External Funding

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Securing funding for your research is a fundamental part of your scientific career. We strongly encourage you to speak to your advisor about potential funding opportunities that may be appropriate for your research.

If you know of an additional funding opportunity that other students should be aware of, please inform the graduate program coordinator.

Consult the organizations or agencies themselves for final deadlines.

Searchable Funding Databases

The following are links to national databases containing information about external fellowships and scholarships available to graduate students. This information can also be found on the Provost’s site on external fellowships and scholarships.

Funding Opportunity Websites

These websites provide general information on multiple funding opportunities from these sources.

Grants and Fellowships

This list of grants and fellowships are sources of funding either a) received by other Earth & Environment students or b) funding opportunities related to research in the department. As this list grows, we will categorize these opportunities by type and/or discipline.

NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (DDIG)

  • Type: non-service, for dissertation research
  • Amount: These grants provide partial support of doctoral dissertation research for improvement beyond the already existing project. Allowed are costs for doctoral candidates to participate in scientific meetings, to conduct research in specialized facilities or field settings, and to expand an existing body of dissertation research.
  • Requirements: Must write a full grant proposal that falls within the scope of any of the clusters in the Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) or the Behavioral Systems Cluster in the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS)
  • Due: early October

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

  • Type: Non-service
  • Amount: three years of support
  • Requirements: online application
  • Due Date: rolling

NOAA – Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program

  • Type: non-service
  • Amount: Yearly support of up to $42,000 per student (a 12-month stipend of $30,000 in addition to an education allowance of up to $12,000), and up to $10,000 of support for a 4-6 week program collaboration at a NOAA facility. Masters students may be supported for up to two years, and doctoral students for up to four years.
  • Requirements: US citizen, master’s and doctoral studies in oceanography, marine biology, maritime archaeology and all other science, engineering, social science and resource management disciplines involving ocean and coastal areas particularly by women and members of minority groups, GPA of 3.3
  • Due: mid December

    American Association of University Women (AAUW) – Educational Funding and Awards

    American Fellowship

    • Amount: $6000-$30,000
    • Requirements:For women pursuing dissertation, post-doc, or research
    • Due: mid November

    International Fellowship

    • Amount: $18,000-$30,000
    • Requirements: Women pursuing full-time grad or post-doc programs who are not US citizens
    • Due: early December

    Selected Professions Fellowship

    • Amount: $5,000-$18,000
    • Requirements: Women pursuing full-time study in a master’s or professional degree program in which women are underrepresented, including STEM, law, business, and medicine
    • Due: early January

    Career Development Grant

    • Amount: $2000-$12,000
    • Requirements: Women pursuing a certificate or degree to advance their careers, change careers, or re-enter the workforce and whose bachelor’s degree was received at least five years before the award period
    • Due: mid December

    Community Actions Grant

    • Amount: One-year: $2000-$7000; Two-year: $5000-$10,000
    • Requirements: Individuals, AAUW branches and states, and nonprofit organizations to fund innovative programs or nondegree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls
    • Due: January 15

    International Project Grants

    • Amount: $5000-$7000
    • Requirements: Alumnae of AAUW’s International Fellowships program who are living in their home countries and pursuing community-based projects to improve the social advancement and economic empowerment of women and girls
    • Due: mid December

    Society of Women Geographers Pruitt Fellowship

    • Type: non-service, for dissertation research
    • Amount: $8000-$12,000 per academic year
    • Requirements: PhD student in Geography or related field
    • Due: early February

    Society of Women Geographers Pruitt Minority Fellowship

    • type: non-service, for completion of MA
    • Amount: $3000-$6000 per academic year
    • Requirement: Minority women who have been admitted to and plan to enroll or are enrolled in a Masters program in geography or a related field
    • Due: mid March

    National Defense Science and Engineering

    • Type: non-service
    • Amount: 3 years of full tuition and all mandatory fees, a monthly stipend around $31,000/year, and up to $1,000 a year in medical insurance
    • Requirements: US citizen, PhD students in in science and engineering disciplines of military importance
    • Due: mid December

    EPA Science to Achieve results (STAR) Fellowship

    • Type: non-service, for dissertation research
    • Amount:Master’s level students may receive a maximum of two years of support ($88,000k). Doctoral students may be supported for a maximum of three years ($132,000), usable over a period of five years.
    • Requirements:US citizen or permanent resident, master’s and doctoral level students in environmental fields of study, must write a research proposal
    • Due: late May

    Moorman-Simon Civic Fellowship

    • Type: non-service, BU fellowship
    • Amount: Supports the student’s RA stipend, and tuition remission and payment of mandatory fees for 2 years
    • Requirements: Current PhD students at Boston University whose research addresses questions that require significant civic engagement with a community
    • Due: late April

    Clare Bothe-Luce Graduate Fellowship

    • Type: non-service, BU fellowship
    • Amount: Standard graduate RA stipend, tuition, medical insurance, health fees, and the George Sherman student fee are also covered for 2 years. An additional allowance of up to $4000 is awarded to cover educational and professional development expenses.
    • Requirements: Current women graduate students in the fields of the Physical and Life Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Science. Departments are invited to submit nominations. Each nomination should include a statement of support from the Program Director or the Department Chair
    • Due: January

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