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 1, 2021
RESTORE Act Funding Calendar
Gulf of Mexico Science and Restoration Program Funding
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Deadline |
Funding Limit (USD) |
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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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Early Stage Propagation Strategies for Aquaculture Species Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
9 Nov 2021 Notice of Intent Confirmed |
$1,000,000 |
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Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems (DISES) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
15 Nov 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Support of the National Estuary Program Coastal Watershed Grants United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
15 Nov 2021 Application Confirmed |
$500,000 |
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United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
16 Nov 2021 Application Confirmed |
$1,350,000 |
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ROSES 2021: Terrestrial Ecology Science Mission Directorate (SMD) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
17 Nov 2021 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research (CSTAR) Program National Weather Service (NWS) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
19 Nov 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Competition for a Cooperative Institute to Support Water Resources National Weather Service (NWS) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
29 Nov 2021 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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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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Environmental Education Local Grants Program for Region 4 United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
6 Dec 2021 Application Confirmed |
$100,000 |
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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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Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
15 Dec 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed |
$8,500,000 |
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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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Biology Integration Institutes (BII) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
12 Jan 2022 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) |
12 Jan 2022 Preliminary Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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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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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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Advancing informal STEM Learning (AISL) Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
18 Jan 2022 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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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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Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
28 Jan 2022 Full Proposal Anticipated |
$50,000 |
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11th Hour Racing |
31 Jan 2022 Application Confirmed |
$100,000 |
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Frontier Research in Earth Sciences (FRES) Division of earth Sciences (EAR) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
2 Feb 2022 Application Confirmed |
$3,000,000 |
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Growing Convergence Research (GCR) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
7 Feb 2022 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) |
7 Feb 2022 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
18 Feb 2022 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated |
$500,000 |
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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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Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education National Science Foundation (NSF) |
7 Mar 2022 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
2 Mar 2022 Full Proposal 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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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
6 Apr 2022 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated |
$500,000 |
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
15 Apr 2022 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated |
See record |
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Marine Mammal Commission (MMC) |
15 Apr 2022 Proposal Anticipated |
$35,000 |
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ROSES 2021: Topical Workshops, Symposia, and Conferences National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
13 May 2022 Proposals Confirmed |
See record |
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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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National Estuary Program (NEP) Coastal Watersheds Grant Program Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) |
7 Jun 2022 Letter of Intent Anticipated |
$250,000 |
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Fisheries Innovation Fund – Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
16 Jun 2022 Full Proposal Anticipated |
$500,000 |
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Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
21 Jun 2022 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated |
$750,000 |
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
20 Jul 2022 Full Proposal Anticipated |
$350,000 |
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Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
26 Jul 2022 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
29 Jul 2022 Full Proposal Anticipated |
$100,000 |
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National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
4 Aug 2022 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change (P2C2) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
20 Oct 2022 Full Proposal Anticipated |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Research in the Formation of Engineers National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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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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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
15 Jan 2022 Nomination Anticipated |
$2,500 |
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Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) |
11 Mar 2022 Nomination Anticipated |
$2,000 |
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National Science Board (NSB) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
30 Jul 2022 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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Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships (EAR-PF) Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
3 Nov 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (OCE-PRF) Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
12 Nov 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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P2CDr. Bruce D.J. Batt Fellowship in Waterfowl Conservation Ducks Unlimited |
19 Nov 2021 Application Confirmed |
$3,940 |
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Harvard University Center for the Environment Faculty of Arts and Sciences Harvard University |
11 Jan 2022 Application Anticipated |
$140,000 |
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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 |
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NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
16 Mar 2022 Application Confirmed |
$5,000,000 |
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Truog Soil Science Outstanding Dissertation Award Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) |
19 Mar 2022 Nomination Anticipated |
$3,000 |
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Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program National Science Foundation (NSF) |
25 Mar 2022 Full Proposal Confirmed |
$1,000,000 |
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Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU): Sites and Supplements National Science Foundation (NSF) |
25 Aug 2022 Full Proposal Anticipated |
$600,000 |