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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:

Diana Morgan, Director of Research
Pamela Welch, Associate Director of Financial Aid
Lorena Miranda Guevara, YSE External Funds Coordinator
Srishti Singh, YSE External Funds Coordinator

Open Funding Opportunities

Organization	Summary	Open	Deadline	High
Future for Nature Awards	Award for young (between 18 to 35 years old) and dedicated nature conservationist committed to protecting wild species.		August 23, 2024	$50,000
Future Conservation Awards	Each worth $15,000, Future Conservationist Awards are granted to teams of early-career conservationists (i.e., team members have less than five years of professional conservation experience) who are conducting high-priority projects focused on protecting species listed as Data Deficient, Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Projects must take place in an eligible country, be led (or co-led) by a national of one of these countries, involve at least three people and last between three to 12 months.		October 7, 2024	$15,000
African Bird Club: Conservation Award (Jun Review)	Research/ Project funding focusing on birds in Africa.		June 30, 2024	$3,000
Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Endowment Fund	The Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Endowment Fund is announcing its accepting applications for the 2024 Awards. The Fund is projecting to award twelve, $2,000 scholarships in 2024. All eligible horticulture students in their Junior, Senior or Graduate years of study are encouraged to apply for this year’s scholarship. Students may be attending institutions across the United States but must be residents of the 16 Southeastern States (listed below). The deadline for application is May 31, 2024. The Scholarship Selection Committee will make its selections by August 1, 2024 and recipients will be notified soon thereafter.	April 21, 2024	May 31, 2024	$2,000
International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR): Norman S. Baldwin Fishery Science Scholarship	Tuition support for graduate students pursuing research in Great Lakes fish research.		December 1, 2024	$6,000
MHS Grants in Herpetological Conservation and Research (Sep)	Grants to support individuals, groups, and projects fitting with the Society’s mission and goals.		September 15, 2024
Schmidt Science Fellow	Schmidt Science Fellows undertake a 12-24 month postdoctoral placement worth $110000. This placement commences after a Fellow successfully completes his or her PhD in the natural sciences, computing, engineering or mathematics. Fellows’ placements will represent a significant disciplinary pivot from their PhD topic and are central to the program’s aim to foster greater interdisciplinarity. All placements are with world-leading scientific leaders and internationally-renowned labs. The program works with Fellows after selection to identify and secure a placement that will best achieve their scientific pivot. We work with each placement host to ensure Fellows benefit from a stimulating, challenging, and rewarding environment.	May 9, 2024	July 10, 2024	$110,000
African Bird Club: Expedition Award (Oct Review)	Research/ Project funding focusing on birds in Africa.		October 31, 2024	$5,825