http://www.nationalgeographic.org/grants/how-to-apply/

http://www.bats.org.uk/pages/the_kate_barlow_award.html

American Philosophical Society

Travel and related project expenses, including personal equipment.

https://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/lewisandclark

rovides funding to a current graduate student to study the causes of pollinator decline, in particular bees, bats, butterflies and moths, which could lead to potential solutions for their conservation and sustainability.

https://www.gcamerica.org/index.cfm/scholarships/details/id/32

American Society of Mammologists

support of field or laboratory work in any area of mammalogy, or for the purchase of supplies and small items of equipment related to such research

http://www.mammalogy.org/committees/grants-aid

The fund supports the study of wildlife; the protection of habitats; the development of community conservation and education programs in critical ecosystems; and experiences that connect kids to nature across the globe. Graduate students can not directly apply but can be included in a Ph.D. level faculty project that is part of an established program or a new initiative that establishes objectives for a long term conservation impact. Requires pre-application due in November

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/environment/

Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Conservation-related projects in 1) animal health; 2) animal welfare; 3)Conservation education; 4) field conservation; 5) management and captive breeding; 6) research. Graduate students will have better success if listed as co-PI with their adviser.

https://www.aza.org/cgf-information-for-applicants/

The Scientific Research Society

Students use the funding to pay for travel expenses to and from a research site, or for purchase of non-standard laboratory equipment necessary to complete a specific research project. - See more at: https://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/grants-in-aid#sthash.7IMbTqR6.dpuf

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=sigma%20xi%20grant

Montana Institute on Ecosystems

Grant for MSU students in environmental sciences or related fields who need specific assistance for summer research, travel, publication support, etc. or who would like to convene a meeting, conference, or special project. Adviser must be part of the IOE. Announced in early spring.

http://montanaioe.org/

http://ausbats.org.au/grants/4553586124

American Society of Mammologists

A single graduate fellowship in mammalogy is provided annually by the Board of Directors of ASM at the recommendation of the Grants-in-Aid Committee. The amount of the award for the academic year 2010-2011 has been set at $10,000. The fellowship is intended to recognize current accomplishments in mammalogy, service to ASM, and the potential for a productive, future role in professional mammalogy. Applicants may be any graduate student member of ASM enrolled at a college or university for at least the fall semester of the forthcoming academic year and be engaged in research in mammalogy. Look here to see materials necessary to apply for this fellowship. Applications are due 1 May.

http://www.mammalogy.org/committees/grants-aid

American Society of Mammologists

A single graduate fellowship in mammalogy is provided annually by the Albert R. and Alma Shadle Endowment Fund. The award is made by the Buffalo Foundation at the recommendation of the Grants-in-Aid Committee of ASM. Generally, the award is approximately $4,000. The fellowship is intended to promote a professional career in mammalogy by allowing the recipient greater freedom to pursue research, but is not a grant in support of a specific research project. Applicants must be enrolled as graduate students in a college or university in the United States for the forthcoming academic year and be engaged in research in any area of mammalogy. Look here to see materials necessary to apply for this fellowship. Applications are due 1 May.

http://www.mammalogy.org/committees/grants-aid

Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden

To provide financial assistance for conservation-oriented projects/programs that promote preservation of the Earth’s biodiversity. Riverbanks encourages the submission of projects that have the potential for broad-based conservation and/or management impact in the following areas (not in order of priority): Field conservation initiatives (in situ); Habitat management and preservation; Zoo and aquarium-based programs for the scientifically managed breeding of endangered and threatened wildlife (ex-situ); Conservation education initiatives; Projects designed to enhance animal welfare; Projects that identify, assess and/or treat medical conditions affecting animals in the wild and/or managed captive environments.

https://society.riverbanks.org/donate/conservation-support-fund

Field studies and other projects that demonstrate a multi-disciplinary approach to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation and projects that involve in-country collaborators receive the highest funding priority. Environmental education programs, development of techniques that can be used in a natural environment, and captive propagation programs that stress an integrative approach to conservation are also appropriate. Projects must directly affect biological conservation.To be eligible, must be

http://www.rwpzoo.org/142/sophie-danforth-conservation-biology-fund-grant-application-process

