Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning

1,000 Friends of Oregon: Paul Gerhardt, Jr. Internship: Annual program to provide an opportunity for on-the-job experience for planning students or those in similar fields, especially those with an interest in public service and without a graduate degree in the field. Intern will work for three months on short-term and large projects in order to gain a wider acquaintance with Oregon's land use program. Preference given to undergraduate planning majors or graduates who have not yet begun graduate school.
http://www.friends.org/index.html

AAAS/NIH Science Policy Fellowships: All applicants must have a PhD, an MD or an equivalent doctoral-level degree by the application deadline (January 10, 2004). Prospective Fellows must demonstrate exceptional competence in a specific area of science; be cognizant of and demonstrate sensitivity toward policy issues; and, perhaps most importantly, have a strong interest and some experience in applying his/her professional knowledge toward the development of health policy. Fellows are expected to be critical thinkers who are articulate, adaptable, and able to work with a variety of people with different professional backgrounds Applications are invited from individuals in any physical, biological, or behavioral science, medicine, any field of engineering or any relevant interdisciplinary field. Federal employees are not eligible.
http://fellowships.aaas.org/02_Areas/02_NIH.shtml

AAAS/NSF Science and Engineering Fellowship Program: Fellows spend one year at the National Science Foundation (NSF), beginning in September 2004, learning how NSF funds science, while providing scientific, engineering, and educational input on issues relating to NSF's mission to support fundamental science and engineering research and education. AAAS/NSF Science and Engineering Fellows will be placed in offices throughout the Foundation working with staff involved in the planning, development and oversight of agency programs. The programs include all fields of fundamental research including biological, computer and information, mathematical and physical, social/behavioral/economic, and geo-sciences as well as engineering and technology, education, or public, legal and legislative affairs.
http://fellowships.aaas.org/02_Areas/02_NSF.shtml

American Academy of Arts & Sciences: Fellowships are open to U.S. residents and permanent citizens whose Ph.D. or equivalent professional training has been completed with the past 10 years. Fellowships will be awarded to individuals who can demonstrate that their work promise will lead to substantial contribution to one of the major areas of the Academy's major program areas: Science, Technology, and Global Security; Social Policy & Education; and Humanities and Culture.
http://www.amacad.org/

Association for Women in Science (AWIS): Female students enrolled in a behavioral, life, physical, or social science or engineering program leading to a Ph.D. degree may apply.
http://www.awis.org/ed_foundation.html

Community Associations Institute Research Foundation Byron Hanke Fellowship: Available to graduate students working on topics related to community associations. Community associations govern common-interest communities of any kind -- condominiums, cooperatives, townhouse developments, planned unit developments and other developments where homeowners support an association with mandatory financial assessments, and are subject to use and aesthetic restrictions.
http://www.cairf.org/scholarships/hanke.aspx

Echoing Green Foundation: The stipend serves as seed money to start a new public service organization or an independent project. The proposed project can be domestic or international. We do not limit our fields of interest, but support projects in all public service areas including, but not limited to, the environment, arts, education, health, youth service and development, civil and human rights, and community and economic development.
http://www.echoinggreen.org/

Eisenhower World Affairs Institute: Dwight Eisenhower Thomas Pappas Graduate Fellowship Program: Offered annually to PhD students at Harvard University and Tufts University who are currently in the process of writing their dissertations. One Fellowship, worth $10,000, is awarded each year. Fields of study covered by this fellowship include international relations, security studies, government, economics, business administration, and history.
http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/programs/scholarships/

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): National Network for Environmental Management Studies: Annual program to support a range of fellowship activities designed to help students refine their professional skills and enhance their knowledge of environmental issues. Fields of study include: environmental policy, regulation and law; environmental management and administration; environmental science; public relations and communications; computer programming and development.
http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/NNEMS/

HUD: The Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program: Annual program to encourage doctoral candidates to engage in policy-relevant community, housing, and urban development research; to assist doctoral candidates in the timely completion of their dissertation research; to focus research on policy-relevant housing and community development issues; and to provide a forum for new scholars to share their research findings.
http://www.oup.org/

HUD: The Early Doctoral Student Research Grant (EDSRG) Program: Annual program to encourage doctoral candidates to engage in policy-relevant community, housing, and urban development research and to enhance their research skills through the preparation of a research manuscript on a HUD-related topic.
http://www.oup.org/

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA): Opportunities to advanced students whose interests correspond with IIASA's ongoing research on issues of sustainability and the human dimensions of global change, and on methods for dealing with these complex issues.
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/YSP/yssp2001/about-program.html

Johnson, Robert Wood Foundation: Concentrates grant opportunities in four areas: to assure that all Americans have access to basic health care at reasonable cost; to improve care and support for people with chronic health conditions; to promote healthy communities and lifestyles; and to reduce the personal, social and economic harm caused by substance abuse — tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs.
http://www.rwjf.org/index.jsp

