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Members of the Yale School of the Environment (YSE) community have easy access to a curated list of global, external funding opportunities for graduate students and postdocs using this new database.  The service is maintained by a collaboration among the School’s Offices of Admissions and Financial Aid, Career and Professional Development (CPD), and Research.

The database contains detailed information on research grants, internship stipends, travel funds, tuition scholarships, and other awards of interest to members of the School’s community.  Opportunities and deadlines are updated frequently - please check back regularly.  We do our best to keep the content of the database current, but if you see an opportunity that appeals to you and whose deadline has passed, click the associated link to see if a new competition has been announced.

If you are aware of a funding opportunity and it is not listed, please forward a link to Pamela Welch for inclusion.  Let’s crowd source the listings so that we have the most comprehensive database available.

Do you have questions or want to provide feedback?  Contact any of the YSE External Funds DB team members:

Open Funding Opportunities

Organization Summary Opensort ascending Deadline Low High
Taco Bell Live Mas Scholarship

This scholarship is for students(ages 16-26) who are passionate about creating a better future and making a positive impact on their community. This is not needs or achievement based; it is a passion-based scholarship program.

November 1, 2024 January 3, 2025
MIT Water Innovation Prize

 A solutions-to-market competition aiming to help support the next breakthrough in the water sector.

November 1, 2024 February 1, 2025 $35,000
Schlumberger Faculty for Future Program

The Faculty for the Future program, launched in 2004, awards fellowships to women from developing
and emerging economies to pursue PhD or Post-doctoral research in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM) fields at leading universities worldwide.

September 1, 2024 November 1, 2024 $50,000
Council on Foreign Relations: International Affairs Fellowship

Fellowship for mid career professionals to strengthen career development by helping outstanding individuals acquire and apply foreign policy skills beyond the scope of their professional and scholarly achievements.

August 15, 2024 October 31, 2024 $120,000
American Association of University Women (AAUW): American Dissertation Fellowship
Fellowships for women pursuing full-time study to complete dissertations, conducting postdoctoral research full time, or preparing research for publication for eight consecutive weeks. 
 
August 1, 2024 November 15, 2024 $25,000
American Australian Association (AAA): USA to Australia Fellowship

Tuition support for American graduate or post-graduate students studying in Australia.

August 1, 2024 September 30, 2024 $30,000 $40,000
American Association of University Women (AAUW): International Fellowships

1-year tuition support for women pursuing graduate or postdoctoral study who are not US citizens or permanent residents.

August 1, 2024 November 15, 2024 $20,000 $50,000
British Ecological Society: Small Research Grant [September]

These grants support scientific ecological research where there are limited alternative sources of funding. Small projects can be awarded up to £5,000.

July 11, 2024 September 11, 2024 $5,000