Awards
ForEverglades Research Enhancement Grants provide graduate students with up to $30,000 for research-related expenses. Formerly known as ForEverglades Scholarships & Fellowships, these awards are intended to support outstanding graduate research in areas related to the current and future restored Everglades ecosystem. ForEverglades Research Enhancement Grants are made possible through the generosity of supporters of The Everglades Foundation.
Research topics on the Florida Bay ecosystem, climate change, habitat restoration, fisheries or wildlife ecology, and resource management are of special interest to several of our named awards. ForEverglades Research Enhancement Grants will also support research related to the physical, chemical or biological processes of freshwater or estuarine ecosystems of the Everglades, or research in resilience, climate change, economics, policy or social interactions as they relate to the greater Everglades ecosystem. Applicants need to have a Faculty Advisor that oversees the work and the grant budget. These grantees will be known as fellows, and the maximum grant duration is 12 months.
Awards are intended to be used primarily to extend the resources available to support Everglades research projects for such things as data, supplies, materials, travel and equipment; the awards will not be used to fund tuition. The Research Enhancement Awards will be made to the graduate student’s Institution, which will manage the award in accordance with the approved budget. The Institution will be responsible for reporting expenditures to the Foundation and complying with any applicable tax reporting.
Application Requirements
This section lists the required components of the ForEverglades Research Enhancement Grants. More information about each can be found within the application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- Personal Information
- Education, Work and Other Experience
- Reference Letters: One letter from the applicant’s major advisor and one other academic or professional letter of reference. Reference letters must be uploaded by the applicant or emailed to naguirre@evergladesfoundation.org.
- Research Budget: The proposed budget should be approved by the applicant’s faculty advisor and sponsored research office prior to submitting an application. A standard budget template form will be provided for submission.
- Personal Statement: No more than 2 pages (single spaced, 11-point font) on the candidate’s accomplishments (including awards, presentations, publications), career goals and how the fellowship will support those goals and contributions.
- Research Grant Proposal: No more than 2 pages (single spaced, 11-point font) describing the research that the award would support. The proposal must clearly detail the expected contributions to Everglades research and the relevance to Everglades restoration. An additional third page may be used to include graphics or tables, as well as a bibliography.
Applicants will work with their faculty advisors to have their full application (including budget) reviewed by their sponsored research office prior to submission, if necessary.
The Selection Process
The Research Enhancement Grant proposals will be evaluated based on their relevance to and furtherance of the scientific mission of the Everglades Foundation; to restore and protect America’s Everglades. Incomplete applications will not be evaluated. Letters of reference must be submitted with the application form or received by email (naguirre@evergladesfoundation.org) by the application deadline. Preference will be given to students who have not already received funding from The Everglades Foundation.
Applications are due on June 6, 2025.
Fellows will be chosen by mid-July, 2025.
ForEverglades Research Enhancement Grant Requirements
The Fellows will provide to The Everglades Foundation the following deliverables from their individual projects:
- Presentation of results during seminar series organized by The Everglades Foundation.
- Possible interviews for Foundation newsletters.
- Share publications and presentations that come from this work with The Everglades Foundation.
- Fellows may also be asked to meet with donors to discuss their research.
All publications or presentations resulting from this program should acknowledge the contribution of The Everglades Foundation’s ForEverglades Research Enhancement Grant program.
The ForEverglades Research Enhancement Grants are open to full-time graduate research students pursuing degrees in earth sciences, biological sciences, engineering, geography, planning and resources management, economics, policy, and social sciences. Graduate students enrolled in any academic institution in the United States in good academic standing are welcome to apply for the ForEverglades Research Enhancement Grants.