School of Natural Resources and Environment

Environmental Justice

Career Development Grant

Typical application deadline: 
December
Page last updated: 
09/28/2010
Contact Phone: 
(319) 337-1716 ext. 60
Application Deadline: 
December 15, 2010
Funding source home page: 
American Association of University Women
Applicant Eligibility: 
Masters
weblinks: 
Grant information
Online application
Keywords: 
General support
Minority
Women
Amount: 
$2,000-$12,000
Funding Abstract: 

Career Development Grants support women who hold a bachelor's degree and are preparing to advance their careers, change careers, or re-enter the work force. Special consideration is given to women of color, and women pursuing their first advanced degree or credentials in nontraditional fields.

Grants provide support for course work beyond a bachelor's degree, including a master's degree, second bachelor's degree, or specialized training in technical or professional fields.

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Funding Comments: 

Funds are available for tuition, fees, books, supplies, local transportation, and dependent care.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Online application and instructions can be found at http://www.act.org/aauw/cdg/.

Required Components:

1.  Online Application

2.  Proposed Budget and Narrative: Applicants are required to complete the budget provided in the online application to give an itemized financial statement for the total amount requested, and to provide a narrative paragraph following the budget request form as requested.  Grant requests must fall within the $2,000-$12,000 range.  Requests that fall outside of the $2,000-$12,000 range will be disqualified.

3.  Recommendation – must be completed online by the deadline.

4.  Filing Fee - $35 (nonrefundable)

Fund Usage: 
Tuition, academic expenses, dependent care
Funding Restrictions: 

Career Development Grants are NOT available for: previous expenditures, deficits, or repayment of loans;  salaries or honoraria;  purchase of equipment;  insurance: shelter, life, medical/health, or automobile; attendance at conferences or seminars;  professional dues or periodical fees;  tuition for dependent’s education;  travel expenses such as airfare or train fare;  moving expenses; or shelter.

Grants provide support for course work beyond a bachelor's degree, including a master's degree, second bachelor's degree, or specialized training in technical or professional fields. Funds are available for distance learning. Course work must be taken at an accredited two- or four-year college or university in the United States, or at a technical school that is fully licensed or accredited by the U.S. Department of Education. Funds are not available for PhD-level work.

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

Susan Lipschutz, Margaret Ayers Host and Anna Olcott Smith Awards for Women Graduate Students

Typical application deadline: 
February
Page last updated: 
10/07/2010
Contact Phone: 
(734) 764-8119
Application Deadline: 
February 3, 2011
Funding source home page: 
UM, Rackham Graduate School
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Women graduate students actively pursuing a doctoral degree in any Rackham program, and who have achieved candidacy by the application deadline are eligible to be nominated. Nominees must have a cumulative GPA of 7.6 or higher.

weblinks: 
Award information
Nomination form
Keywords: 
General support
Women
Amount: 
$5,000
Funding Abstract: 

The Susan Lipschutz Fund for Women Graduate Students was established to honor the memory of Dr. Susan Lipschutz, former Senior Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Provost for Academic Affairs. Susan Lipschutz was esteemed as a valued colleague, mentor and friend by many people in the University community, and was a committed advocate for the support of women students as they pursued their doctoral degrees. The Susan Lipschutz Fund will perpetuate those efforts and provide recognition to promising women scholars.
Margaret Ayers Host received a Rackham degree in 1942. She studied at Oxford, was President of the Alumni Association, Chair of the Alumnae Council, member of the Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics, and a member of the Rackham Board of Governors. The Margaret Ayers Host Award was established to honor her remarkable contributions as a woman scholar and to the University of Michigan community.
Ella Smith Avery made a gift to the University of Michigan in 1938 in order to honor the memory of her mother and to support women graduate students in perpetuity. According to the terms of the gift, the Anna Olcott Smith Fellowship Endowment is intended to aid women graduate students who show "promise of the development of useful original ideals."

Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Funding Comments: 

Based on availability of funds, additional awards may be made during the competition process.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

One applicant may be nominated by each Rackham department. Nomination materials are handed into Diana Woodworth in OAP. Contact her at dianaw@umich.ed for more information about being considered for nomination.

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

Lindbergh Grant Program

Typical application deadline: 
June
Page last updated: 
03/15/2011
Contact Phone: 
(763) 576-1596
Application Deadline: 
June 9, 2011
Funding source home page: 
Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Students of any nationality/citizenship are encouraged to apply.

