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.
The Buzas Award for Travel to the Cushman Collection supports graduate students and professional researchers with travel for Smithsonian collection visits to verify taxonomy in foraminiferal research.
CFFR Outreach Grants support people undertaking educational outreach, funding classroom materials, online content, museum displays, and other projects to engage communities with foraminifera and other protists.
M. Ruth Todd Graduate and Postdoctoral Internship Grant supports graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in internships studying foraminifera and allied organisms to advance their knowledge and careers.