Graduate Student Funding Opportunities
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- List of Graduate Student Funding Opportunities
- Internal Stanford Funding Opportunities
- Postdoctoral funding opportunities
- Searchable Funding Databases (Stanford subscribes to Pivot)
- Limited Submission Programs that require an internal selection process
- NIH and AHRQ R36 Dissertation Grants
- NIH NRSA F Series Individual Pre-doctoral fellowships & grants.gov computer labs, application support materials (link to separate webpage)
- Miscellaneous Federal Agencies
- Foundations and associations pre-doctoral grants, fellowships and dissertation awards
- The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Microbiology of the Built Environment (MoBE) Fellowship Program (Sept.)
- Alzheimer's Drug Discovery International Conference
Young Investigator Scholarships (provides registration to attend the conference) (July) - American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation (Nov.)
- American Heart Association-Western States: Pre-doctoral Fellowships (Jan. and July 2015 TBA)
- American Lung Association Lung Health Dissertation Grant (Dec.)
- American Society of Plant Biologists Fellowship (Feb.)
- Arthritis Foundation Dissertation Award (Feb.)
- Autism Speaks Dennis Weatherstone Pre-doctoral Fellowships (LOI: Oct. )
- California HIV/AIDS Research Programs Dissertation Fellowships (Letter of intent-required: June)
- California Sea Grant Fellowships (UCSD) (Sept.)
- Cancer Research Institute Student Training and Research in Tumor Immunology (STaRT) Grant (April)
- Children's Tumor Foundation Young Investigator Award--neurofibromatosis (NF) (Jan.)
- Collegiate Inventors Competition (prize) (June)
- Epilepsy Foundation Pre-doctoral Training Fellowship (Aug.)
- Ford Foundation
- Grass Fellowship Program at the Marine Biological Laboratory (Dec. )
- The Hertz Foundation
Graduate Fellowships [Oct.] - James S. McDonnell Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards in Studying Complex Systems (June )
- The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute (JTCII) at Cornell NYC Tech
Postdoctoral Runway Program (May and Sept. ) - Trinity Colleage Cambridge-Junior Research Fellowships (Aug.)
- University of California-Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) Dissertation Research Awards (LOI: Oct.)
- United Negro College Fund (UNCF) - Merck Science Initiative Science Research Dissertation Fellowships (Dec.)
- University of Chicago-Chapin Hall Doris Duke Fellowships for the Promotion of Child Well-being (Dec.)
- Whitaker International Foundation (Jan. & early Feb)
This webpage contains pre-doctoral fellowships and dissertation grants/fellowships offered by Stanford programs, as well as by foundations, associations, federal agencies (DOE, DHS, EPA, NIH, NSF). Questions about this webpage? Please contact Jeanne Heschele at jheschele@stanford.edu.
What's new
NIH NRSA F series Individual Pre-doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships
Required grantsgov computer labs available in November for those submitting applications in December. more >>
List of Graduate Student Funding Opportunities
Download the following spreadsheet containing the information on the funding opportunities which appear on this webpage.
Download list >> (To be revised ) 
Searchable funding database (Pivot)
Stanford maintains a subscription for the Pivot Searchable funding database program. For details on how to set up an account and to use the database, see this webpage >>
Internal Graduate Student Funding Opportunities
Internal Stanford funding opportunities webpage >>
Check the table for programs currently accepting applications or download the master list of internal Stanford funding opportunities offered throughout the year.
Postdoctoral Funding Opportunities
Looking for Postdoctoral funding opportunities? See the Research Management Group (RMG) Fellowship Office website for links to the most recent upcoming postdoctoral funding opportunities (including a master list of over 200 postdoctoral fellowships). More >>
Refer to the sponsor websites for updated and detailed information about eligibility requirements, application instructions and contact information. If you have specific questions regarding one of these fellowships, please contact the sponsor.
