{"id":834,"date":"2014-10-22T19:22:20","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T23:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bio-geo\/?page_id=834"},"modified":"2025-12-11T08:40:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T13:40:30","slug":"grant-database","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bio-geo\/grant-database\/","title":{"rendered":"Grants & Fellowships"},"content":{"rendered":"

See below for a compilation of grant opportunities in the biogeosciences. Please contact us if you are aware of additional opportunities not listed.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Funder<\/th>\nGrant<\/th>\nDeadline<\/th>\nEligibility<\/th>\nDuration<\/th>\nAward\/Year<\/th>\nRecent Recipients<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
AAAS<\/a><\/td>\nMass Media Science Fellowship<\/td>\nJan<\/td>\nUS citizen or visa<\/td>\nSummer<\/td>\n$8,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AAAS<\/a><\/td>\nScience and Technology Policy Postdoctoral Fellowships<\/td>\nNov<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1 year<\/td>\n$80,000-$105,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American Association of University Women<\/a><\/td>\nInternational Fellowship<\/td>\nDec<\/td>\nbefore last year of PhD, international women<\/td>\n1 year<\/td>\n$20,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American Association of University Women<\/a><\/td>\nDissertation Fellowship<\/td>\nNov<\/td>\nbefore last year of PhD, American women<\/td>\n1 year<\/td>\n$20,000<\/td>\nRose Abramoff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American Institute of Biological Sciences<\/a><\/td>\nEmerging Public Policy Leadership Award<\/td>\nJan<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1 year<\/td>\npolicy training<\/td>\nAndy Reinman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American Philosophical Society<\/a><\/td>\nLewis and Clark Fund<\/td>\nNov<\/td>\n<\/td>\nOne time<\/td>\nup to $5,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American Society of Naturalists<\/a><\/td>\nStudent Research Award<\/td>\nJan<\/td>\nbefore last year of PhD, candidates only<\/td>\nOne time<\/td>\n$2,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arnold Arboretum\u00a0<\/a><\/td>\nDeland Award for Student Research<\/td>\nFeb<\/td>\n<\/td>\nOne time<\/td>\nup to $10,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boston University<\/a><\/td>\nGSO Travel Grant<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\n<\/td>\nJuly-December<\/td>\nup to $500<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boston University<\/a><\/td>\nGraduate Research Abroad Fellowship<\/td>\nNov<\/td>\ncandidates only<\/td>\nflexible<\/td>\n$4k – $10k<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boston University<\/a><\/td>\nWriting Fellowship<\/td>\nNov<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1 year<\/td>\n8 month stipend + tuition<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boston University<\/a><\/td>\nClare Booth Luce<\/td>\nSpring<\/td>\nbefore third year, women<\/td>\n2 years<\/td>\nFull stipend + tuition<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boston University\/NSF<\/a><\/td>\nGLACIER GK-12<\/td>\nSpring<\/td>\nincludes K-12 teaching requirement<\/td>\n1 year<\/td>\n$30,000<\/td>\nRose Abramoff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CCB\/Cedar Tree Foundation<\/a><\/td>\nSmith Fellowship Program<\/td>\nSep<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2 years<\/td>\n$50,000, $32,000 research, $8,000 travel<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Department of Defense<\/a><\/td>\nNational Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship<\/td>\nSpring<\/td>\nbefore third year, women<\/td>\n3 years<\/td>\n$30,000<\/td>\nSarah Foster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Department of Defense<\/a><\/td>\nSMART Scholarship<\/td>\nSpring<\/td>\nUS citizens<\/td>\nflexible<\/td>\n$25,000 to $38,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Department of Energy<\/a><\/td>\nComputational Science Graduate Fellowship<\/td>\nJan<\/td>\nfirst year<\/td>\nup to 4 years<\/td>\n$36,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Department of Energy<\/a><\/td>\nOffice of Science Graduate Fellowship<\/td>\nJan<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3 years<\/td>\n$35,000<\/td>\nAllison Gill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dreyfus Foundation<\/a><\/td>\nEncouraging Underrepresented & Economically Disadvantaged Students<\/td>\nNov<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2 years<\/td>\n$60,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EPA<\/a><\/td>\nSTAR<\/td>\nNov<\/td>\nbefore fourth year<\/td>\n3 years<\/td>\n$25,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Explorer’s Club<\/a><\/td>\nExploration Fund<\/td>\nNov<\/td>\nfield work<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$500-$2,500<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ford Foundation\u00a0<\/a><\/td>\nDissertation Fellowship<\/td>\nDec<\/td>\nbefore last year of PhD, under-represented minorities<\/td>\n1 year<\/td>\n$25,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ford Foundation\u00a0<\/a><\/td>\nPost-doctoral Fellowship<\/td>\nDec<\/td>\nunder-represented minority<\/td>\n3 years<\/td>\n45,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
US Department of Education<\/a><\/td>\nFulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n6 to 12 months<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geological Society of America<\/a><\/td>\nGraduate Student Research Grant<\/td>\nFall<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1 year<\/td>\nvaries, average $1,680<\/td>\nKen Takagi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harvard University<\/a><\/td>\nRowland Junior Fellows Program<\/td>\nAug<\/td>\n<\/td>\n5 years<\/td>\n$66,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hertz Foundation<\/a><\/td>\nHertz Fellowship<\/td>\nOct<\/td>\nfirst year<\/td>\nup to 5 years<\/td>\n$32,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Idea Wild<\/a><\/td>\nEquipment Aid<\/td>\nvaries<\/td>\nequipment<\/td>\nonce only<\/td>\n$1,500<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
