 The School is funded by grants from the Department of Science and Technology and the University Grants Commission.It has also received research funding from agencies such as UNESCO, IFS Sweden, OPCW, The Netherlands, DST Govt.of India, DBT, UGC, ICAR, Coir Board, STED Kerala and the Rockefeller Foundation

The National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health (NCAAH), attached to the School of Environmental Studies conducts a two-year MTech programme sponsored by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India under its network programme in human resource development in biotechnology.