Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students
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Below is a compilation of selected opportunities that fund graduate students. Before applying for any of these awards, familiarize yourself with university procedures for responding to solicitations. Many of these opportunities must be submitted through the Office of Sponsored Programs. You should first speak with your mentor/advisor, fiscal administrator and Office of Sponsored Programs before submitting a grant application. The Associate/Assistant Dean for Research in your School/College can also be a resource for information.
If you know of other opportunities that may be posted to this listing, please contact Jessica Venable at jcvenable@vcu.edu with information.
Allied Health Professions
Occupational Safety and Health Training Project Grants
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This program will support Masters and Doctoral training in the core disciplines of Industrial Hygiene (IH), Occupational Health Nursing (OHN), Occupational Medicine Residency (OMR), Occupational Safety (OS), and other fields closely related to occupational safety and health (OSH).
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The Arts
Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Dissertation Fellowship in American Art
American Council of Learned Societies
Support is provided to assist graduate students in any stage of Ph.D. dissertation research or writing. Students must also be preparing a dissertation focused on a topic in the history of the visual arts of the United States.
Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery--Fellowships in American Art
Smithsonian Institution
Fellowships at the National Museum of American Art and its Renwick Gallery (in downtown Washington, D.C.) support independent research, dissertation research, or a combination of dissertation and curatorial research in the areas of art and visual culture of the United States. Pre-doctoral fellowships carry a $25,000 annual stipend.
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Business
Summer Fellowship Program
American Institute for Economic Research
Summer fellowships are awarded to graduating seniors applying to doctoral programs in economics or an affiliated program; and to students already enrolled in such programs.
Dissertation Fellowship Program
Kauffman (Ewing Marion) Foundation
The sponsor provides grants of $20,000 each to Ph.D., D.B.A. or other doctoral students for the support of dissertations in the area of entrepreneurship.
Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity--Nurse/MBA Scholars Program
American Academy of Nursing
The sponsor provides support for applicants who wish to pursue a business degree at a highly ranked school of business, anticipating a career focus on the management/leadership of institutions serving the elderly.
KPMG Foundation Accounting Doctoral Scholarship Program
KPMG Foundation
The sponsor offers accounting doctoral scholarships for minorities which aim to further increase the completion rate among African-American, Hispanic-American, and Native American doctoral students.
Alden G. Clayton Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Competition
Marketing Science Institute
The sponsor administers a competition for the best doctoral dissertation proposals on important marketing subjects. Entrants must be candidates for the doctorate in marketing or a related field (e.g., organizational behavior, consumer psychology, economics, strategy, management, finance, etc.) in a fully accredited university.
James E. Webb Internship Program for Minority Undergraduate Seniors and Graduate Students in Business and Public Administration
Smithsonian Institution
The sponsor awards stipends to support internship projects at the Smithsonian Institution for U.S. minority undergraduate seniors and graduate students in business and public administration.
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Education
Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants
Administration for Children and Families
Funds are provided for Graduate Student Research Grants to support dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are working in partnership with Head Start programs.
AIR/NCES Fellowships for Graduate Study
Association for Institutional Research
The fellowships are for graduate study advancing or leading to careers in institutional research, thereby increasing the national level of expertise of institutional research officers and the data that they produce.
Improving Institutional Research in Postsecondary Education Institutions--Dissertation Fellowship Program
Association for Institutional Research
Funds of up to $20,000 are provided to doctoral students beginning their dissertation work to conduct research on postsecondary education using the IES-NCES and NSF national databases.
TOEFL Small Grants Program for Doctoral Research in Second or Foreign Language Assessment
Educational Testing Service
The sponsor provides support to promising students working in the area of foreign/second language assessment to facilitate the timely completion of their dissertations. Eligible applicants are graduate students registered in doctoral programs within or outside the U.S. leading to a degree with a specialization in second or foreign language assessment.
Jacqueline A. Ross Dissertation Award
Educational Testing Service
The sponsor provides support for dissertation research that makes a significant and original contribution to knowledge about and/or the use and development of second/foreign language tests and testing.