We issue annual requests for proposals (RFPs) in the spring of each year. We work with principal investigators (PIs) to develop successful projects over an 18 month period prior to initiation of the field aspect of the project. For further information regarding the proposal timeline, please contact the Earthwatch Research Department at research@earthwatch.org. Requires submission of pre-proposal

http://earthwatch.org/scientific-research/apply-for-funding/working-with-earthwatch

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund

The Fund will consider grants for the conservation of any threatened or poorly known animal, plant or fungus species. The Fund is primarily interested in in situ species conservation work, but will consider applications for an ex situ project where it is demonstrated to be critical to the survival of the species concerned. Low success rate (9% funded applications)

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/grants-programs/young-explorers/

Supports field reseearch proposals in a wide array of "environmental" disciplines, ranging from climate change, geosciences, water sciences, wildlife, conservation, plants, anthropology

https://explorers.org/expeditions/funding/expedition_grants

Grant proposals are accepted for small companion animals (dogs and cats), large companion animals (horses and llamas/alpacas) and wildlife, focusing on health issues. PhD students are eligible if they hold a DVM. Otherwise open to PhD/DVM post-docs or established PIs.

http://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/researchers/wildlife-exotics/?referrer=https://www.google.com/

Sub-wards given for best proposal, cetacean behavior and conservation, clinical animal behavior, and integration of conservation and animal behavior.

http://www.animalbehaviorsociety.org/web/awards-student-grants.php#

IDEA WILD seeks to minimize the loss of biodiversity by empowering people on the front lines of conservation by awarding small equipment grants to conservation professionals around the world. These equipment grants advance biological research, conservation education, community outreach, conservation management, field training, and professional development in areas where it is needed most. By empowering both aspiring and veteran conservation professionals, IDEA WILD has been instrumental in establishing new protected areas, reversing the decline of species through innovative management plans, restoring damaged and critical habitat, and improving how local communities support and sustain their immediate natural resources.

http://www.ideawild.org/

Open to graduate and undergraduate students; additional awards given for best proposals from women from developing countries, best conservation proposal, and best education / community advocacy; often focuses on specific geographic locations; topic changes every ~6 months

http://www.batcon.org/our-work/initiatives/award-grants-scholarships

American Geographical Society

http://americangeo.org/fellowship/

created to stimulate and support efforts to devise new, nonlethal techniques and strategies and test existing products for the purpose of humanely remedying wildlife conflicts and to improve methods of wildlife study

https://awionline.org/content/christine-stevens-wildlife-awards

American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS)

Fieldwork may focus on any area of lichenological, including systematics, evolution, genetics, physiology or ecology

https://sites.google.com/a/abls.org/abls/grants

American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS)

Proposed fieldwork may focus on any area of bryological research including systematics, evolution, genetics, physiology, or ecology.

https://sites.google.com/a/abls.org/abls/grants

CUAHSI Universities Allied for Water Research

Graduate training in water science often focuses on a single field site, analytical, or modeling approach. The CUAHSI Pathfinder Fellowship program provides travel funds to graduate students in water science to make an extended trip to conduct and enhance their research. Fellowships are awarded to cover travel costs up to a maximum of $5000.This opportunity allows students to travel to an additional field site to conduct comparative research, collaborate with a research group, or work with researchers on adding an inter-disciplinary dimension to a water science project. - See more at: https://www.cuahsi.org/PathfinderFellowships#sthash.j7b0u052.dpuf

https://www.cuahsi.org/PathfinderFellowships

http://www.xerces.org/joan-dewind-award/

American Museum of Natural History

research in any phase of wildlife conservation or related fields of North American fauna - terrestrial and freshwater (rivers, lakes, streams), extant or fossil - are invited to apply to the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grants. North America includes everything north of the Isthmus of Panama, including the Caribbean.

http://www.amnh.org/our-research/richard-gilder-graduate-school/academics-and-research/fellowship-and-grant-opportunities/research-grants-and-student-exchange-fellowships/

Western Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE)

The Graduate Student Grants provide a maximum of $25,000 and may last for up to two years. Those eligible to apply are masters or Ph.D. students enrolled full time (as determined by the institution’s requirements) at accredited colleges or universities in the Western region. An applicant is eligible for only one grant during his or her graduate program. Proposals are due May 11, 2016. Proposals are reviewed by a technical review panel and the Western SARE Administrative Council selects proposals for funding in July. Award notifications are made in August.

