Home

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 Opensort descending Deadline Low High
ForEverglades Fellows

Up to $30,000 per year for graduate research students pursuing the development of innovative scientific methods to advance the understanding of Everglades physical, chemical or biological processes, or research in the economic impacts of environmental changes. 

July 1, 2024 $30,000
African Bird Club: Expedition Award (Oct Review)

Research/ Project funding focusing on birds in Africa.

October 31, 2024 $5,825
North American Bluebird Society (NABS)

Research grant for education, conservation or scientific work on US native bluebird and native cavity nesters.

October 31, 2024 $500 $5,000
PTES conservation insight grants

Funds between £3,000 and £10,000 per annum up to a maximum total of £20,000 for researchers on endangered species conservation

August 25, 2024 $3,700 $24,900
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
WWF Conservation Leadership Award

$5000 award for young leaders in their community who are making outstanding contributions for the environment

July 31, 2024 $5,000
ACS Early Career Postdoctoral-Faculty Bridge Grant

This award provides a post-doctoral fellow/associate or faculty in first 9 months of appointment 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 20, 2024 $125,000
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