| Funding Opportunity | Program Overview |
| Limited Submission Programs: a university-wide internal selection process is required | |
| The Simons Foundation Division for Mathematics and the Physical Sciences Simons Award for Graduate Students in Theoretical Computer Science | Requires a one-step university-wide internal selection process facilitated by the Computer Science Department. See the internal submission guidelines for eligibility and other criteria. Theoretical computer science (see key criterion) No citizenship criteria Internal Computer Science Dept. deadline: Jan.2015 TBA Sponsor: Feb. TBA Internal submission guidelines >> Institutional representative: SoM applicant: RMG Fellowship Office >> **Other schools: Download the Pre-award OSR department assignments on this DoResearch webpage >> |
| Google U.S./Canada Ph.D. Fellowship Program | Limited-two applicants permitted. Requires a one-step university-wide internal selection process facilitated by the Computer Science Department. Two applicants permitted. Fulll-time graduate students pursuing a PhD in the research areas represented by the fellowships (see the guielines) None U.S. Citizens are eligible as long as the other criteria are met. Internal Computer Science Dept. deadline: Oct. 19, 2014 Nominations to be submitted to Google: Nov. 3, 2014 Internal submission guidelines: http://med.stanford.edu/rmg/funding/google_fellowship.html Institutional representative: SoM applicant: RMG Fellowship Office >> **Other schools: Download the Pre-award OSR department assignments on this DoResearch webpage >> |
| Phi Beta Kappa – Graduate Scholarship Opportunity | Limited program- the Stanford chapter will select up to six applicants Stanford students currently pursuing graduate studies or professional degrees to apply for the annual graduate scholarship valued at $5,000. Citizenship requirement not stated Internal deadline: Feb. 2015 TBA Internal submission guidelines >> Instiutional representatives: not applicable because this is a scholarship. |
| PhRMA Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowships in Informatics Pre-doctoral Fellowship in Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Limited-only 1 applicant permitted for each program. A university-wide internal selection process is required. Internal deadline: July 28, 2014 Internal submission guidelines >> |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) International Student Research Fellowships |
Limited program-requires 2 step internal selection process: first at the School level to determine the top 7 applicants (through our SoM Awards Committee), then at the VPGE Office internal review committee. Timeline: Internal School of Medicine deadline: Oct. 13, 2014 Top seven nominee proposals from each school to be submitted to VPGE internal review committee: Nov. University submission of candidate names to HHMI: Nov. TBA Candidates submit their completed applications to HHMI: Feb 2014 TBA Internal submission guidelines for the SoM pre-doctoral students: http://med.stanford.edu/rmg/funding/hhmi_international.html The following link is for general information ONLY. Please contact the individuals listed on the following webpage for information for the other school's internal selection process: VPGE webpage with program information: http://vpge.stanford.edu/hhmi.html |
| Graduate Student Awards for the Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates and Students in Lindau, Germany Faculty advisors-Request for Nominations |
Limited program-Stanford may nominate two candidates so a university-wide internal selection process is required.
The topic may vary from year to year. In 2015, the Nobel Laureates may come from Physics, Physiology, or Medicine and Chemistry. Each of the following Bioscience Ph.D. and related programs* directors and administrators were invited to submit ONE nomination each. [*Eligible programs: Applied Physics, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biology, Biomedical Informatics, Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Chemical & Systems Biology, Chemistry, Development Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Microbiology and Immunology, Molecular & Cellular Physiology, Neurosciences, Physics, Structural Biology, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine] Nominee Eligibility: see the guidelines Internal Nomination deadline (for the above programs only): Oct. 14, 2014 Internal nomination guidelines (for invited programs) >> |
| NIH NRSA F Series Individual Pre-doctoral Fellowships | |
| See the NIH NRSA Individual Pre-doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships resource webpage for a list of current program announcements, deadlines, institutional representatives, and required grantsgov computer labs more >> |
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| NIH and AHRQ R36 Dissertation Grants Announcements | |
AHRQ Grants for Health Services Research Dissertation Program (R36) PAR-12-256
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Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) Institutional representative: you must be ready to submit your completed PDRF form and your application materials to for institutional representative at least 5 working days (one calendar week) prior to the sponsor's deadline. However, you are encouraged to contact your RPM as soon as a possible so he/she can generate your budget. |