Summer Internship Program for Graduate Students
Educational Testing Service
The sponsor provides support for graduate students to participate in research under the guidance of a senior ETS staff member in one of the following areas: psychology, education, teaching, learning, psychometrics, statistics, literacy, policy research, linguistics, educational technology, new constructs, minority issues, testing issues including alternate forms of assessment for special populations, and new forms of assessment.
Dissertation Fellowship Program
Spencer Foundation
Fellowships are awarded to encourage a new generation of scholars from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education. Eligible applicants must be candidates for the doctoral degree at a graduate school in the U.S.
AERA/IES Dissertation Grants Program
American Educational Research Association
Dissertation grant proposals are encouraged from graduate students in education research or other social and behavioral science disciplines that show interest and promise of contributing knowledge related to reading and writing; mathematics and science education; teacher quality; education leadership; education policy, finance, and management; interventions for struggling adolescent and adult readers; cognition and student learning; high school reform; and postsecondary education.
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Humanities and Social Sciences
Rome Prize Predoctoral Fellowships
American Academy in Rome
The sponsor supports independent predoctoral work at the American Academy in Rome in ancient studies, medieval studies, Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, and Modern Italian studies.
Kress Fellowship in the Art and Archaeology of Jordan
American Center of Oriental Research
Offers fellowships for pre-doctoral students completing dissertation research in an art historical topic: art history, archaeology, architectural history, and in some cases classical studies. The maximum award for six months is $18,500.
ACOR-CAORC Fellowship
American Center of Oriental Research
Provides three or more two- to six-month fellowships for MA and pre-doctoral students. Fields of study include all areas of the humanities and the natural and social sciences. Topics should contribute to scholarship in Near Eastern studies. Maximum award is $20,200.
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships
American Council of Learned Societies
The sponsor offers fellowships to assist graduate students in the humanities and related social sciences in the last year of Ph.D. dissertation writing.
Dissertation Fellowships in Southeast European Studies
American Council of Learned Societies
Support is provided for developmental, research, and writing dissertations in Southeast European studies. The stipend will be up to $17,000.
Anthropology Internship Program
American Museum of Natural History
Offers internships for undergraduate and graduate students to work on projects relating to the collections or to the ongoing research interests of the curatorial staff in the museum or in the field.
Howard Mayer Brown Fellowship
American Musicological Society
Fellowships are available that are intended to increase the presence of minority scholars and teachers in musicology. The fellowship will support one year of graduate work for a member of a group historically underrepresented in the discipline.
Alvin H. Johnson Dissertation Fellowships
American Musicological Society
Dissertation-Year Fellowships are available to doctoral students at North American universities, who have completed all formal degree requirements except the dissertation. Winners receive a twelve-month stipend of $17,000.
Dissertation Research Award Program
American Psychological Association
The purpose of the Dissertation Research Award program is to assist science-oriented doctoral students of psychology with research costs.
Public Policy Internship Program
American Psychological Association
The sponsor provides internships, in which graduate students will spend one year working on public interest policy issues on the staff of the Public Policy Office of the American Psychological Association (APA).
APA Minority Fellowship Program--Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Fellowship
American Psychological Association
Support is provided to individuals pursuing doctoral degrees in psychology. This fellowship program is directed at students in clinical, counseling, and school psychology, or other psychology doctoral students whose training prepares them to provide counseling, therapy, testing, assessments, etc.
Minority Fellowship Program
American Sociological Association
The program seeks to attract talented students interested in mental illness and mental disorders issues and to facilitate their placement, work, and success in graduate programs throughout the U.S. The program is primarily designed for minority students entering a doctoral program in sociology for the first time or for those who are in the early stages of their graduate programs.
Graduate Dissertation Fellowships
Economic History Association
The sponsor provides support for $10,000 dissertation awards designed for students whose thesis topic in Economic History has been approved and who have made some progress towards writing their dissertation.
Henry Belin du Pont Dissertation Fellowship
Hagley Museum & Library
The sponsor provides support for graduate students who have completed all course work for the doctoral degree and are conducting research on their dissertation.
