Funding Opportunities

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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)
RFP Announcement Application Deadline Spending Period
Jan 15, 2020 Feb 14, 2020 Mar 1 - May 1, 2020

 

GSA Student Travel Grant

  • Up to $600 for travel to a conference. Preference is given to students that have not yet received the reformatted award.
  • Awarded 1x per semester and 1x in the summer.
  • Contact: Justin Shawler (jshawler@vims.edu)
RFP Announcement Application Deadline Travel Period
January 15, 2020 Mar 16, 2020 May 1 - Aug 31, 2020*
Apr 1, 2020 June 1, 2020 Sept 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2020
Aug 3, 2019 Oct 1, 2019 Jan 1, 2021 - April 30, 2021

*No reimbursement for travel until after July 1, 2020, due to fiscal year timeline.

 

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)

EPA STAR Fellowship

  • 3 years of support (stipend and tuition, varies by degree)
Eligibility during graduate career

Anchor QEA Scholarship

  • For research support ($500-$5,000)

Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program

  • 1 year of support ($30,000 stipend, $12,000 tuition, $10,000 research

GWIS National Fellowships

  • For women conducting graduate research ($1,000-$5,000 for research)

Lerner-Gray Grants for Marine Research

  • Research support ($500-$2,000)

MTS Student Scholarships

  • 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

AAUW American Fellowship

  • 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