Joseph A. Cushman Award for Student Travel supports students and recent Ph.D. graduates traveling to present microfossil research or attend foraminifera-focused training to share results and develop knowledge.
Joseph A. Cushman Award for Student Research supports master's and doctoral students studying living or fossil foraminifera to advance understanding of their systematics, ecology, and past environments.
Retiree Research and Travel Grants support retired Cushman Foundation members with research and meeting travel to pursue studies of living or fossil foraminifera and other protists.
William V. Sliter Research Award supports graduate students studying Mesozoic and Cenozoic foraminifera, funding research into their taxonomy, ecology, evolution, and links to environmental change.
Smithsonian Botany Travel Awards fund short-term research visits to the US National Herbarium, prioritizing tropical plant and Asteraceae studies to support early-career botanical research.