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Awards in Archaeology (SBE-BCS)
Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences/NSF
Support is provided to meet the expenses associated with doctoral dissertation research in archaeology.
International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship Program (IDRF)
Social Science Research Council
This program provides support graduate students in the humanities and social sciences conducting dissertation research outside the United States.
General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. Memorial Dissertation Fellowships
Lieutenant Colonel Lily H. Gridley Memorial Master's Thesis Fellowships
U.S. Marine Corps
The sponsor provides funding for one $10,000 dissertation fellowship, offered per academic year to a qualified graduate student working on a doctoral dissertation and thesis papers pertinent to Marine Corps history.
U.S. Army Center of Military History Dissertation Fellowships
Department of the Army
Support is provided to graduate students for preparing dissertations in the history of war on land. The one-year award provides a $10,000 stipend.
Naval Historical Center--Rear Admiral John D. Hayes Predoctoral Fellowship in U.S. Naval History
Department of the Navy
Support of $10,000 is provided for one pre-doctoral fellowship to support dissertation research and writing in the field of U.S. naval history.
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program
Office of Postsecondary Education/Department of Education
The sponsor supports fellowships for eligible students of superior ability, selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise, to undertake graduate study in selected fields in the arts, humanities, and social sciences leading to a doctoral degree or to a master's degree in those fields in which the master's degree is the terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of study at accredited institutions of higher education.
Humanities and Social Sciences Chateaubriand Fellowship Program
French Embassy
Support of 1300 euros per month, for nine months, is provided for scholarships to support doctoral research in France. Applicants must be enrolled in a post-graduate program at an American University.
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Medicine and Health Sciences
AHRQ Grants for Health Services Research Dissertation (R36)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The AHRQ dissertation award supports dissertation research costs for students in accredited research doctoral programs in the United States. Dissertation applications must focus on methodological and research topics that address the mission and research interests of the sponsor.
Lung Health Dissertation Grants
American Lung Association
Support is provided for doctoral research training for dissertation research on issues relevant to lung disease.
Medical Student Summer Fellowships
American Parkinson Disease Association
The sponsor provides support to enable a medical student to perform active supervised laboratory or clinical research designed to clarify our understanding of Parkinson's disease, its nature, manifestations, etiology or treatment.
Doctoral Dissertation Award for Arthritis Health Professionals
Arthritis Foundation
The sponsor provides support for one or two years of salary and/or research support. The research project must be related to arthritis management and/or comprehensive patient care in rheumatology practice, research or education. Eligible applicants are pre-doctoral students entering the research phase of their programs. The award is for $30,000 per year.
Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award
Biomedical Engineering Society
The Young Investigator Award is offered each year by the Biomedical Engineering Society to stimulate research careers in biomedical engineering. Candidates must be within 5 years of receiving his/her highest degree.
Student Awards
Biomedical Engineering Society
Up to five graduate student awards for outstanding biomedical engineering research and/or design projects. The awards consist of a certificate, a stipend of $600, registration for the BMES Annual Fall Meeting, and travel expenses up to $400.
Student Research Fellowship Awards
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
Fellowships of $2,500 are available for undergraduate, medical or graduate students (not yet engaged in thesis research) in accredited North American institutions to spend ten weeks performing research on topics relevant to inflammatory bowel disease.
Student Traineeships
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Support is provided to senior undergraduates and graduate students for research related to cystic fibrosis.
Pre-Doctoral Research Training Fellowship
Epilepsy Foundation of America
The sponsor provides funding support to pre-doctoral students with dissertation research related to epilepsy.
Behavioral Sciences Student Fellowships
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Three-month fellowships in the amount of $3,000 offer qualified individuals the opportunity to develop expertise in epilepsy research. Eligible applicants must be enrolled in an appropriate undergraduate or graduate program in the behavioral sciences and studying in a field relevant to epilepsy research or clinical care.
Health Sciences Student Fellowships
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Student fellowship programs offer qualified individuals the opportunity to develop expertise in epilepsy research through a three-month training experience and involvement in a research project. The Health Sciences Student Fellowship is geared toward individuals who are enrolled in medical school, a doctoral program, or other graduate program.
