David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Individuals
Geography
- Massachusetts
Overview
The Cedar Tree Foundation's David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship (est. 1998) is a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship for early-career conservation scientists (MA-based funder, national reach). Note: the foundation's other captured pages are historical grantee lists (2002–2016) of grants already made, not open programs — excluded.
How to Apply
The Smith Fellows Program provides two years of postdoctoral support to outstanding early-career conservation scientists who link conservation science and application; each Fellow's research is conducted in partnership with a major academic institution and an on-the-ground conservation organization. Apply via the external Smith Fellows website. Amount, deadline, and current cycle are not on this page — visit smithfellows.org.
What Cedar Tree Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 119
- Total given
- $9.21M
- Median grant
- $50K
- Range
- $2,500–$1.66M
- 16% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: District of Columbia 33%, Massachusetts 16%, New York 7%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Boston, MA; New York, NY.
- 1% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Society for Conservation Biology · Washington, DC
Project support for smith fellows program
$1.66M
Center for Environmental Health · Oakland, CA
Project support for children's environmental health
$250K
All Souls Church Unitarian · Washington, DC
Project support for building repair campaign
$200K
Practical Farmers of Iowa · Ames, IA
Project support for promoting regenerative grazing
$175K
Conservatory Lab Charter School Foundation · Dorchester, MA
Project support for environmental science teachers
$160K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Conservation biology
- Science research
Project Locations
- MA
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