Funding Opportunities
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Below is a list of water and climate-related funding opportunities offered through various organizations and agencies compiled by the AU Water Resources Center (WRC).
Updated June 15, 2021
RESTORE Act Funding Calendar
Gulf of Mexico Science and Restoration Program Funding
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Title |
Deadline |
Funding Limit (USD) |
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Listed by Date |
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Fisheries Innovation Fund – Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
16 Jun 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed |
$500,000 |
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Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
18 Jun 2021 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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Cooperative Research Units Program U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) United States Department of the Interior (DOI) |
18 Jun 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed |
$1,000,000 |
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Conservation Innovation Grants On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
21 Jun 2021 Application Confirmed |
$250,000 |
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National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) United States Department of the Interior (DOI) |
25 Jun 2021 Application Confirmed |
$1,000,000 |
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Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program (TASC) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
25 Jun 2021 Application Confirmed |
$500,000 |
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Turfgrass and Environmental Research Call for Proposals United States Golf Association (USGA) |
26 Jun 2021 Full Proposal Anticipated |
See record |
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Single-Use Plastics Recycling (SUPR) Funding Opportunity Announcement Golden Field Office (GFO) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) United States Department of Energy (DOE) |
28 Jun 2021 Concept Paper Confirmed |
$2,500,000 |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) United States Department of the Interior (DOI) |
28 Jun 2021 Application Confirmed |
$4,200,000 |
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National Wildlife Refuge Friends Grant Program National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
30 Jun 2021 Full Proposal Anticipated |
$15,000 |
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North American Wetlands Conservation Act – U.S. Standard Grants North American Wetlands Conservation Council U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) United States Department of the Interior (DOI) |
9 Jul 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed |
$1,000,000 |
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Racial Equity in STEM Education Division of Graduate Education (DGE) Directorate for Education and Human Resources (HER) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
13 Jul 2021 Application Confirmed |
$5,000,000 |
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Leading Engineering for America’s Prosperity, Health, and Infrastructure (LEAP HI) Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
15 Jul 2021 Letter of Intent Anticipated |
$2,000,000 |
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Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) Classic Program Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
19 Jul 2021 Application Confirmed |
$2,000,000 |
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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative – Foundational and Applied Science Program National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
20 Jul 2021 Application Anticipated |
See record |
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Solicitation on Topics Informing New Program Areas Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) United States Department of Energy (DOE) |
23 Jul 2021 Application Confirmed |
$3,670,000 |
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
23 Jul 2021 Full Proposal Anticipated |
$350,000 |
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ROSES 2021: Precipitation Measurement Missions Science Team National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
24 Jun 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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ROSES 2021: Ocean Salinity Science Team National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
29 Jul 2021 Notice of Intent Confirmed |
See record |
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Urban Agriculture and Innovation Production (UAIP) Competitive Grants Program Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
30 Jul 2021 Application Confirmed |
$300,000 |
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Opportunities for Promoting Understanding Through Synthesis (OPUS) Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
2 Aug 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Building Community Resilience Through the Reduction and Prevention of Nonpoint Source Pollution United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
6 Aug 2021 Application Confirmed |
$500,000 |
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Improving Community Health through Microbial Source Tracking United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
6 Aug 2021 Application Confirmed |
$500,000 |
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National Estuary Program (NEP) Coastal Watersheds Grant Program Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) |
7 Aug 2021 Letter of Intent Anticipated |
$250,000 |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) |
10 Aug 2021 Letter of Intent Confirmed |
$29,500,000 |
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ROSES 2021: Remote Sensing of Water Quality National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
13 Aug 2021 Notice of Intent Confirmed |
$1,000,000 |
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Coral Special Topics Request for Proposals National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
1 Sep 2021 Application Anticipated |
$300,000 |
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ROSES 2021: SERVIR Applied Sciences Team National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
23 Sep 2021 Other Confirmed |
See record |
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Candidate Species Conservation Fund U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) United States Department of the Interior (DOI) |
30 Sep 2021 Application Confirmed |
$500,000 |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) United States Department of the Interior (DOI) |
30 Sep 2021 Application Confirmed |
$500,000 |
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Endangered Species Recovery Implementation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) United States Department of the Interior (DOI) |
30 Sep 2021 Application Confirmed |
$2,000,000 |
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Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Microsoft |
30 Sep 2021 Application Anticipated |
$100,000 |
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National Sea Grant College Program 2020-2021 Special Projects Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
30 Sep 2021 Application Confirmed |
$4,000,000 |
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Partners for Fish and Wildlife U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) United States Department of the Interior (DOI) |
30 Sep 2021 Application Confirmed |
$750,000 |
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Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change (P2C2) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
20 Oct 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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VentureWell (formerly National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)) Lemelson Foundation |
4 Nov 2021 Application Anticipated |
$30,000 |
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On-Farm Research Grant Program Southern Region SARE (S-SARE) Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
4 Dec 2021 Proposals Anticipated |
$20,000 |
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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative – Foundational and Applied Science Program National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
15 Dec 2021 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) United States Department of the Interior (DOI) |
31 Dec 2021 Application Confirmed |
$2,000,000 |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) |
12 Jan 2022 Preliminary Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Office for Coastal Management National Ocean Service (NOS) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