FCER Fellowship Program
Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research
The intent of the program is to increase the numbers of trained chiropractic researchers. Priority will be given to applicants pursuing the doctorate degree [e.g. Ph.D., D.Sc., Dr. P.H.] or Masters of Public Health degree. Other Masters degree candidates may be considered for fellowship support contingent upon the availability of funds. Priority will be given to applicants enrolled in graduate programs which emphasize clinical research training.
Graduate Student Awards
Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition
Two awards of $20,000 per year for two years are offered to fund graduate students undertaking research in the biology and epidemiology of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver or pancreas.
Student Research Fellowship Awards
Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition
The sponsor provides support for students to spend time performing research in the areas of digestive diseases or nutrition for a minimum of ten weeks. Eligible applicants may be high school, undergraduate, medical, or graduate students (not yet engaged in thesis research) at accredited North American institutions.
Program of Doctoral Studies Program (PODS) Scholarships
Foundation for Physical Therapy
Awards ranging from $7,500 to $15,000 each per year support doctoral students, who, having completed one full year of coursework, wish to continue their coursework or enter the dissertation phase.
Grass Fellowship Program at the Marine Biological Laboratory
Grass Foundation
The sponsor provides support to encourage independent research by investigators early in their careers and to increase research opportunities for persons trained for careers in neurobiological investigation. Applicants may be in the late stages of predoctoral training.
HHMI-NIH Research Scholars Program (Cloister Program)
Hughes (Howard) Medical Institute
The sponsor provides support for basic, translational or applied research in any field related to biomedical science, including cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, structural biology, and epidemiology and biostatistics.
Research Training Fellowships for Medical Students
Hughes (Howard) Medical Institute
The sponsor provides support for a year of full-time biomedical research training and continued support for a second year of research training or completion of medical studies.
Graduate Fellowships in Alternatives in Scientific Research
International Foundation for Ethical Research
Fellowships provide monetary assistance to graduate students whose programs of study seem likely to have an impact on development and implementation of scientifically valid alternatives to the use of animals in research, product testing, and education, and/or increasing public awareness of such alternatives.
NRGF Seed Grant Program
Nancy R Gelman Foundation
Awards grants up to $3000 to fund projects aimed at improving outcomes for women with breast cancer.
Master's Grant Program
National Athletic Trainers' Association Research and Education Foundation
The sponsor offers support to assist master's students of athletic training with quality scientific research projects.
Doctoral Research Grant Program
National Athletic Trainers' Association Research and Education Foundation
The sponsor offers support for doctoral students to conduct research projects in the area of athletic training.
Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36)
National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
The sponsor offers support for dissertation awards in all areas of research within the Institute's mandate to increase the diversity of the research workforce on aging.
Drug Abuse Dissertation Research: Epidemiology, Prevention, Treatment, Services, and Women and Sex/Gender Differences (R36)
National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS
The primary objective of this PA is to prepare qualified individuals for careers that can significantly impact the Nation's drug abuse research agenda.
Mental Health Dissertation Research Grant To Increase Diversity (R36)
National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS
The sponsor provides support for to increase the diversity of the Mental Health Research workforce, in order to enable qualified doctoral candidates to pursue research careers in any area relevant to the research mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
Student Research Participation at the National Center for Toxicological Research
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
This program is for opportunities to participate in research on biological effects of potentially toxic chemicals and solutions to toxicology problems that have a major impact on human health and the environment.
Summer Student Fellows
Parkinson's Disease Foundation
Support is provided for summer study in the area of Parkinson's disease by undergraduate and medical students under the supervision of an established investigator. Awards provide a stipend for ten weeks.
Research Medical Student Grant
Radiological Society of North America
The sponsor provides the Research Medical student Grant program to make radiology research opportunities possible for medical students and to encourage them, early in their medical careers, to consider academic radiology as an important option for their future.
Clinical Scholars Program
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Program highlights include leadership training; mentoring; protected research time; national networking; health services and community-based research training; and financial support for research projects and professional travel.
