Opportunities at MSU

  • The William W. and Evelyn M. Taylor Endowed Fellowship for International Engagement in Coupled Human and Natural Systems was established by William W. Taylor and his wife Evelyn. William Taylor served as chairperson of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife from 1992-2008. The goal of the endowment is to provide opportunities for fisheries and wildlife related graduate students to significantly engage in understanding the scientific and cultural challenges and opportunities dealing with coupled human and natural systems at the global level. This interest is a result of the impact that Bill and Evelyn experience through multiple interactions with other cultures regarding the importance of fish, wildlife and water resources.


  • MSU Distinguished University Fellowship


  • Office of the Provost Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (Salary, research funds, and health coverage and benefits. U.S. citizens or permanent residents; Female and under-represented minority candidates are especially encouraged to contact Dr. Jack Liu at liuji@msu.edu or other faculty members at CSIS)


  • ESPP Recruitment Fellowship Program (for students who are interested in MSU's specialization in the Environmental Science and Policy Program in addition to MSU's Ph.D. program; vompetitive stipend and health/tuition coverage. Students who are interested in integrating natural and social sciences are encouraged to contact Dr. Jack Liu at liuji@msu.edu or other faculty members at CSIS).


  • Canadian Studies Center Scholarship (for sophomores or juniors with a 3.0 GPA or higher to work and study in Canada).

  • College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship  for Graduate Students

  • The MSU Department of Forestry graduate certificate in forest carbon science, policy and management. The forest carbon certificate program, the first of its kind in the United States, offers students the interdisciplinary tools and conceptual background to plan, implement, manage and evaluate forestry-based, climate-change mitigation projects. The certification will give students an edge in competing for employment in carbon mitigation projects of corporations, governments, and non-governmental organizations.

    For more information, visit http://www.for.msu.edu/forestcarbon or contact David Rothstein, Associate Professor in the Department of Forestry, at 517-432-3353 or rothste2@msu.edu.

  • MSU Graduate Certification in Community Engagement: Open to all MSU graduate and professional students, this no-cost program is a way to strengthen your graduate experience and earn a professional credential noted on your transcript. Past students have enjoyed the seminars on community engagement, learned practical skills in the mentored community engagement experience/project, and shared their story during the portfolio presentations.

  • The Annual Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt Conservation and Environmental Leadership Fellowship.

  • Schrems West Michigan Trout Unlimited Graduate Fellowship.  This fellowship annually honors MSU students enrolled in graduate programs who are working on coldwater fisheries as part of their thesis or dissertation. 

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