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 July 8, 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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Saltonstall-Kennedy Competition National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
18 Jul 2022 Preliminary Proposal Confirmed |
$300,000 |
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
20 Jul 2022 Full Proposal Anticipated |
$350,000 |
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America the Beautiful Challenge National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
21 Jul 2022 Full Proposal Confirmed |
$5,000,000 |
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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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Opportunities for Promoting Understanding Through Synthesis (OPUS) Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
1 Aug 2022 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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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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NOAA’s Restoring Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Notice of Funding Opportunity under the IIJA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
15 Aug 2022 Application Confirmed |
$15,000,00 |
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Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF)
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16 Aug 2022 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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National Ocean Service (NOS) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
16 Aug 2022 Letter of Intent Confirmed |
$2,000,000 |
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Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF)
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16 Aug 2022 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Gen-4 Engineering Research Centers (ERC) Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
2 Sep 2022 Letter of Intent Confirmed |
See record |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) |
19 Sep 2022 Preliminary Proposal 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 2022 Application Confirmed |
$500,000 |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) United States Department of the Interior (DOI) |
30 Sep 2022 Application Confirmed |
$200,000 |
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Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Office of Science (OS) United States Department of Energy (DOE) |
30 Sep 2022 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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Microsoft |
30 Sep 2022 Application Anticipated |
$100,000 |
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National Sea Grant College Program Special Projects Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
30 Sep 2022 Application Confirmed |
$1,000,000 |
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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 2022 Application Confirmed |
$750,000 |
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Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
10 Oct 2022 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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ROSES 2022: Interdisciplinary Research in Earth Science Science Mission Directorate (SMD) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
14 Oct 2022 Notice of Intent Confirmed |
See record |
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Disney Conservation Fund: Annual Conservation Grants Walt Disney Company |
18 Oct 2022 Letter of Inquiry Anticipated |
$50,000 |
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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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Sustainable Forestry Initiative |
22 Oct 2022 Proposals Anticipated |
$50,000 |
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Centers for Agricultural Safety and Health (U54) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) |
24 Oct 2022 Application Confirmed |
$1,400,000 |
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National Ocean Service (NOS) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
29 Oct 2022 Letter of Intent Anticipated |
$400,000 |
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Environmental Literacy Program: Increasing community resilience to extreme weather & climate change Office of the Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (USEC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
1 Nov 2022 Pre-Application Anticipated |
$500,000 |
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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 2022 Notice of Intent Anticipated |
$1,000,000 |
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Marine Finfish Aquaculture: Juvenile Production Technologies Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
9 Nov 2022 Notice of Intent Anticipated |
$1,000,000 |
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Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (OCE-PRF) Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF)
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11 Nov 2022 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
15 Nov 2022 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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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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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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Sustaining Public Engagement Grants American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) |
7 Dec 2022 Application Anticipated |
$225,000 |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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National Science Board (NSB) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
30 Jul 2022 Nomination Anticipated |
See record |
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North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) |
15 Aug 2022 Nomination Anticipated |
See record |
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National Science Board Public Service Award National Science Board (NSB) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
13 Sep 2022 Nomination Anticipated |
See record |
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National Science Board (NSB) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
13 Sep 2022 Nomination Anticipated |
See record |
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National Science Board (NSB) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
20 Sep 2022 Nomination Anticipated |
$1,000,000 |
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Global Warming Mitigation Project |
10 Feb 2023 Application Anticipated |
$25,000 |
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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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Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU): Sites and Supplements National Science Foundation (NSF) |
25 Aug 2022 Full Proposal Anticipated |
$600,000 |
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Director’s Postdoctoral Fellowship National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) United States Department of Energy (DOE) |
31 Aug 2022 Application Confirmed |
$10,000 |
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National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Program (NRT) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
6 Sep 2022 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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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)
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19 Sep 2022 Full Proposal Confirmed |
$400,000 |
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American Water Works Association (AWWA) |
1 Oct 2022 Submission/Entry Anticipated |
$3,000 |
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Lawrence Foundation |
31 Oct 2022 Application Confirmed |
$10,000 |
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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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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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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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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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Fish Health Section best student paper award American Fisheries Society (AFS)
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20 Apr 2023 Application Anticipated |
See record |