The Environment & Sustainability major is a collaboration between the and the College of Arts & Sciences.
Research Funding
The experience of writing your own research grant proposal will help to build valuable communication skills. You will work closely with your research mentor to make a compelling case for funding, and to develop a budget and timeline for the proposed work. If you are interested in the humanities and social sciences, check out the resources in this Cornell Library Guide. You can apply for Cornell undergraduate funding to:
Cover research costs or travel expenses to report on your research at an off-campus meeting.
- Arts and Sciences Einhorn Discovery Grant ($1,000 max.)
- Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research Grant ($500 max.)
- CALS Alumni Association Grant ($500-1,000 max.)
- CALS Undergraduate Research Grants ($1,000 max.)
- Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives Grants
Provide a stipend for academic year and summer research.
- CALS Alumni Association Grant ($500-1,000 max.)
- CALS Global Fellows Program (summer)
- Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives Grants
- Federal Work Study for eligible students (50% of earnings with match from faculty mentor)
Do research with a community partner.
Cover travel expenses to do research off campus over breaks.
- CALS Alumni Association Grant ($500-1,000 max.)
- Community-Engaged Student Travel Grants ($750-1,500 max.)
- Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives Grants
Cover living and other expenses (e.g. commuting) of doing a summer research internship.
- CALS Alumni Association Grant ($500-1,000 max.)
- Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives Grants
- Summer Experience Grant ($3,000 max.)
Some Cornell undergraduate research scholars programs (Rawlings Research Scholars, McNair Scholars) provide funding. See the E&S Research Scholars Programs page for more information. In addition, many professional societies and organizations provide research funding, by discipline, through competitive grants. These include:
- Sigma Xi, a professional scientific society. A current member can nominate you to be a student member and then you can apply for funding.
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- SEEDS Partnerships For Undergraduate Research (SPUR) Fellowship, Ecological Society of America (ESA)