External Fellowships & Grants

AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (AERA)
Small grants and training for researchers who conduct studies of education policy and practice

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE (AAAS) MASS MEDIA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FELLOWSHIP
This 10-week summer program places science, engineering, and mathematics students at media organizations nationwide. Fellows use their academic training as they research, write, and report today’s headlines, sharpening their abilities to communicate complex scientific issues to the public.

AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY MASS MEDIA FELLOWSHIP (AMS-AAAS)
Fellows receive a stipend of US $8,000 for the summer, plus travel expenses to and from AAAS and media outlets, to work for ten weeks during the summer months as reporters, researchers, and production assistants in media organizations.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS FOUNDATION

ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE

BOREN SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their educations.

CHILDREN'S TUMOR FOUNDATION: YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD (YIA)

COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing a PhD in scientific or engineering disciplines with an emphasis in high-performance computing.

DUKE UNIV. CENTER FOR HISTORY OF POLITICAL ECONOMY FELLOWSHIP

DESIGNING ACCOUNTABLE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS (DASS)
Supports research on the relationships between software systems and the complex social and legal contexts in which they are designed and operated, with a goal of designing software systems that are accountable to social norms and regulatory requirements.

Environmental Convergence Opportunities in Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (ECO-CBET)
Preliminary Proposal due September, Final Proposal due January - Supports highly interdisciplinary, fundamental research that will enable the design of new materials, processes, and systems to address environmental engineering and sustainability problems.

HUMAN NETWORKS AND DATA SCIENCE PROGRAM (HNDS)
HNDS supports research that enhances understanding of human behavior by leveraging data and network science research; Identifying which dynamic, distributed, and heterogeneous data can provide novel answers to fundamental questions about individual and group behavior.

NATIONAL DEFENSE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS

RESEARCH ON THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE: INDICATORS, STATISTICS, AND METHODS (NCSES S&T)
Supports using data on STEM to produce statistics and indicators about R&D activities and the STEM workforce as well as develop new data and analysis methodologies.

SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH CORPORATION GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP
The Graduate Fellowship program addresses the issues of improving educational opportunities at the doctoral level and supplying a relevantly educated work force for the semiconductor industry.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FELLOWSHIPS
Graduate Fellowships allow students to conduct research for ten-week periods in association with Smithsonian research staff members. Predoctoral, Postdoctoral, and Senior Fellowships allow students to conduct research for periods of three to twelve months.

US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FELLOWSHIPS
The DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program is intended for students interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the DHS mission.

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

FLORIDA SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM
Grants from NASA

HUMAN NETWORKS AND DATA SCIENCE PROGRAM (HNDS)
HNDS supports research that enhances understanding of human behavior by leveraging data and network science research; Identifying which dynamic, distributed, and heterogeneous data can provide novel answers to fundamental questions about individual and group behavior.

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
NIH offers many predoctoral funding opportunities across the various institutes. These opportunities can be searched through the main web page.

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH - AGING
Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36)

AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (AERA)
Small grants and training for researchers who conduct studies of education policy and practice
http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/index.html

FLORIDA SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM
Grants from NASA

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
NIH offers many predoctoral funding opportunities across the various institutes. These opportunities can be searched through the main web page.

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Jointly Sponsored Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences

THE DIBNER LIBRARY OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESIDENT SCHOLAR PROGRAM
For individuals working on a topic relating to the history of science and technology who can make substantial use of collections in the Dibner Library.

KNOWLES SCIENCE TEACHING FOUNDATION TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS
KSTF Teaching Fellows are young men and women who have received a bachelor's or advanced degree in science, engineering or mathematics and are committed to teaching high school science and/or mathematics in U.S. schools

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
NIH offers many predoctoral funding opportunities across the various institutes. These opportunities can be searched through the main web page.

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH - AGING
Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36)

HUMAN NETWORKS AND DATA SCIENCE PROGRAM (HNDS)
HNDS supports research that enhances understanding of human behavior by leveraging data and network science research; Identifying which dynamic, distributed, and heterogeneous data can provide novel answers to fundamental questions about individual and group behavior.

There are no current deadlines during this month.

Environmental Convergence Opportunities in Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (ECO-CBET)
Preliminary Proposal due September, Final Proposal due January - Supports highly interdisciplinary, fundamental research that will enable the design of new materials, processes, and systems to address environmental engineering and sustainability problems.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY STAR FELLOWSHIPS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering Graduate Education Fellowships for master's and doctoral students in environmentally related fields of study.

FULBRIGHT-HAYS DOCTORAL DISSERTATION RESEARCH ABROAD
Conduct research in other countries in modern foreign languages and area studies

JACOB K. JAVITS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Study at the doctoral and Master of Fine Arts level in selected fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences.

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36)

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

FORD FOUNDATION
Through its program of Diversity Fellowships, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.

NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR GRADUATE DEGREES FOR MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE (GEM)
The GEM fellowship programs are designed to provide opportunities for underrepresented ethnic minority students to obtain M.S. degrees in engineering and Ph.D. degrees in engineering and the sciences through a program of paid summer internships and graduate financial assistance.

THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
Founded in 1923, SSRC has developed a worldwide reputation for generating new knowledge to advance understanding of critical social issues, both nationally and internationally.

SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND RESEARCH FOR TRANSFORMATION (SMART) SCHOLARSHIP
The Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program has been established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The program aims to increase the number of civilian scientists and engineers working at DoD laboratories.