School of Natural Resources and Environment

Sustainable Systems

Graduate Research Environmental Fellowship (GREF) of the Global Change Education Program (GCEP)

Typical application deadline: 
December
Contact Name: 
Jeffrey Gaffney
Page last updated: 
04/08/2011
Application Deadline: 
December 31, 2010
Contact Phone: 
(501) 569-8840
weblinks: 
Fellowship information
Instructions page
Application
Funding source home page: 
Office of Biological & Environmental Research
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Masters
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Must be U.S. citizen, must have completed at least one year of graduate school.

Keywords: 
Air Quality
Climate change
Ecological studies
Ecosystem
Environmental Education
General support
Global change
International
Minority
Policy
Pollution
Science/technology
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Systems Thinking/Complexity Science
Women
Amount: 
$19,200 ($1,500 monthly plus a $600 Research Education Supplement in March and October), and tuition and fees
Funding Abstract: 

The SCGF program supports outstanding students (U.S. citizens) pursuing graduate training in basic research areas of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computational sciences, and environmental sciences that are relevant to SC programs by encouraging the development of the next generation of scientific and technical talent in the U.S. The Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) will continue to support the Graduate Research Environmental Fellowships of GCEP students remaining in the program.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Funding Comments: 

An annual stipend of $19,200 ($1,500 monthly plus a $600 Research Education Supplement in March and October), and tuition and fees.

If the Fellow decides to participate in orientation, research focus sessions, and end-of-summer workshops, GREF pays travel costs, per diem and lodging to the events.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Application Guidelines:  

  • Please check your application to make sure you have completed ALL sections, and keep a copy of the application and supporting documents for your files.  You are responsible for checking with Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) to determine whether your application file is complete.  
  • Transcripts:  You must provide an official transcript for each college/university or technical school attended.  The date(s) when you received your undergraduate degree(s) must be shown on the appropriate transcript(s). 
  • References:  References are required from your faculty advisor, Department of Energy research mentor, and either a professor or employer. 
  • Research Proposal
  • Resume
Fund Usage: 
Stipend, tuition, travel
Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

FEEA Scholarship Program

Typical application deadline: 
March
Page last updated: 
01/25/2011
Contact Phone: 
303-933-7580
Application Deadline: 
March 25, 2011
Applicant Eligibility: 
Other
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

* civilian federal and postal employees with at least three years of federal service and their dependent family members (children and spouses).
* Employee applicants may be part-time students; dependents must be full-time.
* All applicants must be enrolled or plan to enroll in an accredited post secondary school in a course of study that will lead to a two-year, four-year or graduate degree.
* All applicants must have at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Funding source home page: 
Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund
weblinks: 
Scholarship Information
Keywords: 
General support
Amount: 
$500 to $2,500
Funding Abstract: 

Merit based awards for federal employees and their dependents. Criteria include the academic record of the applicant, a recommendation (character reference), extracurricular and community service activities, and an essay.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Application Process and Required Materials: 

* FEEA Application form
* Essay - typed, double-spaced, not exceed two pages
* Written recommendation/Character Reference
* Transcript
* List and briefly describe awards, extracurricular and community service activities
* Copy of ACT, SAT, and other examination scores
* Copy of most recent Standard Form 50 "Notice of Personnel Action"
* One self-addressed, stamped #10 business-size envelope with current first class postage

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

EPA-STAR (Science to Achieve Results) Fellowships

Typical application deadline: 
November
Contact Name: 
Brandon Jones
Page last updated: 
09/14/2010
Application Deadline: 
November 5, 2010
Contact Phone: 
(800) 490-9194
weblinks: 
Fellowship information
Funding source home page: 
US Environmental Protection Agency
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 
  1. Students must attend a fully accredited U.S. college or university (located in the U.S. or its territories) for their graduate studies.
  2. Applicants must also be citizens of the U.S. or its territories or possessions, or be lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence. Resident aliens must include their green card number in their application (you must have your green card at the time of application to be eligible for this Fellowship opportunity). EPA may verify this number with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service of the Department of Homeland Security.
Keywords: 
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Climate change
Ecological studies
Ecosystem
Environmental Education
General support
Global change
Green development
Natural Resource Management
Research/field research
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Amount: 
up to $42,000
Funding Abstract: 

These fellowships are intended to help defray costs associated with advanced, environmentally-oriented study leading to a master's or doctoral degree. The goals of the programs are to bolster the environmental generation of tomorrow, bridge to diverse communities, and boost excellent research and development that advance the protection of human health and the environment through education.