Micro Grant
Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine
The SIIM Research and Development Committee offers a $5,000 grant for hypothesis-driven experiments of short duration and high risk. Prior preliminary data is not required.
Small Grant for Imaging Informatics Training
Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine
The SIIM Research and Development Committee offers a $20,000 grant targeted at providing training opportunities in the field of imaging informatics for students and imaging informatics professionals.
General AFAR Grants
American Foundation for Aging Research
Awards are open to students who are in bachelors, masters, Ph.D., MD, DDS, DVM degree programs and are conducting research at an institution in the United States. AFAR offers $500 for undergraduates, $1,000 for graduates. These awards are renewable each semester.
Student Traineeships
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Student traineeships are offered to introduce students to research related to CF. Applicants must be students in or about to enter a doctoral program (MD, PhD, or MD/PhD). Senior-level undergraduates planning to pursue graduate training may also apply. Each applicant must work with a faculty sponsor on a research project related to CF.
DeBakey Scholars Program
Michael E. DeBakey Institute
The goal of this program is to provide predoctoral students with outstanding interdisciplinary training in research techniques and skills enabling them to develop successful independent research careers.
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Multidisciplinary
Career Development Grants
American Association of University Women Educational Foundation
The sponsor provides support for women currently holding a bachelor's degree who are preparing to advance their careers, change careers, or re-enter the workforce.
Selected Professions Fellowships
American Association of University Women Educational Foundation
The sponsor provides support to women who intend to pursue a full-time course of study at accredited institutions in one of the designated degree programs – Architecture, Computer/Information Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics/Statistics, Business Administration, Law, and Medicine.
Collection Study Grants
American Museum of Natural History
Maximum grants of $1,500 enable predoctoral and recent postdoctoral investigators to study any of the scientific collections at the American Museum.
Dissertation Fellowships and Research Grants
Guggenheim (Harry Frank) Foundation
Support is provided for individuals to complete the writing of their doctoral dissertations in any of the natural and social sciences and the humanities that will increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence, aggression, and dominance. Ten or more dissertation fellowships in the amount of $20,000 are awarded each year. Research Awards normally range from $15,000 to $40,000 per year for one or two years.
College Scholarship Program
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
The College Scholarship Program is available on a competitive basis to community college, four-year college, and graduate students of Hispanic heritage. Award amounts generally range from $1,000 to $5,000.
Hayek Fund for Scholars
Institute for Humane Studies
The Hayek Fund for Scholars makes strategic awards of up to $1,000 to graduate students and untenured faculty members for career-enhancing activities.
Summer Graduate Research Fellowships
Institute for Humane Studies
The sponsor provides support of $3,000 for a fellowship program for graduate students who share an interest in scholarly research in the classical liberal tradition.
Humane Studies Fellowships
Institute for Humane Studies
The sponsor provides fellowships to support the work of outstanding students who are interested in exploring the principles, practices and institutions necessary to a free society through their academic work. Eligible applicants must be full-time graduate students or undergraduate students with junior or senior standing in the 2008-09 academic year.
The John Hope Franklin Dissertation Fellowship
American Philosophical Society
This fellowship is designed to support an outstanding doctoral student at an American university who is conducting dissertation research. Supports Ph.D. projects of minority students of great promise (particularly African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans) as well as other talented students who have a demonstrated commitment to eradicating racial disparities and enlarging minority representation in academia.
Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences/NSF
Grants are awarded to doctoral candidates at U.S. institutions to improve the quality of dissertation research. Grants provide funds for items not normally available through the student's university. In general, grants are awarded for up to twenty four months.
Eloise Gerry Fellowships
Sigma Delta Epsilon Graduate Women in Science
The Eloise Gerry Fellowships are for research in all the natural sciences, including: physical, environmental, mathematical, computer, life sciences, anthropology, psychology and statistics.
Grants-in-Aid of Research
Sigma Xi
Graduate and undergraduate student grants-in-aid are offered for scientific investigation in any field.
