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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:

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
American Museum of Natural History: Lerner-Gray Grants for Marine Research

Open to all early career researchers (including all doctoral students) proposing to conduct research in systematics, evolution, ecology, zoology or paleontology of marine life and environments

 March 15, 2026 $500 $3,500
Horace Smith Fund: Walter S. Barr Fellowship
Walter S. Barr Fellowships for graduate student scholarships are awarded to permanent or qualified former residents of Hampden County, MA who graduated from an eligible high school and are pursuing full-time post-graduate degrees.
 March 15, 2026 $15,000
SubForce Scholarship Programs 2025-2026

Dolphin Scholarship Foundation grants are available, on a competitive basis, to high school or college children and spouses of members or former members of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force, or those who have served in submarine support activities.

 October 1, 2025 March 15, 2026 $5,000
The Long Island Sound Partnership Research Grant Program

Connecticut Sea Grant (CTSG) and New York Sea Grant (NYSG) announce the Long Island Sound (LIS) Partnership extramural research program. The intent of this program is to fund research that will support the science-based management of Long Island Sound (LIS) and its resources, and support implementation of the LIS Partnership Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP). The LIS Partnership is a regional, community-based partnership to protect and restore LIS.

 January 14, 2026 March 19, 2026
American Society of Primatologist (ASP): Conference Student Travel Awards

Travel fund for graduate students to present at the annual meeting of the ASP.

 March 20, 2026 $500
American Society of Agronomy: Environmental Quality Research Award

The Environmental Quality Research Award is intended to recognize contributions that have enhanced the basic understanding of environmental sciences in relation to agriculture, or demonstrated sound and effective management practices for maintaining or improving the quality of soil, water, and air resources. The award consists of a certificate, a complimentary ticket to the award ceremony, and $2,000.

 March 25, 2026 $2,000
American Society of Agronomy: Frank D. Keim Graduate Fellowship

Tuition support for graduate students in agronomy.

 March 25, 2026 $2,000
Audubon Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch Fellowship
At Audubon Southwest, we seek science-based solutions to the biggest threats facing the region’s birds, other wildlife, habitats, and communities. We need sound science to tell us what birds need, and we believe that securing conservation wins tomorrow depends on fostering a young, diverse cohort of aspiring scientists today.
 March 30, 2026 $2,000