| NIH NIA Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36) PAR-13-152 | National Institute of Aging (NIA) Purpose: To increase diversity in the scientific research workforce engaged in research on aging and aging-related health conditions within NIA's strategic priorities. The applicant must have a baccalaureate degree and be enrolled in a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral-degree program (e.g., Dr. PH., D.NSC. and Sc.D.), a formally combined M.D. /Ph.D. program or other combined professional/clinical and research doctoral program in the biomedical, behavioral and social, and clinical sciences at an accredited domestic institution. Citizenship: Candidates must be U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, or permanent residents by the time the award is issued. Standard R36 deadlines: Feb. 16, June 16, Oct. 16 Standard AIDS-related deadlines: May 7, Sept. 7, Jan. 7 Expiration: May 8, 2016 Guidelines: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-152.html Institutional representatives: you must be ready to submit your completed PDRF form and your application materials via Stanford's eSubmit system [internal Stanford system used in grants.gov application submissions] for your institutional representative* system at least 5 working days (one calendar week) prior to the sponsor's deadline *School of Medicine: Research Process Manager-RPM Department Assignment webpage>> **Other schools: Download the Pre-award OSR department assignments on this DoResearch webpage >> |
| NIH NIMH Mental Health Research Dissertation Grant to Increase Diversity PAR-12-103 | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Guidelines: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-103.html Institutional representatives: you must be ready to submit your completed PDRF form and your application materials via Stanford's eSubmit system [internal Stanford system used in grants.gov application submissions] for your institutional representative* system at least 5 working days (one calendar week) prior to the sponsor's deadline |
| NIDA Drug Abuse Dissertation Research (R36) PAR-13-182 | National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) Guidelines: |
| Foundations and Associations | |
| The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Microbiology of the Built Environment (MoBE) Fellowship Program |
Applications most likely to be of interest should describe innovative fundamental research in the microbiology of the built environment. Cross-disciplinary studies in microbial biology and engineering are encouraged. Successful fellows will have developed an innovative project in consultation with an established advisor in the research area. The program will provide support for postdoctoral researchers in laboratories engaged in research on the microbiology of the built environment in the U.S. or Canada. $120,000 over 24 months (8 awards to be made) Eligibility: Applications will be accepted from graduate students for their first postdoctoral fellowship, and the fellowship must begin within one year of completion of the Ph.D. degree. Graduate students will initiate the applications for the fellowships but these applications must include a letter of commitment from the potential postdoctoral advisor. Successful applicants must be committed to conducting research on the Microbiology of the Built Environment during their postdoctoral fellowship. Citizenship is not a requirement. Awards are open to applicants in academic and other not-for-profit organizations, the states, districts, and territories of the United States of America and Canada. Deadline: Sept. Guidelines: http://www.sloan.org/major-program-areas/basic-research/microbiology-of-the-built-environment/ Institutional representative: School of Medicine: RMG Fellowship Office more >> *Other schools: **NEW** Download the Pre-award OSR department assignments on this DoResearch webpage >> |
| Alzheimer's Drug Discovery International Conference Young Investigator Scholarships (provides registration to attend the conference) |
Eligibility: The applicant must be a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. Postdoctoral applicants should have no more than four years of postdoctoral training. Physician-scientists are eligible to apply. The applicant is required to submit an abstract of his/her research. The applicant is required to present the corresponding poster at the meeting. Accepted abstracts will be published as part of the conference book or the website. Citizenship is not a requirement. There are no geographic restrictions. Scholarship provides registration to attend the conference. Deadline: July Guidelines >> Institutional representative: not applicable. Send your applications directly to the sponsor. |
American Association of University Women (AAUW) |
Open to applicants in all fields of study. Scholars engaged in science, technology, engineering and math and also researching gender issues are especially encouraged to apply. Eligibility: see the sponsor's guidelines Citizenship: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Deadline: Nov. Guidelines: http://www.act.org/aauw/amdissert/ Institutional representative: You must submit your completed PDRF form and your application materials at least 5-working days prior to the sponsor's deadline to the RMG Fellowship Office per these guidelines >> |
| American Heart Association-Western States Pre-doctoral Fellowships |
Research broadly related to cardiovascular function and disease and stroke, or to related clinical, basic science, bioengineering or biotechnology, and public health problems, including multidisciplinary efforts. |
| American Lung Association American Lung Association Lung Health Dissertation Grant |
