Environmental science, climate research, conservation biology, and sustainable engineering programs for women. Coverage includes marine science fellowships, climate policy awards, and sustainability-focused bootcamps.
Society of Exploration Geophysicists Foundation
Deadline: February
Annual scholarships ranging from $500 to $10,000 (average ~$3,600) for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students worldwide…
View details →American Meteorological Society
Deadline: May
A $10,000 scholarship from the American Meteorological Society for undergraduate women in their final year of study in the atmosph…
View details →National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Deadline: January
The NOAA Hollings Scholarship provides academically talented undergraduates studying ocean, coastal, atmospheric, and related scie…
View details →Association for Women Geoscientists
A portfolio of scholarships and awards from the Association for Women Geoscientists supporting women pursuing education and career…
View details →American Water Resources Association
Deadline: May 1
Awards at least one $2,000 scholarship each to a full-time undergraduate and graduate American Water Resources Association member …
View details →National Ground Water Association
Deadline: September
Scholarships for full-time undergraduate and graduate students in groundwater-related programs (hydrogeology, water-resource manag…
View details →Soil and Water Conservation Society scholarship for member junior/senior undergraduate or graduate students in natural resources c…
View details →Deadline: March
The Mineralogical Society of America awards research grants (up to two graduate awards of up to $5,000 and one undergraduate award…
View details →Deadline: April 30
The American Ground Water Trust awards several scholarships (Baroid $2,500, Amtrol $1,500, Stetson, and Flexcon) to high school se…
View details →Grants from the Society of Wetland Scientists supporting student research in wetland science and ecology.…
View details →CERF Legacy Fund Scholarship is a environmental science scholarship or research award providing funding to scholarship students in…
View details →The Solid Waste Association of North America awards scholarships to students pursuing careers in solid waste management and enviro…
View details →The Garden Club of America offers scholarships and fellowships supporting study in botany, ecology, horticulture, conservation, an…
View details →The National Environmental Health Association and American Academy of Sanitarians award scholarships to students in accredited env…
View details →ASES offers several named scholarships to student members pursuing solar and renewable energy careers, including the Gene Clark Me…
View details →The SEG Foundation and SEG Canada Foundation award one-year research grants of $1,000 to $5,000 to undergraduate and graduate stud…
View details →National Garden Clubs, Inc. awards up to 45 scholarships of $4,000 each to full-time undergraduate (sophomore or above) and gradua…
View details →Deadline: January
A one-year fellowship from the Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation for master's and PhD students at accredited U.S. graduate inst…
View details →Deadline: September
A two-year postdoctoral fellowship for early-career conservation scientists (within three years of their PhD) to conduct applied, …
View details →Grants supporting early-career nature-conservation projects in developing countries around the world.…
View details →Green Talents - International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development is a environmental science research fellowship …
View details →A 12-month paid fellowship placing graduate students with California municipal, state and federal agencies for hands-on training i…
View details →A graduate fellowship from the National Speleological Society supporting thesis or dissertation research related to caves and kars…
View details →The Gulf Research Program Science Policy Fellowship (National Academies) places early-career scientists in host offices working on…
View details →The Roger Arliner Young (RAY) Fellowship places early-career professionals in paid positions across conservation and clean-energy …
View details →Metcalf Institute (University of Rhode Island) awards annual fellowships to journalists for its Science Immersion Workshop and rel…
View details →Udall Foundation
Deadline: March
A federally funded scholarship recognizing college sophomores and juniors committed to careers related to the environment, Tribal …
View details →Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Deadline: February
A 10-to-12-week summer research fellowship at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for undergraduates who have completed their…
View details →U.S. Geological Survey
One of the longest continuously running science internship programs in the United States (since 1965), administered by the U.S. Ge…
View details →U.S. Department of Agriculture
Deadline: March
A USDA scholarship for U.S. citizens pursuing a bachelor's degree at one of the nineteen 1890 land-grant universities in agricultu…
View details →The Ecological Society of America's flagship undergraduate program to diversify and advance the ecology profession. Offers mentore…
View details →Scholarships from the American Meteorological Society for undergraduates pursuing degrees in the atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrolo…
View details →Deadline: February
The American Institute of Professional Geologists awards up to ten scholarships of $1,000-$3,000 each to declared undergraduate ge…
View details →The AAPG Foundation provides eligible undergraduate geoscience students with a one-time $3,000 grant to help cover the cost of att…
View details →BIOS, Arizona State University
An NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates program in ocean and marine sciences at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Scien…
View details →Marine Technology Society scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing marine-technology, ocean-engineering, and …
View details →Ohio State University
Deadline: February 27
An NSF-funded REU run through Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory on Lake Erie, giving undergraduates mentored aquatic and environ…
View details →University of Washington
Deadline: January 23
