Museum Resources
Department-wide funding
Louis C. and Jane Gapenski Endowed Fellowship
Dr. Madelyn M. Lockhart Fellowship Endowment
Discipline-specific funding
Invertebrate Paleontology – Jon L. and Beverly A. Thompson Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Invertebrate Paleontology – R. Jerry Britt, Jr. Paleobiology Scholarship
Invertebrate Zoology – Grant Resources
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity – Funding Opportunities
Molecular Systematics and Evolutionary Genetics Lab – Grant Resources
Vertebrate Paleontology – Miss Lucy Dickinson Fellowship
Vertebrate Paleontology – Ken Ericson Scholarship
Vertebrate Paleontology – International Travel Grants to Study the Collection
University of Florida Resources
UF Graduate School Financial Aid
UF Graduate School Financial Aid Bulletin Board
UF Office of Research External Funding Opportunities
UF Office of Research Graduate Student Travel Funds
UF Honors Program Domestic & International Fellowships for Undergraduates & Graduate Students
UF Student Financial Affairs Aid Programs
UF Office of the Provost – Graduate Initiative
UF International Center – Financial Aid
UF Tropical Conservation and Development Fellowships
UF Tropical Conservation and Development Field Research Grant – for UF graduate students
UF Graduate Student Council Travel Grants
UF Graduate Student Travel Grants
Support for Travel, Field Work and Collections Study
AMNH Grant Opportunities
Research grants for students
Burke Museum
Vertebrate paleontology collections study grant
Doris O. and Samuel P. Welles Research Fund
University of California Museum of Paleontology collections study grant
Earthwatch Institute
Supporting scientific and environmental research
Explorer’s Club Student Grant
Supporting graduate student research
Explorer’s Club Youth Activity Fund
Indiegogo.com
Crowdfunding
Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research
National Geographic Young Explorers Grant
Non-traditional funding for young scientists and explorers
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Invertebrate & vertebrate paleontology collections visit grants
Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) Research Fellowship
Short-term field research
Pamela and Alexander F. Skutch Research Award
Grants for bird life history studies
Phipps Conservatory Botany In Action Fellowship
Supporting student botanical research
Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research
For student research
Smithsonian Postgraduate Fellowships in Conservation of Museum Collections Program
For recent Master’s graduates in art and archaeology
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) Short Term Fellowship
Short-term field research
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Grants in Herpetology Program
Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grants in Anthropology
External Graduate Fellowships
Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Fellowship Program in Institutional Research
Environmental Protection Agency Fellowships
Fannie & John Hertz Foundation – Hertz Foundation Fellowships
For graduate work leading to the PhD in applied physical, biological and engineering sciences
Florida Sea Grant Student Fellowships, Scholarships and Awards
Florida Space Grant Consortium – Space Grant Fellowships
Ford Foundation – Diversity Fellowships: Predoctoral Fellowships
Institute of International Education (IIE) – Fulbright Awards for Study/Research Abroad
All disciplines, all levels of graduate study before the PhD; foreign language proficiency required
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation – James Madison Graduate Fellowships
For graduate study leading to a master’s degree; for students who plan to become teachers of American history, American government or social studies at the secondary school level
Microsoft Research Graduate Women’s Scholarship
National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Inc. (GEM) – Graduate Fellowships
Master’s and doctoral
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – Coastal Management Fellowships
Master’s & doctoral studies in coastal and marine systems
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program
Master’s & doctoral studies in oceanography, marine biology or maritime archaeology
National Physical Science Consortium – Graduate Fellowships in the Physical Sciences
Traditional Fellowships/1st 2-3 yrs + up to 3 more years with satisfactory progress
National Science Foundation – Graduate Research Fellowship Program
National Science Foundation – Funding for Special Programs for Graduate Students
NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Program
Paul & Daisy Soros Foundation – Graduate Fellowships for New Americans
SMART (Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation) Program Fellowships
Established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines
United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation – NASA Harriett G. Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship Program
Awarded to support graduate students in their pursuit of advanced degrees in the STEM disciplines
U.S. Department of Education (U.S. ED) – Jacob K. Javits Fellowships
MFA or PhD in selected fields of the arts, humanities and social sciences
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) – National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowships
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) – Computational Science Graduate Fellowships
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) – Graduate Fellowships
For students interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the DHS mission
Dissertation Support
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
Religion & ethics
Ford Foundation – Diversity Fellowships: Dissertation Fellowships
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation – Dissertation Fellowships
For research to understand and reduce violence, aggression and dominance
Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Dissertation Fellowship Grants
Link Foundation Energy Fellowships
Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) – Dissertation Completion Fellowships
Open to Ph.D. students writing dissertations in the humanities and related social sciences
National Science Foundation – Developing Global Scientists and Engineers (International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) and Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Projects (DDEP)) Grants
Available in some disciplines, primarily for field research in the environmental, behavioral and social sciences
U.S. Dept. of Education – Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program
U.S. Dept. of Justice/National Institute of Justice – Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation – Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies