[Plsgs] FW: Favorite Graduate Fellowships
Lambert, Georgina M - (glambert)
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Tue Aug 14 12:19:14 MST 2018
From: gradfunding-request at list.arizona.edu <gradfunding-request at list.arizona.edu> On Behalf Of Hawthorne Smith, Shelley Lynn - (shellh)
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 12:02 PM
To: gradfunding at list.arizona.edu
Subject: Favorite Graduate Fellowships
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Dear Graduate Students,
Welcome to (or back to) the University of Arizona!
I am starting off the academic year with my annual list of my favorite fellowships that are external to the UA. However, there are lots more fellowships out there; advice on how to find them is in my next email. Also, don't forget about other sources of funding<https://grad.arizona.edu/ofce/funding-101> for graduate students.
Secondly, please visit our website for a list of upcoming workshops<https://grad.arizona.edu/ofce/workshop-and-presentation-materials> and application support programs<https://grad.arizona.edu/ofce/application-support-programs>.
Good luck with the beginning of the semester. More details on the fellowships are below.
General Fellowships
* American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowships
* American Philosophical Society Fellowships and Grants
* Boren Fellowships for International Study
* Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program
* DAAD - Study and Research in Germany
* FLAS Fellowships for Foreign Language Learning
* Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships
* Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships
* Fulbright Scholarship for U.S. Students
* Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
* Margaret McNamara Educational Grants for Women from Developing Countries
* National Institute of Justice Graduate Research Fellowship Program
* OAS Scholarships for Academic Studies for Study Abroad
* Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
* Smithsonian Pre- and Post- Doctoral Fellowships and Internships
Fellowships in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
* Arizona Commission on the Arts Professional Development Grant
* Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships in Ethics and Religion
* Henry Frank Guggenheim Dissertation Fellowships
* Getty Foundation Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships
* International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF)
* Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships
* Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources
* NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program
* Newberry Fellowships
Fellowships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
* African Women in Agricultural Research and Development Fellowships
* Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
* DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program
* DOE Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service
* Facebook Fellowship
* Garden Club of America Scholarships
* GEM Consortium Fellowships
* Hertz Fellowships
* Link Foundation Energy Fellowship
* Link Foundation Modeling, Simulation & Training Fellowships
* National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG)
* National Physical Science Consortium Graduate Fellowship
* NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF)
* National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards
* National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships (NSF GRFP)
Postdoctoral Fellowships
* AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships
* Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowships
* NSF Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
* Schlumberger Foundation Fellowship for Women from Developing and Emerging Economies
* Sloan Research Fellowships
* UNESCO-L'Oreal International Fellowships for Women in Science
General Fellowships
American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowships
American Fellowships support women scholars completing doctoral dissertations, conducting postdoctoral research, or finishing research for publication. The purpose of the Dissertation Fellowship is to offset a scholar's living expenses while she completes her dissertation. The fellowship must be used for the final year of writing the dissertation.
Deadline: November 1
Website: www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/american-fellowships/<http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/american-fellowships/>
American Philosophical Society Fellowships and Grants
The American Philosophical Society maintains nine grant or fellowship programs in a wide range of fields. The Franklin, Lewis and Clark, Lewis and Clark Astrobiology, Library Digital Humanities Fellowship, Library Fellowship, and Phillips programs award small grants ($1,000 to $6,000) for modest research purposes. The Daland, Library Long-Term Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, and Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship programs award much larger amounts ($40,000 to $60,000) in highly selective competitions.
Deadlines: see website
Citizenship: varies according to fellowship
Website: https://amphilsoc.org/grants
Boren Fellowships for International Study
Boren Fellowships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. Boren Fellows represent a vital pool of highly motivated individuals who wish to work in the federal national security arena. In exchange for funding, Boren Fellows commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation. For more information, contact Emily Kotay: emkotay at email.arizona.edu<mailto:emkotay at email.arizona.edu>
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
Deadline: January 30, 2019
Website: http://www.borenawards.org/boren_fellowship/basics.html
Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. The program includes intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences designed to promote rapid language gains.
