Echoing Green Foundation Fellowships
http://www.echoinggreen.org/fellowship/
Provides seed funding and support to more than 450 social entrepreneurs with bold ideas for
social change in order to launch groundbreaking organizations around the world. A stipend of
$60,000 for individuals ($90,000 for 2- person partnerships) paid in four equal installments
over two years. Must demonstrate sufficient English fluency to
participate in interviews and Echoing Green events. The fellowship includes: the Global
Fellowship, the Black Male Achievement Fellowship, and the Climate Fellowship. Deadline:
sometime in October-November.
Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship
http://www.irex.org/project/edmund-s-muskie-graduate-fellowship-program
Muskie fellows enroll in full-time non-degree or degree programs at IREX’s partner universities,
enriching graduate classrooms with new international perspectives and valuable professional
experience. Fellowships are awarded to young and mid-career individuals who are citizens of
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, the Russian
Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, or Uzbekistan. Public applications are no longer
accepted.
Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics
http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/prizeinethics.aspx
Essay contest for full-time juniors or seniors that is open to full-time undergraduate juniors and
seniors at accredited U.S. four-year colleges and universities. International and non-citizen
students, as well as students studying abroad are eligible, as long as they are registered as fulltime juniors or seniors at their home institutions in the U.S. Contestants must have a faculty
advisor. Prizes range from $500 - $5,000. Deadline: December 9th.
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant for Artists
http://www.elizabethgreenshieldsfoundation.org/main.html
Awards five grants in the amount of $15,000 (Canadian) and subsequent grants of &18,000
each. No age limit but applicants must be at least 18 years of age at the time of submitting the
application. Not for those pursuing abstract or nonrepresentational art. Rolling deadline.
Environmental Research and Education Foundation
http://erefdn.org/index.php/scholarships/index
Scholarships are awarded by EREF to recognize excellence in master’s, doctoral or postdoctoral waste management research and education. Awards to doctoral students are given in
memory of Francois Fiessinger, P.E., Ph.D., a graduate of Rutgers University, who was a
founding director of the foundation; and by the Environmental Research and Education
Foundation. Additional scholarships were made possible by the late Robert P. Stearns, P.E.,
DEE of SCS Engineers, former Chairman of EREF, Robert J. Riethmiller of PTR Baler and
Compactor Company and the Waste Industries Scholarship Honoring Lonnie C. Poole, Jr., an
EREF founder and Director Emeritus. Most recently EREF awarded the first Carl J. Apicella
Scholarship, made possible by Carl Apicella, President of American Environmental Group, a
Tetra Tech Company. Applicants will be this year or are now a full-time master’s student,
doctoral student or a post-doctoral researcher. Deadline: December
Eurasian Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD)
http://www.irex.org/programs/ugrad/index.asp
Through U.S.-based training and practical experience in leadership, life skills, civic
engagement, and internships, youth leaders are empowered to implement long-term civic
and economic changes in their communities.
The selected students study in a non-degree
program for an academic year at an American university or community college. When Global
UGRAD students return to finish college in their home countries, they share what they have
learned and contribute to the development of their own communities. This is open to
students of Eurasia to first-, second-, and third-year undergraduate students from Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. E-mail ugrad@irex.org for more
information.
Youth Activity Fund Grant
http://www.explorers.org/index.php/expeditions/funding/expedition_grants
The Youth Activity Fund Grant supports high school students and college undergraduates. Its goal is to foster a new generation of explorers dedicated
to the advancement of the scientific knowledge of our world. Awards range from $500 to $5,000. We recommend keeping your budget realistic.
The
average award is approximately $1,500. Only a few grants may be awarded at the $5,000 level. Grants are normally given to the following disciplines
or topics: Climate Change, Geoscience, Paleoclimate (i.e. Early Earth, Tectonics, Volcanism, Paleontology, Glaciology, Geophysics, Astronomy);
Marine Science, Marine Biology, Marine Life, Fish, Coral, Ocean, Fresh Water, Rivers, Lakes, Estuaries; Anthropology/Archeology; Plants and Molds;
Animals; and conservation science. There is no explicit mentions of citizenship or eligibility requirements.
