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 November 11, 2022
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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Environmental System Science (ESS) Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) Office of Science (OS) United States Department of Energy (DOE) |
17 Nov 2022 Pre-Application Anticipated |
See record |
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Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) |
21 Nov 2022 Application Confirmed |
$300,000 |
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Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
22 Nov 2022 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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ROSES 2022: Citizen Science Seed Funding Program Science Mission Directorate (SMD) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
22 Nov 2022 Notice of Intent Confirmed |
See record |
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Developing and Demonstrating Nanosensor Technology to Detect, Monitor, and Degrade Pollutants United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
7 Dec 2022 Application Confirmed |
$1,500,000 |
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Sustaining Public Engagement Grants American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) |
7 Dec 2022 Application Anticipated |
$225,000 |
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Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)
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9 Dec 2022 Application Confirmed |
$20,000,000 |
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Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
15 Dec 2022 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley Restoration Fund National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
16 Dec 2022 Full Proposal Anticipated |
$500,000 |
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Early Career: Understanding and Control of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Air Emissions United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
21 Dec 2022 Application Confirmed |
$600,000 |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) United States Department of the Interior (DOI) |
30 Dec 2022 Application Confirmed |
$2,000,000 |
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Lloyd Noble Scholars in Agriculture Noble Research Institute |
31 Dec 2022 Application Anticipated |
$4,800 |
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Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) National Science Foundation (NSF)
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17 Jan 2023 Full Proposal Confirmed |
$500,000 |
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Ocean Technology Transition Project National Ocean Service (NOS) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
17 Jan 2023 Full Proposal Confirmed |
$1,200,000 |
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Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program: Instrument Acquisition or Development Office of Integrative Activities (OIA) Office of the Director (OD) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
19 Jan 2023 Full Proposal Confirmed |
$4,000,000 |
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Conservation Research Grants Program North American Native Fishes Association (NANFA) |
20 Jan 2023 Application Anticipated |
$1,000 |
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National Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
20 Jan 2023 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated |
$200,000 |
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Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
25 Jan 2023 Full Proposal Anticipated |
$50,000 |
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EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship Program Office of Education National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
31 Jan 2023 Application Anticipated |
$45,000 |
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Integrative Research in Biology (IntBIO) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
24 Jan 2023 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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11th Hour Racing |
31 Jan 2023 Application Anticipated |
$100,000 |
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Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
15 Feb 2023 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Oceanographic Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination (OTIC) Program Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
15 Feb 2023 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
15 Feb 2023 Application Anticipated |
See record |
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
23 Feb 2023 Full Proposal Anticipated |
$600,000 |
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The Funders’ Network |
24 Feb 2023 Application Anticipated |
$150,000 |
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Woodard & Curran Foundation |
18 Mar 2023 Application Anticipated |
$100,000 |
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ROSES 2022: Earth System Science for Building Coastal Resilience Science Mission Directorate (SMD) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
7 Apr 2023 Notice of Intent Anticipated |
See record |
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Urban Integrated Field Labs (IFL) Office of Science (OS) United States Department of Energy (DOE) |
19 Apr 2023 Pre-Application Anticipated |
$25,000,000 |
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National Coastal Resilience Fund National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
21 Apr 2023 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated |
See record |
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National Estuary Program (NEP) Coastal Watersheds Grant Program Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) |
27 May 2023 Letter of Intent Anticipated |
$250,000 |
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
2 Jun 2023 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated |
$100,000 |
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Electronic Monitoring and Reporting National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
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7 Jun 2023 Full Proposal Anticipated |
$500,000 |
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
26 Jul 2023 Full Proposal Anticipated |
$350,000 |
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Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
15 Aug 2023 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) |
19 Sep 2023 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated |
See record |
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FY2021 t 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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FY2021 to FY2024 NOAA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
30 Sep 2024 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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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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Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) |
Ongoing |
$50,000 |
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Collections in Support of Biological Research (CSBR) Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full 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) |
To Be Announced |
$34,000 |
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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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Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities (EAR/IF) Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
$1,000,000 |
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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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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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Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities (EPS-WO) Office of Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Office of Integrative Activities (OIA) Office of the Director (OD) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
$100,000 |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
Unknown |
$150,000 |
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
To Be Announced |
$100,000 |
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Geomorphology and Land-Use Dynamics (GLD) Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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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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Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
$20,000 |
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Hydrologic Sciences Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) |
Continuous |
See record |
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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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Instrument Capacity for Biological Research (ICBR) Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) 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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National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Unilever |
Continuous Submission/Entry Confirmed |
See record |
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Pathways into the Earth, Ocean, Polar and Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences (GEOPAths) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal 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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Re-entry to Active Research Program (RARE) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Proposal Confirmed |
$300,000 |
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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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Research in the Formation of Engineers National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
To Be Announced |
$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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Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology (SGP) Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
$1,000,000 |
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Awards Listed by Date Nominate yourself or a deserving colleague for recognition from these entities.
