We will keep this page updated with existing opportunities for internal funding through the Center, as well as opportunities for funding for external collaborations. For external funding opportunities see Off Campus Opportunities. For further information on any of these opportunities please contact cpsh_ec@utlists.utexas.edu.

Planetary Peer Network

Are you interested in planetary science, habitability, space exploration or astrobiology? Would you like to meet other peers with similar research interests? Join the Planetary Peer Network!

The Planetary Peer Network is a community of undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers interested in planetary habitability across many fields. The PPN runs events focused on community building and mentorship, ranging from social events to workshops and panels.

The Planetary Peer Network is supported through a Student Research Award in Planetary Habitability from the UT Center for Planetary Systems Habitability.

Job Openings

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  Heising Simons Pegasus51b Postdoctoral applications
  The 51 Pegasi b Fellowship provides postdoctoral scientists with the opportunity to conduct theoretical, observational, and experimental research in planetary astronomy. The fellowship supports postdoctoral…

Visiting Scholarships

If you are interested in collaborating with members of the Center for Planetary Systems Habitability, you may get in touch with a relevant collaborator or the CPSH Executive Committee at cpsh_ec@utlists.utexas.edu.

Travel Grants

LPSC Travel Grant

The UT Center for Planetary Systems Habitability (CPSH) intends to support (travel and registration) a contingent of UT Austin students doing research in planetary science to attend the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 11-15, 2024, at The Woodlands, TX. Preference is given to students presenting at the conference but we also welcome graduate and undergraduate students wishing to attend to expand their research knowledge and to take advantage of networking opportunities.

If interested in joining the CPSH student contingent to LPSC2024, please send a few sentences describing your interest and goals for attending the meeting and an estimate for your travel budget along with any co-funding from your advisor or unit to Rhianna Moore (Earth and Planetary Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow, Jackson School). We welcome planetary science students from any college or unit.

Read about our past travel grant recipients.

Funding Programs

2024 CPSH Seed Funding Grant Competition

The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Planetary Systems Habitability (CPSH) is pleased to announce the inaugural grant competition for interdisciplinary research among graduate students and/or postdoctoral fellows involved with CPSH. We encourage proposals from interdisciplinary teams from any school affiliated with CPSH: College of Natural Sciences, the Jackson School of Geosciences, and the Cockrell School of Engineering.

We welcome proposals for research expenses at the graduate and postdoctoral level.

Deadline: All application components should be emailed to the executive committee by 5:00 PM CT on September 16, 2024.

Request for Student-Led Proposals in Planetary Habitability

The Center for Planetary Systems Habitability is pleased to announce our third call for proposals for Student Research Awards in Planetary Habitability. We encourage proposals from all schools involved with the Center: the College of Natural Sciences, the Jackson School of Geosciences, and the Cockrell School of Engineering.

We welcome proposals for research expenses and/or student funding support at the graduate or undergraduate level.

Deadline: This funding opportunity has now passed.

Learn more.