* Azerbaijani, Bangla, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Punjabi, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu: Beginning, advanced beginning, intermediate and advanced levels;
* Arabic and Persian: Advanced beginning, intermediate and advanced levels;
* Chinese, Japanese, and Russian: Intermediate and advanced levels.
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
Deadline: TBA
Website: http://www.clscholarship.org
DAAD - Study and Research in Germany
Provides a variety of educational exchange scholarships Germany. The Research Grant is specifically for PhD students (and post-docs) wishing to pursue research in Germany. The Study Scholarship provides resources for independent study in Germany. The University of Arizona has been invited to nominate one graduate student for a DAAD Study Scholarship. If interested, please contact Shelley Hawthorne Smith (shellh at email.arizona.edu<mailto:shellh at email.arizona.edu>).
Citizenship: see website
Deadline: varies according to fellowship
Website: www.daad.org<http://www.daad.org>
FLAS Fellowships for Foreign Language Learning
The program funds centers around the country that provide fellowships to promote foreign language competencies. The UA is home to a FLAS program in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (http://cmes.arizona.edu/FLAS ). Also, you may apply to programs at some other institutions as well. Programs are either for the academic year or the summer. Institutions compete every four years for the program. Awards for 2018-2022 will be announced any day.
Deadline: vary
Website: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsflasf/awards.html (a list of currently funded institutions)
Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships
Through its Fellowship Programs, 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. Ford Foundation Fellowship awards are offered at the Predoctoral, Dissertation and Postdoctoral levels. Fellowships are awarded in a national competition. Awards are made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. To be eligible for a Ford Foundation Fellowship award you must be a citizen of the United States, demonstrate evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other designations), and be committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level. Awards will be made for study in research-based Ph.D. or Sc.D. programs; practice oriented degree programs are not eligible for support.
Citizenship: All citizens, nationals, and permanent residents (holders of a Permanent Resident Card) of the United States, and individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program
Deadline: January 8, 2019
Website: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_047959.htm
Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships
Through its Fellowship Programs, 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. Awards are made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. To be eligible for a Ford Foundation Fellowship award you must be a citizen of the United States, demonstrate evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other designations), and be committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level. Awards will be made for study in research-based Ph.D. or Sc.D. programs; practice oriented degree programs are not eligible for support.
Citizenship: All citizens, nationals, and permanent residents (holders of a Permanent Resident Card) of the United States, and individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program
Deadline: January 8, 2019
Website: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/FordFellowships/PGA_047958
Fulbright Scholarship for U.S. Students
Fulbright offers recent graduates opportunities for personal and professional development and international experience that fosters mutual understanding among nations through study and research abroad. Created to increase mutual understanding among nations through education and cultural exchanges. Students design their own projects, which may include: university coursework, library or field research, classes in a music or art school, independent projects in the social or life sciences, assistant teach English, a combination of these or other activities.
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
Deadline: UA deadline September 5, 2018
Website: Contact David Neufeld (davidyneufeld at email.arizona.edu<mailto:davidyneufeld at email.arizona.edu>) if you are interested in applying. http://us.fulbrightonline.org/about
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
This program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students who conduct research in other countries, in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of six to 12 months. Projects deepen research knowledge on and help the nation develop capability in areas of the world not generally included in U.S. curricula. Projects focusing on Western Europe are not supported. Please contact me (shellh at email.arizona.edu<mailto:shellh at email.arizona.edu>) if you are interested in applying.
Citizenship: U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Deadline: TBD
Website: https://grad.arizona.edu/ofce/application-support/fulbright-hays-doctoral-dissertation-research-abroad
Margaret McNamara Educational Grants for Women from Developing Countries
For students from developing countries who are currently studying in the United States or Canada, the MMMF awards grants of approximately $12,000 each; grants are not renewable. The MMMF also typically invites the recipients to Washington DC to participate in a three day Awards Program organized in their honor.
