Opportunities with deadlines
for grad students
National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Award Info:
• Five-year fellowship period with three years of financial support
• Annual stipend of $34,000
• 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 $90,000 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…
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.
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…
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…
Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship Awards
Award Info:
$10,000 Fellowship
The 2023 Amelia Earhart Fellowship application is now closed. The 2024 Amelia Earhart application will open in July 2023.
Description:
The Amelia Earhart Fellowship was established in 1938 in honor of famed pilot and Zontian, Amelia Earhart. The US$10,000 Fellowship is awarded annually to up to 35 women pursuing Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering and space sciences. It may be used at any university or college offering…
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…
Department of Defense (DoD) Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART)
Award Info:
Benefits include:
- Full tuition and education related educational expenses (meal plans, housing, and parking not included)
- Stipend paid at a rate of $25,000 - $38,000 a year depending on degree level (may be prorated depending on award length)
- Summer research…
Description:
The Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-service program, one of DOD’s STEM’s initiative, is funded by the Department of Defense. It is a combined educational and workforce development opportunity for bachelors, masters, and PH. D students to gain…
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Dissertation Grants
Award Info:
Award Component 1: $25,000 Stipend
Award Component 2: AERA Research Conference
Award Component 3: AERA Annual Meeting Capstone Research Institute
Description:
The AERA Grants Program provides advanced graduate students with research funding and professional development and training. The program supports highly competitive dissertation research using rigorous quantitative methods to examine large-scale, education-related data. The Grants Program encourages…
National Physical Science Consortium Graduate Fellowships
Award Info:
• Lasts for up to 6 years
• Provides an annual $20,000 expense allowance
• Covers full tuition and required fees
• Portable to 125 research universities
• Allows a research or teaching assistantship
• Paid summer internships with the sponsor
Description:
Formerly known as the National Physical Science Consortium, Graduate Fellowships for STEM Diversity is a partnership between government agencies and laboratories, industry, and higher education. GFSD is open for application by all U.S. citizens regardless of race or gender. GFSD's goal is to increase…