FACULTY
Education Testing Service Fellowship Programs (faculty & student)
FDA Commissioner's Fellowship Program (faculty & student)
Jefferson Science Fellowship (faculty)
NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship (faculty)
National Academies Fellowship Office (a collection of funding opportunities for faculty & student)
National Research Council Post-Doctoral & Senior Research Awards (faculty & student)
Smithsonian Fellowships (faculty & student)
UNDERGRADUATE
NIST: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (student)
GRADUATE
Department of Energy – Graduate Student Research Program (student) - Instructions
FDA Undergraduate and Graduate Student Programs (student)
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship (student)
GEM Fellowship (student)
NSF: East Asia & Pacific Summer Institutes (student)
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (student)
Sigma Xi: Grants In Aid of Research Program (student)
INTERNATIONAL
AAUW International Fellowships in USA for Women
AESF Foundation
Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs
Fulbright Foreign Student Program
Joseph L. Fisher Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund
NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program
Rotary Foundation Global Study Grants
POST-DOCTORAL
Department of Energy – Nuclear Energy University Program (post-doctoral)
FDA Fellowship for Post Graduates (post-doctoral)
Newton International Fellowship (post-doctoral)
NSF Special Programs for Postdoctoral Fellows (post-doctoral)
FDA Commissioner’s Fellowship Program
The Fellowship Program combines rigorous graduate-level coursework with the development of a regulatory science research project. Under the guidance of an FDA senior scientist Preceptor committed to mentoring, Fellows will explore a specific aspect of FDA regulatory science.
This experience can be in a biology, physics or engineering lab, in a clinical review team, in biostatistics, informatics, epidemiology, risk analysis, or in other aspects of FDA science.
Fellows also have the opportunity to contribute to FDA's review of sponsor's applications for new products or to other regulatory reviews. They work with FDA scientists to develop better research and evaluation tools and approaches, ranging from assays for chemical or pathogen detection to methods to assess clinical or health care data.
Eligibility Requirements
- U.S. citizen or national
- Must have a Doctoral level degree or have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in an engineering discipline
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship
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.
Eligibility Requirements
- U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident
- Evidence of superior academic achievement
- Planning a career in teaching and research at the college or university level
Deadline
See Ford Foundation website for specific application deadlines.
GEM Fellowship
GEM's fellowship programs span the entire recruitment, retention, and professional development spectrum. GEM's principal activity is the provision of graduate fellowships at the MS and Ph.D. levels coupled with paid summer internships. GEM also offers programming on the importance of graduate school and tools for access and successful matriculation. Additionally, GEM produces publications for graduate and undergraduate students, university and industry administrators to assist in the education process of how to obtain a graduate STEM education. GEM is devoted to increasing access and success in engineering and science graduate education and practice.
GEM's program activities go beyond financial support by engendering student success in academic and professional environments. GEM has a solid success record in implementing effective programs to increase the recruitment, retention, and graduation of minority students.
GEM provides three Fellowship Programs.
Deadlines
July 1 - November 13, annually
Jefferson Science Fellowship
The Jefferson Science Fellowship engages faculty in the fields of science, technology, and engineering as policy advisors to the US Department of State or USAID. All JSF assignments will be designed through a consultation that considers both the interests and expertise of the Fellow and the needs of the hosting office. Tenured, or similarly ranked, academic scientists, engineers and physicians from US institutions of higher learning are eligible to apply.
NASA Postdoctoral Fellowships
The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) supports NASA’s goal to expand scientific understanding of the Earth and the universe in which we live.
Selected by a competitive peer-review process, NPP Fellows complete one- to three-year Fellowship appointments that advance NASA’s missions in earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics, space bioscience, aeronautics and engineering, human exploration and space operations, and astrobiology.
As a result, NPP Fellows contribute to national priorities for scientific exploration; confirm NASA’s leadership in fundamental research; and complement the efforts of NASA’s partners in the national science community.
National Research Council Research Associateship Programs
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.
Deadlines
February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1, annually
NDSEG Graduate Fellowship
As a means of increasing the number of U.S. citizens and nationals trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance, the Department of Defense (DoD) plans to award approximately 200 new three-year graduate fellowships in April 2014, subject to the availability of funds. The DoD will offer these fellowships to individuals who have demonstrated the ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering.
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships are awarded to applicants who will pursue a doctoral degree in, or closely related to, an area of DoD interest within one of the fifteen following disciplines:
- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Biosciences
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Cognitive, Neural, and Behavioral Sciences
- Computer and Computational Sciences
- Electrical Engineering
- Geosciences
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
- Oceanography
- Physics
Newton International Fellowship
The Newton International Fellowship is run by The British Academy, and the Royal Society, and aims to attract the world’s best early stage postdoctoral researchers to work at United Kingdom research institutions for a period of two years.
The Fellowships cover a broad range of natural and social sciences, and the humanities and are open to early-stage postdoctoral researchers who do not hold UK citizenship and are working outside the UK. Fifty Fellowships are available per round and successful candidates will receive an annual subsistence of £24,000, up to £8,000 for research expenses, and a one-off payment of up to £2,000 for relocation.
Awards include a contribution to the overheads incurred, at a rate of 50% of the total award to the visiting researcher.
Newton Fellows may also be eligible to receive up to £6,000 annually for up to ten years following the tenure of their Fellowship to support networking activities with UK-based researchers.
NIST: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
The SURF program encourages the pursuit of graduate degrees in science and engineering by exposing undergraduate students to cutting-edge research and providing them the opportunity to work with internationally known NIST scientists. Applications are submitted on behalf of qualified students by their schools. Colleges and universities in the United States and its territories with degree-granting programs in nanoscale science, engineering, computer science, mathematics, chemistry, biology, materials science, neutron research, and/or physics are eligible to nominate students.
SURF has one location
Boulder, Colorado
NSF: East Asia & Pacific Summer Institutes
An EAPSI award provides U.S. graduate students in science, engineering, and education: 1) first-hand research experiences in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, or Taiwan; 2) an introduction to the science, science policy, and scientific infrastructure of the respective location; and 3) an orientation to the society, culture, and language. It is expected that EAPSI awards will help students initiate professional relationships to enable future collaboration with foreign counterparts.
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. The program 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 three years of support for the graduate education of individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant achievements in science and engineering research.
SIGMA XI: Grants in Aid of Research Program
The Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research (GIAR) program has been providing undergraduate and graduate students with valuable educational experiences for more than 80 years. By encouraging close working relationships between students and faculty, the program promotes scientific excellence and achievement through hands-on learning.
The program awards grants of up to $1,000 to students from all areas of the sciences and engineering. Designated funds from the National Academy of Sciences allow for grants of up to $5,000 for astronomy research and $2,500 for vision related research. Students use the funding to pay for travel expenses to and from a research site, or for purchase of non-standard laboratory equipment necessary to complete a specific research project.
Deadlines
March 15th, October 1st, annually
Smithsonian Fellowships
The Smithsonian Institution offers fellowships in many diverse disciplines, including:
- Animal behavior, ecology, and environmental science
- Anthropology, including archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistics, and physical anthropology
- Astrophysics and astronomy
- Earth sciences and paleobiology
- Evolutionary & systematic biology
- Folklife
- History of science and technology
- History or art, especially American, contemporary, African, Asian art, and twentieth-century American crafts, and decorative arts
- Materials research
- Molecular biology
- Social and cultural history of the United States