Graduate Funding
There are free of charge quarterly workshops for graduate students, as well as grant and fellowship opportunities to help you through your graduate career financially. Go to Grants and Funding Information Service (GFIS).
UW Fellowships
IGERT Program on Ocean Change (IPOC) - The IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship) program was established by the National Science Foundation to enrich the Ph.D. educational experience of scientists and engineers through interdisciplinary training, research, and mentorship. Building on a foundation of deep disciplinary knowledge, the program emphasizes collaborative research that spans traditional disciplines, advances diversity, and serves society. More information about the national program can be found at NSF's IGERT site and IGERT.org.
External Fellowships
National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG) - As a means of increasing the number of U.S. citizens and nationals trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance, the Department of Defense (DoD) plans to award approximately 200 new three-year graduate fellowships in April 2012, subject to the availability of funds.
National Science Foundation Graduate Education (NSF) - The Division of Graduate Education (DGE) leads the National Science Foundation’s efforts to attract the most talented US students into graduate studies, and to support them in their quest to become the leading scientists and engineers of the future. In the past year, DGE supported approximately 4500 students in graduate programs in the various STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields.
EPA Science to Achieve Results Fellowships For Graduate Envrironmental Study - NCER’s Science to Achieve Results or STAR program funds research grants and graduate fellowships in numerous environmental science and engineering disciplines through a competitive solicitation process and independent peer review. The program engages the nation’s best scientists and engineers in targeted research that complements EPA’s own outstanding intramural research program and those of our partners in other federal agencies.
American Meterological Society Industry/Government Graduate Fellowships - AMS/INDUSTRY/GOVERNMENT GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS are sponsored by industry leaders and government agencies and are designed to attract promising young scientists to prepare for careers in the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic fields.
Nancy Foster scholarships - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program recognizes outstanding scholarship and encourages independent graduate level research -- particularly by female and minority students -- in oceanography, marine biology and maritime archaeology.
Hertz Foundation Fellowships - Since 1963, the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has awarded over 1000 doctoral fellowships with the goal of supporting the early stage research endeavors of applied physical, biological, and engineering science students who possess the potential to change our world for the better by solving difficult, real-world problems.
NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP) - The NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP) is an Agency-wide fellowship program for graduate study leading to masters or doctoral degrees in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering related to NASA research and development. This twelve month award strongly encourages a research experience at the NASA center extending the GSRP Fellowship.
