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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

Organizationsort descending Summary Open Deadline Low High
American Association of University Women (AAUW): International Fellowships

1-year tuition support for women pursuing graduate or postdoctoral study who are not US citizens or permanent residents.

August 1, 2024 November 15, 2024 $20,000 $50,000
American Australian Association (AAA): USA to Australia Fellowship

Tuition support for American graduate or post-graduate students studying in Australia.

August 1, 2024 September 30, 2024 $30,000 $40,000
American Meteorological Society: Graduate Fellowship in the History of Science

Award to a student in the process of completing a dissertation on the history of the atmospheric, or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences.

May 24, 2024 $20,000
American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) Student Awards

ASBPA awards students in coastal fields who have demonstrated talent and shown promise to become future leaders in the coastal professions. These awards also come with small monetary prizes. These awards are announced during the National Coastal Conference.

August 15, 2024 $500 $600
APPAM Equity and Inclusion Student Fellowship

Support the travel and participation of up to 25 students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds at the 2023 APPAM Fall Research Conference, November 21-23, in Washington, DC.

June 3, 2024 $599
Arctic Institute of North America (AINA): Jim Bourque Scholarship

Tuition support for Canadian Aboriginal students.

July 8, 2024 $1,000
Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV): Grants

Grants for research projects addressing:

- clinical aspects of captive bird health (companion and zoological species)

wild bird health

December 1, 2024 $5,000 $10,000
Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians (ARAV) Research & Conservation Grant

Fund clinically-oriented and/or conservation research projects involving reptiles and/or amphibians. 

October 1, 2024 $2,000 $3,000