Citizenship: Be a national of a country listed on the MMEG Country Eligibility List (See website)
Deadline: January 15, 2019
Website: http://www.mmeg.org/apply/
National Institute of Justice Graduate Research Fellowship Program
The NIJ Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship program provides awards for research on crime, violence, and other criminal justice-related topics to accredited universities that support graduate study leading to research-based doctoral degrees. NIJ invests in doctoral education by supporting universities that sponsor students who demonstrate the potential to successfully complete doctoral degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of NIJ (i.e., social and behavioral sciences, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: See website
Website: http://www.nij.gov/funding/fellowships/graduate-research-fellowship/Pages/welcome.aspx
OAS Scholarships for Academic Studies for Study Abroad
The Organization of American States Academic Scholarship Program (Regular Program) grants scholarships every year for the pursuit of Master's Degrees, Doctoral Degrees and Research leading to a degree. The OAS, through its Partnerships Program for Education and Training (PAEC), is able to offer other attractive scholarship opportunities for academic studies with the support of its partner institutions in the Americas and around the world.
Citizenship: Unspecified
Deadline: See website
Website: http://www.oas.org/en/scholarships/Academic_Program_OAS.asp
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
The purpose of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The Program is established in recognition of the contributions New Americans have made to American life and in gratitude for the opportunities the United States has afforded the donors and their family. Applicants must be:
* A New American (a green card holder or naturalized citizen if born abroad; a child of naturalized citizens if born in this country).
* Not yet 31 years old, as of the application deadline.
* A college senior or holder of a bachelor's degree.
* Not beyond your second year - if already enrolled -- in the graduate degree program for which you request support.
Deadline: November 1, 2018
Website: http://www.pdsoros.org
Smithsonian Pre- and Post- Doctoral Fellowships and Internships
Hundreds of graduate students and holders of doctorates come to the Smithsonian to do independent research under the guidance of a member of world-class research staff. Fellows have the opportunity to study and work intensively with Smithsonian collections and experts in their fields and beyond. In addition, more than 1500 students pursue internships offered across the organization.
Citizenship: see website
Deadline: varies according to opportunity
Website: https://www.smithsonianofi.com/fellowship-opportunities/smithsonian-institution-fellowship-program/
Fellowships in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Arizona Commission on the Arts Professional Development Grant
Professional Development Grants (PDG) are designed to assist Arizona artists, arts administrators, and arts educators with funding support for participation in professional development and skills-building activities which contribute to significant professional growth. Learning activities include (but are not limited to) the following: Participation in conferences or symposia; Artist residencies; Workshops, institutes, fellowships.
Citizenship: Must be resident of Arizona
Deadline: January 31, 2019
Website: https://azarts.gov/grant/professional-development/
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships in Ethics and Religion
The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations appropriate to the Newcombe Fellowship competition might explore the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature.
Citizenship: Unspecified
Deadline: TBA (usually mid-November)
Website: www.woodrow.org/fellowships/newcombe<http://www.woodrow.org/fellowships/newcombe>
Henry Frank Guggenheim Dissertation Fellowships
These fellowships of $20,000 each are designed to contribute to the support of the doctoral candidate to enable him or her to complete the thesis in a timely manner and are only appropriate for students approaching the final year of their Ph.D. work. Questions that interest the foundation concern violence and aggression in relation to social change, intergroup conflict, war, terrorism, crime, and family relationships, among other subjects. Dissertations with no relevance to understanding human violence and aggression will not be supported. Priority will also be given to areas and methodologies not receiving adequate attention and support from other funding sources.