At the time of the application, the application must be a matriculating student in good standing in a full-time doctoral degree in one of the following mentioned fields. To support pre-doctoral research in the various disciplines of social science examining risk factors affecting lung health including: psychosocial lung health research, behavioral lung health research, health services and health policy research, epidemiological/biostatistical lung health research, and public health education research. Deadline: Dec. Guidelines: http://www.lung.org/finding-cures/grant-opportunities/ Institutional representatives: You must process be ready to submit your PDRF form and your application materials at least 5 working days (one calendar week) prior to the sponsor's deadline to the RMG Fellowship Office per these guidelines >> |
| American Society of Plant Biologists ASPB Fellowship |
$22K fellowship for graduate students who have an interest in applying the study of plant biology to research topics related to important commodity crops including corn, soybeans, rice, wheat or canola, and recognizes and encourages innovative graduate research and innovation in such areas of plant biology. Citizenship: information on citizenship is not available because the guidelines have not been posted to their website: The application must be prepared by the nominee's faculty mentor. Deadline: Feb. Guidelines: https://awards.aspb.org/ Institutional representative: not applicable. Send your applications directly to the sponsor. |
| Arthritis Foundation Dissertation Award |
Deadline: Feb. Institutional representatives: You must process be ready to submit your application materials for your institutional representative at least 5 working days (one calendar week) prior to the sponsor's deadline. |
| Autism Speaks Dennis Weatherstone Predoctoral Fellowship Program |
The two-year fellowship includes an annual $29,500 award that includes a stipend of $22,100 plus a $7,400 annual allowance for fringe benefits, research costs and supplies, professional travel and/or tuition reimbursement. Indirect costs are not allowed. See areas of research in the guidelines Eligibility: The candidate must be enrolled in Ph.D. or Sc.D. or a combined degree such as an M.D./Ph.D. program and must be able to spend at least 80% of his/her professional time engaged exclusively in Autism Speaks' research activities for the duration of the award and cannot simultaneously hold another named fellowship. Prior to application, predoctoral candidates must have identified a mentor for their fellowship. No citizenship requirement. There are no geographic restrictions on these applications. International applicants are encouraged. Letter of intent deadline (required)**: Oct. Full application: Nov. Guidelines: http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/grants-program/open-grants-how-apply ** Institutional representative: you do not have to submit your letter of intent through your institutional representative, but you must submit your PDRF form and full application materials at least 5-working days prior to the sponsor's deadline through the RMG Fellowship Office per the proposal guidelines: http://med.stanford.edu/rmg/fellowships.html |
| California HIV/AIDS Research Programs Dissertation Fellowships | Dissertation Research Fellowships provide a maximum of $25,000 per year for up to 2 years. Dissertation awards may be used for stipends, tuition and fees, and dissertation-related supplies and expenses. Letter of intent (required): TBA in January 2015 |
| Cancer Research Institute Student Training and Research in Tumor Immunology (STaRT) Grant |
STaRT Grants provide up to two years of support for graduate students conducting thesis research in the area of tumor immunology. Applicants for CRI’s STaRT Program must be pursuing doctorate research directly related to cancer immunology. Research must be focused on immunology with direct relevance to solving the cancer problem. Proposals outside of this area will not be considered. Eligibility: Applicants must be full-time graduate students who will be engaged in thesis research as Ph.D. Candidates and who will have successfully completed all of their host institution's requirements for advancement to candidacy by the time the award is activated. The award typically funds students in their 3rd and 4th years of graduate school. Citizenship: check the guidelines when they are posted in late 2013. Deadline: April Guidelines: http://www.cancerresearch.org/grants-programs/grants-fellowships Institutional representatives: You must process be ready to submit your ALA application materials and the completed PDRF form to your institutional representative by Feb. 25th. *School of Medicine: Fellowship Office in the Research Management Group more >> *Other schools: Office of Sponsored Research OSR department assignments >> |
| California Sea Grant Fellowships (UCSD) | The California Sea Grant State Fellows Program provides a unique educational opportunity for graduate students who are interested in marine resources and the policy decisions affecting those resources in California. Modeled after the highly successful Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program, the State Fellows Program provides an opportunity to acquire "on the job" experience in the planning and implementation of marine and coastal resource policies and programs in the state of California. The program matches highly motivated and qualified graduate students and recent graduates with "hosts" in State or Federal agencies in California for a 12-month paid fellowship. |