A nine-week paid summer internship through the UW Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies, placing undergr…
View details →University of Delaware
Deadline: February 17, 2026
An NSF REU at the University of Delaware's College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment placing undergraduates in mentored marine and …
View details →Florida International University
Deadline: February 3, 2026
An NSF REU at Florida International University focused on coastal ecosystems from the Everglades to coral reefs, giving undergradu…
View details →Center for Ocean Leadership
Deadline: Regionals typically February-March
National high school buzzer competition on ocean sciences (biology, chemistry, physics, geology, policy) run by the Center for Oce…
View details →National Conservation Foundation
Deadline: International competition in July
North America's largest high school environmental competition; teams are tested in aquatic ecology, forestry, soils and land use, …
View details →American Society of Agronomy / CSSA / SSSA
Deadline: March 24
Scholarship for undergraduate ASA/CSSA/SSSA student members pursuing careers in agronomic, crop or soil science, awarded to merito…
View details →Society of American Foresters
Deadline: May 15
Society of American Foresters scholarships from the Thomas Hill Jr. Education and Opportunity Fund to offset expenses for SAF stud…
View details →University of Arizona
Deadline: March 1
Ten-week NSF REU at Biosphere 2 in earth and environmental systems science, with a stipend plus housing, food and travel.…
View details →Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation
Deadline: January 30
NSF REU site in conservation biology and endangered-species research at the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, offering rou…
View details →Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Deadline: February 15
Paid research internships and NSF REU site (since 2001) in environmental chemistry, marine and estuarine ecology, molecular ecolog…
View details →University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Deadline: February
A 10-week NSF REU in Earth and atmospheric science (aerosol/lidar remote sensing and ocean-atmosphere interactions) mentored by GE…
View details →The NWA Foundation awards several named scholarships (Arthur C. Pike, Phillips Family, Ken Reeves/AccuWeather, Broadcast Meteorolo…
View details →Georgia Institute of Technology
Deadline: February 19, 2026
A 10-week summer REU (May 17 to July 24, 2026) in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences covering geosciences, oceanography,…
View details →Oregon State University
Deadline: Annual; 2026 cycle applications closed
A nine-week summer research program (June 15 to August 14, 2026) at the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences spanning…
View details →Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Deadline: February 13, 2026
A 10-week marine science REU (May 25 to July 31, 2026) covering ecology, biology, chemistry, geology, biomedicine and environmenta…
View details →Deadline: October 1
The Society for Range Management awards the Masonic Range Science Scholarship to a high school senior, college freshman, or sophom…
View details →A merit award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America for undergraduates pursuing turfgrass science and golf c…
View details →Deadline: May 1
The American Floral Endowment administers a portfolio of named scholarships for students pursuing floriculture, horticulture, and …
View details →Weed Science Society of America award supporting undergraduate research in weed science, plant management, and applied environment…
View details →Gulf of Maine Research Institute
NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, offering summer research in marine and …
View details →Virginia Institute of Marine Science (William & Mary)
A paid summer research internship in coastal and marine science at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.…
View details →Statewide California Earthquake Center
An undergraduate internship program in earthquake science coordinated by the Statewide California Earthquake Center.…
View details →University of Georgia (Skidaway Institute)
An NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates program in oceanography at the University of Georgia's Skidaway Institute.…
View details →EarthScope Consortium
A multi-year internship in solid-earth geoscience research for undergraduates, run by the EarthScope Consortium.…
View details →A scholarship for students pursuing industrial hygiene and occupational and environmental health sciences, from the American Indus…
View details →A Soil Science Society of America undergraduate scholarship in soil and plant sciences.…
View details →University of Oklahoma
Earth and Sky REU (National Weather Center) is a environmental science summer research program at University of Oklahoma offering …
View details →Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Deadline: 2026-01-01
An NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates program in ocean sciences at Bigelow Laboratory in Maine, offering mentored summer …
View details →Cornell University & University of New Hampshire
A summer undergraduate research program at Shoals Marine Laboratory (Cornell University and University of New Hampshire) offering …
View details →Oregon State University
An NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center offering mentor…
View details →University at Buffalo
Deadline: 2026-01-31
An interdisciplinary NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at the University at Buffalo focused on atmospheric and g…
View details →The National Association of Geoscience Teachers makes awards to undergraduates to support participation in intensive geoscience fi…
View details →Keck Geology Consortium
An NSF-supported consortium REU offering undergraduates four- to five-week field and laboratory research projects in the earth sci…
View details →Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
An NSF REU at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium focused on changing coastal environments.…
View details →University of Wisconsin-Stout
The LAKES REU at UW-Stout is an interdisciplinary NSF program linking environmental sustainability, watershed science, and social …
View details →Texas A&M University
