2025 EARTH DAUGHTERS GRANT FUND

EMPOWERING INDIGENOUS YOUNG WOMEN IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE OR RELATED FIELDS

Grant / Scholarship Application

Earth Daughters (ED) in partnership with Women for Wolves (WFW) is offering this competitive research grant/scholarship to Indigenous female undergraduate and graduate students planning to attend or attending an accredited college or university. A single grant will be funded by ED and WFW with the goal of encouraging Indigenous women to pursue academic endeavors related to environmental science or adjacent fields in alignment with the shared missions of ED and WFW.

Funding may be applied to tuition, college enrollment costs, research expenses, or travel associated with presenting research at relevant conferences or symposia. One (1) award will be made in the amount of $5,000. Preference will be given to applicants with strong community ties and/or research benefiting Indigenous communities and ecosystems (e.g., California, Hawaiʻi, the Pacific Northwest, and other Indigenous lands and waters).

Directions

Please provide the contact information below, responses to the application questions (on additional pages), and attach a copy of recent transcripts. Applications should be 1-2 pages with no less than 11-point font(excluding this page and transcripts).

Eligible Areas of Study (including but not limited to)

Environmental Science; Ecology; Conservation Biology; Wildlife Biology & Management; Indigenous/Traditional Ecological Knowledge; Environmental Policy & Law; Environmental Justice; Marine Biology & Ocean Sciences; Forestry & Rangeland Management; Climate Science & Earth Systems; Environmental Engineering & Renewable Energy; Geography & GIS; Public Health (environmental/climate focus); Sustainability Studies; Natural Resource Management; Community/Regional Planning (land, water, wildlife); Fisheries Science; Watershed/Hydrology; Restoration Ecology; Cultural Resource & Land Stewardship; Science Communication & Environmental Education.

Application closing date: November 10, 2025
A review panel from Earth Daughters and Women for Wolves will evaluate each application individually; authorization of this grant award is at the sole discretion of the ED/WFW review panel. Submittal of this application does not guarantee funding. Notification of award anticipated by: December 10, 2025.

By submitting the following, I confirm that the information in this application is complete and accurate.