Campuses:
This is a list of selected awards, fellowships, grants, and scholarships funded by agencies outside the University of Minnesota. Most of these opportunities have application deadlines in late fall, but not all, so please read the information available on the respective websites carefully.
| Title | Field(s) Relevant to NRSM | Eligibility | Funding Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Geophysical Union Horton (Hydrology) Research Grant | Hydrology; water resources policy | Doctoral students; must be student member of AGU | Grant for completion of doctoral dissertation |
| American Geological Institute Minority Participation Program Student Fellowships | Geoscience; hydrology | US citizens with ethnic minority status | Scholarship support; professional development experiences |
| American Water Works Association Scholarships | Water supply | Varies by award | Fellowship; grants; awards |
| Borlaug LEAP Fellowship | Agricultural economics; other social sciences; forestry; wildlife; other environmental & natural resource sciences | Currently, students from USAID-assisted country in sub-Saharan Africa, but can vary from year to year | Grant for research at program-specific sites |
| Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships: Predoctoral and Dissertation | Earth sciences, economics, engineering, geography, international relations, sociology, urban planning | US citizen or national; plan to teach & research at college level | Stipend; varies based on award |
| Ford Foundation International Fellowships | Community development; development finance and economic security; environment development | Students from select countries outside the US | Varies |
| Graduate Women in Science | Natural sciences, including environmental | Female graduate students | Varies by specific award |
| Hertz Fellowships | Applied biological sciences | Incoming or first year doctoral students; US citizen or permanent resident; “moral commitment” to serve US in time of national emergency | Stipend plus tuition equivalent |
| Izaak Walton League Scholarship (MN Division) | Environmental: education, law, wildlife management; or a primary focus on conservation of resources or environmental science | Minnesota residents and US citizens; demonstrated need for financial assistance | Up to $1000 for tuition, books, and/or transportation. |
| Mellon Mays Predoctoral Research Grants | Earth sciences; ecology; sociology | Varies by award | Grants for various purposes; see site |
| National Academies of Science Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Grad Fellowship | Social science; physical or biological science; engineering | US citizens & international students possessing appropriate visa | Stipend/grant 12- week program various locations in Washington, DC |
| NASA Grad Student Researchers Project | Science; engineering | US citizens | See website |
| National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants | Selected areas of biological sciences (see list of recently awarded abstracts) | Grants for partial support of dissertation research | |
| Social Science Research Council Int’l Dissertation Research Fellowship | Social science. | "All but dissertation (ABD)" doctoral students, regardless of citizenship | Grants for dissertation research outside of the US |
| Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Fellowships | Forest science ecology; biogeography | Varies by award | Varies by award |
| Morris K. Udall Environmental Public Policy and Conflict Resolution Dissertation Fellowship | Environmental public policy or environmental conflict resolution | Doctoral students entering final year of dissertation writing | One year fellowship |
| Sustainable Energy Fellowship | Technical, organizational, policy & economic imperatives of conventional and renewable energy | First-year Master’s students | For attending special week-long conference on sustainable energy |
| Together Green Conservation Leadership Program | Habitat/land; water; energy | Six years of experience in conservation, environmental education, policy, or environmental issues | Professional development opportunities; grant for supporting Conservation Action Project |
| US Department of Energy Global Change Education Program | US citizens who’ve completed at least one year of grad school | Stipend, tuition, and fees | |
| US Department of Energy Office of Science Grad Fellowships | Biology; environmental sciences | US citizens; incoming grad students | Three-year living stipend; tuition support; research stipend |