http://www.westernsare.org/Grants/Types-of-Grants

American Ornithological Society

Mewaldt-King Award: These $1,000-$2,000 awards are designated in the memory of L. Richard Mewaldt and James R. King to support Master's and Ph.D.-level research. Research may be in any area of ornithology, but studies that involve demographics, breeding biology, or disease ecology may be particularly relevant, especially if the species is endangered, threatened, or otherwise of management concern. Studies of species from threatened ecosystems (e.g. old growth forest, wetlands) or with reference to large-scale conservation issues such as climate or landscape change are also of particular interest. Other awards specific to female ornithology grad students, non-smoking ornithology students (really), avian systematics, all aspects of avian biology, or wild birds.

http://www.americanornithology.org/content/aos-student-and-postdoctoral-research-awards

Some specific to NY Seascape Region (NY, NJ); reptiles; climate adaptation; Canada's boreal forests; others general to threatened species.

https://www.wcs.org/about-us/grants

https://www.gcamerica.org/scholarships

Wildlife Conservation Society - Canada

Support research that is relevant to WCS Canada’s conservation objectives at our two long-term sites in the boreal region of Northern Ontario, and the Northern Boreal Mountains of Yukon and British Columbia. Research that takes place outside of these sites, but that generates relevant conservation information may also be eligible.
Provide all or partial funding for graduate-level, field research activities for students to carry out their thesis-related research. Fellowship awards are not intended to support student stipends; however stipends and salaries for field assistants are eligible.

https://canada.wcs.org/Fellowships.aspx

Conservation Leadership programme

Projects should improve local knowledge, skills and attitudes concerning conservation, and reduce threats to biodiversity. The results from the projects should inform national action plans and international conservation priorities.

http://www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/grants/grant-overview/future-conservationist-award/

American Geosciences Institute

https://www.americangeosciences.org/scholarships

These grants provide partial support of doctoral dissertation research for improvement beyond the already existing project. Allowed are costs for doctoral candidates to participate in scientific meetings, to conduct research in specialized facilities or field settings, and to expand an existing body of dissertation research.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5234&org=DGE

American Society of Naturalists

The ASN Student Research Awards support research by student members that advances the goals of the society: the conceptual unification of ecology, evolution, or behavior. n applicant must be a member of the ASN (membership is international), must hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, must have passed to candidacy in a Ph.D. program or equivalent, and must be at least one year from completing the PhD.

http://www.amnat.org/announcements/StudentResearchAwardAnn.html

Grants for graduate students in avian research; independent researchers in ornithology; studies of bird movements; student-mentor teams.

http://www.wilsonsociety.org/awards/wosawards.html

Society of Systematic Biologists

Systematics is the study of biological diversity and its origins. It focuses on understanding evolutionary relationships among organisms, species, higher taxa, or other biological entities, such as genes, and the evolution of the properties of taxa including intrinsic traits, ecological interactions, and geographic distributions. An important part of systematics is the development of methods for various aspects of phylogenetic inference and biological nomenclature/classificationThe Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB) Graduate Student Research Awards assist students in the initiation (first two years) of their systematics projects and in the collection of preliminary data to pursue additional sources of support

http://www.systbio.org/graduate-student-research-awards.html

the goal of this program is to help support graduate students in the broad realm of water resource research. For example, funds may support the purchase of materials or supplies, travel to a scientific meeting, travel for research training, laboratory fees, etc.

http://www.montanawatercenter.org/studentfellowship

Northwest Scientific Association

This is aimed at helping fund materials and logistics costs for students. Wages for students and technicians as well as training costs are not covered.

http://www.northwestscience.org/

This grant pays for student travel, sample analysis, materials cost, etc.

https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Education_Careers/Grants_Scholarships/Research_Grants/gsa/grants/ap_tips.aspx

The AAC funds projects that contribute vital knowledge of our climbing environment, enrich our understanding of global climber impacts and support and improve the health and sustainability of mountain environments and habitats.

