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 - there will be 2 full awards funded in Spring 2021
- Contact: Rachel Dixon (rldixon@vims.edu)
RFP Announcement | Application Deadline | Spending Period |
Feb 1, 2021 | Mar 1, 2021 | Mar 12 - May 1, 2021 |
GSA Student Travel Grant
- Up to $200 for attending virtual 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.
- "Travel" spending period: Spring Semester through May 1, 2021.
- Online application due by 11:59 PM February 12, 2021: Click here to apply.
- Contact: VIMS GSA (gsaexec@vims.edu).
RFP Announcement | Application Deadline | Travel Period |
Feb 1, 2021 | Feb 12, 2021 | Feb 19 - May 1, 2021 |
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