James S. McDonnel Foundation<\/a><\/td>\nPostdoctoral Fellowship in Complex Systems<\/td>\nJun<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2-3 years<\/td>\n$100,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L’Oreal<\/a><\/td>\nUSA for Women in Science Program<\/td>\nMay<\/td>\nwomen<\/td>\nOne time<\/td>\n$60,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marine Tech Society<\/a><\/td>\nStudent Scholarships<\/td>\nJan<\/td>\n<\/td>\nOne time<\/td>\n$2,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NASA<\/a><\/td>\nNSPIRES<\/td>\nvaries<\/td>\n<\/td>\nup to 3 years<\/td>\n$30,000<\/td>\nLuca Cortese, Joshua Harringmeyer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
National Estuarine Reserve Research System<\/a><\/td>\nMargaret Davidson Fellowship<\/td>\nDec<\/td>\nUS citizens and residents<\/td>\n3 years<\/td>\n$20,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
National Geographic<\/a><\/td>\nYoung Explorers Grants<\/td>\nvaries<\/td>\nages 18-25<\/td>\nOne time<\/td>\n$2,000-$5,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New England Botanical Club<\/a><\/td>\nGraduate Student Research Award<\/td>\nMar<\/td>\n<\/td>\nOne time<\/td>\nup to $3,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NOAA<\/a><\/td>\nNancy Foster Scholarship Program<\/td>\nDec<\/td>\nwomen and minorities<\/td>\nup to 4 years<\/td>\n$30,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northeast Aquatic Plant Management Society<\/a><\/td>\nGraduate Student Scholarship<\/td>\nvaries<\/td>\n<\/td>\nOne time<\/td>\nup to $5,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NSF<\/a><\/td>\nEAR Postdoctoral Fellowships<\/td>\nNov<\/td>\n<\/td>\nup to 2 years<\/td>\n$87,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NSF<\/a><\/td>\nGraduate Research Fellowship Program<\/td>\nSep<\/td>\nfirst or second year<\/td>\n3 years<\/td>\n$40,500<\/td>\nSteve Decina, Allsion Gill, Ian Smith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NSF-CUAHSI<\/a><\/td>\nPathfinder Fellowship<\/td>\nvaries<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1 year<\/td>\n$5,000<\/td>\nKen Takagi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Organization for Tropical Studies<\/a><\/td>\nResearch Fellowship Program<\/td>\nOct\/Apr<\/td>\nfield work<\/td>\nOne time<\/td>\nup to $4,200<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paul and Daisy Soros Foundation<\/a><\/td>\nNew American Fellows<\/td>\nNov<\/td>\nfirst or second year, under 31 years old, (child of) immigant<\/td>\n2 years<\/td>\n$25,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation<\/a><\/td>\nSwitzer Environmental Fellowship Program<\/td>\nJan<\/td>\ncandidates only<\/td>\n1 year<\/td>\n$15,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sigma Delta Epsilon<\/a><\/td>\nGraduate Women in Science Fellowship<\/td>\nJan<\/td>\nwomen<\/td>\n1 year<\/td>\nup to $10,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sigma Xi<\/a><\/td>\nGrants-in-Aid of Research (GIAR)<\/td>\nMar\/Oct<\/td>\n<\/td>\nnot specified<\/td>\n$400-$1,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smithsonian<\/a><\/td>\nmultiple<\/td>\nvaries<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute<\/a><\/td>\nShort-term Fellowship<\/td>\nJan\/Apr\/Jul\/Oct<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3 months<\/td>\n$800 stipend, $2,000 research<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute<\/a><\/td>\nTupper Postdoctoral Fellowship<\/td>\nNov<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3 years<\/td>\n$40,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Society of Women Geographers<\/a><\/td>\nPruitt Dissertation Fellowship<\/td>\nFeb<\/td>\nwomen<\/td>\n1 year<\/td>\n$8,000 to $12,000<\/td>\nHa Nguyen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilderness Society<\/a><\/td>\nGloria Barron Wilderness Society Scholarship<\/td>\nSpring<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1 year<\/td>\n$10,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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See below for a compilation of grant opportunities in the biogeosciences. Please contact us if you are aware of additional opportunities not listed. Funder Grant Deadline Eligibility Duration Award\/Year Recent Recipients AAAS Mass Media Science Fellowship Jan US citizen or visa Summer $8,000 AAAS Science and Technology Policy Postdoctoral Fellowships Nov 1 year $80,000-$105,000 American […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8052,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":13,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-sidebars.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bio-geo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/834"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bio-geo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bio-geo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bio-geo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8052"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bio-geo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=834"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bio-geo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2104,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bio-geo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/834\/revisions\/2104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bio-geo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}