Research and Field Work Grants

AAPS Charles Sternberg Scholarship

$1,000

Dec 1

Vert Paleo

http://www.aaps.net/scholarship.htm

Research and Field Work Grants

AAPS James R. Welch Scholarship

$1,000

Dec 1

Invert Paleo

http://www.aaps.net/scholarship.htm

Research and Field Work Grants

Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, National Science Foundation

$12,000

Nov 1

X

Biology, Physics

Biology: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02173/nsf02173.htm

Research and Field Work Grants

Estes Memorial Grant, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology

$1,000

Apr 1

X

Non mammalian Vert. Paleo

http://www.vertpaleo.org/awards/estes.html

Research and Field Work Grants

Evolving Earth Grant

$3,000

Mar 1

X

Geology

http://www.evolvingearth.org/evolvingearthgrants/grantsmain.htm

Research and Field Work Grants

Expedition Grants, The Explorer's Club

$1,200

Jan 13

Exploration and Field Research

http://www.explorers.org/grants/exfund.php

Research and Field Work Grants

Graduate Student Research Grant, Geological Society of America

$3,500

Feb 1

X

Geology

http://www.geosociety.org/grants/gradgrants.htm

Research and Field Work Grants

Grant in Aid, American Association of Petroleum Geologists

$2,000

Jan 31

Geology, emphasis on petroleum

http://foundation.aapg.org/gia/

Research and Field Work Grants

Grant in Aid, Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology

$1,000

Nov 1

Biological Field Research/Travel

http://www.sicb.org/grants/researchgrant.php3

Research and Field Work Grants

Grants in Aid of Research, Sigma Xi

$1,000

Mar 15

15-Oct

Any

http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/giar/index.shtml

Research and Field Work Grants

Leakey Foundation

$22,000

Jul 1

1-Dec

Paleontology

http://www.leakeyfoundation.org/

Research and Field Work Grants

Lewis and Clark Exploration Grant, American Philosophical Society

$5,000

Mar 15

24-Jun

Exploration and Field Research

http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/lewisandclark.htm

Research and Field Work Grants

Linneaus Fund, Chelonean Research Foundation

$2,000

Nov 1

Turtles

http://www.chelonian.org/linnaeus/

Research and Field Work Grants

Memorial Research Fund, Colorado Scientific Society

$1,200

Apr 1

X

Rocky Mountains region

http://www.coloscisoc.org/grants.html

Research and Field Work Grants

Mineralogical Society of America Grant

$5,000

Jan 1

X

Mineralogy/Petrology

http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/Awards/Min_Pet_Award.html

Research and Field Work Grants

National Geographic Society

$20,000

Rolling, preliminary application 10 months in advance

Exploration and Field Research

Research and Field Work Grants

Paleobiological Fund Student Research Grant

$2,500

Mar 1

Paleontology

http://www.paleofund.org/

Research and Field Work Grants

Patterson Grant, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology

$1000/$2000

Apr 1

X

Vert Paleo

http://www.vertpaleo.org/awards/patterson.html

Research and Field Work Grants

Predoctoral Grant, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology

$2,500

Apr 1

X

Vert Paleo

http://www.vertpaleo.org/awards/estes.html

Research and Field Work Grants

Stephen J. Gould Grant, Paleontological Society

$500

Feb 28

Paleontology

http://www.paleosoc.org/grantin.html

Research and Field Work Grants

Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grant, AMNH

$2,500

Feb 1

North American Conservation

http://research.amnh.org/grants/grantsprog.html

YALE GRANTS

Research and Field Work Grants

Yale Student Grants (searchable database)

Any

http://studentgrants.yale.edu/

Research and Field Work Grants

YIBS Field Ecology Grant, Yale University

$2,000

X

Field Work

Unknown

Research and Field Work Grants

John C. Ender's Grant, Yale University

$3,000

Mar 1

Any

http://studentgrants.yale.edu/grant_detail.asp?gid=30

Research and Field Work Grants

John Perry Miller Grant, Yale University

$3,000

Apr 1

1-Nov

Any, pending no other grants

http://www.yale.edu/graduateschool/financial/miller.html

Pertinent Yale Grants

Lindsay Fellowship for Research in Africa: march $3000

Pertinent Yale Grants

Max and Reba E. Richter Scholarship Fund march $3000

FELLOWSHIPS

Fellowships

Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program

3-yr Fellowship

May 1

X

United States National Parks

http://www.nature.nps.gov/canonscholarships/2005_app_guide.cfm

Fellowships

EPA Star Fellowship

3 yr Fellowship

Oct 1

X

Environment

http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2006/2006_star_fellow.html

