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
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