Graduate Student Research Fellowship

Funding: Approximately $4,750 stipend (amount has varied by year, e.g. $5,000 in 2024, $6,000 in earlier cohorts). Who can apply: Graduate students (master's or PhD) enrolled at any US college or university, any discipline; former/current NWF employees and former NWF Campus Ecology Fellows are ineligible; former NWF interns eligible one year after their last work date. Length: Approximately one year (start around May 1). Direct collaboration with NWF staff on applied research projects across designated focus areas. Field: Wildlife Conservation Research / Graduate Fellowship. Deadline: Annual deadline typically early-to-mid April (2026 cycle deadline was April 5, 2026); next cycle deadline not yet announced.