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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
The Luce Foundation: Luce Scholars Program	1-year professional placement and immersion in an Asian country.		October 16, 2024
Linnean Society of London: The Linnean Medal	Awarded annually by Council alternately to one or two biologists (in any field), as an expression of the Society’s esteem and appreciation for service to science. Any biologist, irrespective of nationality, who is not at the time a member of Council, is eligible to receive the Medal, which is presented at the annual Anniversary Meeting by the President, who specifies the grounds on which the medal has been awarded.		September 30, 2024
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
Association of American Indian Affairs (AAIA): Elizabeth & Sherman Asche Scholarship	1-year tuition support for Native Americans in any field of graduate study.		May 15, 2024
California's Fire Grants Program	The Government of the State of California offers grants for initiatives related to wildfires and forestry.		December 31, 2024
International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) Fellowship Program	The IASC Fellowship Program is meant to engage ECS in the work of the IASC Working Groups (WGs): Atmosphere, Cryosphere, Marine, Social & Human, and Terrestrial. 1-3 years fellowships at the IASC		October 18, 2024
NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellowships (July)	Offer early-career and more senior scientists the opportunity to work on one- to three-year assignments with NASA scientists and engineers.		July 1, 2024	$70,000
Rodeo Enthusiast Scholarship	Rodeo Ticket is an online rodeo ticket company that supports students with interest in rodeos of all disciplines who pursue further education.	January 1, 2024	August 15, 2024		$500