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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
Lorena Miranda Guevara, YSE External Funds Coordinator
Srishti Singh, YSE External Funds Coordinator

Open Funding Opportunities

Organization	Summary	Open	Deadline	Low	High
African Bird Club: Conservation Award (Jun Review)	Research/ Project funding focusing on birds in Africa.		June 30, 2024		$3,000
African Bird Club: Expedition Award (Oct Review)	Research/ Project funding focusing on birds in Africa.		October 31, 2024		$5,825
Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation: Merit / Financial Assistance Scholarships	Tuition support for graduate students in any field.		August 15, 2024	$1,000	$3,000
Altman Family Scholarship	Ken and Deena Altman, owners of Altman Plants, created this scholarship in 2015. The Altman family is highly appreciative of the field of horticulture and they enjoy giving back. The Altmans support numerous efforts to improve education and research for the industry. Altman Plants supplies plant programs to large retailers with point of purchase materials, sales reps to assist with merchandising, a large distribution system that covers the U.S., and offers expertise in growing plants. Each year one student will be awarded this scholarship. It is an annual scholarship, although the same person may receive it a second year should their application score the highest.		February 1, 2025		$5,000
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science	Recognizes early-career scientists and engineers who demonstrate excellence in their contribution to public engagement with science activities.		July 14, 2024		$5,000
American Association of University Women (AAUW): American Dissertation Fellowship	Fellowships for women pursuing full-time study to complete dissertations, conducting postdoctoral research full time, or preparing research for publication for eight consecutive weeks.	August 1, 2024	November 15, 2024		$25,000
American Association of University Women (AAUW): Career Development Grant	Tuition support for women in higher education who are making career changes, seeking to advance in current careers, or re-entering the workforce.		November 15, 2024	$2,000	$20,000
American Association of University Women (AAUW): Community Action Grants	Up to $10,000 for individuals, AAUW branches and AAUW state organizations as well as community-based nonprofits for general operating support and innovative projects that promote education and equity for women and girls.		November 15, 2024	$3,000	$10,000