FUNDING RESOURCES
Program Funding
The Coastal Science & Policy Program at UC Santa Cruz aims to supports as many of the next generation of coastal leaders as it can. Exceptional investment in CSP students includes a limited number of programmatic fellowships based on (1) financial need and program resources, these fellowships are for incoming Masters of Science students (packages may cover a portion of or a combination of tuition, fees, and/or living stipend) and (2) theme-based fellowships that vary annually based on donor funding and may include one to two years of support for tuition, fees, and/or living expenses.
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 vary 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 and UC-based Funding Opportunities
UCSC webpage on Nationally Competitive Fellowships. It is dedicated to the application process for nationally competitive fellowships for graduate study and research abroad, including Fulbright Program, Rhodes Scholarship, Marshall Fellowship, and Schwarzman Scholars Program.
UCSC Funding Opportunities
UCSC Division of Graduate Studies – Fellowships
UCSC Office of Research – Funding Opportunities
UCSC Global Engagement Funding Page – International Students
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
Additional External Funding Opportunities (Not Managed by UCSC/UC System)
State and Federal Funding Opportunities
NOAA Coastal Management Fellowships
* NOAA Dr Nancy Foster Scholarship Program
*National Science Foundation (NSF) – Graduate Student Funding
National Defense Science and Engineering Grant (NDSEG)
National Estuarine Research Reserve Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship
U.S. EPA – Research Fellowships for Graduate Students
U.S. EPA – National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS)
LANL Graduate Research Assistant Program
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 Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research (GIAR)
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship
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)
Lerner Gray Fund for Marine Research: American Museum of Natural History
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
Wildlife Conservation Society Fellowships
UCSC Global Engagement Funding Page
IELTS USA Andrea Scott International Graduate Scholarship
Other Searchable Lists
Philanthropy News Digest
Scholarships, Fellowships, & Post-Docs in the Environmental Sciences
