Student Grants & Career Opportunity Links
National Graduate Student Crisis Line
Career Planning
* Workshop at the Evolution 2019 conference: networking, career training, career paths
* Looking for Postdoctoral Positions or available Master's/PhD positions? Check this out.
* MIND (Motivating Informed Decisions) - Career Development for PhD students and postdocs
* Science Careers - Individual Development Plan
* Want to go to graduate school? Lots of information on this site! ...and... Check out this PDF (click me!)
* Imagine PhD - Career Planning Tool
* Exploring Graduate School - resource developed by University of Michigan School for Environment & Sustainability (SEAS)
* Notre Dame Alliance for Catholic Education - opportunities to teach K-12 in under-resourced schools
* Resources for folks aiming to be veterinarians/vet techs
* Lots of jobs in the sciences - jobRxiV
* ECOLOG-L: Lots of job, internship, postdoc, volunteer and paid field research/lab research opps
* Job postings through Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology
* Job postings through Animal Behavior Society
* Job postings through Society for Conservation Biology
* Job postings through Society for the Study of Evolution
* Job postings through the American Society for Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
* Job postings through the International Society for Behavioral Ecology
* Job postings, grants, etc. posted through Ecological Society for American - Physiological Ecology section
* NeuroJobs Career Center
* Lots of opportunities for careers in Marine Science
* List of graduate schools in Marine Biology
* The Student-Doctor Network - free career resources for aspiring doctors (vet, med, dental, pharm, optometry, podiatry)
* Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle observer certifications
* Degrees and Careers in Biology
* Careers Working with Animals
* EduMed.org Medical Career Resources
* EduMed.org's "How to become a vet tech" and "Guide to online vet programs"
* Guidebook to Outdoor Careers
* Green Career Guide
* Research Guide for Best Job Search Sites
* Online Master's in Environmental Management + other resources
* Careers in STEM (including scholarships)
* Financial Aid for STEM
* Women in STEM (including scholarships)
* Science Ambassadors Scholarship - full tuition for high school & undergraduate women in STEM
* Information and resources for Women in STEM + underrepresented groups and LGBTQ+ (from Maryville University)
* Tons of Scholarship Links
* The Atlantis Fellowship - Shadowing Doctors Abroad
* Science, Technology, Engineering, ARTS and Mathematics (STEAM)
* Discover Date Science - Guides to Women in STEM, Jobs, Scholarships, etc.
* Empowering Women in STEM to pursue Master's degrees
* Intern at the American Civil Liberties Union
* Women in STEM: Increasing Diversity’s Footprint in STEM Careers (courtesy of Grand Canyon University)
* Lots of faculty, postdoc postings + other resources (e.g., negotiation tips, info, etc.)
* Resources for Women in Computer Technology
Summer Research Opportunities
* NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates - search hundreds of opportunities!
* List of paid undergraduate research opportunities for the summer, compiled by C. Aizenman, Neuroscience @Brown
* List of summer research opportunities through American Association for Medical Colleges
Internal Grants & Awards
* Various Biology department and college fellowships, awards, grants for grad students
* Dauphin Island Sea Lab Internships
* University of Alabama Undergraduate Premier Awards
General Grants & Fellowships
* Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid
* NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program - see also the affiliated Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide and Graduate Research Internship Programs
* NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award & Various Training Grants
* NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual PRE-Doctoral Award
* NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant
* Alabama Academy of Science
* Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) grants
* American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowships
* Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology
* American Physiological Society Minority Program (Porter Fellowships)
* Company of Biologists Travel & Research Grants
* James S. McDonnell Foundation postdoctoral fellowships for Studying Complex Systems
* Human Frontier Science postdoctoral fellowships
* Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowships
* Helen Hay Whitney Foundation postdoctoral fellowships
* Point Foundation - National LGBTQ Scholarship Funds
* National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowships
* List of Summer Research Programs and other Opportunities for Undergraduates on the UA Biology Website
* The Royal Society Exchange Program
* Women Divers Hall of Fame Grants
* See this link for a list of graduate student fellowships
* See this link for a search engine of graduate student fellowships and grants
* NOAA Hollings Scholarship
* Mote Marine Lab College Internship
* Lots of Marine Labs in the United States and internship opportunities!
* Fisheries Society of the British Isles PhD Studentships
* Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program (NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries)
* The Linnean Society - Percy Sladen Memorial Fund
* American Physiological Society Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships
* Various Opportunities through the Organization for Tropical Studies
* Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists
* BA Rudolph Foundation Scholarships for Undergraduate Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)
* Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship (yep, it's legit!) - and many more scholarship resources
* Danforth Conservation Grants
* Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Fellowships
* Guide to preparing for a STEM career
* Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science
* Looking for Careers in Data Science (visit DataSciencePrograms.org)
* Scholarships & Resources for Catholic Students
* Harry S. Truman Scholarship $30K - "College Students Who Want to Make a Difference"
* Scholarships through 'E Student Loan' - essay competition for $1000
* Online Guide to Scholarships & Resources for LGBTQIA+ College Students
* Scholarships for LGBTQ+ students pursuing health-related careers
* Field Inclusive, Inc. Conference Travel Awards (bird research)
* Pathways to Science - Women in STEM Scholarship
Taxon-Based Grants
* Society for the Study of Amphibians & Reptiles
* ASIH Gaige Fund
* ASIH Raney Fund
* American Killifish Association
* American Cichlid Association Guy Jordan Fund
* North American Native Fishes Association
* The Phycological Society of America
* Fisheries Society of the British Isles Research Grant
* Mel Carriker Student Research Awards in Malacology, American Malacological Society
* COA Grants of Malacology, Conchologists of America
* British Society for Parasitology Graham Expeditionary Scholarship
Ecology & Evolution Grants
* Lewis & Clark Field Research Grant
* The Wetland Foundation
* The Society of Wetlands Scientists Student Research Grants
* Water Environment Federation Canham Graduate Scholarship
* Animal Behavior Society
* American Museum of Natural History
* Birmingham Audubon Society
* Society for the Study of Evolution
* American Society for Naturalists
* Explorer's Club Student Grants
* National Geographic Young Explorers
* Ecological Society of America
* NERRS (Nat'l Estuarine Research Reserve System) Fellowship
* Jessup and McHenry Awards, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
* Various Grants through Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
* Disney Animal Conservation Grants
* Estuarine Coastal Sciences Association small grants
* Mote Marine Laboratory Internship Program (for undergraduates)
* Mote Marine Laboratory Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Microbiology Grants
* American Society for Microbiology
Neuroscience-Related Grants & Programs
* Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
* Various opps through Society for Neuroscience (incl. Cold Spring Harbor/Marine Biological Labs)
* Society for Neuroscience - Neuroscience Scholars Program
