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Real grants & funding opportunities for students — verified, not scraped junk. 29 real opportunities right now.

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Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grant

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research

Funds doctoral dissertation fieldwork advancing anthropological knowledge, across any subfield or world region.

📍 International (US-based foundation)PaidMedium
#grant#anthropology#fieldwork
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Explorers Club Rising Explorer Grant

The Explorers Club

Supports original scientific field research conducted by high schoolers and undergraduates.

📍 InternationalPaidMedium
#grant#fieldwork#exploration
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Royal Astronomical Society Undergraduate Summer Bursary

Royal Astronomical Society

Funds six- to ten-week undergraduate summer research projects in astronomy or geophysics.

📍 United KingdomStipendMedium
#grant#astronomy#undergraduate
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Mineralogical Society of America Grant for Research in Crystallography

Mineralogical Society of America

Funds research in mineralogical crystallography, the Edward H. Kraus Fund.

📍 InternationalPaidMedium
#grant#crystallography#mineralogy
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GSA Graduate Student Research Grant

Geological Society of America

Provides partial support for master's or doctoral thesis research in the geological sciences.

📍 North/Central AmericaPaidEasy
#grant#geology#graduate-research
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BSA Graduate Student Research Award

Botanical Society of America

Supports graduate student research proposals across botanical sciences, open to students worldwide, not limited to the US.

📍 International (US-based society)PaidEasy
#grant#botany#graduate-research
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Ascend Educational Fund Scholarship

Ascend Educational Fund

Scholarships for first- and second-generation immigrant students, including undocumented students, graduating from New York City high schools.

📍 New York City, USAPaidMedium
#scholarship#immigrant#nyc
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Neurological Foundation of New Zealand Research Grants

Neurological Foundation of New Zealand

Funds a range of neurological research training, from summer studentships through postdoctoral and clinical fellowships.

📍 New ZealandPaidMedium
#grant#neuroscience#new-zealand
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Student Traineeship Award

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Supports undergraduate and graduate students conducting cystic fibrosis-related research training under a faculty mentor.

📍 United StatesPaidMedium
#grant#cystic-fibrosis#research
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National MPS Society Research Fellow Grant

National MPS Society

Funds investigator-initiated research on mucopolysaccharidosis and mucolipidosis disorders, including a dedicated track for trainees.

📍 Global (US-based foundation)PaidHard
#grant#rare-disease#medical
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Sleep Research Society Foundation Small Research Grant

Sleep Research Society Foundation

Seed funding for pilot sleep-research studies by trainees and early-career investigators who lack institutional startup resources.

📍 United StatesPaidMedium
#grant#sleep-research#medical
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Raptor Research Foundation Stephen R. Tully Memorial Grant

Raptor Research Foundation

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Ashton Award for Student Research

Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University

A research grant supporting undergraduate and graduate student fieldwork on Asian tropical forest biology, tenable at field sites across Asia.

📍 Asia (fieldwork-based)PaidHard
#grant#research#ecology
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Rise Global Winners Program (Rhodes Trust / Schmidt Futures)

Schmidt Futures / Rhodes Trust

A continuation track for RISE-recognized teenagers, offering ongoing mentorship, funding for independent projects, and access to a lifelong support network.

📍 Global (online application)PaidMedium
#fellowship#funding#mentorship
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Non-Trivial Fellowship

Non-Trivial

An online fellowship supporting ambitious teenagers and young adults to pursue independent research, policy, or entrepreneurial projects with direct funding and mentorship.

📍 Remote (online)PaidMedium
#fellowship#youth#research
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