Predoctoral Fellowships
Smithsonian Institution
Fellowships of $25,000, plus allowances, support up to twelve months of in-residence research in biological and physical sciences, and arts, humanities, history, and social sciences. Eligible applicants are doctoral candidates who have completed all coursework and exams and must be engaged in dissertation research.
Graduate Student Fellowships
Smithsonian Institution
The sponsor provides support to allow students to conduct in-residence research for ten-week periods in association with Smithsonian research staff members. Applicants must be formally enrolled in a graduate program of study. The stipend is $5,500.
Clara Mayo Grants
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
The sponsor provides up to $1,000 to support masters' theses or pre-dissertation research on aspects of sexism, racism, or prejudice, with preference given to students enrolled in a terminal master's program.
Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program
Department of Housing & Urban Development
Support is provided to assist Ph.D. candidates in completing their research and dissertations on housing and urban development issues. The maximum amount to be awarded to a Ph.D. candidate is $25,000. The maximum grant period is twenty-four months.
Graduate Research Fellowship
National Institute of Justice/Department of Justice
The sponsor provides dissertation research support to outstanding doctoral students undertaking independent research on issues in crime and justice. Students from any academic discipline are encouraged to apply.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Graduate Transportation Fellowships
Federal Highway Administration
The sponsor provides support to persons interested in pursuing a Master's, Ph.D. (or equivalent) degree in a field of study which is directly related to transportation. Annually, the sponsor covers a maximum of $10,000 in tuition and fees.
Conservation Science Fellowships
Smithsonian Institution
Fellowships are available at the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education (SCMRE) for research relevant to the care, preservation, and conservation of museum collections.
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Nursing
Master's Degree Scholarships in Cancer Nursing
American Cancer Society, Inc.
The sponsor provides support for graduate students pursuing master’s degrees in cancer nursing. Awards are made for up to two years, with a stipend of $10,000 per year.
Doctoral Degree Scholarships in Cancer Nursing
American Cancer Society, Inc.
The sponsor makes awards to doctoral candidates in the fields of cancer nursing research, education, administration, or clinical practice.
Clinical Research Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
American Nurses Association
The sponsor provides three to five year fellowships to masters prepared nurses committed to pursuing doctoral study on minority psychiatric-mental health and substance abuse issues.
Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity--Predoctoral Scholars Program
American Academy of Nursing
The sponsor provides predoctoral scholarships in gerontological nursing of up to $50,000 per year for two years.
Nursing Fellowships
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Inc.
These fellowships are awarded to nurses or nursing students interested in studying problems encountered by patients with Myasthenia Gravis (MG) or related neuromuscular conditions.
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Pharmacy
Pre-Doctoral Fellowships in the Pharmaceutical Sciences
American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education
Support is provided for up to seventy fellowships in the amount of $6,000 for graduate students to encourage them to earn the Ph.D. degree in a pharmaceutical science.
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Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
AT&T Labs Fellowship Program
AT&T Laboratories
Awards are made to minority and women students who are US citizens or permanent residents, and who are pursuing Ph.D. studies in computer and communications-related fields.
Graduate Student Research Grants
Geological Society of America
The sponsor provides partial support of master's and doctoral thesis research in geological sciences.
NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Directorate for Education and Human Resources/NSF
The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are at the early stages of their graduate study.
Graduate and Postgraduate Research Grants
Huyck (Edmund Niles) Preserve
The sponsor offers support to qualifying scientists and graduate students for investigations covering a wide range of problems in botany, ecology and zoology.
Environmental Public Policy and Conflict Resolution Fellowships
Udall Scholarship & Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation
The sponsor awards fellowships to doctoral candidates entering the final year of writing dissertations concerning environmental public policy and/or environmental conflict resolution. Fellowships carry a maximum stipend of $24,000 and are intended to cover both academic and living expenses.
Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars Program (LARSS)
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Support is provided for in-residence research opportunities to undergraduate juniors and seniors and first year graduate students studying aeronautical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials science, computer science, atmospheric science, astrophysics, physics, chemistry, or selected aerospace-related disciplines of interest to the sponsor. Each student receives a stipend of $4,500.