Kraft Foods Community Involvement: In the U.S., the majority of our giving is concentrated in three focus areas – hunger, domestic violence, and access to the arts. We prefer programs that provide direct service to individuals and communities in need; specific projects with measurable results, rather than for general operating support; hold the potential for replication in other communities, and supporting organizations that demonstrate a concern for diversity; are managed by minorities, women, or people with disabilities; or are dedicated to serving their needs.
http://www.kraft.com/responsibility/contributions_communities.aspx

Lambda Alpha International Land Economics Foundation Graduate Scholarship Application Guidelines Award Information and Qualifications: Seeking to award a graduate student in the United States, Canada, or Great Britain undertaking graduate study in land economics, architecture, law, geography, urban planning, landscape architecture, environmental planning, civil engineering, government, public administration, real estate, or urban studies a scholarship.
http://www.planning.org/institutions/scholarship.htm

Lindbergh Foundation: Funding available for a variety of innovative research and educational projects which focus on the Lindberghs’ vision of balance between the advance of technology and preservation of the natural/human environment.
http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/foundation/index.html

Mayo, Clara Grants in Support of Masters’ Theses and Pre-Dissertation Research on Sexism, Racism, or Prejudice:: Preference given to students enrolled in a terminal master's program. Studies of the application of theory or the design of interventions or treatments to address these problems are welcome.
http://www.spssi.org/mayo.html

National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants: In an effort to improve the quality of dissertation research, many programs in the Division of Social and Economic Sciences and the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences accept doctoral dissertation improvement grant proposals. The following Programs are most active in support of dissertation research: Archaeology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cultural Anthropology, Decision, Risk & Management Science, Geography and Regional Science, Law and Social Science, Linguistics, Physical Anthropology, Political Science, Science and Technology Studies, Sociology, and Societal Dimensions of Engineering, Science, and Technology. In addition, the following Programs also support doctoral dissertation research when especially appropriate: Economics and Human Cognition & Perception.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf01113/nsf01113.htm

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (Including Women in Engineering and Computer and Information Science Awards): Offers recognition and three years of support for advanced study to approximately 900 outstanding graduate students in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences, including the history of science and the philosophy of science, and to research-based PhD degrees in science education.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05601/nsf05601.htm

Public Policy Analysis and Education Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health: Goal is to analyze the effects of public policies, regulations, and practices at the community, state, and federal levels on the health and well-being of infants and young children and their families. The center's work will include the development of conceptual models for health and related services as well as analysis of the utility of various indicators of health status and well-being for these age groups.
http://fr.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=20010809a2

Resources for the Future Summer Internship Opportunities: Annual internship program for graduate students to work with one or more RFF researchers in one of the three research divisions on a variety of ongoing projects, or to assist in the development of entirely new areas of research and policy analysis.
http://www.rff.org/rff/About/Fellowships_and_Internships/Summer/
Summer-Internship-Program.cfm

Resources for the Future Walter O. Spofford, Jr. Memorial Internship: Paid internship for graduate students with a special interest in Chinese environmental issues to spend time in Washington, DC. The intern can expect to work with one or more RFF researchers on a variety of ongoing projects or assist in the development of entirely new areas of research and policy analysis.
http://www.rff.org/About/Fellowships_and_Internships/
Spofford/Walter-O-Spofford-Jr-Memorial-Internship.cfm

Tufts Institute of the Environment (TIE): Tufts Institute of the Environment (TIE) is an interdisciplinary, university-wide education and research institute which facilitates and coordinates environmental programs at the University. TIE is devoted to advancing and disseminating knowledge about the many ways human interactions affect the environment. TIE focuses its activities on environmental research, technology, policy development, and education to improve environmental quality as it relates to human health.
http://www.tufts.edu/tie/

United States Office of Personnel Management: Students who complete a graduate degree (master's or doctoral-level degree) from an accredited college or university during the 2002-2003 academic year (September 1, 2002 - August 31, 2003) are eligible to be nominated by their schools if they meet the following criteria: Demonstrate exceptional academic achievement; Demonstrate a capacity for leadership; Demonstrate the potential for future professional growth; and Demonstrate a commitment to a career in the analysis and management of public policies and programs.
http://www.pmi.opm.gov/

Urban Fellows Program: All students who are interested in pursuing a career in government and public service are encouraged to apply regardless of academic major or previous field of training. To be eligible for consideration as a candidate, individuals must meet the following requirements: Applicants must be recent college graduates, no more than two years out of college. Applicants must be willing to commit to full-time employment during the course of the program.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/employment/urbanfellows.shtml