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Fish Culture Section award of excellence American Fisheries Society (AFS) |
Continuous Application Confirmed |
See record |
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Global Warming Mitigation Project |
10 Feb 2023 Application Anticipated |
$25,000 |
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Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) |
5 Mar 2023 Nomination Anticipated |
See record |
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Environmental Quality Research Award American Society of Agronomy (ASA) |
10 Mar 2023 Nomination Anticipated |
$2,000 |
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Education Awards – WEF Public Communication and Outreach Program Water Environment Federation (WEF) |
1 Apr 2023 Nomination Anticipated |
See record |
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International fisheries science prize American Fisheries Society (AFS) |
31 May 2023 Nomination Anticipated |
$5,000 |
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Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) |
31 Dec 2023 Self-Nomination and Nomination Anticipated |
$266,000 |
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King Hassan II great world water prize World Water Council |
31 Dec 2024 Nomination Anticipated |
$500,000 |
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Global Awards – Rachel Carson Award Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) |
7 Apr 2025 Nomination Anticipated |
See record |
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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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Stockholm Water Foundation Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) |
Continuous Application |
$15,000 |
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Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships (EAR-PF) Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
2 Nov 2022 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Explorers Club |
15 Nov 2022 Application Anticipated |
$10,000 |
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Level I Funding – Embark on a New Era of Exploration National Geographic Society
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18 Nov 2022 Application Anticipated |
$20,000 |
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Hal Rothman Dissertation Fellowship American Society for Environmental History (ASEH) |
20 Nov 2022 Application Anticipated |
$1,000 |
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American Water Works Association (AWWA) |
20 Dec 2022 Application Confirmed |
$30,000 |
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The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Ecological Restoration Garden Club of America (GCA) |
31 Dec 2022 Application Anticipated |
$8,000 |
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SETAC/ICA Chris Lee Award for Metals Research Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) |
15 Jan 2023 Application Anticipated |
$5,000 |
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The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies Garden Club of America (GCA) |
15 Jan 2023 Application Confirmed |
$5,000 |
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The Ocean Foundation |
15 Jan 2023 Application Anticipated |
$2,500 |
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Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
31 Jan 2023 Application Anticipated |
$9,500 |
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The Clara Carter Higgins Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship Garden Club of America (GCA) |
5 Feb 2023 Application Anticipated |
$3,000 |
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The Elizabeth Gardner Norweb Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship Garden Club of America (GCA) |
5 Feb 2023 Application Anticipated |
$3,000 |
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The Mary T. Carothers Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship Garden Club of America (GCA) |
5 Feb 2023 Application Anticipated |
$3,000 |
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North America Awards – Student Training Exchange Opportunity Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) |
19 Feb 2023 Application Anticipated |
$1,000 |
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ERDC Broad Agency Announcement U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Department of the Army United States Department of Defense (DOD) |
28 Feb 2023 Proposals Confirmed |
See record |
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WEF Canham Graduate Studies Scholarship Water Environment Federation (WEF) |
1 Mar 2023 Application Anticipated |
$25,000 |
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Student Research Grants Program Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) |
7 Mar 2023 Application Anticipated |
$1,000 |
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William R Mote fisheries fellowship award American Fisheries Society (AFS)
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1 Apr 2023 Application Anticipated |
$1,500 |
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Donald A. Williams Soil Conservation Scholarship Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) |
14 Apr 2023 Application Anticipated |
$1,000 |
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Melville H. Cohee Student Leader Conservation Scholarship Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) |
14 Apr 2023 Application Anticipated |
$500 |
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American Geophysical Union (AGU) |
15 Apr 2023 Application Anticipated |
$11,000 |
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Fish Health Section best student paper award American Fisheries Society (AFS)
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20 Apr 2023 Application Anticipated |
See record |
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America the Beautiful Challenge National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
21 Jul 2023 Full Proposal Anticipated |
$5,000,000 |
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American Water Works Association (AWWA) |
1 Oct 2023 Submission/Entry Confirmed |
$3,000 |
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Edward D. and Sally M. Futch Graduate Fellowship Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research (IWWR) Ducks Unlimited |
18 Nov 2023 Application Anticipated |
$9,500 |
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Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Foundation Wetlands and Waterfowl Research Fellowship Ducks Unlimited |
19 Nov 2023 Application Anticipated |
$9,500 |