Resources for Grad Students

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

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United States

NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA (F31)
Support to individuals to enable promising predoctoral students to obtain individualized, mentored research training while conducting dissertation research
NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA (F31-diversity)
Same as F31 above, but also designed to enhance the diversity of the health-related research workforce by supporting the research training of predoctoral students from diverse backgrounds including those from groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research workforce
NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Predoctoral MD/PhD or Other Dual-Doctoral Degree (F30)
To enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising predoctoral students, who are matriculated in a combined MD/PhD or other dual-doctoral degree training program (e.g., DO/PhD, DDS/PhD, AuD/PhD, DVM/PhD), and who intend careers as physician/clinician-scientists
NIH NINDS Postdoctoral NRSA Fellowship (late stage grad students eligible)
Similar support to Parent F32, but different requirements and eligibility (read carefully). Applicants are eligible to apply within approximately 12 months prior to joining a postdoctoral laboratory to within the first 12 months of starting in that laboratory.
NIH BRAIN Initiative Research Supplements to Promote Diversity
Administrative supplements to currently active NIH BRAIN Initiative research grants to support the training of underrepresented individuals and enhance the diversity of the research workforce
NIH Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
Administrative supplements to currently active NIH research grants to support the training of underrepresented individuals and enhance the diversity of the research workforce
NIH Blueprint D-SPAN Award (F99/K00)
The NIH Blueprint Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience (D-SPAN) Award supports the pre- to post-doctoral transition of diverse graduate students
NIH Director's Early Independence Award (DP5)
Supports outstanding junior scientists with the intellect, scientific creativity, drive, and maturity bypass the traditional postdoctoral training period to launch independent research careers
NIH Supplements to Promote Diversity in Research and Development Small Businesses-SBIR/STTR
Administrative supplements to active NIH SBIR/STTR grants to enhance the diversity of the research workforce and increase the participation of women and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in small businesses
NIH HEAL Initiative Research Supplements to Promote Diversity
Administrative supplements to currently active NINDS research HEAL grants to support the training of underrepresented individuals and enhance the diversity of the research workforce
NIH Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
Administrative supplements to currently active NINDS research AD/ADRD grants to support the training of underrepresented individuals and enhance the diversity of the research workforce
NIH Graduate Summer Opportunities to Advance Research (G-SOAR) Program
Summer research and leadership internship for PhD students and MS graduates entering PhD programs.
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
Five-year fellowship recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions
Ford Foundation
To increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students
- Predoctoral Fellowship
- Dissertation Fellowship
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
The PD Soros Fellowship for New Americans is a $90,000 merit-based fellowship exclusively for immigrants and children of immigrants who are pursuing graduate school in the United States
HHMI Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study
To increase the diversity among scientists who are prepared to assume leadership roles in science, particularly as college and university faculty
DOD National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG)
NDSEG Fellowships last for three years and pay for full tuition and all mandatory fees, a monthly stipend, and up to $1,000 a year in medical insurance (this excludes dental and vision insurance)
DOD SMART Scholarship Program
Scholarships are awarded for a minimum of 1.5 years and a maximum of 5 years of funding. Must be willing to accept post-graduate employment with the DoD.
500WomenScientists Fellowship for the Future
The Fellowship for the Future is a two-year leadership award program for women of color in STEM leading research or outreach projects in line with the 500 Women Scientists mission and focused on increasing equity, inclusion, accessibility, or social justice in STEM
Hertz Foundation The Hertz Foundation Fellowship
The fellowship includes up to five years of funding, valued at up to $250,000, and the freedom to pursue innovative projects wherever they may lead
American Heart Association AHA Predoctoral Fellowship
To enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising students who are matriculated in pre-doctoral or clinical health professional degree training programs and who intend careers as scientists, physician-scientists or other clinician-scientists, or related careers aimed at improving global cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and brain health
Facebook The Facebook Fellowship
Two years of paid tuition and fees, a $42,000 annual stipend to cover living and conference travel costs, a paid visit to Facebook headquarters for the annual Fellowship Summit, and various opportunities to engage with Facebook researchers
GEM The GEM Fellowship Program
The goal of this program is to increase the number of minority students who pursue doctoral degrees in the natural science disciplines — chemistry, physics, earth sciences, mathematics, biological sciences, and computer science. Applicants to this program are accepted as early as their senior undergraduate year, as well as candidates currently enrolled in a Master’s of Engineering program and working professionals.
- MS Engineering Fellowship
- PhD Engineering Fellowship
- PhD Science Fellowship
GWIS Graduate Women In Science National Fellowship Program
Funds research in the natural sciences and promotes academic and professional careers for women in science
The Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust
DeKarman fellowships are open to PhD students in any discipline, including international students, who are currently enrolled in a university located within the United States.
PEO P.E.O. Scholar Awards
The P.E.O. Scholar Awards are one-time, competitive, merit-based awards intended to recognize and encourage academic excellence and achievement by women in doctoral-level programs
Point Foundation The Point Scholarship
Aims to promote change through scholarship funding and mentorship empowering scholars from the LGBTQ+ community
Thermofisher Thermo Fisher Scientific Antibody Scholarship Program
Offering $35,000 in scholarship funding in order to provide educational opportunities for future generations of science scholars
American Epilepsy Society Predoctoral Research Fellowship
Support predoctoral students who are pursuing dissertation research with an epilepsy-relevant theme, and who are working under the guidance of a mentor with expertise in epilepsy research. Proposals are welcomed across the spectrum of basic, translational, and clinical research.