Fund Sources

Graduate Student Funding

Academic Fellowships

Organization Category Topic Award
Amt.		 Duration Due date Add'l Info
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship general science 30K 3 years mid Nov. beginning PhD program; NSF GRFP fellows are also entitled to a $700 travel allowance from Berkeley
EPA STAR conservation conservation-ish 111K 3 years mid Oct. masters/PhD
NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program (GRSP) general related to NASA research 24K 3 years Feb.?  
Department of Defense general biosciences 30K 3 years Jan 6th 1st year Grad student
Graduate Research Environmental Fellowship (GREF) conservation global change research 1.5K/mo. 3 years Feb. 1st  
Boren (NSEP) international fellowships are awarded on merit, with consideration of the relationship of the applicant's proposed study to U.S. national security and expressed commitment to federal service. 12K 2 years Jan. 30th learn a new language
Nancy Foster (NOAA) marine biology marine biology 32K 2 years Jan. women in marine science any stage of MS or PhD program
American Association of University Women women writing 20K 1 year Nov. 15th women; last year of grad work
Fulbright-IIE general all areas variable 1 year Sep. varies depending on country applying to - covers one year of study in a foreign country; additional travel grants to some countries available; UCB contact: Gina Farales; earlier UCB due date
P.E.O. Scholar Award women future women leaders in any field 10K 1 time Dec.1st this requires a nomination from a local PEO Chapter; it is not reviewed by scientists necessarily; money can be used for anything that helps student complete her degree
Soroptomist International Founder Region women women variable 1 time Feb. 1st women, PhD, preferrably last year
Rotary club international international 12-25K 1-2 years Mar.-Jul. living abroad 3-18 mo.
Canon National Parks Grant conservation Park research 78K 1 year? May  
Graduate Research and Education in Adaptive Bio-Technology (GREAT) general bioech (integrate life + physical sci) 50K 2 years Oct. 25 Supports the interface between the life sciences and the physical, chemical, material, engineering, mathematical or computational sciences. Fellowship + grant