Lindbergh Grants are awarded to individuals for research or public education projects, not to affiliated organizations for institutional programs.

weblinks: 
Grant information
Application form
Keywords: 
Activism
Air Quality
Biodiversity
Climate change
Computers
Conservation Biology
Ecological studies
Environmental Education
Environmental Justice
Green development
Health
International
International students
Land management
Natural Resource Management
People
Psychology
Research/field research
Science/technology
Social sciences
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Systems Thinking/Complexity Science
Water/Aquatic
Amount: 
up to $10,580
Funding Abstract: 

Each year, The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation provides grants of up to $10,580 (a symbolic amount representing the cost of the Spirit of St. Louis) to men and women whose individual initiative and work in a wide spectrum of disciplines furthers the Lindberghs' vision of a balance between the advance of technology and the preservation of the natural/human environment.

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Funding Comments: 

Lindbergh grants are made in the following categories:

  • Agriculture
  • Aviation/ Aerospace
  • Conservation of Natural Resources - Including Animals, Plants, Water, and General Conservation (Land, Air, Energy, Etc.)
  • Education - Including Humanities/ Education, The Arts, and Intercultural Communication
  • Exploration
  • Health - Including Biomedical Research, Health and Population Sciences, and Adaptive Technology
  • Waste Minimization and Management

 

  • A Jonathan Lindbergh Brown Grant may be given to a project to support adaptive technology or biomedical research which seeks to redress imbalance between an individual and his or her human environment.
Application Process and Required Materials: 

* Application form, available at http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/docs/images/stories/documents/2012-grant-app.pdf 

Application Includes:

1. Category  

2. Project Title

3. Principle Investigator 

4. Organization of Affiliation

5.  Amount of Funding Requested

6. Dates of Project

7. Endorsers

8. Signatures

9. Lindbergh Grants Program

10. Balance Statement

11. Project Summary

12. Methodology

13. Results/Application  

14. Budget

15. Review of Literature

16. Personnel

17. Supporting Materials

18. Endorser's Support Form

Fund Usage: 
Research, public education programs
Funding Restrictions: 

The Foundation does not provide support for overhead costs of organizations, tuition, or scholarships.

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

Dissertation Research in International Business

Typical application deadline: 
December
Contact Name: 
Brad Farnsworth, CIBE Director
Page last updated: 
11/04/2010
Application Deadline: 
December 1, 2010
Contact Phone: 
(734) 936-3917
weblinks: 
Funding Information
Application Guidelines
Funding source home page: 
Center for International Business Education
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

This award funds dissertation research. In order to be eligible for a CIBE award of up to $5,000, your dissertation proposal already must have been approved by a University of Michigan college, school or department.

Keywords: 
Business/Industry
Economics
General support
International
Research/field research
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Travel
Amount: 
up to $5,000
Funding Abstract: 

The Center for International Business Education (CIBE) awards for the support of dissertation research of doctoral students in international business.  Proposals from students in all University of Michigan colleges, schools and departments are eligible.

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

1. Research proposal, max. 1,500 words, describing the theoretical motivation for your research, the methodology to be used, and the anticipated significance of the research findings.
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Doctoral program transcript (unofficial is acceptable but subject to verification)
4. Detailed budget and justification. Must show all other committed and potential funding.
5. Letter of support from your dissertation committee chair.

Fund Usage: 
Travel, research
Funding Restrictions: 

Eligible activities include data-collection expenditures, such as the purchase of publications, duplication costs and online-search charges. Purchases of equipment are not allowable expenses.
 

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

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS)

Typical application deadline: 
February
Contact Name: 
Varies based on geographical area of interest
Page last updated: 
10/12/2010
Application Deadline: 
February 1, 2011
Contact Phone: 
(734) 763-9200
weblinks: 
Fellowship information
Application information
Detailed informational packet
Funding source home page: 
International Institute
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Masters
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Must be US citizen or permanent resident, enrolled in a Master's or Doctoral level at U of M. Native speakers of the language are not eligible. Must be enrolled in language/area studies during the year.

Keywords: 
Africa
Asia
Central Europe
Eastern Europe
Geography
International
Latin America
Western Europe
Amount: 
full tuition, mandatory fees and a $15,000 stipend.
Funding Abstract: 

A FLAS Fellowship provides tuition and a stipend to students undergoing training in designated foreign languages in combination with area studies or international aspects of professional studies. FLAS Fellowships
are administered by the University of Michigan Area Studies Centers and Programs and are awarded competitively through annual fellowship competitions. The U.S. Department of Education (US/ED) funds these awards under the provisions of Title VI of the Higher Education Act. The amount of funding and number of
awards granted is contingent upon annual US/ED program approval, federal regulations, as well as continued
congressional funding, all of which may change from year to year.
Offered in many languages -- check website for specifics

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Online application form, language self-evaluation, statement of purpose (12 pt font, double spaced, three pages max), CV, current official transcript, official transcript of any post-secondary education, two academic letters of reference, language instructor report.

