Internships, Scholarships & Fellowships for Students — OppIDX

Supports research and conservation of raptors — hawks, eagles, falcons, owls, and vultures — targeted at those with limited access to alternative funding.

📍 InternationalPaidEasy

#grant#ornithology#raptors

Apply → raptorresearchfoundation.org

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British Ornithologists' Union Small Ornithological Research Grant

British Ornithologists' Union (BOU)

Small grants for any aspect of ornithological research worldwide, open to both amateur and professional researchers.

📍 International (UK-based)PaidEasy

#grant#ornithology#research

Apply → bou.org.uk

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Wildlife Conservation Trust BEES Grants Programme

Wildlife Conservation Trust, India

Funds Indian wildlife research and grassroots conservation on biodiversity, ecosystems, and endangered species, for projects up to ten months.

📍 IndiaPaidMedium

#grant#wildlife#india

Apply → wildlifeconservationtrust.org

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Society for Freshwater Science Graduate Student Conservation Research Award

Society for Freshwater Science

Funds graduate research proposals addressing freshwater conservation topics.

📍 International (US-based society)PaidEasy

#grant#freshwater-ecology#conservation

Apply → freshwater-science.org

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North American Native Fishes Association Conservation Research Grant

North American Native Fishes Association (NANFA)

Funds research on the conservation of North America's native freshwater fish, especially threatened and endangered species, running since 2001.

📍 United States / CanadaPaidEasy

#grant#ichthyology#freshwater

Apply → nanfa.org

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Neotropical Grassland Conservancy Student Grant

Neotropical Grassland Conservancy

Supports graduate students conducting conservation-focused field research in Latin American grassland ecosystems.

📍 Latin AmericaPaidEasy

#grant#grasslands#latin-america

Apply → conservegrassland.org

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Blue Corridors for Turtles Small Grants Fund

SWOT / WWF / Wildlife Computers

Funds community-engaged marine turtle research on migration, nesting and foraging habitat, and genetic connectivity.

📍 InternationalPaidMedium

#grant#sea-turtles#marine-conservation

Apply → seaturtlestatus.org

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State of the World's Sea Turtles (SWOT) Small Grant

Oceanic Society

Annual small grants for sea turtle research and conservation across networking, conservation-gap-filling, and behavior-change program areas.

📍 InternationalPaidEasy

#grant#sea-turtles#marine-conservation

Apply → seaturtlestatus.org

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Center for Plant Conservation Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship

Center for Plant Conservation

An annual fellowship for the study and conservation of rare and endangered US plant species, especially in the Carolinas and southeastern US.

📍 United StatesPaidMedium

#fellowship#botany#conservation

Apply → saveplants.org

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African Bird Club Conservation Award

African Bird Club

Funds surveys, research, education projects, and expeditions on African birds and habitats, running since 1996.

📍 Africa (continental and islands)PaidMedium

#grant#ornithology#africa

Apply → africanbirdclub.org

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IDEA WILD Equipment Grant

IDEA WILD

Provides field equipment such as cameras, GPS units, mist nets, and binoculars rather than cash, for biodiversity conservation research and education projects.

📍 International, priority developing countriesPaidEasy

#grant#equipment#conservation

Apply → ideawild.org

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Bat Conservation International Student Research Scholarship

Bat Conservation International

Funds master's and PhD bat research addressing human-caused environmental change, human-bat conflict, or the ecology of vulnerable bat species.

📍 InternationalPaidMedium

#grant#bat-conservation#wildlife

Apply → batcon.org

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Society for Marine Mammalogy Small Grants in Aid of Research

Society for Marine Mammalogy

Funds direct field and research costs for marine mammal science projects worldwide, with preference to first-time recipients and early-career researchers.

📍 InternationalPaidEasy

#grant#marine-mammals#conservation

Apply → marinemammalscience.org

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Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund Grant

American Museum of Natural History

Small short-term awards for graduate research on avian evolutionary biology, including specimen-based and expeditionary bird research.

📍 United States/InternationalPaidEasy

#grant#ornithology#museum-research

Apply → amnh.org

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Wilson Ornithological Society Research Grant

Wilson Ornithological Society

Four award programs funding avian research worldwide, from behavioral ecology to conservation.

📍 International (US-based society)PaidEasy

#grant#ornithology#conservation

Apply → wilsonsociety.org

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Roger Conant Grants in Herpetology

Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR)

Annual grants for herpetological field research, education, and conservation across seven categories.

📍 United States/InternationalPaidEasy

#grant#herpetology#conservation

Apply → ssarherps.org

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New Zealand Development Scholarships

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Scholarships funding students from Pacific Island nations and other partner countries to pursue undergraduate or postgraduate study in New Zealand, tied to development priorities.

📍 New ZealandPaidMedium

#scholarship#new-zealand#oceania

Apply → mfat.govt.nz

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Beca Presidente de la República (Peru)

National Scholarship and Educational Credit Program (PRONABEC), Peru

A government scholarship funding Peruvian citizens to pursue postgraduate study at top-ranked universities abroad, covering tuition, travel, and living costs.

📍 Peru (funding for study abroad)PaidHard

#scholarship#peru#south-america

Apply → gob.pe

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Colfuturo Scholarship-Loan Program

Fundación para el Futuro de Colombia (Colfuturo)

A scholarship-loan program funding Colombian graduates to pursue master's or doctoral study abroad, with partial loan forgiveness for returning to work in Colombia.

📍 Colombia (funding for study abroad)PaidHard

#scholarship#colombia#south-america

Apply → colfuturo.org

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Roma Education Fund Tertiary Scholarship

Point Foundation Community College Scholarship

Point Foundation Access Scholarship

Louise Tumarkin Zazove Foundation Scholarship

Ruby's Rainbow Scholarship

John Reinert Scholarship

Neurological Foundation of New Zealand Research Grants

ASN KidneyCure Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Student Traineeship Award

National MPS Society Research Fellow Grant

Sleep Research Society Foundation Small Research Grant

Raptor Research Foundation Stephen R. Tully Memorial Grant

British Ornithologists' Union Small Ornithological Research Grant

Wildlife Conservation Trust BEES Grants Programme

Society for Freshwater Science Graduate Student Conservation Research Award

North American Native Fishes Association Conservation Research Grant

Neotropical Grassland Conservancy Student Grant

Blue Corridors for Turtles Small Grants Fund

State of the World's Sea Turtles (SWOT) Small Grant

Center for Plant Conservation Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship

African Bird Club Conservation Award

IDEA WILD Equipment Grant

Bat Conservation International Student Research Scholarship

Society for Marine Mammalogy Small Grants in Aid of Research

Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund Grant

Wilson Ornithological Society Research Grant

Roger Conant Grants in Herpetology

New Zealand Development Scholarships

Beca Presidente de la República (Peru)

Colfuturo Scholarship-Loan Program