| Collegiate Inventors Competition [prize] | The invention, a reduced-to-practice idea or working prototype, must be the work of a student or team of students with his or her university advisor. If it is a machine, it must be operable. If it is a chemical, it must be complete with evidence of successful application of the idea. If it is a new plant, color photographs or slides must be included in the submission. If a new or original ornamental design for an article of manufacture is submitted, the entire design must be included in the application. In addition, the invention should be capable of being reproduced. Deadline: June Guidelines: http://collegiateinventors.org/about-us/ Institutional representative: not applicable [because this is a prize and not a sponsored project, you do not need to submit your application through your department's institutional representative in the Research Management Group (RMG/School of Medicine) or Office of Sponsored Research (for all other schools)] |
| Children's Tumor Foundation Young Investigator Award--neurofibromatosis (NF) |
Eligibility: A postdoctoral fellow (MD, Ph.D. or equivalent) but no more than 8 years past the completion of their first doctoral degree at the time that this funding begins, OR a graduate student pursuing their Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree Pre-application (required): Jan. Full application by invitation only: March Guidelines: http://www.ctf.org/CTF-Awards-Grants-and-Contracts/CTF-Young-Investigator-Award/ Institutional representatives: You must process be ready to submit your application materials for your institutional representative* at least 5 working days (one calendar week) prior to the sponsor's deadline. *School of Medicine: Fellowship Office in the Research Management Group more >> *Other schools: Office of Sponsored Research OSR department assignments >> |
| Epilepsy Foundation Pre-doctoral Training Fellowship |
$20,000 for 1 year |
| Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral, Dissertation and Postdoctoral Fellowships |
Citizenship: applicants must be citizens or nationals* of the United States. *The term “national of the United States” designates a citizen of the United States or a native resident of a possession of the United States. |
| Grass Fellowship Program at the Marine Biological Laboratory |
(14 week summer program at Woods Hole) |
| The Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowships |
Eligible applicants for Hertz Fellowships must be students of the applied physical, biological and engineering sciences. These fields include applied mathematics, statistics, and quantitative aspects of modern biology. |
| James S. McDonnell Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards in Studying Complex Systems |
$200,000 to be awarded over 2-3 year* Note: The program provides selected pre-doctoral students with “letters of intent to fund” which students in the final phase of graduate school can use in negotiations with potential postdoctoral training institutions.*JSMF Fellowships are not awarded until the student applies to and is accepted as a postdoctoral fellow at a qualified 501(c)(3) institution or foreign equivalent and the institution submits an acceptable application to JSMF. Purpose: The Complex Systems program supports scholarship and research directed toward the development of theoretical and mathematical tools that can be applied to the study of complex, adaptive, nonlinear systems. It is anticipated that research funded in this program will address issues in fields such as biology, biodiversity, climate, demography, epidemiology, technological change, economic development, governance, or computation. Eligibility: -Applicants should not currently have a Ph.D. and should not receive a Ph.D. on or before the June 13, 2014 deadline. -Ph.D. student applicants should have theoretical and/or experimental training in Complex Systems Science. -Applicants should expect to complete coursework and dissertation sometime in 2015. -Ph.D. students that have already identified a postdoctoral position and postdoctoral research mentor should not apply. Support for such positions is readily available through traditional funding mechanisms No ciitizenship requirement. Deadline: June Guidelines: https://www.jsmf.org/apply/fellowship/details.htm Institutional representative: not applicable. Send your applications directly to the foundation. |
| The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute (JTCII) at Cornell NYC Tech Postdoctoral Runway Program |
Eligibility: Applications are solicited from persons up to three years after their graduation with a PhD in an information- or data-processing discipline relevant to at least one of the following application domains: Connective Media, Healthier Life and the Built Environment No citizenship requirement. Applications for Fall 2014-deadline: May Applications for Spring 2015-deadline: Sept. Guidelines: http://tech.cornell.edu/experience/jacobs-institute/runway-program/ Institutional representative: not applicable. Send your applications directly to the sponsor. |
| Trinity Colleage Cambridge Junior Research Fellowships |
A Research Fellowship provides an opportunity to spend up to four years in Cambridge undertaking post-doctoral research or scholarly work at an early stage of an academic career; this research may be on a topic essentially of the Fellow's own choice, though for an experimental scientist suitable arrangements must be made with one of the laboratories in the University. Deadline: August Guidelines Institutional representative: not applicable. Send your applications directly to the sponsor. |
| University of California - Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program Dissertation Research Award |
$60K total direct costs plus 8% indirect costs over 2 years |