Fund Usage: 
Tuition, mandatory fees, and variable stipend.
Funding Restrictions: 

Generally, not tenable for dissertation research.

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

Air and Waste Management Scholarship

Contact Name: 
Ms. Kay F. Bedenis, Chair
Typical application deadline: 
February
Page last updated: 
12/07/2010
Application Deadline: 
February 28, 2011
weblinks: 
Scholarship information, including application information
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Full time student pursuing a course of study leading to a career in air pollution control, toxic and/or hazardous waste management, or other environmental area.  Minimum of "B" average.  Financial need is a consideration.

Funding source home page: 
East Michigan Chapter, Air and Waste Management Association
Keywords: 
Air Quality
Ecological studies
General support
Green development
Health
Law
Michigan
Natural Resource Management
Pollution
Restoration
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Urban Planning
Amount: 
$1,500
Funding Abstract: 

The East Michigan Chapter, A&WMA, is pleased to announce up to four $1,500 scholarships to be awarded to students studying for a career in air pollution control, hazardous waste management or another environmental area. One is the Paul R. Shutt Memorial Scholarship. It is sponsored by his family to honor Mr. Shutt, a former Chapter chair.

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

Send the following by certified mail with a cover letter itemizing enclosed documents:

  • Personal statement (500-600 words) reflecting career interests and objectives.
  • Two letters of recommendation - 1 from students'sadvisor to address academic ability and achievements, 1 from faculty member outside of school who can discuss applicant's outside interests. 
  • Official transcripts from all undergrad and graduate programs
  • Resume
  • Letter verifying academic status and appropriateness of course of study
  • List of financial aid currently being received, awarded for future use or expected.
Fund Usage: 
Tuition, books, lab fees, other
Funding Restrictions: 

Funds must be used for academic-related purposes. The scholarships must be used at a college or university located within the state of Michigan.

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

Moody Fellowship

Typical application deadline: 
March
Page last updated: 
01/13/2011
Contact Phone: 
734-764-5513
Application Deadline: 
March 3, 2011
Funding source home page: 
South African Initiatives Office
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

• Must be a graduate student in good standing at the University of Michigan.
• Must demonstrate a genuine interest in working to find solutions to problems facing South Africans. Among those issues are HIV/AIDS, access to health care, gender and wealth inequalities and sustainable development. You must have an interest or experience in grass roots activism, international issues, and/or health issues.
• Must demonstrate an eagerness to do community service in South Africa.
• Must have related educational background or community service experience in the United States or abroad.

weblinks: 
Fellowship information, including application forms
Keywords: 
Activism
Africa
Environmental Education
Environmental Justice
Global change
Health
International
International students
Natural Resource Management
People
Population
Research/field research
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Travel
Amount: 
Airfare, stipend, immunizations
Funding Abstract: 

For three months during the summer, UM graduate students will work in South African agencies on projects that involve a combination of research and service. Students are able to select placements that are consistent with their educational and professional goals. Past Moody Fellows have worked in health clinics, hospitals, centers for public policy, and governmental agencies for health and welfare. These fellowships present a unique opportunity to apply graduate school education to issues that South Africans face on a daily basis. The Moody Fellowship fulfills a field requirement for some University of Michigan graduate programs.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Funding Comments: 

Stipend may not cover all living expenses in South Africa. We strongly encourage selected Moody Fellows to seek additional funding from other sources.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Application includes:

  • General Information Sheet.
  •  Moody Fellowship application Short Essay Questions.
  •  Curriculum Vitae.
  •  Three completed recommendation forms. One MUST be from someone representing a nonacademic association (such as a pastor of a church or supervisor in a community organization).
Fund Usage: 
Travel, stipend
Funding Restrictions: 

The Moody Fellowship provides round-trip airfare from Detroit to the city of placement in South Africa and a modest monthly stipend for up to three months.

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

Rene Matos Memorial Scholarship

Typical application deadline: 
May
Page last updated: 
02/14/2011
Application Deadline: 
May 1, 2011
weblinks: 
Scholarship information
Application
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

* Must be a US Citizen or a permanent resident residing in the United States or Puerto Rico.