https://americanalpineclub.org/research-grants/

These grants are intended to promote native plant conservation through better understanding of our native flora and the factors affecting their survival. Preferences given to proposals that: 1) generate research data or public support that advances the conservation of native plants in the wild; 2) demonstrate initiative and cooperation with other organizations or agencies. Projects emphasizing operational costs, such as utilities or rent, will be less preferred.

http://www.mtnativeplants.org/Small%20Grants%20Program

These competitive grants are intended to encourage and assist students with conducting scientific research projects at any Montana University, 4-year College, or Tribal College. Students who receive funding are expected to present an oral presentation of the results of their research at the 2018 MAS Annual Meeting (in Butte, MT). Grants requesting smaller dollar amounts may have a better chance of being funded than bigger grants. Awards will be made to the grants office or office of sponsored programs for disbursement of funds through the normal channels for extramural funding at each institution. No IDC will be paid as part of this program. The faculty member need not be a member of MAS at the time of application; however, if the grant is awarded, it is expected that the faculty member will join the Montana Academy of Sciences.

http://sciencemt.org/MAS/?page_id=178

Montana Grain Grower's Association

https://mgga.org/

http://wildlife.org/montana-chapter/montana-chapter-grants-and-scholarships/

Bat conservation and management

Supports projects that have use of bat detectors/microphones, capture equipment (like mistnets, poles, harp traps, etc), Sonobat analysis software, and more

http://www.batmanagement.com/GrantProgram/grantprogram.html

on-the-ground projects that will restore, improve, or support functioning native plant ecosystems in the State of Washington, USA. Successfully funded projects must provide public benefit and align with WNPS Conservation principles. Funds will be awarded based on the Conservation Committee's determination of which projects would bring the most significant ecological benefit and the likelihood of a project's long-term success. For questions please contact Becky Chaney, Conservation C=
ommittee Chair: 425-880-4220 or becky@chaney.org<mailto:becky@chaney.org

http://www.wnps.org/conservation/conservat= ion_grant.html

Students must demonstrate financial need toward completion of graduate degree and graduate research must contribute to SCB’s mission to advance the science and practice of conserving Earth's biodiversity. Graduate Student Research Fellowship Awards will support field work, including travel, materials or equipment required to conduct research by graduate student members of SCB.

https://conbio.org/professional-development/service-awards/graduate-student-research-fellowship-awards

https://brevardzoo.org/conservation-programs/quarters-for-conservation/

species research, habitat protection, conservation education, and animal rescue and rehabilitation

Mission: To work with purpose and passion on behalf of wildlife and habitats worldwide, encouraging sustainable solutions through support of species research, animal rescue and rehabilitation and conservation education.

https://swbg-conservationfund.org/en/grant-seekers

to promote understanding and enjoyment of rare, threatened and endangered animals and their habitats and to support zoological research that will directly benefit captive animal management. Geographic region of focus varies.

http://fresnochaffeezoo.org/conservation/

Moose biology & management or other ungulates or mammalian carnivores overlapping their range.

http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/pages/view/franzmann

They also offer small grants for disseminating wildlife disease knowledge.

http://www.wildlifedisease.org/wda/STUDENTS/StudentAwards.aspx

Might change year to year, mostly for fieldwork in "challenging locations"

https://www.ses-explore.org/explorer-awards

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Young Scientists Summer Program

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Travel to Austria June-Aug to work with IIASA scientists. Offers research opportunities to talented young researchers whose interests correspond with IIASA’s ongoing research on issues of global environmental, economic and social change. Program areas include: advanced systems analysis, air quality, energy, evolution & ecology, ecosystems services and managment, world population, risk & resilience, transitions to new technologies, water. Apply during last 2 years of PhD.

http://www.iiasa.ac.at/web/home/education/yssp/about.html

Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine

Provides early career individuals with the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the Academies in Washington, DC learning about science and technology policy and the role that scientists and engineers play in advising the nation.

http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/policyfellows/index.htm

must be phd student who has defended proposal; cannot have Phd yet

https://www.horowitz-foundation.org/grant-info

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201&org=NSF

Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Although focused on diversity, fellowship is open to all US citizens in PhD program REGARDLESS OF RACE. Specific focus on those interested in a career in teaching and research at university level.

http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/FordFellowships/index.htm