Citizenship: Not specified
Deadline: February 1
Website: www.hfg.org/df/guidelines.htm<http://www.hfg.org/df/guidelines.htm>
Getty Foundation Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships
Getty Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships are intended for emerging scholars to complete work on projects related to the Getty Research Institute's annual research theme. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute or Getty Villa, where they pursue research projects, complete their dissertations, or expand dissertation for publication. Fellows make use of the Getty collections, join in a weekly meeting devoted to the annual theme, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: Oct 1, 2018
Website: http://www.getty.edu/foundation/initiatives/residential/getty_pre_postdoctoral_fellowships.html
International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF)
The Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) offers nine to twelve months of support to graduate students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences who are enrolled in PhD programs in the United States and conducting dissertation research on non-US topics. Eighty fellowships are awarded annually. Fellowship amounts vary depending on the research plan, with a per-fellowship average of $20,000. The fellowship includes participation in an SSRC-funded interdisciplinary workshop upon the completion of IDRF-funded research.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: November 7, 2018
Website: www.ssrc.org/fellowships/idrf-fellowship<http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/idrf-fellowship>
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships
ACLS invites applications for the annual competition for the Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships, which support a year of research and writing to help advanced graduate students in the humanities and related social sciences in the last year of Ph.D. dissertation writing. The program encourages timely completion of the Ph.D. Applicants must be prepared to complete their dissertations within the period of their fellowship tenure and no later than August 31, 2020. A grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supports this program.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: October 24, 2018
Website: www.acls.org/programs/dcf/<http://www.acls.org/programs/dcf/>
Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is pleased to offer fellowships generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for dissertation research in the humanities or related social sciences in original sources. The purposes of this fellowship program are to: Help junior scholars in the humanities and related social science fields gain skill and creativity in developing knowledge from original sources; enable dissertation writers to do research wherever relevant sources may be, rather than just where financial support is available; encourage more extensive and innovative uses of original sources in libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, and related repositories in the U.S. and abroad; and provide insight from the viewpoint of doctoral candidates into how scholarly resources can be developed for access most helpfully in the future.
The program offers about fifteen competitively awarded fellowships a year. Each provides a stipend of $2,000 per month for periods ranging from 9-12 months.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: TBD (usually mid-November)
Website: www.clir.org/fellowships/mellon<http://www.clir.org/fellowships/mellon>
NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program
The Dissertation Fellowship Program seeks to encourage a new generation of scholars from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education. These $27,500 fellowships support individuals whose dissertations show potential for bringing fresh and constructive perspectives to the history, theory, analysis, or practice of formal or informal education anywhere in the world.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: October 8, 2018
Website: http://www.naeducation.org/naed_080200.htm
Newberry Fellowships
Fellowships at the Newberry provide support for researchers who wish to use the collection. The Newberry administers annual competitions for both Short-Term Fellowships of one to two months and Long-Term Fellowships of four to twelve months.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: Varied - see website
Website: www.newberry.org/fellowships<http://www.newberry.org/fellowships>
Fellowships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
African Women in Agricultural Research and Development Fellowships
African women working in agricultural research and development from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, or Zambia who have completed a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in selected disciplines are invited to apply. Applicants must be nationals of the above listed countries and be available in Africa throughout the fellowship period.
Citizenship: Applicants must be nationals of the above listed countries.
Deadline: Unspecified
Website: http://awardfellowships.org/
Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
The Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) program provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields of study that use high performance computing to solve complex science and engineering problems. Those studying engineering and the physical, computer, mathematical or life sciences are encouraged to apply provided they meet the eligibility requirements. Fellowship support is available for four years and must be renewed annually.
Citizenship: U.S. Citizens or permanent residents
Deadline: TBA (usually January)
Website: http://www.krellinst.org/csgf
DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program
The goal of the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is to prepare graduate students for science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission, by providing graduate thesis research opportunities at DOE laboratories. The SCGSR program provides supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to pursue part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE laboratory in areas that address scientific challenges central to the Office of Science mission. The research opportunity is expected to advance the graduate students' overall doctoral thesis while providing access to the expertise, resources, and capabilities available at the DOE laboratories.
Eligibility: U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
Deadline: Varies, see website
Website: http://science.energy.gov/wdts/scgsr/
DOE Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service
The SMART Scholarship for Service Program has been established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing technical 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.
