[Plsgs] FW: GradFundingJan2018 – Funding for women engineers, travel to Norway, summer internships, and more

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Subject: GradFundingJan2018 – Funding for women engineers, travel to Norway, summer internships, and more

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Dear Graduate Students,
Welcome back to campus! This month I have highlighted opportunities from several libraries, from the Social Security Administration, EPA, and the Association for Asian Studies. If you are doing dissertation research abroad and are interested in the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship, please contact me as soon as possible! Read on below for many opportunities.
Shelley

Announcements

o   Apply to Participate in the UA Student Showcase

o   Let us know if you are interested in the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (FH DDRA) Fellowship

General Funding Opportunities

o   Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Public Policy and Graduate Fellowship Program

o   EPA Environmental Research and Business Support Program

o   Norway-American Association Scholarships

o   Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum Summer Internship Program

o   Smithsonian Minority Visiting Students

Funding Opportunities in the Humanities/Arts/Social Sciences

o   Arizona Commission on the Arts Professional Development Grants

o   Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America Dissertation Grants – Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

o   Association for Asian Studies (AAS) and Inner Asia Council (CIAC) Small Grants

o   Cuban Heritage Foundation Summer and Graduate Fellowships

o   Gerald P Ford Library Travel Grants

o   Institute for Global Law and Policy Doctoral and Postdoctoral Awards

o   NYU Journalism Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award

o   Padnos Museum Internship Program at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum

o   Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) Analyzing Relationships between Disability, Rehabilitation and Work (ARDRAW) Small Grant Program

Funding in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

o   American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Graduate Scholarships

o   Argonne Laboratory-Graduate Programs

o   Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

o   Educational Testing Service’s Summer Internship Program in Research for Graduate Students

o   Environmental Protection Agency People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Student Design Competition

o   National Institutes of Health Summer Internships Program in Biomedical Research

o   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Sea Grant Fellowships

o   Society of Women Engineers Scholarships

Postdoctoral Fellowships

o   Art Conservation Fellowships at the Samuel H. Kress Foundation

o   Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

o   L’Oréal USA for Women in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship

o   National Academies Research Associateship Program

o   Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Resident Scholars Program (Arizona)

o   Wellcome Trust Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Announcements

Apply to Participate in the UA Student Showcase
Around one hundred students participate in this exhibition of undergraduate and graduate scholarship demonstrating the wide spectrum of University student research projects. Student Showcase offers students a significant forum for communicating the importance of their research to the broader University of Arizona community. Categories include: Community & Society, Creative Expression, Education, and Research. Monetary prizes will be awarded!
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: January 24
Website: http://gpsc.arizona.edu/student-showcase

Let us know if you are interested in the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (FH DDRA) Fellowship
The purpose of the FH DDRA fellowship is to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the U.S. by supporting full-time dissertation research abroad. Research projects must focus on one or more of the following geographic areas:  Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near East, Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere. Research in Western Europe and the U.S. and its territories is not supported by this grant.
Citizenship: U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
For more information on the fellowship: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/index.html
Please let us know if you are interested: shellh at email.arizona.edu<mailto:shellh at email.arizona.edu>

General Funding Opportunities

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Public Policy and Graduate Fellowship Program
The CHCI Public Policy Fellowship Program offers talented Latinos, who have earned a bachelor's degree within two years of the program start date, the opportunity to gain hands-on experience at the national level in public policy.
The Graduate Fellowship Program offers exceptional Latinos who have earned a graduate degree or higher related to a chosen policy issue area within three years of program start date unparalleled exposure to hands-on experience in public policy. This program focuses specifically on the areas of: Higher Education, Secondary Education, Health, Housing, Law, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). This unique fellowship program seeks to enhance participants' leadership abilities, strengthen professional skills, and increase the presence of Latinos in public policy areas.
Citizenship: U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, asylees, or individuals who are lawfully authorized to work full-time without restriction for any U.S. employer
Deadline: January 29, 2018
Website: http://www.chci.org/fellowships/

EPA Environmental Research and Business Support Program
The EPA Environmental Research and Business Support Program provides opportunities for exceptional undergraduate and graduate students and recent bachelor’s, master’s, and postdoctoral graduates to participate in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) research and administrative projects at multiple EPA laboratories and research centers.
Citizenship: Must be able to work legally in the US
Deadline: See specific opportunities
Website: http://www.orau.org/epa/default.aspx

Norway-American Association Scholarships
The purpose of the scholarships is to provide financial support for Americans to study in Norway. By supporting post-graduate study or research in areas of mutual importance to Norway and the United States we hope to bring the two countries closer. By awarding scholarships to American students or researchers, knowledge and understanding will increase, and it will strengthen the ties of friendship between the two countries. Fellowships are offered to Americans and Norwegians for a year of graduate, post-doctoral, or professional study/research.
Citizenship: USA
Deadline: April 1, 2018
Website: http://noram.no/en/scholarship-americans/

Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum Summer Internship Program
Our Summer Internship Program offers an opportunity to gain work experience in a wide variety of disciplines. Interns learn firsthand about the historic artifacts and archival materials housed in the Museum and study the scientific and technological advances they represent. Each year, positions are available in a variety of Museum areas such as aircraft restoration, aviation or space history, planetary science, collections management, web and new media, exhibit and graphic design, public relations, budget and finance, architecture and engineering, and education. Students from all fields of study are encouraged to apply.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: February 15, 2018
Website: http://airandspace.si.edu/research/internships/

Smithsonian Minority Visiting Students
Through the Minority Student Awards Program the Office of Fellowships offers internships and visiting student awards to increase participation of U.S. minority groups who are underrepresented in Smithsonian scholarly programs, in the disciplines of research conducted at the Institution, and in the museum field.  Visiting Student Awards are available for currently enrolled advanced graduate students.  Visiting Students pursue independently designed research projects in association with Smithsonian staff.  Students should contact the Office of Fellowships for application information.
Deadlines: February 1 (for Summer and Fall); October 1 (for Spring)
Website: http://www.smithsonianofi.com/internship-opportunities/minority-awards-program/

Funding Opportunities in the Humanities/Arts/Social Sciences

Arizona Commission on the Arts Professional Development Grants
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 or administrator residencies; training with mentors/master artists. Learning activities must be structured and documentable. Residencies and training opportunities are eligible activities, provided the applicant has been invited or accepted and will be a participant, not solely a deliverer of learning or programming. Applicants must make a compelling case as to why a particular self-identified learning activity was selected and how it will have a substantial impact on their work and/or community.
Citizenship: Unspecified
Deadline: February 1, 2018
Website: http://azarts.gov/grant/professional-development/

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America Dissertation Grants – Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America invites scholars whose dissertation research requires use of the library's collections to apply for research support. Applications will be evaluated on the significance of the research and the project's potential contribution to the advancement of knowledge as well as its creativity in drawing on the library's holdings. Grants of up to $3,000 will be given on a competitive basis.
Citizenship: unrestricted
Deadline: February 5, 2018
Website: https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library/grants

Association for Asian Studies (AAS) and Inner Asia Council (CIAC) Small Grants
The China and Inner Asia Council of the AAS (CIAC) is soliciting applications for awards of up to $2,000. Dissertation-level graduate students and scholars with special interests in China or Inner Asia are invited to submit proposals.
Eligibility: open
Deadline: February 1, 2018
Website: https://www.asian-studies.org/Grants-and-Awards/CIAC

Cuban Heritage Foundation Summer and Graduate Fellowships
The Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC) Fellowships program provides assistance to students and scholars who wish to use the research resources available in the Cuban Heritage Collection at the University of Miami.  The goal of the CHC Fellowships is to engage scholars with the materials available in the Cuban Heritage Collection and thus contribute to the larger body of scholarship in Cuban, hemispheric, and international studies.
Citizenship: Not specified
Deadline: March 12, 2018
Website: http://library.miami.edu/chc/fellows/

Gerald P Ford Library Travel Grants
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation awards grants of up to $2,200 each in support of research in the holdings of the Gerald R. Ford Library. A grant defrays travel and living expenses of a research trip to the Ford Library. Overseas applicants are welcome to apply, but they will be responsible for the costs of travel between their home country and North America. The grants only cover travel within North America. Library collections focus on Federal policies, U.S. foreign relations, and national politics in the 1960s and 1970s. There are earlier and later materials depending upon your topic.
Citizenship: Unrestricted
Deadline: March 15 and September 15
Website: https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/foundationgrants.asp

Institute for Global Law and Policy Doctoral and Postdoctoral Awards
The Institute welcomes all interested doctoral and post-doctoral scholars who are currently pursuing research in the areas of global law, economic policy, and social justice to apply for our residential Fellowships. Applicants considered for Fellowships are those whose work is challenging, original and focuses on progressive and alternative ideas within international law. Often, work of this nature is not supported by mainstream institutional resources and the IGLP strives to give opportunities for diverse ideas to flourish.
Citizenship: Unspecified
Deadline: February 17, 2018
Website: http://iglp.law.harvard.edu/announcements/iglp-fellowship-program/

NYU Journalism Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award
The Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award is a grant of $12,500 to support the work of a promising early-career nonfiction writer on a story that uncovers truths about the human condition. In 2018 we will also name a runner-up, who will receive $4,000.
Citizenship: Unspecified
Deadline: February 20, 2018
Website: https://journalism.nyu.edu/about-us/awards-and-fellowships/matthew-power-literary-reporting-award/