These goals are consistent with the immediate and long‑term mission of EPA, to protect human health and the environment. The STAR Fellowship program has proven to be beneficial to both the public and private sectors by providing a steady stream of well‑trained environmental specialists to meet society’s environmental challenges (National Research Council 2003). It has also provided new environmental research in engineering and in the physical, biological, health, and social sciences.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Funding Comments: 

A maximum of $84,000 will be provided for master's fellows (two years) and up to $126,000 (three years) for doctoral fellows.

Application Process and Required Materials: 
  1. Application for Federal Assistance
  2. EPA Key Contacts Form (5700-54)
  3. Front Page
  4. Personal Statement
  5. Proposal Description
  6. Background Information:
      Education & Relevant Experiences
      Publications & Presentations
      Course Work
  7. Letters of Recommendation (sent by referees)
Fund Usage: 
Tuition and fees, monthly stipend, personal allowance
Funding Restrictions: 

Master's level students may receive support for a maximum of two years. Doctoral students may be supported for a maximum of three years, usable over a period of four years. Cost sharing is not required.

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

National Estuarine Research Reserve Graduate Research Fellowship

Typical application deadline: 
November
Contact Name: 
Alison Krepp
Page last updated: 
09/16/2010
Application Deadline: 
November 1, 2010
Contact Phone: 
(301) 713-3155 ext. 105
weblinks: 
Fellowship summary
Application guidelines
Funding source home page: 
National Estuarian Research Reserve System
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

All reserve staff are ineligible to submit an application for a fellowship under this announcement. Students must be admitted to or enrolled in a full-time master's or doctoral program at a U.S. accredited university in order to be eligible to apply. Students should have completed a majority of their graduate course work at the beginning of their fellowship and have an approved thesis research program.

Keywords: 
Great Lakes
International students
Lake
Ocean/Marine
Research/field research
Restoration
River
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Water/Aquatic
Amount: 
$20,000, plus matching funds from home institution.
Funding Abstract: 

National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) research funds are provided to support management-related research projects that will enhance scientific understanding of the reserve ecosystem, provide information needed by reserve management and coastal management decision-makers, and improve public awareness and understanding of estuarine ecosystems and estuarine management issues (15 CFR 921.50).

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Funding Comments: 

We anticipate 27 openings for fellowships in 2011.The amount of each fellowship award is expected to be $20,000, which will be available to all current and prospective Fellows. These funds are  intended to provide any combination of research support, salary, tuition, supplies, or other costs as needed,  including overhead. Awards are issued as grants to the recipient institution, and are not awarded directly to the Fellow.

Graduate student fellows who are selected for funding will be required to:
1)  work with the Research Coordinator or Manager at the host Reserve to develop a plan that is relevant to the
student's research and will allow for the Fellow's professional development as well as service to the NERRS. 
The plan will describe how the Fellow will participate in the Reserve's research and/or monitoring, stewardship,
education, or coastal training programs for up to 15 hours per week.  Fellows conducting multi-site projects may
fulfill this requirement at one or a combination of sites.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

* Academic resume or C.V.
* Cover Letter
* Unofficial copy of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts
* Signed letter of support from your graduate advisor
* Two signed letters of recommendation
* Research proposal (specific requirements - see pdf file on website or visit Student Funding Office)
*Proposed budget for project
*Requests for Estaurine Reserve support services
*Coordination with other research in progress or proposed
*A copy of any applicable local, state, or federal permit applications to conduct research

Fund Usage: 
Research, travel, equipment
Funding Restrictions: 

The applicant may request funds under any of the following categories as long as the costs are reasonable and necessary to perform research: personnel, fringe benefits, travel, equipment, supplies, contractual, construction, other, and indirect.