Awards are specifically intended to support traineeship programs that engage outstanding students to pursue and complete their degrees in USDA mission areas. Applicants provide clarity about the philosophy of their graduate training, and relevance to USDA mission sciences, NIFA priorities and national science education policies and statistics. Applications are being solicited from institutions that confer a graduate degree in at least one of the following Targeted Expertise Shortage Areas: 1) animal and plant production; 2) forest resources; 3) agricultural educators and communicators; 4) agricultural management and economics; 5) food science and human nutrition; 6) sciences for agricultural biosecurity; and 7) training in integrative biosciences for sustainable food and agricultural systems.

https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/food-and-agricultural-sciences-national-needs-graduate-and-postgraduate

http://www.noaa.gov/opportunities/opportunities-for-students

Montana Institute on Ecosystems

Also includes Grand Tetons, JD Rockefeller Jr Mem Parkway and other public/private lands

https://www.grandtetonpark.org/our-work-for-the-park/boyd-evison-graduate-fellowship/

http://www.montana.edu/gradschool/fellowships/

PhD students not eligible. The Monsanto Graduate Student Scholarship is part of our company’s broader focus on innovation and investment in agriculture. To meet the challenges the world faces in feeding nine billion people by 2050, investing in future leaders pursuing STEM careers in food and agriculture is key. The next generation of innovators will be the ones to ascend and meet the challenges of global food security.

http://www.monsanto.com/careers/pages/student-scholarships.aspx

Relevant to DOD---looking through the BAAs (broad agency announcements) is where you'll find the specific part that is relevant to you

https://www.ndsegfellowships.org/

ABC Humane Wildlife Control & Prevention

Open to graduate and undergraduate female STEM students. Why are you passionate about science, technology, engineering, or math, and how will your pursuit of these fields help preserve biodiversity, improve the health of our planet, or alleviate human suffering?

http://abcwildlife.com/abc-humane-wildlife-control-prevention-inc-s-academic-scholarship

American Association of University Women

Dissertation fellowships, career development grants, grants for community action for education & equity for women, STEM master's programs

http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/

Open to Native American college, graduate, law students to live and work in DC during the summer. Interns will gain a better understanding of the government to government relationship and how they can use this knowledge on behalf of their tribes.

The Paul & Daisy Soros Foundation

Each Fellowship supports one to two years of graduate study in any field and in any advanced degree-granting program in the United States.

https://www.pdsoros.org/apply

American Society of Mammologists

The Latin American Student Field Research Award is made annually to support research projects in Latin America by graduate students. Eligible students must be citizens of Latin American countries, and their projects must be field-oriented investigations of natural history, conservation, ecology, systematics, wildlife biology, biogeography, or behavior.

http://www.mammalsociety.org/committees/latin-american-fellowship

Sigma Delta Epsilon (SDE), Eloise Gerry, Ethel K. Allen, Vessa Notchev, Jean Langenheim, Monique Braude, Nell I. Mondy, Elizabeth Weisburger, and Hartley Corporation Fellowships

GWIS Graduate Women in Science

https://abbvieimmunologyscholarship.com/

https://www.partners.net/citizen-diplomacy-action-fund-us-alumni

http://hosted.usf.edu/ecoimmunology/

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5284

Fulbright Program, US Department of State

Funding for 10 months of study/research in foreign country. Benefits and application are country-specific.

https://us.fulbrightonline.org/

CUAHSI Universities Allied for Water Research

travel to visit colleagues to efficiently and economically learn new instrumentation. IDTG’s enable scientists to learn new instrumentation techniques in the water sciences by visiting other research sites and meeting with the respective site’s Principal Investigators to learn the details of hydrologic instrument installation, operation, maintenance, and data processing

https://www.cuahsi.org/Pages/general/21616

National Security Education Program

Commit to working in federal government for one year. unique funding opportunities for U.S. graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. Term of 12 weeks - one year for long-term cultural immersion & language learning combined with STEM project

https://www.borenawards.org/fellowships/boren-fellowship-basics

American-Australian Association

https://americanaustralian.site-ym.com/?page=UStoAusFellowship

MSU College of Letters and Science

http://www.montana.edu/lettersandscience/travel_grants.html

http://www.montana.edu/gradschool/fellowships/#fellowships_internal