Student Resources, Funding Opportunities
Teaching and Research Assistantships
National Fellowships
- American Meteorological Society/Industry/Government Graduate Scholarships: Sponsored by leading high-tech firms and government agencies, these fellowships are designed to prepare promising young scientists for careers in the meteorological, oceanic and hydrologic fields.
- Congressional Research Service - Graduate Recruit Program: Open to graduate students to give them an opportunity to perform non-partisan research and policy analysis directly and exclusively for the United States Congress
- DOD Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program
- DOE Graduate Research Environmental Fellowship
- DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Program
- EPA Grants and Fellowships
- Fannie and John Hertz Foundation
- Ford Foundation Fellowships for Minorities: The fellowships include the Ford Foundation Predoctoral, Dissertation, and Postdoctoral Fellowships for Minorities.
- Global Change Education Program: Graduate Research Environmental Fellowships: Supports graduate students for BER-funded collaborative global change research involving universities and national laboratories.v
- Los Alamos National Laboratory: Graduate Research Assistant Program: To allow students to gain paid relevant work experience while pursuing a graduate degree.v
- NASA Earth System Science Fellowships
- NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program: Fellowship of up to $22,000 for one year, renewable for a total of three years.
- National Physical Science Consortium: Graduate Fellowships in the Physical Sciencesv
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
- NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows
- Rocky Mountain Nature Association Fellowship: Rocky Mountain National Park and the Rocky Mountain Nature Association are co-sponsoring a fellowship opportunity for a graduate level student in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Small Research Grants
- American Association of Petroleum Geologists - Grants-in-Aid Program: Providing support to graduate students in the earth sciences whose research has application to the search for and development of petroleum and energy-minerals resources, and related environmental geology issues.
- The Environmental Careers Organization: Site includes internships, mentor networks, and additional resources.
- The Geological Society of America: Average award is $1654.
Other Places to Look
- Cornell University Fellowship notebook
- M.I.T., Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences - Funding Opportunities
Travel Grants