The amount of federal funds requested must be matched by the student's eligible institution by at least 30% of the total project cost. Cash or in-kind contributions directly benefiting the research project may be used to satisfy the matching requirements. Waived indirect costs may also be used as match. Funds from other federal agencies and reserve staff salaries supported by federal funds may not be used as match.

Fields of Study: 
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems

Pablo Canevari Award

Typical application deadline: 
October
Page last updated: 
04/04/2011
Application Deadline: 
October 31, 2010
weblinks: 
Grant information, including nomination form
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Must be Latin American.

Funding source home page: 
Shorebird World
Keywords: 
Birds
Conservation Biology
International students
Latin America
Minority
Research/field research
Amount: 
$1,000
Funding Abstract: 

Manomet established the Pablo Canevari Award in 2000 to honor long-time Manomet staff member and friend, Pablo Canevari. The Award is a $1,000 grant to a Latin American nominee or organization to support research and/conservation efforts focused on shorebirds.

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Fund Usage: 
Research
Fields of Study: 
Sustainable Systems

US Student Fulbright Program

Typical application deadline: 
September
Contact Name: 
Kelly Peckens
Page last updated: 
03/28/2011
Application Deadline: 
September 8, 2011
Contact Phone: 
(734) 764-9135
weblinks: 
Fulbright Information
UM Fulbright Information
Online Application
Funding source home page: 
Institute of International Education
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

To apply for this program through the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus, applicants must (a) be U-M students, alumni, or staff; (b) be U.S. citizens; (c) have completed an undergraduate degree by the beginning of the award; and (d) demonstrate the language skills necessary to complete the proposed project.  Enrolled students are required to apply through U-M.

Keywords: 
Environmental Education
International
People
Social sciences
Travel
Amount: 
not specifed
Funding Abstract: 

The Institute of International Education (IIE), on behalf of the U.S. State Department, administers the Student Fulbright Program, which makes fellowships available to over 1,500 U.S. students annually to study, conduct research, teach English or train in the creative arts in more than 155 countries worldwide. At U-M this competition is administered by the International Institute.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Funding Comments: 

Advising: Applicants should familiarize themselves with all sections of the Fulbright website, paying special attention to the Country Summaries, Preparing an Application and Apply Now sections. Students should also attend an Information Session (see above).  After attending an Information Session, students should meet individually with a Fulbright Program Advisor:

CTools:  U-M enrolled students and alumni can now join our "Fulbright Resources" site on CTools.  To join, simply login to CTools using your uniqname and password.  Click on "Membership" and then "Joinable Sites."  There you can search for our "Fulbright Resources" site and click to join.  The Statements of Grant Purpose and Personal Statements of both our past full grant recipients and ETA grant recipients, as well as previous Letters of Affiliation, are available.  

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Applicants must submit the following application materials:

  • a completed Online Application Form
  • a Statement of Grant Purpose (single-spaced, 12-pt. font, a maximum of 2 pages for full grants, a maximum of 1 page for ETA grants)
  • a Personal Statement (a maximum of 1 page, single-spaced, 12-pt. font)
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • Official Transcript(s) for all undergraduate and graduate work (if any)
  • a Foreign Language Report, if applying to a non-English-speaking country
  • Letter(s) of Affiliation(if any)
Fund Usage: 
Stipend, travel, other
Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture
Conservation Ecology

Competitive Grants

Typical application deadline: 
February
Contact Name: 
Ed Cesa
Page last updated: 
12/14/2010
Application Deadline: 
February 1, 2011
Contact Phone: 
304-285-1530
weblinks: 
Grant nformation, including link to application
Funding source home page: 
US Forest Service - Northeastern Area
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Masters
Master's Project
Ph.D.
Other
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Eligible organizations include nonprofit organizations, State and local governmental agencies, institutions of higher education, tribes, and for-profit organizations. 

Keywords: 
Community Forestry
Conservation Biology
Ecosystem
Forest/Forestry/Trees
Land management
Research/field research
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Amount: 
$10,000- $80,000
Funding Abstract: 

The Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC), Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for cost-share demonstration projects. These projects will help the WERC meet its mission of facilitating interaction and information exchange with the forest products industry, which will enhance opportunities for sustained forest products production in the eastern hardwood forest region.  Approximately $1 million has been typically available in the past; however, available funding will be dependent on the final WERC budget. 