Eligibility: United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or United Kingdom
Deadline: December 1, 2018
Website: https://smartscholarshipprod.service-now.com/smart?id=smart_index
Facebook Fellowship
The Facebook Fellowship Program and Emerging Scholar Awards are designed to encourage and support promising doctoral students who are engaged in innovative and relevant research in areas related to computer science and engineering. While open to students in any year of PhD study, a heavy emphasis on research and publication record for Facebook Fellowships favor students who are further along in their course of study. First or second year PhD students who are members of a minority group that is underrepresented in the technology sector have the option of being evaluated for an emerging scholar award.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: October 12, 2018
Website: https://research.fb.com/programs/fellowship/#Eligibility_Criteria
https://research.fb.com/programs/fellowship
Garden Club of America Scholarships
The Garden Club of America offers 28 merit-based scholarships and fellowships in 12 areas related to conservation, ecology, horticulture, and pollinator research. In 2018, more than $308,400 was awarded to 65 scholars.
Citizenship: See website
Deadline: TBA
https://www.gcamerica.org/scholarships
GEM Consortium Fellowships
The mission of The National GEM Consortium is to enhance the value of the nation's human capital by increasing the participation of underrepresented groups (African Americans, American Indians, and Hispanic Americans) at the master's and doctoral levels in engineering and science.
GEM provides three Fellowship Programs. MS Engineering Fellowship Program: The objective of this program is to promote the benefits of a masters degree within industry. Ph.D. Engineering Fellowship: The objective of this program is to offer doctoral fellowships to underrepresented minority students who have either completed, are currently enrolled in a master's in engineering program, or received admittance into a PhD program directly from a bachelor's degree program. Ph.D. Science Fellowship: The goal of this program is to increase the number of minority students who pursue doctoral degrees in the natural science disciplines.
Citizenship: U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Deadline: November 13
Website: http://www.gemfellowship.org/students/gem-fellowship-program/
Hertz Fellowships
The Foundation supports graduate students working towards the Ph.D. degree in the applied physical, biological and engineering sciences. These fields include applied mathematics, statistics, and quantitative aspects of modern biology. Applicants must be willing to morally commit to make their skills available to the United States in time of national emergency.
Citizenship: U.S. citizen or permanent residents of the United States of America
Deadline: October 24, 2018
Website: http://www.hertzfoundation.org
Link Foundation Energy Fellowship
In an effort to foster education and innovation in the area of societal production and utilization of energy, the Link Foundation invites applications for two-year fellowships for students working toward a Ph.D. degree.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: Dec 1, 2018
Website: http://www.linkenergy.org/
Link Foundation Modeling, Simulation & Training Fellowships
The Link Foundation supports programs to foster the theoretical basis, practical knowledge, and application of energy, simulation, and ocean engineering and instrumentation research, and to disseminate the results of that research through lectures, seminars and publications.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: January 15
Website: http://www.linksim.org/
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG)
The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG) of the US Department of Defense is intended for students at or near the beginning of graduate study for doctoral degrees in mathematical, physical, biological, and engineering sciences. It is a three-year award, which includes a stipend, plus full tuition and fees, not including room and board.
Citizenship: US citizens or nationals
Deadline: TBA
Website: https://www.ndsegfellowships.org/
National Physical Science Consortium Graduate Fellowship
The National Physical Science Consortium is a partnership between government agencies and laboratories, industry, and higher education. NPSC's goal is to increase the number of American citizens with graduate degrees in the physical sciences and related engineering fields, emphasizing recruitment of a diverse applicant pool including women and minorities. The NPSC Graduate Fellowship is unique in being: open to all American citizens; lasting for up to six years; providing a $20,000 annual stipend; covering tuition; allowing a fellow also to hold a research or teaching assistantship; including one or two paid summer internships with a government agency; providing a mentor and the opportunity for a lasting relationship with the sponsor.
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
Deadline: November 30, 2018
Website: http://www.npsc.org/
NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF)
The purpose of the NESSF is to ensure continued training of a highly qualified workforce in disciplines needed to achieve NASA's scientific goals outlined above by performing research projects. Awards resulting from the competitive selection will be made in the form of training grants to the respective universities with the advisor serving as the principal investigator. All applications to NESSF must address the goals and objectives of one of the four SMD research programs: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, Astrophysics.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: TBA (usually February)
Website: https://researchfunding.duke.edu/nasa-earth-and-space-science-fellowship-nessf
National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards
Awards are made to increase the quality of dissertation research. The following NSF programs offer DDRI awards.