Academic Grants: General

Organization

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Topic

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NSF DDIG general systematics, environmental conservation, animal behavior 12K 2 years Nov. 18th must be advanced to candidacy
NSF DDEP general like DDIG, but with international collaboration 15K 2 years ongoing need foreign collaborators, candidacy not required
Berkeley Sigma Xi general science 300-500 1 time? Feb 15th  
National Sigma Xi general science & engineering 200-1K 2 times Mar. 15th and Oct. 15th  
National Geographic CRE field research field research 20K 1 time ongoing  
National Geographic (small grants) field research field research 10K 1 time 4X/yr. conservation projects
Animal Behavior Society behavior Animal Behavior 1K 1 time Jan.  
American Microscopical Society (AMS) microscopy microscopy 700 1 time Mar 15th  
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology general general research 1K 1 time Nov. 20th  
Cleveland Metroparks Small Grants Program conservation projects that are consistent with Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's mission "to improve the future for wildlife" 1-3K 1 time Sep. 9th  
Cleveland Metroparks Scott Neotropical Fund tropical region Neotropical research and conservation MUST be resident of Neotropics 3-5K 1 time Jul. 1st  
Garden Club of America tropical region tropical botany, conservation, tropical forest ecology, plant systematics 5.5K 1 time Dec. fieldwork in tropical countries; anticipate completing PhD within two years
Center for Tropical Forest Science, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute tropical region tropical ecology 3-30K 1-3 years Jul. for anyone working in a Forest Dynamics Plot that is part of the pantropical CTFS network; funding is renewed annually, so check web site for a 2006 program
Center for Latin American Studies field research field work in Central and South America unknown 1 time Mar.? airfare only
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute tropical region tropical research (mainly in Panama) 2K+ 1 time Feb. 15, May 15, Aug. 15th, and Nov. 15th focused primarily on graduate students, awards are occasionally given to undergraduate and postdoctoral candidates; 2K plus expenses
Disney Foundation conservation conservation 20K 1 time Dec. email for an invite to apply
Rufford Foundation conservation conservation 5-10K 1 time ongoing  
Sea World Busch Gardens conservation conservation 5-25K 1 time Dec. 1st  
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) conservation conservation 11-25K 1 time Mar. 1st and Sep. 1st the RFP supports field research in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.  Native American interests may also be eligible
Earthwatch Institute conservation conservation 16-48K 1 time ongoing take volunteers (20-60 in 4-5 teams over as many months); $800 per volunteer
Budweiser Conservation Scholarship conservation conservation 10K 1 time Jan. 27th  
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grant conservation Wildlife conservation/Natural history 200-2K 1 time Feb. 15th related to activities of American Museum of Natural History
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) conservation international 5K 1 time? Dec. 13th june-august in Australia, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, or China, must have cosponser/collaborator in host country. No language proficiency requirement.
AMNH Collection Study Grant museum research Anything in AMNH collections 1-1.5K 1 time May 1st and Nov. 1st study must be approved by scientific dept at Museum, visit must be at least 4 days in duration, not avail to NYC researchers
Evolving Earth Student Grant paleontology Earth sciences 3K 1 time Mar. 1st paleontology, evolution (systematics), or geology
American Wildlife Research Foundation conservation Research on fish, wildlife, and other natural resources, also conservation 2K 1 time Feb. 1st and Aug. 1st contact: John Hasenjager 5698 State Route 23, Cincinnatus, NY 13040 (jhas@odyssey.net)
Switzer Foundation conservation Research improving environmental quality, leadership, etc 13K 1 time Jan. 6th applicants need to be nominated
Pacific Rim pacific region Research relating to communities around the Pac Rim 5-30K 2 years Feb.  
Pacific Rim Mini Grant pacific region Research relating to communities around the Pac Rim 3K 1 time 3X/yr. pilot field work relating to Pac Rim
AMNH Lerner Grey marine biology marine research 200-2.5K 1 time Mar. 15th marine zoology, no botany or biochemistry
Lizard Island Research Station Fellowship marine biology marine research 7K (Australian dollars) 3 years Sep. 1st for work at LIRS
American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) marine biology research involving SCUBA 2.5K 1 time Jun. 30th  
PADI AWARE Project marine biology underwater conservation or education and outreach 1-10K 1 time 4X/yr.  
Women Diver's Hall of Fame (Hillary Viders Scholarship) women women; divers; marine science 2.5K 1 time Jan. 31st other smaller grants available
California Marine Sciences Scholarship marine biology marine research 1K 1 time Apr. research in California waters?
American Malacological Society malacology mollusc related 1K 1 time Mar. 15th  
Malacological Society of London malacology mollusc related 1K (British pounds) 1 time Dec. 31st  
Western Society of Malacology malacology mollusc related 1K 1 time May 1?  
Conchologists of America malacology mollusc related 1-1.5K 1 time Feb. 28th  
Unitas Malacologica malacology mollusc related 1K (British pounds) 1 time Aug. 10  
Chapman Fund ornithology Ornithology 1K 1 time Nov. 15th  
American Ornithologists Union ornithology Ornithology 1.8K 1 time Jan. 31st  
Cooper Ornithological Society ornithology Ornithology 1K 1 time Feb. 13th  
Frank M. Chapman Memorial Grant ornithology Ornithology 200-2K 1 time Nov. 15th neoontol or paleontol birds
Jurassic Foundation general Research related to dinosaur paleobiology. Bird and croc research ok as long as dino connection is clear. 1-6K 1 time Mar. 15th and Oct. 15th  
American Society of Mammalogists Grants in Aid of Research mammology Mammal related research: ecology, systematics, behavior, etc 1.5K 1 time Mar. 1st to graduate and upper-level undergraduate students who are members of the Society at the time of application. Awards primarily will be for support of field or laboratory work in any area of mammalogy
American Society of Primatologists Research Grants mammology primate research 500-1.5K 1 time Apr. 30th  

 

Academic Grants: Department and University Grants

Organization

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Topic

Award
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Add'l Info
Graduate Research Allocation Committee travel
research		 research or travel to meetings

300 - research

200 - travel

 yearly ongoing  
Hansen Travel Funds travel travel to scientific meetings to present diss work unknown 1 time? Mar.  must be advanced to candidacy
Graduate Assembly Student Travel Funds travel travel to scientific meetings to present diss work Up to 300 yearly see website  
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology general Vertebrates 2K 1 time Apr. 30th and Oct. 1st  
UCNRS Mathias Grant field research field research 2.5K 1 time? Oct. research must be conducted on a UC reserve
UC White Mountain Research Station field research field research 2K yearly Mar. 1st living expenses may include room and board at WMRS (in the White-Inyo Range, nearby eastern Sierra Nevada mountains and Owens Valley) and limited support for living in the field; travel expenses may not include airfare and funds are not available to cover direct research expenses (equipment and supplies); these awards are renewable

General Grant Websites