17 Jan 2022 Application Anticipated |
$34,000 |
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Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program: Instrument Acquisition or Development Office of Integrative Activities (OIA) |
19 Jan 2022 Full Proposal Anticipated |
See record |
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Integrative Research in Biology (IntBIO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
25 Jan 2022 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) |
7 Feb 2022 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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ERDC Broad Agency Announcements U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACES) Department of the Army United States Department of Defense (DOD) |
28 Feb 2022 Proposals Confirmed |
See record |
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ROSES 2021: Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
29 Mar 2022 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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Marine Mammal Commission (MMC) |
15 Apr 2022 Proposal Anticipated |
$35,000 |
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The USAID Global Health Broad Agency Announcement for Research and Development United States Agency for International Development (USAID) |
30 May 2022 Expression of interest Confirmed |
See record |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) United States Department of the Interior (DOI) |
30 Sep 2023 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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FY2021 to FY2023 NOAA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
30 Sep 2023 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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Spill Impact Component Project Grants Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council |
29 Dec 2023 Other Confirmed |
$97,025,122 |
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Ongoing and Continuous Opportunities Listed by Name |
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Microsoft |
Continuous Application Confirmed |
$15,000 |
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Biological Oceanography Program Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Broadening Participation in Engineering (BPE) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
$350,000 |
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Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Civil Infrastructure Systems (CIS) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Climate and Large-Scale Dynamics |
Ongoing |
See record |
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Community Requests |
Continuous |
See record |
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Critical Aspects of Sustainability National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Discretionary Fund, Technical Assistance, and Travel Assistance Southern Partners Fund |
Continuous Application Confirmed Limited submission |
$1,500 |
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Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB) Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
$100,000,000 |
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Engineering for Civil Infrastructure (ECI) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Engineering of Biomedical Systems Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Application Confirmed |
See record |
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Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB) Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Environmental Grants and Supports – World Trout Grants Program Patagonia, Inc. |
Continuous Application Confirmed |
$20,000 |
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Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
To be announced Full Proposal Anticipated |
$100,000 |
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Fund for Environmental Journalism Grants Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) |
Continuous Application Confirmed |
$5,000 |
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Sea Pact |
Continuous Letter of Inquiry Confirmed |
See record |
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Gulf Coast Conservation Grants Program (GCCGP) National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
To be announced Full Proposal Anticipated |
$250,000 |
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Humans, Disasters, and the Built Environment |
Ongoing |
See record |
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Hydrologic Sciences |
Continuous |
$1,000,000 |
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Improvements to Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML) National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
$4,200,000 |
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Infrastructure Capacity for Biology (ICB) National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
$1,200,000 |
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Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Innovation Corps – National Innovation Network Teams Program (I-CorpsTM Teams) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
$12,750,000 |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) |
Continuous Application Confirmed |
See record |
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Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (LTREB) National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
$600,000 |
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National Fish Habitat Action Plan United States Department of the Interior (DOI) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) |
Varies Application Confirmed |
$900,000 |
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Unilever |
Continuous Submission/Entry Confirmed |
See record |
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Paleoclimate |
Ongoing |
See record |
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Rapid Ocean Conservation (ROC) Grants Program (ROC Small Grants) Waitt Foundation |
Continuous Proposals Confirmed |
$20,000 |
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Research Coordination Networks (RCN) National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) |
Varies Full Proposal Confirmed |
$500,000 |
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Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program United States Department of the Interior (DOI) National Parks Service (NPS) |
Continuous Application Confirmed |
See record |
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Awards Listed by Date Nominate yourself or a deserving colleague for recognition from these entities.
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North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) |
15 Aug 2021 Nomination Anticipated |
See record |
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WateReuse Awards for Excellence WateReuse Association (WateReuse) |
30 Sept 2021 Self-Nomination and Nomination Anticipated |
See record |
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National Water Research Institute (NWRI) |
1 Oct 2021 Nomination Anticipated |
$50,000 |
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
15 Jan 2022 Nomination Anticipated |
$2,500 |
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Scholarships and Other Student Opportunities Listed by Date |
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Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) |
To be announced Application Anticipated |
TBA |
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NERC Advanced Training Short Courses and Master’s Courses at the Natural History Museum |
Varies Application Confirmed |
See record |
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Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU): Sites and Supplements National Science Foundation (NSF) |
25 Aug 2021 Application Anticipated |
See record |
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Stockholm Water Foundation Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) |
25 Aug 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed |
$600,000 |
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American Water Works Association (AWWA) |
29 Aug 2021 Other Anticipated |
$15,000 |
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International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
21 Sep 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed |
$400,000 |
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Visiting Faculty Program (VFP) Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists Office of Science (OS) United States Department of Energy (DOE) |
12 Jan 2022 Application Anticipated |
See record |
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Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
27 Jan 2022 Application Confirmed |
See record |