Top Funding Sources for Master’s Students

Top Funding Sources for Master’s Students’ Research and Internships

Carpenter/Sperry Fund (Matching Funds; Managed by Prof. Gabe Benoit)
This program has two components: (1) The larger (up to $2,500) is designed to match funding support that students have received from other sources to support their summer internships and research. (2) The smaller (up to $1,000) is given to students to seed new research or to help them finish off or present a research project (e.g., a conference poster or a publication).

Application Deadline: Rolling - First come, first served

Compton International Fellowship Program (Managed by Peter Otis and Amity Doolittle)
The School of Forestry & Environmental Studies is fortunate to have received a grant from the Compton Foundation to support research by master’s and doctoral students from Sub-Sahara Africa and Mexico, Central and South America. The research focus should be on conservation and sustainability with linkages to the fields of peace & security and population & reproductive health. The objective is to produce graduates who are able to contribute to the conservation of natural systems and to appropriate development necessary for long-term sustainability. Candidates must have the disciplinary depth and credentials to command a position in their chosen fields, but also have the breadth to draw upon the expertise and perspectives of other disciplines.

A stipend of up to $10,000 for masters students and $15,000 for doctoral students will be awarded per fellowship. Master’s degree students should be conducting summer research. Ph.D. candidates should be advanced students with coursework completed and with an approved dissertation research proposal for work based in a developing country. Often the research project is the same one being vetted by the Tropical Resources Institute (TRI), but not always. The Compton Foundation’s web site provides more background information at: www.comptonfoundation.org.

For more details, please see Peter Otis or Amity Doolittle.

Compton Award Announcement 2010
Compton_Fellowships_2009-10_announcement-_through_TRI-1.doc

Compton Cover Letter Template
Compton_2009-2010_Application_Cover_form.doc

Berkley Conservation Scholars (Managed by Prof. Brad Gentry) The purpose of the Berkley Gift is to fund internships for students from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies to work with US land conservation organizations to help develop and apply new, innovative strategies for land conservation. For the summer of 2010, five to six Berkley Conservation Scholars will be selected. In the past several years, sponsoring organizations have included the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, the Trustees of the Reservation, the Vermont Land Trust and the Great Land Trust (Alaska). A $6,000 award will be made to each scholar chosen for the summer. The scholars will then be free to apply the funds to an internship with a private land conservation organization in the US.
Application Deadline: Mid-February 2010

Doris Duke Conservation Fellowship Program (Managed by Bethany Zemba)
The Program supports students (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) who are enrolled in multidisciplinary masters degree programs in environmental studies or similar fields at partner universities, show high leadership potential, and are committed to careers as practicing conservationists.

Application Deadline: December 7, 2009

For questions, please see Linda Jacobs

Doris Duke and Wyss Info Sessions for 2010 Awards
DD.Wyss_Selection_Jan_2010_Info_Session_Docs.doc

Doris Duke and Wyss Application
DD.Wyss_2010.11_application.doc

Hixon Center for Urban Ecology Student Research Fellows
The Hixon Center for Urban Ecology wishes to build relationships with FES students focusing on urban ecology and to support internship opportunities.

Application Deadline: Mid-February, 2010

Jubitz Family Endowment for Research Internships (Managed by Peter Otis)

Climate change issues and forest ecosystem stewardship in the coastal forests in Oregon, Washington, Southeastern Alaska, Western Canada, Siberia and Bhutan are preferred, but other projects that support projects relating to environmental stewardship, with an emphasis on rivers and their watershed ecosystems will be considered. Projects that have core qualities relating to the development and education of child at-risk, or peacemaking activities and environmental stewardship may also be funded.

Application Deadline: Proposal applications must be submitted by Tuesday March 30, 2010 to Peter Otis

Jubitz Application Cover Letter 2010
2010_Jubitz_Application_Cover.doc

J.W. Saxe Memorial Prize in Public Service
The J.W. Saxe Memorial Fund provides scholarships of $1500 annually to one or more undergraduate or graduate students working in public service.

Application Deadline: March 15, 2010

Cameron Speth Fellowships (Managed by Peter Otis)
The Cameron Speth Fellowship provides funding for students from developing nations and Japan to carry out summer internships at the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the World Resources Institute (WRI).

Application Deadline: March 2010

Cameron Speth Fellowship Guidelines 2010
2010_Cameron_Speth_Fellowship_Guidelines-1.doc

Edna Bailey Sussman Fellowship Program (Managed by Peter Otis)
The purpose of the program is to help those individuals pursuing careers, the activities of which affect the environment, to understand the interaction of their chosen profession with environmental concerns. Work is to be conducted within the United States of America.

Application Deadlines: February 5, 2010 (Round 1); and possibly a second deadline in March (Round 2)

Switzer Environmental Fellowship Program and Environmental Leadership Grants Program (For questions, contact Peter Otis or Bethany Zemba) The Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation identifies and nurtures environmental leaders who have the ability and determination to make a significant impact, and supports initiatives that will have direct and measurable results to improve environmental quality. The Foundation accomplishes this by awarding academic fellowships and project grants, sponsoring professional development activities, and fostering a growing network of Switzer Fellows, environmental practitioners and organizations.

Guidelines

Application Deadline: February 1, 2010

MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale
Various grants available

Application Deadline: February - March 2010

Yale F&ES Tropical Resources Institute
TRI supports summer research in all tropical regions.

Application Deadlines: TRI Fellowship Proposal: Due February 26, 2010, by 5:00 p.m.

Yale F&ES Summer Internship Fund (Managed by Peter Otis)
The Fund has been created by the Dean’s Office and is administered by the Career Development Office to provide financial support for internships with non-profit and public employers/ hosts who provide little or no funding.

Application Deadline: Rolling - Beginning Friday, April 2, 2010

Yale F&ES Summer Fund Announcement 2010
2010_F&ES_Internship_Fund_Announcement.doc

Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies