FUNDING RESOURCES
Program Funding
The Coastal Science & Policy Program at UC Santa Cruz supports the next generation of coastal leaders. Exceptional investment in CSP students includes need-based financial support for one to two years. For more details about the program and its offerings, visit our program information page.
Additional Funding Opportunities
As part of your application, we strongly recommend that you apply for outside fellowships or funding. The list below is a starting point, but is not exhaustive. There are funding opportunities for tuition, living expenses, travel, field research, international students, and more. Note, application deadlines happen throughout the year and several opportunities require applying 12-18 months ahead of the graduate program start date. *Indicates that CSP students have won awards from these organizations.
UCSC Funding Opportunities
UCSC Division of Graduate Studies – Fellowships
UCSC Division of Graduate Studies – Minority Fellowships
UCSC Office of Research – Funding Opportunities
UCSC Global Engagement Funding Page – International Students
UCSC Graduate Student Association Travel Grants
Other UC / Academic Funding Opportunities
University of California Research Grants Program
UCLA’s External Fellowship Database (GRAPES)
UC Natural Reserve System Grants
Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) Dissertation Fellowship
State and Federal Funding Opportunities
NOAA Coastal Management Fellowships
NOAA Dr Nancy Foster Scholarship Program
NSF – Social and Economic Sciences Grant Program
National Defense Science and Engineering Grant (NDSEG)
National Estuarine Research Reserve Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship
U.S. EPA – National Center for Environmental Research
EPA Graduate Student Fellowships
LANL Graduate Research Assistant Program
U.S. EPA – National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS)
NASA – Graduate Student Researchers Program
Foundation / NGO Funding Opportunities
* Marsh Award for Early Career Conservation
* Explorer’s Club Field Research Grants
* Wildlife Conservation Society Fellowships
* Global Environment Facility – Challenge Program
Global Environment Facility – Leadership Program Grants
Global Environment Facility – Small Grants Program
Smithsonian Institute Fellowships and Internships
Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Professional Association for Diving Instructors (PADI)
Sigma Delta Epsilon, Graduate Women in Science (GWIS)
Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research (GIAR)
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship
Women’s Divers Hall of Fame Inc.: Oceanic Research Group Marine Scholarship
The Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research
P.E.O. California State Scholarship
A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship – AISES
California Native Plant Society (CNPS)
British Ecological Society (BES)
Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Educational Awards
Lerner Gray Fund for Marine Research: American Museum of Natural History
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Marine Science Scholarship (Cen Cal Divers)
Achievement Award for College Scientists (ARCS)
Robert L. Weigel Scholarship for Coastal Studies
American Association for Underwater Sciences (AAUS)
The Atlantic Salmon Federation
Anchor Environmental Scholarship
American Academy of Underwater Sciences
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships
American Meteorological Society Fellowships
Garden Club of America Fellowships
National Water Research Institute
California Groundwater Association
American Museum of Natural History Grants
American Association for Engineering Education Fellowships
American Waterworks Association Scholarship
For International Students
Please note – most of the opportunities above are also open to international students
* Wildlife Conservation Society Fellowships
Fulbright International Student Program
UCSC Global Engagement Funding Page – International Students
MPOWER Women in STEM Scholarship
IELTS USA Andrea Scott International Graduate Scholarship
Other Searchable Lists
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Scholarships, Fellowships, & Post-Docs in the Environmental Sciences
