Prospective Students

Contact
Fiorenza Micheli
Professor
Email: micheli@stanford.edu

Videos on navigating if, where, & how to apply to Graduate School

Credit: University of Washington Biology Graduate Students

• How do I know if I'm ready for graduate school?
• Who gets a Ph.D. in Biology anyway?
• How do I choose specific graduate programs to apply to/attend?
• How do I contact a potential Ph.D. advisor?
• Transcripts!
• How do I put together my entire application package for grad school?

Graduate Student Funding

• Ford Foundation
• Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship
• Nancy Foster Scholarship
• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Postdoc Funding

• National & California Sea Grant
• NOAA Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program
• Postdoc Funding Spreadsheet
• Postdoctoral Fellowships from the James S. McDonnell Foundation
• Smith Fellows - Society for Conservation Biology

Undergraduate Funding

• Biology Summer Undergraduate Research Program (B-SURP) funded summer research in biology
• Mentoring Undergraduates in Interdisciplinary Research (MUIR) the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment’s MUIR program provides stipends of $7,500 to full- and part-time Stanford undergraduate students to conduct interdisciplinary environmental research for 10 weeks during the summer
• VPUE Departmental Grants for Undergraduate Research support cohorts of students mentored by multiple Stanford Academic Council faculty members, each affiliated with the department, program, or research center submitting the application

International Student Funding

• Fulbright

More Opportunities 

• Fellowships Spreadsheet
• Grant and Job Resources - extensive list!
• Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research
• National Geographic Grants Program
• Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Fellowships

Helpful Stanford Resources for Students and Postdocs