FWCB graduate student stipends and research expenses are typically supported with a combination of research assistantships, teaching assistantships, and fellowships. Generally, the graduate programs affiliated with FWCB do not admit un-funded students. Prospective students should contact the Director of Graduate Studies and faculty members they are interested in working with to discuss the availability of funding. The following are the fellowship funds managed by the FWCB Department. Some of these are awarded to incoming students; others are for current students.
Conservation Biology Graduate Student Fund supports fellowships, travel to meetings to present research or travel to special training programs. Applications from current graduate students are accepted on a rolling basis. Please contact the Director of Graduate Studies or the Graduate Program Coordinator.
L. Daniel Frenzel & Thomas F. Waters Fellowship provides support for graduate students advised by an FWCB faculty member. Faculty nominate incoming and current students. Application is announced annually on October 1st.
Wally Dayton Fellowship in Wildlife Research provides support for new or current graduate students, with a preference for students interested in wildlife research with financial need, and who are veterans of active duty in the US Armed Forces or the Peace Corps. Current students may apply. Application is announced the Friday before spring break annually and is awarded prior to the end of the spring semester.
John Dobie Memorial Fund provides fellowships for fisheries graduate students with excellent academic records. Faculty nominate incoming and current students. Application is announced annually on October 1st.