External Funding Opportunities
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 | US citizens; doctoral students; must be student member of AGU | Grant for completion of doctoral dissertation |
| American Geosciences Institute Scholarship Programs | Geoscience; hydrology | Varies by award; award availability subject to change | Typically scholarship support; varies by award and year |
| 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 |
| Center for Online Education | Free online resources for students seeking higher education. | Varies | Varies |
| 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 |
| Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems | Sustainable energy and cleantech | Varies by award | Varies by award |
| Graduate Women in Science | Natural sciences, including environmental | Female graduate students | Varies by specific award |
| 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 | Doctoral students; varies by award | Grants for various purposes; see site |
| National Academies of Sciences 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 doctoral students, regardless of citizenship, who have completed all PhD requirements except on-site research by the time the fellowship begins | Grants for dissertation research outside of the US |
| Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Fellowships | Forest science ecology; biogeography | Varies by award | Varies by award |
| Udall Foundation Programs | Leadership, education, collaboration, and conflict resolution in the areas of environment, public lands, and natural resources | Varies by program/award | Varies by program/award |
| 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 |