A Texas A&M-run NSF REU studying the ecohydrology of tropical montane forests, with a field site in Costa Rica.…
View details →Deadline: June 15 and October 15 (biannual)
Two $2,500 scholarships awarded each year (fall and spring cycles) to graduating high school seniors and undergraduates pursuing e…
View details →Deadline: June 8, 2026
Up to $4,000 per academic year from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation for female undergraduate and graduate students pursuin…
View details →Deadline: May 15 and September 15
A $1,500 scholarship from RTK Environmental Group for high school seniors and college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors in the New…
View details →Deadline: January 15
An NSF-funded Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography program providing paid international research exchanges p…
View details →Deadline: January 15
The National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation awards Len Assante Scholarships (up to $5,000) to full-time students…
View details →An annual international competition organized under the International Geoscience Education Organization (IGEO) for students up to …
View details →Merit- and need-based scholarship of $1,000 to $3,000 from the Irrigation Association for undergraduate and graduate students stud…
View details →An NSF-funded summer research program placing undergraduates in mentored projects on Chesapeake Bay estuarine science at Universit…
View details →Named scholarships from the American Meteorological Society for students entering their final undergraduate year in the atmospheri…
View details →An American Meteorological Society award for students entering their freshman year of college as full-time students who plan to pu…
View details →A paid 10- to 12-week summer research internship at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington. Interns are mat…
View details →A scholarship offered jointly by Resource Management Service and the Society of American Foresters for students working toward an …
View details →Deadline: July 1
A Louisiana state scholarship worth $2,000 a year for undergraduates and $3,000 a year for graduate students pursuing a degree in …
View details →Deadline: January 31
A $5,000 annual scholarship, renewable for up to four years, for South Carolina high school seniors who are state residents and pl…
View details →A $5,000 scholarship for a California high school senior planning to pursue a degree in a soil science-related field, selected on …
View details →NOAA
A prestigious NOAA scholarship supporting master's and doctoral students in oceanography, marine biology, and maritime archaeology…
View details →NOAA Sea Grant
Deadline: February
A one-year paid fellowship administered by NOAA's National Sea Grant College Program that matches highly qualified graduate studen…
View details →Geological Society of America
Deadline: February
The Geological Society of America's flagship research grant program provides partial support for master's and doctoral thesis rese…
View details →Run by the Environmental Defense Fund, Climate Corps places graduate-student fellows with companies, public institutions, and nonp…
View details →Deadline: August 1
American Water Works Association scholarships and fellowships (Abel Wolman Fellowship, Edzwald Scholarship, LARS, and others) for …
View details →Deadline: March 31
A Water Environment Federation scholarship supporting graduate students pursuing careers in water-quality and wastewater engineeri…
View details →The Environmental Research and Education Foundation funds master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral students conducting research in sus…
View details →Air & Waste Management Association
Deadline: January
Named graduate scholarships (Richard Stessel Memorial, Jacqueline Shields Memorial, Dave Benforado) from the Air & Waste Managemen…
View details →American Geosciences Institute
A one-time $5,000 merit-based award from the American Geosciences Institute supporting entry into geoscience graduate studies for …
View details →Scholarship from the American Fisheries Society for female Ph.D. students pursuing research in fisheries science, supporting women…
View details →A Crop Science Society of America award recognizing meritorious graduate students in crop science.…
View details →SCB awards Graduate Student Research Awards each year to graduate-student members demonstrating financial need, supporting field r…
View details →The Environmental Engineering and Science Foundation awards scholarships to students entering accredited master's programs in envi…
View details →Student awards from the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association supporting research in coastal science, engineering, and…
View details →Endowment research awards from the Society for Freshwater Science supporting student members conducting freshwater and aquatic res…
View details →Student research grants from the SEPM Foundation supporting graduate research in sedimentary geology and paleontology.…
View details →Deadline: March 27
An American Geophysical Union research grant of up to $10,000 for Ph.D. students studying hydrology, water resources, or a closely…
View details →The Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program gives postdoctoral fellows the opportunity to conduct research alongside U.S. Geologica…
View details →Yes — the NOAA Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship provides up to $47,000/year for women in marine science Master's programs. AAUW fellowships fund research across environmental disciplines. Several state-level environmental agencies and NGOs (Sierra Club, NRDC) run smaller scholarship programs.
NOAA Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship (paid internship + $9,500/year) is open to all undergrad majors including environmental science. The EPA Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Fellowship funds senior undergrads pursuing environmental research. AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships place scientists in federal agencies.
The DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research program funds climate and energy research. Clean energy companies (Tesla, Rivian, Ørsted) run women-in-engineering internship programs. The American Meteorological Society scholarships include atmospheric and climate science.