Fellowships

Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation

3-yr Fellowship

Nov 1

X

Any

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201

Fellowships

Hertz Fellowship

5-yr Fellowship

Oct 1

X

Any

http://www.hertzfndn.org/

Fellowships

Graduate Student Fellowship in Earth System Science, NASA

1-yr Renewable

Mar 1

Earth Systems Science

http://research.hq.nasa.gov/code_y/nra/current/Fellowship-ESS04/main.html

TRAVEL

Museum Travel Grants

Charles and Brett Stearns Grant, Cal Academy of Sciences

$500

Oct 1

Museum Visit/Herpetology

http://www.calacademy.org/research/herpetology/funding.html

Museum Travel Grants

Collection Study Grant, American Museum of Natural History

$1,500

Nov 1

Museum Visit

http://research.amnh.org/grants/grantsprog.html

Museum Travel Grants

Visiting Scholarship, Field Museum of Natural History

$1,000

May 1

1-Nov

Museum Visit

http://www.fieldmuseum.org/research_collections/scholarships/default.htm

Museum Travel Grants

Welle's Fund, University of California Museum of Paleontology

$1,000

Apr 1

1-Sep

Museum Visit

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/museum/wellesfund/

Conference Travel

Graduate Student Assembly Conference Travel Fund, Yale

$500

Feb 1

1-Oct

1-Apr

Conference Presentation Travel

http://www.yale.edu/gsa/CTF.htm

Type	Name, Organization	Max Amount	Deadline 1	Deadline 2	Deadline 3	One Time Only	Area Of Research	Web Adress
RESEARCH GRANTS
Research and Field Work Grants	AAPS Charles Sternberg Scholarship	$1,000	Dec 1				Vert Paleo	http://www.aaps.net/scholarship.htm
Research and Field Work Grants	AAPS James R. Welch Scholarship	$1,000	Dec 1				Invert Paleo	http://www.aaps.net/scholarship.htm
Research and Field Work Grants	Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, National Science Foundation	$12,000	Nov 1			X	Biology, Physics	Biology: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02173/nsf02173.htm
Research and Field Work Grants	Estes Memorial Grant, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology	$1,000	Apr 1			X	Non mammalian Vert. Paleo	http://www.vertpaleo.org/awards/estes.html
Research and Field Work Grants	Evolving Earth Grant	$3,000	Mar 1			X	Geology	http://www.evolvingearth.org/evolvingearthgrants/grantsmain.htm
Research and Field Work Grants	Expedition Grants, The Explorer's Club	$1,200	Jan 13				Exploration and Field Research	http://www.explorers.org/grants/exfund.php
Research and Field Work Grants	Graduate Student Research Grant, Geological Society of America	$3,500	Feb 1			X	Geology	http://www.geosociety.org/grants/gradgrants.htm
Research and Field Work Grants	Grant in Aid, American Association of Petroleum Geologists	$2,000	Jan 31				Geology, emphasis on petroleum	http://foundation.aapg.org/gia/
Research and Field Work Grants	Grant in Aid, Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology	$1,000	Nov 1				Biological Field Research/Travel	http://www.sicb.org/grants/researchgrant.php3
Research and Field Work Grants	Grants in Aid of Research, Sigma Xi	$1,000	Mar 15	15-Oct			Any	http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/giar/index.shtml
Research and Field Work Grants	Leakey Foundation	$22,000	Jul 1	1-Dec			Paleontology	http://www.leakeyfoundation.org/
Research and Field Work Grants	Lewis and Clark Exploration Grant, American Philosophical Society	$5,000	Mar 15	24-Jun			Exploration and Field Research	http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/lewisandclark.htm
Research and Field Work Grants	Linneaus Fund, Chelonean Research Foundation	$2,000	Nov 1				Turtles	http://www.chelonian.org/linnaeus/
Research and Field Work Grants	Memorial Research Fund, Colorado Scientific Society	$1,200	Apr 1			X	Rocky Mountains region	http://www.coloscisoc.org/grants.html
Research and Field Work Grants	Mineralogical Society of America Grant	$5,000	Jan 1			X	Mineralogy/Petrology	http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/Awards/Min_Pet_Award.html
Research and Field Work Grants	National Geographic Society	$20,000	Rolling, preliminary application 10 months in advance				Exploration and Field Research
Research and Field Work Grants	Paleobiological Fund Student Research Grant	$2,500	Mar 1				Paleontology	http://www.paleofund.org/
Research and Field Work Grants	Patterson Grant, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology	$1000/$2000	Apr 1			X	Vert Paleo	http://www.vertpaleo.org/awards/patterson.html
Research and Field Work Grants	Predoctoral Grant, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology	$2,500	Apr 1			X	Vert Paleo	http://www.vertpaleo.org/awards/estes.html
Research and Field Work Grants	Stephen J. Gould Grant, Paleontological Society	$500	Feb 28				Paleontology	http://www.paleosoc.org/grantin.html
Research and Field Work Grants	Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grant, AMNH	$2,500	Feb 1				North American Conservation	http://research.amnh.org/grants/grantsprog.html

