All Opportunities
for grad students
Diversity and Awards Program
Award Info:
Stipend: $600 per week, a small research allowance and with possible travel allowance
All Sessions = 10 weeks, full time (40 hours per week)
Description:
The Office of Fellowships and Internships offers visiting student awards to increase participation of U.S. groups who are underrepresented in Smithsonian scholarly programs, in the disciplines of research conducted at the Institution, and in the museum field. This program is designed to provide beginning…
Native American Awards Program
Award Info:
Stipend: $175 per day up to 21 days, or $600 per week, a small research allowance and with possible travel allowance
All Sessions = maximum of 10 weeks, full time (40 hours per week)
Description:
The Native American Awards Visiting Student falls within the Native American Awards Program which supports students, who are formally or informally affiliated with a Native American community or tribe, to visit the Institution to conduct independent research using its Native American-related resources…
Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program
Award Info:
TEN-WEEK GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS -for graduate students to conduct independent research usually before having been advanced to candidacy if in a Ph.D. program.
- Term: 10 weeks
- Stipend: $8,000
PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS -for doctoral candidates to…
Description:
The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program offers opportunities for independent research or study related to Smithsonian collections, facilities, and/or research interests of the Institution and its staff. Fellowships are offered to graduate students, predoctoral students, and postdoctoral and…
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Gates Cambridge Scholarships
Award Info:
Gates Cambridge Scholarship covers the full cost of studying at Cambridge. It also provides additional, discretionary funding:
Core components
- The University Composition Fee at the appropriate rate
- A maintenance allowance for a single student (£21,000…
Description:
The Gates Cambridge Scholarship programme was established in October 2000 by a donation of US$210m from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of Cambridge; this is the largest ever single donation to a UK university.
The Gates Cambridge mission is to build a global network…
National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Award Info:
• Five-year fellowship period with three years of financial support
• Annual stipend of $37,000
• Cost-of-education allowance of $12,000 to the institution
• No post-graduate study service requirement
Deadline dependent on directorate
Description:
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in fields within NSF’s mission. The GRFP provides up to three years of support for the graduate…
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Award Info:
Each Fellow receives up to $100,000 in financial support over two years, and they join a lifelong community of New American Fellows.
Description:
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans program honors the contributions of immigrants and children of immigrants to the United States. Each year, we invest in the graduate education of 30 New Americans—immigrants and children of immigrants—who are poised to make significant…
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellowships
Award Info:
$80-105,000 per year, along with other support including reimbursement for health care insurance
Description:
AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF) provide opportunities to outstanding scientists and engineers to learn first-hand about policymaking while contributing their knowledge and analytical skills to the federal policymaking process. Fellows serve yearlong assignments in the…
Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc. Dissertation Fieldwork Grants
Award Info:
The maximum amount of the Dissertation Fieldwork Grant is US $25,000
Description:
Dissertation Fieldwork Grants are awarded to aid doctoral or thesis research. The program contributes to the Foundation's overall mission to support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that the discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding…
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate
Award Info:
Eligibility:
- The NDSEG Fellowship Program is open only to applicants who are citizens or nationals of the United States.
- Applicants are eligible if they have received or will receive a baccalaureate degree in the year of their fellowship application, are within first…
Description:
The DoD, through the Office of the Under Secretary for Research and Engineering and the military services, promotes education in science and engineering disciplines relevant to the Defense mission. One means of promoting science and engineering education is through awarding fellowships to encourage…
Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship Program
Award Info:
Five years of funding, valued at up to $250,000, and the freedom to pursue innovative ideas
Description:
The Hertz Fellowship is awarded annually to the nation’s most promising graduate students in science and technology. Using a rigorous, merit-based process, the foundation identifies innovators with the greatest potential to create transformative solutions to the world's most urgent challenges.
Over…