* Applicants must be accepted or attending an accredited college, university, or vocational/trade school at the time the scholarship is awarded.

Funding source home page: 
National Hispanic Coalition of Federal Aviation Employees
Keywords: 
General support
International students
Minority
Women
Amount: 
not specified
Funding Abstract: 

The NHCFAE's Rene Matos Scholarship program assists dependants of NHCFAE members, students of Hispanic descent; minority and women complete their higher education efforts by recognizing and rewarding academically superior performance, achievements, leadership, and community involvement. NHCFAE scholarships are available on a competitive basis to any undergraduate, graduate, or technical/vocational student.

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

Application consists of: application form, a copy of your FAFSA, official transcript, one letter of recommendation, photograph. 

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

Social Issues Dissertation Award

Typical application deadline: 
May
Page last updated: 
04/19/2011
Contact Phone: 
(202) 675-6956
Application Deadline: 
May 10, 2011
Funding source home page: 
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Any doctoral dissertation in psychology (or in a social science with psychological subject matter) accepted between March 1st 2009 and March 1, 2010 is eligible. Please note that in the AWARD year (July 1 – June 30) an individual or group may only submit one paper to one SPSSI award (from amongst the Allport, Klineberg, and Dissertation Awards).

weblinks: 
Award information, including link to application
Keywords: 
Behavior
Environmental Education
Environmental Justice
General support
Minority
People
Psychology
Social sciences
Amount: 
Up to $1,000
Funding Abstract: 

The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues is proud to announce the Social Issues Dissertation Award, established to encourage excellence in socially relevant research.

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

Online applications are preferred. The application should include:

A 500-word summary of the dissertation.  The summary should include title, rationale, methods, and results of dissertation, as well as its implications for social problems.  Please also include a cover sheet that states the title of your dissertation, your name, postal and e-mail addresses, phone number, and university granting the degree. 

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

Grants-In-Aid Program

Typical application deadline: 
October
Contact Name: 
ATTN: Grants-in-Aids Program
Page last updated: 
09/14/2010
Application Deadline: 
October 15, 2010
Contact Phone: 
(202) 675-6956
weblinks: 
Fellowship information
Fellowship Application
Funding source home page: 
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

The applicant must be a member of SPSSI. Applicants may submit only one application per deadline. If an applicant has applied to the Clara Mayo Grant in the same award year (July 1 - June 30), s/he is not eligible to apply for GIA. Individuals may submit a joint application.

Strong preference is given to applications from students at the dissertation stage of the graduate career. Such proposals must be accompanied by an appropriate official university agreement to match the amount requested.

Keywords: 
Behavior
Environmental Justice
Minority
Psychology
Research/field research
Amount: 
$1,000
Funding Abstract: 

The SPSSI Committee on Grants-in-Aid (GIA) wishes to support scientific research in social problem areas related to the basic interests and goals of SPSSI and particularly those that are not likely to receive support from traditional sources. The Committee especially encourages proposals involving (a) unique and timely research opportunities, (b) underrepresented institutions, graduate students, and junior scholars, (c) volunteer research teams, and (d) actual, not pilot, projects.   Funding up to $1,000 is available for graduate student research, with strong preference given to applications from students at the dissertation stage of the graduate career. Such proposals must be accompanied by an appropriate official university agreement to match the amount requested. This matching requirement will not be waived.  Documentation of submission to the applicant's Institution IRB must accompany every submission. The usual grant from SPSSI is for up to $1,000 for doctoral work.

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Online submission is preferred.

1. A cover sheet with name, address, phone, e-mail address and title of the proposal.
2. An abstract of the proposed research (100 words max).
3. Project purposes, theoretical rationale, and research methodology and analytical procedures to be employed.
4. Relevance of research to SPSSI goals and Grants-in-Aid criteria.
5. Status of human subjects review process (which must be satisfactorily completed before grant funds can be forwarded).
6. Resume of investigator (a faculty sponsor's recommendation must be provided if the investigator is a graduate student; support is seldom awarded to students who have not yet reached the dissertation stage).
7. Specific amount requested, including a budget. For co-authored submissions, please indicate only one name and institution to whom a check should be jointly issued if selected for funding.
A recommended length for the combined Points (1) through (4) of the proposal is 5-7 double-spaced, typed pages.

Fund Usage: 
Research
Funding Restrictions: 

Funds are not normally provided for travel to conventions, travel or living expenses while conducting research, stipends of principal investigators, costs associated with manuscript preparation, or the indirect costs of institutions. 

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

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