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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:

Open Funding Opportunities

Organization Summary Open Deadline Low High
National Science Foundation (NSF): Science, Technology, and Society (STS) (Feb)
Supports institutions of higher education to fund scholarships for academically talented low-income STEM majors and to study and implement a program of activities that support their recruitment, retention and graduation.
March 4, 2025
National Sea Grant Law Center, University of Mississippi - Coastal Resilience Program

The National Sea Grant Law Center is accepting applications from eligible applicants to conduct research on the effectiveness of coastal adaptation laws and policies.

March 5, 2025
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)
ESTCP released a solicitation on January 7, 2025. ESTCP projects are formal demonstrations in which innovative technologies are rigorously evaluated. Demonstrations are conducted at DoD facilities and sites to document improved efficiency, enhanced resilience, and cost savings. 
March 6, 2025
Democratic Innovations Research Fund

The Democratic Innovations program aims to promote new ideas and rigorous theoretical and empirical research on how to achieve honest, efficient, representative, and effective government.

March 7, 2025 $10,000 $60,000
J.N. Tata Loan Scholarship for Indians

J. N. Tata Endowment loan scholarship is awarded one-time to Indians for full-time Postgraduate/Ph.D./Postdoctoral/Research fellowships studies overseas, in all fields

January 7, 2025 March 7, 2025 $10,000
British Ecological Society: Outreach Grants

Fund activities to promote ecological science to a wide audience.

March 10, 2025 $2,000
British Ecological Society: Small Research Grant [March]

Support scientific ecological research where there are limited alternative sources of funding. 

March 10, 2025 $5,000
Sundance Institute: Sandbox Fund

Sandbox Fund offers grants, engagement events, and other opportunities for independent artists seeking to explore the intrinsic link between science and culture through innovative storytelling.

March 10, 2025 $40,000 $100,000