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Funding Comments: 

If your application is selected for funding, annual and final reports will be required to meet Forest Service grant requirements

Application Process and Required Materials: 

The proposal package must include all of the materials included in the appendix. Specifically, these include:

WERC Project Application, Part 1:  Cooperator Contact Information

WERC Project Application, Part 2:  Narrative Proposal

WERC Project Application, Part 3:  Required Financial Forms

  1. SF–424 Application for Federal Assistance
  2. SF–424A Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs
  3. SF–424B Assurances for Non-Construction Programs
  4. AD–1047 Certification Regarding Debarment and Suspension
  5. AD–1049 Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace
Fund Usage: 
Travel, equipment, technical support
Funding Restrictions: 

With limited federal funds available for projects in the field, the Center is encouraging the use of indirect costs as part of the one-to-one nonfederal match requirement and to keep Forest Service funds used for indirect costs to a minimum.

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

Dissertation Fellowship

Typical application deadline: 
November
Page last updated: 
09/21/2010
Contact Phone: 
(319) 337-1716 ext. 60
Application Deadline: 
November 15, 2010
Funding source home page: 
American Association of University Women
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Dissertation fellowships are available to women who will complete their dissertation writing between July 1 and June 30. Degree conferral must be between April 1 and September 15. To qualify, applicants must have completed all course work, passed all required preliminary examinations, and received approval for their research proposal or plan by Nov. 15. Students holding any fellowship for writing a dissertation in the year prior to the AAUW fellowship year are not eligible. Open to applicants in all fields of study. Scholars engaged in science, technology, engineering and math and also researching gender issues are especially encouraged to apply. American Fellowship candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States as of November 15.

weblinks: 
Fellowship information
Application information
Keywords: 
General support
Research/field research
Science/technology
Travel
Women
Amount: 
$20,000
Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Application MUST be typed
Original and 2 clear copies of:
Application form, narrative autobiography, statement of Project, transcript (1 official and 2 copies), CV, institution Certification form, 3 letters of recommendation, office record form, filing fee.

Fund Usage: 
Stipend, general support
Funding Restrictions: 

The AAUW Educational Foundation American Fellowship stipend must be larger than any other single fellowship or grant received during the year and must be acknowledged as the major award. Acceptance of any concurrent funds of a lesser amount than the Foundation award requires prior approval of the Foundation.
Fellowships DO NOT fund:
Research Assistants, laboratory supplies & equipment, publication costs, tuition for additional coursework, repayment of loans or other personal obligations, extended field research.

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

Asian Neighbors Program Grants

Typical application deadline: 
May
Contact Name: 
Ms. Kwon; Mr. Aoo
Page last updated: 
04/01/2011
Application Deadline: 
May 13, 2011
Contact Phone: 
+81-(0)3-3344-1701
weblinks: 
Program information
Application instructions
Funding source home page: 
The Toyota Foundation
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Masters
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Any nationality or citizenship. Proposals are especially welcome for joint projects conducted by participants from diverse backgrounds.

Keywords: 
Agriculture
Asia
Behavior
Climate change
Environmental Education
Environmental Justice
Global change
International
International students
Natural Resource Management
People
Pollution
Science/technology
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Travel
Amount: 
max 15 million Yen
Funding Abstract: 

In today’s Asia, as societies undergo increasingly rapid change, people in the region face common challenges and issues. These include maintaining sustainable ecosystems and livelihoods for marginalized groups, enhancing cross-cultural understanding and coexistence, and ensuring peace and security. Given this situation, the question is how we can come together to make the region a more safe and caring place for everyone.

 

Answering this question requires each of us who lives in Asia—along with our neighbors inside and outside our communities and countries—to take action to solve our common problems, based on open and flexible networks. Such efforts will forge partnerships for upcoming generations and enrich the future of Asia. Our hope is that people living in the Asia of the future will find joy and hope in their daily lives, develop together, and learn from each other’s wisdom and experiences. This program seeks project proposals that can present new lifestyles and innovative social models for the sake of future generations.