Padnos Museum Internship Program at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
The highly rewarding and fiercely competitive field of museum work requires more than classroom study for entry. Increasingly, employers demand a certain level of practical experience to accompany a degree in the humanities. The Padnos Museum Internship Program at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum provides the necessary skills students need to attain a certain level of marketability in the field. For its nearly twenty years in operation, the program has provided lasting experiences for students from around the country.
Deadline: March 1, July 1, and November 1
Website: https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/museum/internInfo.asp

Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) Analyzing Relationships between Disability, Rehabilitation and Work (ARDRAW) Small Grant Program
The SSA’s ARDRAW Small Grant Program is a one-year $10,000 stipend program awarded to graduate-level students to conduct supervised independent research designed to foster new analysis of work, rehabilitation, and disability issues, which may develop innovative and fresh perspectives on disability. ARDRAW replaces the 5-year grant called the Disability Determination Process Small Grant Program, with a new focus on research relevant to SSA’s work incentives and employment supports – specifically rehabilitation, work and the disability program.
Citizenship: awardees must be citizens or non-citizen nationals of the United States, or must have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence
Deadline: March 1, 2018
Website: http://ardraw.policyresearchinc.org/


Funding in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Graduate Scholarships
To help support promising future aerospace professionals, the AIAA Foundation annually awards financial aid to undergraduate and graduate students in science or engineering programs related to aerospace. Our goal is to help attract top science and engineering students to aerospace field, to provide high-visibility recognition of these students and their work, to furnish financial assistance to aerospace students, and to assure the availability of the talented professionals the aerospace industry will need in the years ahead.
Through its annual graduate scholarship program, the AIAA Foundation presents awards to graduate students doing excellent research in the air and space sciences.
Deadline: January 31, 2018
Website: http://www.aiaa.org/scholarships/

Argonne Laboratory-Graduate Programs
Argonne supports graduate students in their pursuit of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers by providing educational and scientific opportunities throughout the graduate school experience.
Eligibility: Varies. Some open to international students
Deadline: Varies (between February 1 – March 1)
Website: http://www.anl.gov/education/graduates

Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
The DOE CSGF provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields that use high-performance computing to solve complex science and engineering problems. The program fosters a community of energetic and committed Ph.D. students, alumni, DOE laboratory staff and other scientists who want to have an impact on the nation while advancing their research. Fellows come from diverse scientific and engineering disciplines but share a common interest in using computing in their research.
Eligibility: U.S. Citizen or permanent resident with limited graduate study
Deadline: January 17
Website: http://www.krellinst.org/csgf/

Educational Testing Service’s Summer Internship Program in Research for Graduate Students
Interns in this eight-week program participate in research under the guidance of an ETS mentor. Each intern is required to give a brief presentation about the project at the conclusion of the internship. The internship is carried out in the ETS offices in Princeton, N.J.
Eligibility: Unspecified
Deadline: February 1, 2018
Website: http://www.ets.org/research/fellowships/summer

Environmental Protection Agency People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Student Design Competition
EPA's P3 – People, Prosperity and the Planet—Program is a unique college competition for designing solutions for a sustainable future. P3 offers students quality hands-on experience that brings their classroom learning to life. The competition has two phases. For the first phase of the competition, teams are awarded a $15,000 grant to develop their idea. They showcase their research in Spring at the National Sustainable Design Expo. Successful Phase I teams are eligible to compete for a Phase II grant of up to $75,000 to implement their design in a real world setting.
Citizenship: citizens of the United States or its territories, or be lawfully admitted to the United States.
Deadline: Feb 7, 2018
Website: https://www.epa.gov/P3

National Institutes of Health Summer Internships Program in Biomedical Research
Summer programs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provide an opportunity to spend a summer working at the NIH side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world, in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. The NIH consists of the 240-bed Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center and more than 1200 laboratories/research projects located on the main campus in Bethesda, MD and the surrounding area as well as in Baltimore and Frederick, MD; Research Triangle Park, NC; Hamilton, MT; Framingham, MA; and Detroit, MI.  NOTE: the number of positions in Hamilton, Framingham, and Detroit is limited.
Citizenship: U.S citizen or permanent resident
Deadline: March 1
Website: https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/sip

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Sea Grant Fellowships
The NMFS-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship Program in Population and Ecosystem Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics is designed to help Sea Grant fulfill its broad educational responsibilities and to strengthen the collaboration between Sea Grant and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Since 1999, Sea Grant and NMFS have partnered to train students through this joint fellowship program in two specialized areas: population and ecosystem dynamics as well as marine resource economics. Population and ecosystem dynamics involve the study of fish populations and marine ecosystems to better assess fishery stock conditions and dynamics.
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
Deadline: January 26, 2018
Website: http://seagrant.noaa.gov/FundingFellowships/NMFSSGFellowship.aspx