* Archaeology
* Biological Anthropology
* Cultural Anthropology
* Documenting Endangered Languages
* Economics
* Geography and Spatial Sciences
* Linguistics
* Political Science
* Science of Science and Innovation Policy
* Sociology
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: vary according to program
Website: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/education.jsp?fund_type=2
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships (NSF GRFP)
The National Science Foundation aims to ensure the vitality of the human resource base in biological science, technology, engineering, mathematics, physical science, earth science, and social science in the United States and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 1,000 graduate fellowships in this competition. The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based masters or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are at the early stages of their graduate study.
Applicant Support is available for U of A students who register here:
https://grad.arizona.edu/ofce/application-support-programs/nsf-graduate-research-fellowship-program
Citizenship: US citizen, US national, or permanent resident
Deadline: Oct 23 - Nov 2 (varies according to discipline)
Website: http://www.nsfgrfp.org/
Postdoctoral Fellowships
AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships
Providing opportunities for scientists and engineers to learn first-hand about policymaking while contributing their knowledge and analytical skills in the federal policy realm. AAAS seeks candidates from a broad array of backgrounds and a diversity of geographic, disciplinary, gender, and ethnic perspectives as well as disability status. Fellows have ranged in age from late 20s to early 70s. They represent a spectrum of career stages, from recent PhD graduates to faculty on sabbatical to retired scientists and engineers. Fellows also come from a range of sectors, including academia, industry, non-profit organizations, and government labs.
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen with some unrestricted opportunities
Deadline: November 1, 2018
Website: https://www.aaas.org/program/science-technology-policy-fellowships
Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowships
Graduate and professional school students and those who have completed graduate studies (degree awarded) within the last five years may apply. Areas of study may include any social/behavioral science, medical/health discipline, physical or biological science, any field of engineering, law/business/public administration, or any relevant interdisciplinary fields.
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen (with a few exceptions)
Deadline: September 7, 2018
Website: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/policyfellows/
NSF Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
NSF's Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) offers Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in two tracks: Broadening Participation (SPRF-BP), and Interdisciplinary Research in Behavioral and Social Sciences (SPRF-IBSS).
Citizenship: U.S. citizen, national, or legally admitted permanent resident alien of the United States
Deadline: October 9, 2018
Website: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504810
Schlumberger Foundation Fellowship for Women from Developing and Emerging Economies
Faculty for the Future fellowships are awarded to women from developing and emerging economies who are preparing for PhD or post-doctoral study in the physical sciences, engineering, or related disciplines to pursue advanced graduate study at top universities in their disciplines abroad. Related disciplines may also be awarded. For example, awards in biological sciences are limited to interdisciplinary research between physical and biological sciences.
Citizenship: Citizen of a developing country
Deadline: November 17, 2018
Website: http://www.afterschoolafrica.com/619/schlumberger-foundation-fellowship/
Sloan Research Fellowships
The Sloan Research Fellowships seek to stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise. These two-year fellowships are awarded yearly to researchers in recognition of distinguished performance and a unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. (or equivalent) in chemistry, computational or evolutionary molecular biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, ocean sciences (including marine biology), physics, or a related field.
Citizenship: Unspecified
Deadline: September 17, 2018
Website: https://sloan.org/fellowships/
UNESCO-L'Oreal International Fellowships for Women in Life Sciences
Each year, 15 young female researchers at doctoral or postdoctoral levels are awarded a fellowship to enhance their expertise in renowned institutions around the world. The Fellowships are worth up to US$40,000 each and are awarded for a period of up to two years for scientists to undertake projects outside of their home country.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: See website
Website: http://www.forwomeninscience.com/en/fellowships
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University of Arizona Graduate College
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