| United Negro College Fund (UNCF) - Merck Science Initiative Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowship |
To help African American graduate students complete coursework, conduct research, and prepare the dissertation required for a doctoral degree in the biomedically relevant life or physical sciences and engineering. |
| University of Chicago-Chapin Hall Doris Duke Fellowships for the Promotion of Child Well-being |
Purpose: The Doris Duke Fellowships for the Promotion of Child Well-Being are designed to identify and develop a new generation of leaders interested in and capable of creating practice and policy initiatives that will enhance child development and improve the nation’s ability to prevent all forms of child maltreatment. The Fellows receive an annual stipend of $25,000 for up to two years to support the completion of their dissertation and related research at their academic institution. Fellows are guided by an academic mentor whom they select; fellows also identify a policy or program mentor to assist them in better understanding how to frame their research questions with an eye toward maximizing policy and practice relevance. Up to 15 fellowships are awarded annually. Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited U.S. doctoral program and have completed the coursework required to be advanced to candidacy. Applicants may be enrolled in any discipline. However, their dissertation must be applicable to practice and policy challenges facing the fields of healthy child development and child abuse prevention. They are expected to complete or make significant progress on their dissertation within the two-year fellowship period. Doctoral students already well advanced in their dissertation process who would benefit from a one-year fellowship are encouraged to apply as well. Such candidates may receive support for the full two-year period in order to apply their findings to a specific policy or practice challenge facing the prevention field. Citizenship requirement: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents in the U.S. Deadline: Dec. 15, 2014 Guidelines: http://www.chapinhall.org/fellowships/doris-duke-fellowships Institutional representative: not applicable. You can submit your applications directly to the sponsor. Fellowships are paid directly to the fellows. |
| Whitaker International Programs | The Whitaker International Programs provide funding for overseas research opportunities for pre-doctoral and postdoctoral fellows, and undergraduate students in the field of biomedical engineering/bioengineering or closely-related field (chemical, mechanical engineering with substantive interest and background in biomedicine). Applicants must be nominated by the Department Chair of Bioengineering or the Dean of the School of Engineering.
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| Center for Disease Control (CDC) | |
| Center for Disease Control CDC Graduate Environmental Health program (GEH) | This program is a paid ten week summer internship. Currently enrolled full-time graduate student in a degree granting program from which a degree has not been conferred at the time of the internship. Interests and/or studies that are applicable to the field of environmental health US Citizen or Permanent Resident with green card. Deadline: Feb. 25, 2015 Guidelines: http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/geh/overview.htm Institutional representative: not applicable. Students apply directly to the sponsor. |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | |
| Environmental Protection Agency Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity, and the Planet |
Energy; Built Environment; Materials and Chemicals; Water |
| EPA FY 2014 National Network for Environmental Management Studies Fellowship Program (NNEMS) |
Per the EPA webpage, this program is no longer active. |
| Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE NNSA SSGF) |
The program is administered for DOE by the Krell Institute (“KRELL”). For students pursuing a Ph.D. in fields of study that solve complex science and engineering problems critical to stewardship science.The fellowship builds a community of talented and committed doctoral students, program alumni, DOE laboratory staff and university researchers who share a common goal to further their science while advancing national defense. The friendships and connections fellows make in the program continue to them throughout their careers. Deadlines: April Guidelines: http://www.krellinst.org/ssgf/about-doe-nnsa-ssgf Institutional Representatives: Pre-doctoral students submit their applications directly to the Krell Institute. Payment is ultimately made to Stanford's Student Aid office on behalf of the student. |
| Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship | The program is administered for DOE by the Krell Institute (“KRELL”). Eligibility: Students must be planning full-time, uninterrupted study toward a Ph.D. degree at an accredited U.S. university. Students in their first or second year of graduate study in engineering, mathematics, or the physical, computer, or life sciences are eligible to apply for the Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF). Senior undergraduates who can meet all the requirements listed in this application may also apply. Applicants must be either U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens. Deadline: Jan. Guidelines: http://www.krellinst.org/csgf/ http://www.krellinst.org/csgf/how-apply Institutional Representatives: Pre-doctoral students submit their applications directly to the Krell Institute. Payment is ultimately made to Stanford's Student Aid office on behalf of the student. |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | |
| NSF 13-568 Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences | These grants provide partial support of doctoral dissertation research to improve the overall quality of research. Allowed are costs for doctoral candidates to participate in scientific meetings, to conduct research in specialized facilities or field settings, and to expand an existing body of dissertation research. $13,000 in total direct costs plus full indirects for up to 24 mos. Eligibility: a student must have advanced to candidacy for a Ph.D. degree before the submission deadline to be eligible to submit a proposal. Preference may be given to projects that are underway and for which feasibility is demonstrated. NOTE: The dissertation advisor submits the proposal. Research focus: Proposals whose focus falls within the scope of any cluster in the Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) are eligible. Please note that DEB programs generally do not support research in marine ecology. In the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) only proposals within the scientific area of animal behavior supported by the Behavioral Systems Cluster are eligible. The duration and grant amount are flexible but must be justified by the scope of work and documented in the proposal. The student must be enrolled at a U.S. institution, but need not be a U.S. citizen. Deadline: Oct. 9, 2014 Guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13568/nsf13568.htm Institutional representative: the dissertation advisor submits the proposal through his/her department's Office of Sponsored Research OSR contract officer. |
| NSF 14-566 Archeology Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arch-DDRI) | The Archaeology Program supports anthropologically relevant archaeological research. This means that the value of the proposed research can be justified within an anthropological context.DDRI proposals must be submitted with a principal investigator (PI) and a co-principal investigator (co-PI) who is the dissertation student. Eligibility: the faculty mentor is the PI and the student is the co-investigator. DDRI awards may not exceed $20,000 in allowable direct costs for the entire duration of the award. Indirect costs are in addition to this maximum direct cost limitation and are subject to the awardee's current Federally negotiated indirect cost rate. The maximum project duration is 36 months. DDRI awards provide funding for research costs not normally covered by the student's university. Citizenship: The student must be enrolled at a U.S. institution, but need not be a U.S. citizen. Deadline: Proposals Accepted Anytime Guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14566/nsf14566.htm Institutional representative: the dissertation advisor is the PI so he/she will submits the proposal through the Office of Sponsored Research [OSR]. |
| NSF 14-560 Cultural Anthropology Program-Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (CA-DDRIG) | The primary objective of the Cultural Anthropology Program is to support basic scientific research on the causes, consequences, and complexities of human social and cultural variability. Citizenship: The student must be enrolled at a U.S. institution, but need not be a U.S. citizen. Deadline: Aug. 15, 2014 and Jan. 15, 2015 Guidelines: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14560/nsf14560.htm Institutional representative: the dissertation advisor is the PI so he/she will submits the proposal through the Office of Sponsored Research [OSR]. |
| NSF 14-561 Biological Anthropology Program- Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (BA-DDRIG) | The Biological Anthropology Program supports multifaceted research which advances scientific knowledge of human biology and ecology, including understanding of our evolutionary history and mechanisms which have shaped human and nonhuman primate biological diversity. |
| NSF 11-547 SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants | SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants provide supplemental funds for items not usually available from the student's U.S. academic institution. (The PI was the faculty mentor.) Guidelines-for your reference only. NOTE: - we are awaiting a replacement funding opportunity announcement for 2014. http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13453 Institutional representative: for the faculty mentor (who is the PI) |
| NSF 13-584 Graduate Research Fellowship Program | Fellowships are awarded for graduate study leading to research-based master's and doctoral degrees in the fields of science and engineering supported by the National Science Foundation GRFP guidelines: Deadlines*: Purpose: This program awards Fellowships for graduate study leading to research-based master's and doctoral degrees in the fields of science and engineering relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation. NSF supported fields of study. Eligibility: Fellowships are awarded to individuals in the early stages of their graduate study. See the guidelines for additional criteria and ineligible fields. Citizenship: Applicants must be United States citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States by the application deadline. |
| Proposal Central: application tips | |
IMPORTANT: Special Note: Selecting the Institution's Name Selecting a signing official: the "Stanford University" profile will include the list of RPMs. If "the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University" is selected, this profile will show the OSR signing officials. |
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