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Members of the Yale School of the Environment (YSE) community have easy access to a curated list of global, external funding opportunities for graduate students and postdocs using this new database. The service is maintained by a collaboration among the School’s Offices of Admissions and Financial Aid, Career and Professional Development (CPD), and Research.

The database contains detailed information on research grants, internship stipends, travel funds, tuition scholarships, and other awards of interest to members of the School’s community. Opportunities and deadlines are updated frequently - please check back regularly. We do our best to keep the content of the database current, but if you see an opportunity that appeals to you and whose deadline has passed, click the associated link to see if a new competition has been announced.

If you are aware of a funding opportunity and it is not listed, please forward a link to Pamela Welch for inclusion. Let’s crowd source the listings so that we have the most comprehensive database available.

Do you have questions or want to provide feedback? Contact any of the YSE External Funds DB team members:

Diana Morgan, Director of Research
Pamela Welch, Associate Director of Financial Aid
Kumaresh Ramesh, YSE External Funds Coordinator
Maham Babar, YSE External Funds Coordinator

Watch this video on how to navigate the External Fund Database. It’s a quick walkthrough to help you get started!

Open Funding Opportunities

Organization	Summary	Open	Deadline	Low	High
Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation (AKA EAF): Merit / Financial Assistance Scholarships	Tuition support for graduate students in any field.		August 15, 2026	$1,000	$3,000
American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) National Conference ASSIST	Travel Assistance for Engineering Graduate Student, Post-Doctoral Fellows, and Early-Career Faculty to attend AISES National Conference		August 15, 2026		$2,000
American Association of University Women (AAUW): International Fellowships	Applications for the 2026-2027 cycle have closed. The AAUW International Fellowship supports women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents and are pursuing their first full-time master’s or doctoral degree in a STEM field, primarily at an accredited U.S. institution. The program prioritizes applicants with strong academic records and a commitment to using their expertise and leadership to benefit women, girls, and their communities. Funding amount: $20,000 for master’s students and $25,000 for doctoral students.	August 17, 2026	September 17, 2026	$20,000	$25,000
ACS Early Career Postdoctoral-Faculty Bridge Grant	This award provides a post-doctoral fellow/associate or faculty who have started their position no earlier than August 2024 who plans to launch an independent research career in academia, funds to support a post-doctoral associate/fellow for two years once their new research group is launched.		September 18, 2026		$125,000
American Association of University Women (AAUW): American Doctoral Fellowship	The AAUW American Doctoral Fellowship supports U.S. citizen or permanent-resident women completing their first doctoral degree, providing one year of funding to advance dissertation work across all fields; STEM scholars and researchers studying gender issues are especially encouraged to apply. Funding amount: $25,000 stipend, paid directly to the fellow in two equal installments.	August 17, 2026	September 30, 2026		$25,000
American Association of University Women (AAUW): American Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowship	The American Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowship Program increases the number of women in tenure-track faculty positions and promotes gender equity for women in higher education by providing funding to women in academia to pursue independent research over the course of a year.	August 17, 2026	September 30, 2026		$50,000
American Australian Association (AAA): USA to Australia Fellowship	The 2026 application window for our United States to Australia round will open August 1. Tuition support for American graduate or post-graduate students studying in Australia.	August 1, 2026	September 30, 2026		$40,000
David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship	The David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship is a two-year postdoctoral fellowship supporting early-career scientists whose research connects conservation science with real-world policy, management, and applied conservation solutions. Fellows receive an annual salary of $74,263 in 2027 and $76,490 in 2028, plus benefits, along with a $45,000 research and travel budget over the two-year fellowship period		September 30, 2026		$190,000