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Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship Program
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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…
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate
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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…
SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF)
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Maximum anticipated funding amount is about $3,000,000 per year. Between 15 to 20 total fellowships will be made per year. Support may be requested for up to 24 months at a level of $80,000 per year and may be prorated accordingly.
The proposer must have obtained a doctoral degree in…
Description:
The Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) offers Postdoctoral Research Fellowships to encourage independence early in the fellow's career by supporting his or her research and training goals. The research and training plan of each fellowship must address important scientific…
Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship Awards
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$10,000 Fellowship
The 2025 Amelia Earhart Fellowship application is now closed. The 2026 Amelia Earhart application will open in July 2025.
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…
American Association of University Women (AAUW) Fellowships
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American Fellowships: $8,000–$50,000
International Fellowships:
- Master’s/first professional degree: $20,000
- Doctoral: $25,000
- Postdoctoral: $50,000
Description:
For more than 130 years, AAUW has funded the educations of countless women so they could follow their dreams. From astronauts to zoologists, the recipients of AAUW’s fellowships, grants and awards represent nearly every imaginable field of endeavor.
AAUW American Fellowships support women…
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 $30,000 - $46,000 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…
Young Investigator Award (YIA)
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Predoctoral awards provide a flat rate of $32,000 of stipend support for each of TWO years (total two-year budget $64,000, including 10% Indirect costs).
Postdoctoral awards: From 2021, CTF started a pilot program to provide postdoctoral YIA salary support for up to THREE years. The third year…
Description:
The Young Investigator Award provides two-year salary support to early career NF researchers and helps them get established as independent NF investigators. The main function of the YIA program has been to serve as a ‘seeding mechanism’ for researchers to secure larger grants, such…
The Allergic Respiratory Diseases Research Award
Award Info:
The Allergic Respiratory Diseases Research Award is for $75,000 per year, for up to two years. No more than 75% of the requested budget may be used for an awardee’s salary and/or fringe benefits and no more than 30% of the total award budget may be used to fund the purchase of permanent equipment.
Description:
Award recipients will be selected by a review panel composed of American Lung Association and American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology representatives. Awards are administered by the American Lung Association but the funding of the awards is split equally by the associations.
American Lung Association Catalyst Award
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The Catalyst Grant is for $50,000 per year, for up to two years
Description:
The American Lung Association Catalyst Award is a mentored award meant to support outstanding investigators on the path to independence for research into the mechanisms of lung disease and general lung biology. Preference is given to projects that are novel; innovative in design/approach; utilize…
Dalsemer Research Grant
Award Info:
The Dalsemer Research Grant is for $50,000 per year, for up to two years
Description:
The American Lung Association Dalsemer Research Grant is a mentored award meant to provide seed monies to junior investigators on the path to independence for researching the mechanisms and biology of interstitial lung disease.
The Dalsemer Research Grant is for $50,000 per year, for up to two…