Society of Women Engineers Scholarships
The SWE Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to women admitted to accredited baccalaureate or graduate programs, in preparation for careers in engineering, engineering technology and computer science. In 2017, SWE disbursed over 230 new and renewed scholarships valued at over $715,000.
Citizenship: Unspecified
Deadline: February 15
Website: http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/index.php/swe-scholarships

Postdoctoral Fellowships

Art Conservation Fellowships at the Samuel H. Kress Foundation
The purpose of the Kress Conservation Fellowship program is to provide a wide range of post-graduate fellowship opportunities that will help develop the skills of emerging conservators. At the crossroads of science and art, the fields of conservation and technical art history demand a complex knowledge of chemistry and materials and an extraordinary sensitivity to artistic intent, as well as physical dexterity, patience, and powers of concentration. Initial training, typically at one of a handful of institutions in North America, provides basic qualifications that must be supplemented with an extended period of specialized concentration on paintings, objects, textiles, antiquities, ethnic materials, photographs, prints and drawings, books and manuscripts, furniture, etc. Within a supervised environment, the young conservator develops the specific skills, the hands-on experience, and the confidence on which to base a future career.
Citizenship: see website
Deadline: January 22
Website: http://www.kressfoundation.org/fellowships/conservation/

Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
The program was established to fund unclassified, basic research in areas of interest to the Intelligence Community, from behavior and language to energy and atmosphere. The program annually funds several Postdoctoral Fellows representing colleges, universities, and other research institutions throughout the United States. Senior scientists in the Intelligence Community identify critical research topics and Principal Investigators at research institutions work with Postdoctoral Fellows to submit technical proposals that align with Intelligence Community priorities.
Eligibility: Varies
Deadline: March 12, 2018
Website: https://orau.org/icpostdoc/

L’Oréal USA for Women in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship
The fellowship program honors female scientists at a critical stage in their careers. Since 2003, we’ve awarded 70 postdoctoral women scientists over $3.5 million in grants. We’re seeking five exceptional female scientists looking to advance their research and serve as role models for the next generation of girls in STEM. Candidates must have completed their PhD and have started in their postdoctoral research position by the application deadline.
Deadline: February 2, 2018
Website: http://www.lorealusa.com/csr-commitments/l%E2%80%99or%C3%A9al-usa-for-women-in-science-program

National Academies Research Associateship Program
The mission of the NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP) is to promote excellence in scientific and technological research conducted by the U. S. government through the administration of programs offering graduate, postdoctoral, and senior level research opportunities at sponsoring federal laboratories and affiliated institutions. In these programs, prospective applicants select a research project or projects from among the large group of opportunities listed on this website.  Prior to completing an application, prospective applicants should contact the proposed Research Adviser to assure that funding will be available if their application is recommended by NRC panels. Once mutual interest is established between a prospective applicant and a Research Adviser, an application is submitted through the NRC WebRap system.
Citizenship: Depends on position
Deadline: Reviews are conducted four times each year and review results are available approximately 6-8 weeks following the application deadline.
Website: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/rap/

Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Resident Scholars Program (Arizona)
The Resident Scholar Program provides a dynamic opportunity for promising early professionals to work at a place-based philanthropic organization. Piper Trust supports organizations that enrich health, well-being, and opportunity for the people of Maricopa County, Arizona; it concentrates its efforts in six areas: arts and culture, children, education, healthcare and medical research, older adults, and religious organizations. Through a paid two-year commitment (2018-2020), Resident Scholars examine issues and challenges in our region and contribute to advancing the Trust’s mission of improving well-being for all in Maricopa County. Our intent is to provide a dynamic environment for the Scholars to gain experience that enhances their career paths, broadens their expertise, and ultimately supports them in their pursuits as our future leaders. Please contact Karen Leland (kleland at pipertrust.org<mailto:kleland at pipertrust.org> / 480-556-7125) with any questions.
Citizenship: Unspecified
Deadline: January 22, 2018
Website: pipertrust.org/scholars

Wellcome Trust Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine
This scheme provides researchers from low- and middle-income countries - who are at an early stage in the establishment of their research careers - with opportunities for research experience and high-quality research training in public health and tropical medicine. Research projects should be aimed at understanding and controlling diseases (either human or animal) of relevance to local, national or global health. This can include laboratory-based molecular analysis of field or clinical samples, but projects focused solely on studies in vitro or using animal models will not normally be considered under this scheme. This fellowship is part of a series of career awards aimed at building sustainable capacity in areas of research that have the potential for increasing health benefits for people and their livestock in low- and middle-income countries.
Citizenship: Must be a national or legal resident of a low- and middle-income country (see website)
Eligibility: National of a low or middle income country
Deadline: May 9, 2018 (preliminary application)
Website: https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding/training-fellowships-public-health-and-tropical-medicine

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University of Arizona Graduate College
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