Funding & Award Opportunities
Financial Resources for Graduate Students
Financial Aid Scholarship Information from OSFA
Tax information for students
If you are interested in funding or supporting a graduate student in the Department of Planetary Sciences, please see the information posted here.
Note to LPL/PTYS Graduate students: If you receive an award or fellowship, please notify Mary Guerrieri and Pam Streett with details of the award (award name, type, amount). This allows the Academic Office to plan for student funding.
Also, in most cases, awards or fellowships received as a result of submission via the NSPIRES or FASTLANE process will be administered by the LPL Business Office; contact Rose Griffin for information.
| Title | Deadline |
|---|---|
| ARCS: Achievement Rewards for College Scientists |
Usually early November of each year. Notice sent by email to graduate students. |
| Barringer Family Fund for Meteorite Impact Research |
Proposals due early April |
| Carson Graduate Fellowship |
Contact Mary Guerrieri for information. |
| Centennial Achievement Graduate Student Award |
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 |
| ESA Postdoctoral Fellowships in Space Science |
October 1, 2013 |
| Eugene M. Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award |
September 14, 2012 |
| Ford Foundation Fellowships |
November 14, 2012 |
| Galileo Circle Scholarships |
The LPL/PTYS Academic Office solicits nominations each spring from student advisors. |
| Gerald A. Soffen Memorial Fund Travel Grant |
October 15, 2012 |
| Gerard P. Kuiper Memorial Award |
The departmental Kuiper Award Committee solicits nominations each spring from student advisors. |




