02/04/2011
    Contact Phone: 
    734-764-8119
    Application Deadline: 
    April 1, 2011
    Funding source home page: 
    Rackham Graduate School
    Applicant Eligibility: 
    Ph.D.
    Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

    Students who are enrolled full-time and have reached candidacy in the following Rackham doctoral programs: Social Work and Social Science, all doctoral programs in Public Policy and Public Health, Nursing, Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology. Students must have spent at least 2 years in community service prior to beginning graduate school; must intend to return to public service careers in the United States upon graduation; and must carry student-related debt accrued during the undergraduate and/or graduate years.

    weblinks: 
    Award Information
    Graduate Program Nomination Form
    Keywords: 
    General support
    Amount: 
    up to $10,000
    Funding Abstract: 

    The Debt Management Awards were established by anonymous donors to encourage Rackham doctoral students to pursue public interest careers upon completing their graduate degrees. This award is designed to lighten the financial burden for students with sizeable loan debt who will pursue public interest careers.

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

    Students must be nominated by their program for this award. Participating programs may nominate no more than 3 students. Please contact your program regarding their nomination procedures.

    To nominate a student for this award, graduate programs must complete an online nomination form and submit:

    • Student's personal statement including a brief statement of their past community service work and intent to pursue a public service career in the United States upon graduation;
    • Letter of recommendation from the nominee's graduate program chair or faculty advisor regarding their academic progress and promise of achievement;
    • Statement regarding the student's current means of support (including source, amount and length of support) and living expenses;
    • Amount of student loans, subsidized and unsubsidized, and amount of yearly interest on unsubsidized student loans;
    • A current curriculum vitae (c.v.)
    Fund Usage: 
    General
    Funding Restrictions: 

    One-time award

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

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