Funding Opportunities
Internal Funding Opportunities
GSA Student Research Grant
- Up to $1,000 for research supplies not covered by other funding sources
- Awarded 1x per semester
- Contact: Rachel Dixon (rldixon@vims.edu)
| 2022-2023 Term: | ||
| RFP Announcement | Application Deadline | Spending Period |
| Fall | September 26th | Oct 10th - Feb 3rd |
| Spring | January 21st | Feb 4th - May 31st |
| 2023 Onward: | ||
| RFP Announcement | Application Deadline | Spending Period |
| Fall | July 18th | Aug 1st - Dec 31st |
| Spring | December 18th | Jan 1st - May 31st |
GSA Student Travel Grant
- Up to $300 for attending conferences. Preference is given to students that have not yet received the reformatted award.
- These funds can be used to reimburse registration fees/abstract submission fees that have already been paid.
- Online application due by 11:59 PM September 23rd, 2022: Click here to apply.
- Contact: VIMS GSA (gsaexec@vims.edu).
| RFP Announcement | Application Deadline | Travel Period |
| Fall | September 23rd | Oct 7th-Feb 6th |
| Spring | January 23rd | Feb 7th - June 1 |
| Summer* | May 20th | June 2nd - Oct 6th |
*Note: Summer travel grants will be included in the following fiscal year, so reimbursements of summer expenditures cannot begin until July at the earliest.
External Funding Opportunities
Scholarships and Resources for Minority Graduate Students
Funding Opportunities - A compiled list (pdf) of potential graduate student funding opportunities. Updated March 2016.
Eligibility in 1st Year
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
- 3 years of support ($30,000 stipend, $10,500 tuition)
- 3 years of support (stipend and tuition, varies by degree)
Eligibility during graduate career
- For research support ($500-$5,000)
Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program
- 1 year of support ($30,000 stipend, $12,000 tuition, $10,000 research
- For women conducting graduate research ($1,000-$5,000 for research)
Lerner-Gray Grants for Marine Research
- Research support ($500-$2,000)
- For research support ($1,000-$2,500); must be a student member (free)
NERRS Graduate Research Fellowship
- 1-3 years of support ($20,000 stipend)
Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
- 1 year of support ($49,000)
Smithsonian Graduate Student Fellowships
- 3 years of support ($30,000 stipend) for predoctoral fellowships, research support ($6,500) for students
Eligibility in final year of PhD
- For women completing their doctoral dissertations
Josephine De Karman Fellowship
- 1 year of support ($22,000 stipend) for those defending by the next calendar year