YALE GRANTS
Research and Field Work Grants	Yale Student Grants (searchable database)						Any	http://studentgrants.yale.edu/
Research and Field Work Grants	YIBS Field Ecology Grant, Yale University	$2,000				X	Field Work	Unknown
Research and Field Work Grants	John C. Ender's Grant, Yale University	$3,000	Mar 1				Any	http://studentgrants.yale.edu/grant_detail.asp?gid=30
Research and Field Work Grants	John Perry Miller Grant, Yale University	$3,000	Apr 1	1-Nov			Any, pending no other grants	http://www.yale.edu/graduateschool/financial/miller.html
Pertinent Yale Grants	Lindsay Fellowship for Research in Africa: march $3000
Pertinent Yale Grants	Max and Reba E. Richter Scholarship Fund march $3000

FELLOWSHIPS
Fellowships	Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program	3-yr Fellowship	May 1			X	United States National Parks	http://www.nature.nps.gov/canonscholarships/2005_app_guide.cfm
Fellowships	EPA Star Fellowship	3 yr Fellowship	Oct 1			X	Environment	http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2006/2006_star_fellow.html
Fellowships	Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation	3-yr Fellowship	Nov 1			X	Any	http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201
Fellowships	Hertz Fellowship	5-yr Fellowship	Oct 1			X	Any	http://www.hertzfndn.org/
Fellowships	Graduate Student Fellowship in Earth System Science, NASA	1-yr Renewable	Mar 1				Earth Systems Science	http://research.hq.nasa.gov/code_y/nra/current/Fellowship-ESS04/main.html
Fellowships	National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship	3-yr Fellowship	January			X	Science related fields	http://www.asee.org/ndseg/preface.cfm

TRAVEL
Museum Travel Grants	Charles and Brett Stearns Grant, Cal Academy of Sciences	$500	Oct 1				Museum Visit/Herpetology	http://www.calacademy.org/research/herpetology/funding.html
Museum Travel Grants	Collection Study Grant, American Museum of Natural History	$1,500	Nov 1				Museum Visit	http://research.amnh.org/grants/grantsprog.html
Museum Travel Grants	Visiting Scholarship, Field Museum of Natural History	$1,000	May 1	1-Nov			Museum Visit	http://www.fieldmuseum.org/research_collections/scholarships/default.htm
Museum Travel Grants	Welle's Fund, University of California Museum of Paleontology	$1,000	Apr 1	1-Sep			Museum Visit	http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/museum/wellesfund/
Conference Travel	Graduate Student Assembly Conference Travel Fund, Yale	$500	Feb 1	1-Oct	1-Apr		Conference Presentation Travel	http://www.yale.edu/gsa/CTF.htm