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The following list has been compiled by graduate students who wish to share their knowledge of funding sources. The list is broken up into the following sections:
Research Grants, Policy, Fellowships/Stipend Funding, For Specific Populations, and Travel
Email ecology@montana.edu with additions or updates to the list.

Organization Research Grants
Australasian Bat Society ABS Conservation Grants
Animal Behavior Society ABS Student and Devloping Nations Research Grants
American Society of Mammologists Albert R. & Alma Shadle Fellowship in Mammology
American Alpine Club American Alpine Club Research Grant
American Geographical Society American Geographical Society Fellowship
American Geosciences Institute American Geosciences Institute Scholarship Programs
American Ornithological Society American ornithological society student research awards (9 awards)
American Society of Mammologists American Society of Mammologists Grants-in-Aid
American Society of Naturalists American Society of Naturalists Student Reseach Award
American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS) ABLS Grants & Awards
American Society of Mammologists ASM Fellowship in Mammology
Association of Zoos and Aquariums AZA Conservation Grant Fund
Garden Club of America GCA Scholarships
Animal Welfare Institute Christine Stevens Wildlife Award
CUAHSI Universities Allied for Water Research CUASHI fellowship
American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS) Culberson & Hale grant for field research in lichenology
The Walt Disney Company Disney Conservation Fund
Earthwatch Earthwatch Student Fellowships
The Explorer's Club Explorer's Club Student Grants
Conservation Leadership programme Future conservationist award
Garden Club of America Garden Club of America Scholarships
Geologic Society of America Geologic Society of America Student Research Grant
Montana Water Center Graduate Student Water Resource Fellowship
IDEA WILD IDEA WILD
Bat Conservation Trust Kate A Barlow Award
American Philosophical Society Lewis and Clark Fund
Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Montana Academy of Science Montana Academy of Science Student Research Grant Program
Montana Institute on Ecosystems Montana Institute on Ecosystems MSU Graduate Enchancement Award
Montana Native Plant Society Montana Native Plant Society Grants & Scholarships
Morris Animal Foundation Morris Animal Foundation Grant
National Geographic Society National Geographic Young Explorer Grant
Northwest Scientific Association Northwest Scientific Association Student Grant
National Science Foundation NSF Funding Opportunities
The Scientific Research Society Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid-of-Research
Society of Systematic Biologists Society of Systematic Biologists Graduate Student Research Awards
Roger Williams Park Zoo Sophie Danforth Conservation Bio Fund
Bat conservation international Student Research Scholarships for Global Bat Conservation Priorities
American Museum of Natural History Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Fund
Wildlife Acoustics--Recording Equipment Grant Wildlife Accoustics Grant Program
Wildlife Conservation Society - Canada W Garfield Weston Fellowship Program
Western Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) Western Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE)
Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Conservation Society Grants & Fellowships
Wilson Ornithological Society Wilson Ornithological Society Grants

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Organization Policy
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Young Scientists Research Grants
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program

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Organization Fellowships / Stipend Funding
Montana Institute on Ecosystems Boyd Evison Student Fellowship for research in the Greater Yellowstone
Ford Foundation Ford Foundation Fellowship Program
NOAA National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Fellowships
National Science Foundation National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Montana State University PhD enhancement funds for GTA lines
USDA USDA National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants Program (NNF)

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Organization For Specific Populations
ABC Humane Wildlife Control & Prevention ABC Humane Wildlife Control & Prevention Academic Scholarship
American Association of University Women American Association of University Women
L'Oreal L'Oreal Fund for Nature Regeneration
American Society of Mammalogists Latin American Student Field Research award
Udall Foundation Native American Congressional Internship
The Paul & Daisy Soros Foundation The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

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Organization Travel
National Security Education Program Boren Awards
CUAHSI Universities Allied for Water Research https://www.cuahsi.org/grant-opportunities/instrumentation-discovery-travel-grant
National Science Foundation NSF Funding for Graduate Students
Fulbright Program, US Department of State Fulbright US Student Program
MSU Graduate School Graduate School Student Travel Grants
MSU College of Letters and Science Student Research Travel Grants

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Listed updated by graduate students in 2017.