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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	Deadline	Low	High
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
ForEverglades Fellows	Up to $30,000 per year for graduate research students pursuing the development of innovative scientific methods to advance the understanding of Everglades physical, chemical or biological processes, or research in the economic impacts of environmental changes.	July 1, 2024	$30,000
ACS Early Career Postdoctoral-Faculty Bridge Grant	This award provides a post-doctoral fellow/associate or faculty in first 9 months of appointment who plans to launch an independent research career in academia, funds to support a post-doctoral associate/fellow for two years once their new research group is launched.	September 20, 2024		$125,000
Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation: Merit / Financial Assistance Scholarships	Tuition support for graduate students in any field.	August 15, 2024	$1,000	$3,000
Spring Meadow - Proven Winners Scholarship	Bright, well trained, and qualified people are essential to the nursery industry, that’s why Dale and Liz Deppe created the Spring Meadow Scholarship Fund in 1999. This fund is dedicated to helping aspiring students from across the country obtain a degree in horticulture. The Spring Meadow team has been blessed by this industry and the mentors who’ve helped them along the way. This scholarship fund is their way of giving back, and sharing the excitement for plants and the nursery industry with others. Spring Meadow Nursery’s goal is to grant scholarships to students with an interest in woody plant production, woody plant propagation, woody plant breeding, horticultural sales and marketing. Three scholarships of up to $4000 are available	May 31, 2024		$4,000
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI): Short-Term Fellowships (July)	3-month research grant for graduate students focusing on tropical research.	July 15, 2024	$5,000
Commonwealth Forestry Association Young Scientist Research Award (Jun)	Provide financial support to students undertaking forest-related research in pursuit of an academic qualification.	June 30, 2024		$750
Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians (ARAV) Research & Conservation Grant	Fund clinically-oriented and/or conservation research projects involving reptiles and/or amphibians.	October 1, 2024	$2,000	$3,000