School of Natural Resources and Environment

Environmental Justice

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

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

Caroline Thorn Kissel Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship

Typical application deadline: 
February
Contact Name: 
Ms. Judy Smith
Page last updated: 
11/18/2010
Contact Phone: 
(212) 753-8287
Application Deadline: 
February 10, 2011
weblinks: 
Scholarship information
Application form
Funding source home page: 
Garden Club of America
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Students who are either residents of the state of New Jersey studying in New Jersey or elsewhere or non-residents pursuing a study in New Jersey or its surrounding waters.

Keywords: 
Biodiversity
Ecological studies
Environmental Education
General support
Natural Resource Management
Plants
Research/field research
Science/technology
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Water/Aquatic
Amount: 
$2000
Funding Abstract: 

The scholarship promotes environmental studies by students who are either residents of the state of New Jersey studying in New Jersey or elsewhere or non-residents pursuing a study in New Jersey or its surrounding waters. Applicants are reviewed by a GCA Scholarship Selection Committee including a New Jersey representative.

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

* Application form:
http://www.gcamerica.org/scholarship/kissel_app_09.pdf

* Essay
* 2 letters of recommendation
* Please do not alter or retype the application, or send any additional materials that are not required.

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

African Initiative Grants and Fellowship Program

Typical application deadline: 
February
Contact Name: 
Robin Grice
Page last updated: 
11/30/2010
Application Deadline: 
February 16, 2011
Contact Phone: 
734-764-5513
weblinks: 
Fellowship Information, including link to Application
Funding source home page: 
Center for Afroamerican and African Studies
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Masters
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

- Fellowship funds can be used to recruit international as well as domestic students.
- The students nominated must plan to embark on a course of study and research in the field of African Studies.
- Funds will be awarded only if students have been accepted to the University of Michigan graduate program and if there is an offer of departmental/program support and a pledge of departmental resources.

Keywords: 
Africa
Behavior
Ecosystem
Environmental Education
Environmental Justice
General support
Global change
Green development
International
International students
Land management
People
Policy
Research/field research
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Amount: 
up to $10,000
Funding Abstract: 

Rackham provides funds for grants and fellowships for current UM graduate students interested in African Studies. Each academic year, funds will be available to support graduate students who are studying or researching in the field of African Studies. Students can apply to CAAS for small grants to help cover research expenses.

Departments and schools are encouraged to nominate students they want to be considered for fellowships. The African Initiative Fellowships are awarded by and distributed through the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies.

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Funding Comments: 

Conditions of Awards: recipients of the award are expected to be actively involved in the life of the Center. In particular, they are expected to participate in CAAS' African Workshop and make a presentation of their work or studies at the Center.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

departments and schools must compile and email the following materials as one pdf document in the same order as below. Please identify each of the materials in the top, right corner of each page. For example, all of the pages of your 'statement of purpose' should have, 'statement of purpose' in the top, right corner.

1. A nomination (for applicants being nominated by a department or school).

2. A completed African Initiative Fellowship application.

3. A curriculum vitae

4. A statement of purpose (5 pages maximum)

5. A transcript (original or a copy of one)

APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE EMAILED TO: gricer@umich.edu. Please type 'African Initiative Fellowship' in the subject line.

Fund Usage: 
Research, travel
Funding Restrictions: 

African Initiative Fellowships cannot be used to support RA's (with tuition waivers).

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

Howard Weaver and Bert Szabo Academic Scholarships

Typical application deadline: 
February
Contact Name: 
Andrea Haslage
Page last updated: 
04/05/2011
Application Deadline: 
February 5, 2011
Contact Phone: 
(614) 367-0736
weblinks: 
Scholarship overview
Application information
Funding source home page: 
National Association of Interpretation - Region 4 Homepage
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Must be an individual member of the National Association for Interpretation (NAI).

Keywords: 
Behavior
Ecological studies
Environmental Education
Global change
Landscape Architecture
People
Policy
Professional presentation
Social sciences
Travel
Amount: 
$1,000 plus non-monetary awards
Funding Abstract: 

The NAI Region 4 Scholarships and Grants Committee is now accepting applications for the Howard “Howdy” Weaver and Bert Szabo academic scholarships to be awarded at the March-April 2010 NAI Region 4 Regional Interpreter’s Workshop in Midland, Michigan. The scholarship fund is supported by regional auction proceeds and other member activities/contributions. This year, two $1,000 scholarships PLUS REGISTRATION, MEALS, AND LODGING FOR THE 2010 NAI REGION 4 WORKSHOP will be awarded to TWO selected students. 

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

Application form, letter of reference, resume of professional work or other contributions to the interpretation field.

 Follow-up report indicating how the award was used.

Fund Usage: 
Tuition, academic expenses, internships, general
Funding Restrictions: 

Part of funding is for attendance at the NAI Region 4 Regional Interpreter's Workshop.

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

Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship

Typical application deadline: 
January
Contact Name: 
Patricia Scroggs
Page last updated: 
10/21/2010
Application Deadline: 
January 21, 2011
Contact Phone: 
(202) 806-4367
weblinks: 
Fellowship overview
Application requirements
Funding source home page: 
Howard University
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

* U.S. citizen
* Must be in senior year of undergraduate study or have completed undergraduate degree and apply BEFORE beginning graduate school.
* Must have cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher on 4.0 scale.

Awardees must be US citizens, must be in their senior year of undergraduate study or have completed an undergraduate degree and apply before beginning graduate school, and must have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

Keywords: 
Global change
Green development
International
Minority
People
Policy
Social sciences
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Travel
Women
Amount: 
up to $34,000 per year
Funding Abstract: 

The Rangel Graduate Fellowship is a program that aims to attract and prepare outstanding young people for careers in the Foreign Service in which they can help formulate, represent and implement U.S. foreign policy.  Each year, the Rangel Program selects 20 outstanding Rangel Fellows in a highly competitive nationwide process and helps support them through two years of graduate study, internships and professional development activities, and entry into the Foreign Service.  This program encourages the application of members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service and those with financial need.  Fellows who successfully complete the program and Foreign Service entry requirements will receive appointments as Foreign Service Officers, one of the most exciting and rewarding careers available.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Application Process and Required Materials: 

The online application includes:

  • Background information
  • personal statement
  • statement about applicant's financial needs
  • 2 letters of recommendation

Mailed-in Supplementary Materials Include:

  • Proof of U.S. citizenship with a copy of (choose one): Birth certificate, Certificate of U.S. citizenship, U.S. passport
  •  The Student Aid Report (SAR) generated from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form FAFSA
  • GRE or GMAT Scores (copy of report sent to student)
  • Official transcript from all colleges and universities that the applicant has attended (must be sent in a sealed envelope either by applicant in the supplementary materials package, or directly from the institution)
  • Official Financial Aid Statement from applicant’s senior year
Fund Usage: 
Tuition, room and board, other academic needs
Funding Restrictions: 

At the conclusion of two years of study, the Rangel Fellow is expected to have obtained a degree in international affairs or another area of relevance to the work of the Foreign Service (such as public administration, public policy, business administration, foreign languages, economics, political science, or communications) at a graduate or professional school approved by the Rangel Program. Awardees are expected to maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.2 throughout their period of study.

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

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