IBP: Funding Opportunities

Funding Your Education

Examples of Funding Sources for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies

Department of Homeland Security Graduate Fellowships
Support to US students interested in pursuing scientific and technological innovations applicable to homeland security.

$27,600 stipend + tuition and fees
Portable to any US accredited college or university
Renewable up to three years
Internships at DHS-designated facility required

Environmental Protection Agency

GRO Undergraduate Fellowships:
Elibible students will receive support for their junior and senior years of undergraduate study and for an internship at an EPA facility.

Up to $17,000 per year of academic support
Up to $7,500 of internship support

STAR Graduate Fellowships:
To support students pursuing an MS or PhD in Environmental Sciences.

Up to $37,000 support per year

The Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships
Support for students intending to study a research-based field in the sciences, social sciences, or humanities.

$19,000 stipend + $3,000 cost of education allowance
Portable to any fully accredited nonprofit US institution of higher education offering PhD or ScD degrees in the fields eligible for support
Dissertation and postdoctoral fellowships also available

The National GEM Consortium
Support for underrepresented minorities in engineering and science.

Portable fellowships to 90 Universities nationwide
$10,000 minimum stipend over 3 semesters/4 quarters for the MS Engineering Fellowship Program
$14,000 minimum academic year stipend for 5 years for the PhD Science Fellowship Program
$14,000 minimum academic year stipend for 5 years for the PhD Engineering Fellowship Program
Summer Internships at 45 Company Members

National Institute of Health, NIH
Support for students biomedical, behavioral, and helath services with an emphasis on enhancing the racial and ethnic diversity of these fields.

The National Physical Science Consortium
Support for students pursuing the physical sciences and engineering with an emphasis on women and underrepresented minorities.

Employer provides stipend, currently $16,000
portable to 116 participating universities
Up to six years of full support
Fellows intern for first two summers with employer

NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Undergraduate Scholarship Program Support for Juniors and Seniors at Minority Serving Institutions who are majoring in atmospheric, oceanic, or environmental disciplines.

10 week paid internships at a NOAA office
Up to $4,000 per year in tuition support

Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program Support for Undergraduates pursuing oceanic and atmospheric sciences.

$8,000 per year academic support (1 -2 years)
$6,500 for a 10 week internship position

Graduate Sciences Program Support for students pursuing atmospheric, environmental, romote sensing, and oceanic sciences research with an emphasis on minority serving institutions.

Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship For those pursuing an MS or PhD in oceanography, maritime archaelogy or marine biology. 12 month stipend of $20,000

$12,000 cost of education allowance
$20,000 to support a 4-6 week research collaboration at a NOAA facility

Sloan Foundation PhD Program
Focused on increasing the number of new minority PhD students in engineering, natural science, or mathematics.

Other Resources for Financial Information

The Graduate Office at your University
The Graduate Office at Universities of interest to you
The Department in which you plan to pursue a degree
Department of Education Financial Aid Resources
Project 1000 waives up to seven application application fees