Fellowships for Environmental Science and Policy Graduates
Available Fellowships by Granting Agency
Center for Plant Conservation – Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship for Conservation Horticulture
This grant enables a graduate student in biology, horticulture, or a related field to conduct research on a rare or endangered U.S. plant. Preference is given to students focusing on the endangered flora of the Carolinas or the southeastern U.S.
Coastal Management Fellowship
Students completing master’s, doctoral, or professional degree programs in natural resource management or environmental studies are eligible to apply for this two-year fellowship. States submit proposals and applicants select the projects for which they consider themselves qualified. Coastal Management Fellowships are due at the end of January; the Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship is due in the beginning of December.
Environmental Research and Education Foundation
Environmental Research and Education (Waste Management)
Scholarships are awarded to recognize excellence in graduate-level waste management research and education for masters and doctoral students. Candidates must demonstrate interest in waste management research.
Hershman Marine Policy Fellowship
This fellowship offers graduate students first-hand experience in crafting marine and natural resource policies. Selected students will spend 9 months working in Olympia with Washington State Ocean Caucus agencies. Graduate students who attend WA universities and are enrolled in a marine-related field, including policy, law, social sciences, oceanography, and fishery sciences, are encouraged to apply.
Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Sea Grant’s national marine policy fellowship program provides eligible graduate students a one-year work experience on the staff of the U.S. Congress or with a Federal agency dealing with marine issues. Open to all graduate students with marine science or policy backgrounds. Applications open in the fall.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF supports research-based graduate study at both the master’s and doctoral levels. Fellows are “expected to become knowledge experts who can contribute significantly to research, teaching, and innovations” in their respective fields.
Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP)
The Graduate Research Fellowship provides 3 years of support for students who are in the early stages of graduate study. (Seniors may apply, but first-year graduate students are typically more successful.) Candidates may be engaged in interdisciplinary studies, mathematical sciences, computer and information sciences and engineering, geosciences, life sciences, engineering, chemistry, physics, and astronomy. Deadlines range from October 15th-18th depending on what field you are in.
Economics Program
The Economics Program supports research designed to improve the understanding of the processes and institutions of the U.S. economy and of the world system of which it is a part. This program also strengthens both empirical and theoretical economic analysis as well as the methods for rigorous research on economic behavior. It supports research in almost every area of economics, including econometrics, economic history, environmental economics, finance, industrial organization, international economics, labor economics, macroeconomics, mathematical economics, and public finance. Graduating seniors may apply, but first-year graduate students tend to be more competitive.
Mathematical Sciences Graduate Internship
The Mathematical Sciences Graduate Internship provides the opportunity for doctoral students to intern at federal national laboratories and research facilities. This first-hand experience of using mathematics in a nonacademic setting is perfect for students who are interested in understanding the real-world application of advanced mathematical and statistical techniques.
Udall Scholarship
Udall Scholarships
Tribal Policy
For Native American or Alaska Native college students currently in their sophomore or junior year who have demonstrated commitment to participation in cultural activities and service to their community. Best for those working towards a career that will enable them to make a difference in their tribe or for Native Americans and Alaska Natives.
Native Health Care
For Native American or Alaska Native college students currently in their sophomore or junior year interested in improving health care practice and delivery to Indigenous territories or contributing to health care policy and research.
Environment
For all college sophomores or juniors interested in conservation, environmental stewardship, or environmental policy who have demonstrated commitment to the environment through participation in campus activities or service to their community. Best for those working towards a career that will enable them to address environmental issues on a local, national, or global scale.
Winners are awarded up to $7,000 for eligible academic expenses and networking opportunities.