Graduate Student Fellowships in Earth System Science
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
The sponsor offers fellowships to students pursuing M.Sc. or Ph.D. degrees in Earth System Science and related disciplines. Awards are made for an initial one year term, with a possible renewal of two additional years. The amount of the award is $24,000 per year.
Graduate Student Research Program (GSRP)
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
The sponsor awards fellowships for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering. Eligible applicants must be U.S. citizens. A stipend is awarded.
Graduate Fellowships in the Physical Sciences
National Physical Science Consortium
Provides various awards to PhD-track graduate syudents in Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Materials Science, Mathematical Sciences, Physics, and their subdisciplines, and related engineering fields: Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical. Priority: underrepresented minorities and women.
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships--Dissertation Fellowship
National Research Council
The dissertation fellowship program provides individuals of demonstrated ability with the opportunity to complete the dissertation required for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Doctor of Science (ScD) degree.
Developing Global Scientists and Engineers
Directorate for Social, Behavorial and Economic Sciences/NSF
The sponsor provides support for international research and education for early career stages of scientists and engineers, i.e., as undergraduates and graduate students.
Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants-Societal Dimensions of Engineering, Science, and Technology (SDEST)
Directorate for Social, Behavorial and Economic Sciences/NSF
The sponsor provides funds for research expenses not normally available through the student's university. The usual limit on an award is $8,000 for research in North America and $12,000 for work abroad.
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (DDIG)
Directorate for Biological Sciences/NSF
The sponsor funds research in selected areas of the biological sciences. These grants provide partial support of doctoral dissertation research in order to improve the overall quality of the research, to allow doctoral candidates to conduct research in specialized facilities or field settings away from the home campus, and to provide opportunities for greater diversity in collecting and creativity in analyzing data than would otherwise be possible using only locally available resources.
NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Directorate for Education and Human Resources/NSF
The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are at the early stages of their graduate study.
NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)
Directorate for Education and Human Resources/NSF
This program provides funding to graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines to acquire additional skills that will broadly prepare them for professional and scientific careers in the 21st century.
Campus Ecology Fellowship Program
National Wildlife Federation
The sponsor provides Fellowships to undergraduate and graduate students working with other members of the faculty,staff, or administration on projects designed to help reverse global warming on campus and beyond.
Joseph L. Fisher Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
Resources for the Future, Inc
The sponsor provides support for doctoral dissertation research on issues related to the environment, natural resources, or energy.
Graduate Fellowship Program
Semiconductor Research Corporation
The sponsor's goal is to improve the educational opportunities at the doctoral level and supply an educated work force for the semiconductor industry. Students pursuing a Ph.D. may apply.
Master's Scholarship Program
Semiconductor Research Corporation
The sponsor provides support to attract qualified students, who are also in under-represented minority categories, to graduate study in the areas of interest to the semiconductor industry.
Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce--Predoctoral Student Fellowships
Smithsonian Institution
Awards provide predoctoral students stipends of $22,000 for research at the Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce in Florida. The resident science program concentrates on the life histories of marine invertebrates.
Coastal Services Center Coastal Management Fellowship
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce
The sponsor provides funding for professional on-the-job education and training opportunities for post-graduate students in the coastal resource field and to provide assistance to state coastal resource management programs. Any student who will complete a master's, doctoral, or professional degree program in natural resource management or environmental-related studies at an accredited U.S. university is eligible to apply for the Coastal Management Fellowship.
Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce
The Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program provides support for independent graduate-level studies in oceanography, marine biology or maritime archaeology (including all science, engineering, and resource management of ocean and coastal areas), particularly to women and minorities.
Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce
Provides educational experience in the policies and processes of the Legislative and Executive Branches of the Federal Government to graduate students in marine and aquatic-related fields.
Energy Student Achievement Program
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Opportunities to introduce Masters students to DOE research and the full range of activities that support DOE's science and technology mission.
Fusion Energy Sciences Fellowship Program
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Offers talented Masters students the opportunity to engage in the study and research of fusion energy sciences and technology, while fostering practical work experiences at recognized research facilities.