Project proposals for the program must correspond to one of the following areas:   

(1) Fostering mutual understanding and social actors

(2) Enhancing sustainable communities

 

(3) Forging social systems to address local issues

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Funding Comments: 

Applicants are divided into the three categories, as listed below, based on the scale of the proposed project (for more details please refer to Section VI, "Project Requirements"). Each applicant must choose the appropriate grant type based on the content of the proposed project.

(1) Up to 2 million yen over 2 years: This grant type is recommended for projects involving participants

 

(2) 3 to 8 million yen over 2 years: This grant type is recommended for projects involving participants in in one country who intend to carry out innovative, challenging activities in a single location or community. 4 different countries who seek synergy by bringing together their respective knowledge and experiences.

(3) Special grant: 10 to 15 million yen over 2 years: This is a special framework for a limited number of projects that tackle important common challenges facing the region or world. Projects should be based on multinational network(s) adequate to the project, and results should contribute to solving a wider global issue.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Submit an Application form (available on website) or send completed application by registered, courier mail.

Application includes:

  • Project title
  • Amount of grant requested
  • Previous grants received from the Foundation
  • Project length
  • Issue to be addressed
  • Type of research
  • Primary area of the research
Fund Usage: 
Travel, equipment, technical support, publishing
Funding Restrictions: 

Please note that proposals of the sort listed below will not be considered suitable for a project in this program:

(a) Activities with an excessively limited number or range of participants and/or beneficiaries (e.g. scholarships, members limited to one organization, etc.).

(b) Activities with no tangible objectives or results in mind (e.g. conducting an event or aiming for "networking" alone, with no results or other output besides a project report).

(c) Activities focused primarily on research. (Such proposals may be suitable for the Toyota Foundation’s Research Grant Program.)

(d) Ongoing activities (e.g. those by an NGO or charity organization that regularly issues materials) or proposals to use the grant to cover the running cost of an organization. Please note that projects in this program must be new initiatives that start and end within the grant period, not something that is part of a longer project.

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

Research Grant Program

Typical application deadline: 
May
Contact Name: 
(Mr.) Kusuda, (Ms.) Nishida, (Ms.) Ohsawa
Page last updated: 
04/01/2011
Application Deadline: 
May 13, 2011
Contact Phone: 
+81-(0)3-3344-1701
weblinks: 
Program Information
Application Information
Funding source home page: 
Toyota Foundation
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Masters
Ph.D.
Other
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Applications are accepted regardless of nationality, place of residence, professional affiliation, academic background, gender, etc.

Keywords: 
Asia
Behavior
Economics
Environmental Education
Environmental Justice
Global change
International
International students
People
Research/field research
Social sciences
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Amount: 
2 million - 8 million yen
Funding Abstract: 

 Since its establishment in 1975, the Toyota Foundation Research Grant Program has provided support to pioneering research carried out on the basis of flexible ideas not limited by conventional frameworks, reflecting the independent standpoint of a private foundation. In fiscal 2011, we are seeking ambitious projects with important social significance in line with our new theme, "Pursuing Knowledge to Build a Better Future," based on the "Toyota Foundation Vision 2010" unveiled last year.

Our program has consolidated previous frameworks corresponding to research areas into a total of three frameworks in two categories, A and B, in line with the stages and characteristics of each research project.

2. Value-creation research aimed at forging a new society

Category B: Individual Research: This project framework is aimed at promising researchers, particularly young researchers or those whose outside the establishment. We target projects from any field or topic provided that the researcher has adopted an innovative perspective and approach, and that the project can contribute positively to the researcher’s own future.

1. Practical research that contributes to addressing challenges facing society

Category A: Joint Research

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Funding Comments: 

Individual research: Up to ¥2 million per project
Joint research: Up to ¥8 million per project

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Submit an Application form, available on website or send completed application by registered courier mail.

Application form includes:

  • Project title
  • Previous grants received from the Foundation
  • Project length
  • Issues to be addressed
  • Type of research
  • Primary area of the project
Fund Usage: 
Travel, equipment, technical support, publishing
Funding Restrictions: 

The grant does not cover the indirect costs of the organization to which the recipient is affiliated or general administrative costs ("overheads").

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

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