Nell I.Mondy Fellowship
Sigma Delta Epsilon Graduate Women in Science
The Nell I. Mondy Fellowship awards are for research in all the natural sciences, including: physical, environmental, mathematical, computer, life sciences, anthropology, psychology and statistics, with preference given to applications in the areas of food science, nutrition, and toxicology.
SDE Fellowships
Vessa Notchev Fellowships
Sigma Delta Epsilon Graduate Women in Science
The SDE Fellowships are for research in all the natural sciences, including: physical, environmental, mathematical, computer, life sciences, anthropology, psychology and statistics. To be eligible, the applicant must be enrolled as a graduate student, or engaged in post-doctoral or early-stage academic research, and demonstrate financial need for continuation or completion of their research.
Personnel Security Thesis, Dissertation and Institutional Research Awards Program
Department of Defense
The Institute funds thesis, dissertation, and institutional research awards in the categories of special projects, new technology, applied topics, PDD data analyses, and deterrence. Awards are for a one year period.
Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study (NCER)
Environmental Protection Agency
Support is provided for graduate students in the field of environmental study. The fellowship provides two years support for master's fellows and three years for doctoral students.
Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study
Environmental Protection Agency
The sponsor offers graduate fellowships for master's and doctoral level students in environmentally related fields of study.
Scientific Chateaubriand Fellowship Program
French Embassy
Provides fellowship support to doctoral students in scientific, engineering and medical disciplines to study economic, political, and social aspects of contemporary France.
Achieving Competency in Careers in Engineering and Space Sciences (ACCESS)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ACCESS provides experiences at a NASA Center to undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities who are studying engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, or computer science.
Committee for Research & Exploration Grant
National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society (NGS) awards grants for scientific field research and exploration through its Committee for Research and Exploration (CRE). All proposed projects must have both a geographical dimension and relevance to other scientific fields and be of broad scientific interest.
Department of Commerce Internship for Postsecondary Students
Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education
This program provides opportunities to participate in hands-on education and training related to the Department of Commerce mission.
National Energy Technology Laboratory Postgraduate Research Program
Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education
Provides opportunities to participate in research in advanced energy technologies and procedures.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Student Research Participation
Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education
Provides opportunities to participate in research and development relating to science, math, and engineering.
Environmental Management Participation at the U.S. Army Environmental Center
Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education
Provide opportunities to participate in environmental projects involving cultural and natural resources, restoration, compliance, conservation, pollution prevention, validation, demonstration, technology transfer, quality assurance and quality control, training, information management and reporting, and related issues.
AAAS Congressional Fellowships
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The fellowships are created to offer a one of a kind public policy learning experience, to reveal the value of science-government interaction, and to get technical backgrounds and external perspectives to the assessment process in government. Underrepresented minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Fellowship Program
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Graduate students and researchers from a variety of fields who share a common interest in the nonlinear dynamics of rotating, stratified fluids share an intense ten-week research experience, and vigorous discussions of concepts that span different disciplines.
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Social Work
Child Care Research Scholars
Administration for Children and Families
Funds for Child Care Research Scholars grants are available to support dissertation research on child care policy issues in partnership with State Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) lead agencies.
Master's Training Grants in Clinical Oncology Social Work
American Cancer Society, Inc.
The sponsor provides awards to institutions to support the training of second-year master’s-degree students to provide psychosocial services to persons with cancer and their families. One-year awards are made for $12,000 (trainee stipend of $10,000, and $2,000 for faculty/administrative support).
Doctoral Training Grants in Clinical Oncology Social Work
American Cancer Society, Inc.
The sponsor provides support for awards to doctoral candidates to conduct research related to the psychosocial needs of persons with cancer and their families. Awards are initially for two years with a stipend of $20,000 per year, with possibility of a two-year competitive renewal.
Underrepresented Mental Health Minority Research Fellowship Program
Council on Social Work Education
The sponsor provides support to produce social workers who will undertake active, productive careers in scientific investigations related to mental health and mental illness. Eligible applicants are minority American citizens or permanent residents who have a master's degree in social work.
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