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Funding Opportunities - Graduate Students

If you are a graduate student applying for a fellowship, we can help you understand the ins-and-outs of Research Administration, frame your research for wide audience, and revise your proposal, CV, and other essays. Please contact Wendy Virgadamo at 863 2067 or e-mail Wendy_Virgadamo@brown.edu to make an appointment to discuss your application.

Notice- PSAF Continuation Page for Indiv Fellowships is now required in addition to the required Proposal Summary and Approval Form (PSAF) for individual fellowship submissions.

IMPORTANT NOTE – The Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) is now requiring that all new submissions be brought in to them no later than five business days (or seven business days (for non-NIH/NSF submissions) if routed through BioMed Grants Administration (BMRA)) prior to the proposal's due date.. Anything submitted later than that date will not be processed. Memo from Clyde Briant/Ed Wing

 

Funding Opportunities

(opportunities with multiple or open deadlines listed below)
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Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences – National Science Foundation (NSF) - The National Science Foundation awards Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in selected areas of the 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.
Deadline: November 20, 2009

The DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE SCGF) Program will support outstanding students to pursue graduate training in basic research in areas of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computational sciences, and environmental sciences relevant to the Office of Science and to encourage the development of the next generation scientific and technical talent in the U.S. The Fellowship award provides partial tuition support, an annual stipend for living expenses, and a research stipend for full-time graduate study and thesis/dissertation research at a U.S. academic institution for three years.
Deadline: November 30, 2009

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(International Students Eligible) AAUW (American Association of University Women) International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not United States citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate study at accredited institutions are supported. Several fellowships are available for study outside of the U.S.
Deadline: December 1, 2009

United Negro College Fund(UNCF) Merck Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowships will 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.
Deadline: December 1, 2009

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Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) - This program provides outstanding benefits and opportunities (see below) to first or second year students pursuing a PhD in scientific or engineering disciplines with an emphasis in high-performance computing. Areas of interest include (but are not restricted to):

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering  ·  Applied Mathematics ·  Astronomy  ·  Biomedical Applications & Engineering  ·  Biology ·  Chemistry  ·  Computer Science  ·  Computational fluid dynamics ·  Electrical & Computer Engineering  ·  Environmental Science & Engineering  ·  Materials Science & Engineering  ·  Mechanical Engineering  ·  Nuclear Engineering  ·  Oceanography  ·  Physics

The DOE CSGF provides up to four years of full tuition support; a yearly stipend of $32,400; $1,000 for duplication expenses, travel, etc; and matching funds on request for computer support (ie-workstation or upgrades, etc).
Deadline: January 14, 2010

Marine Biological Laboratory Graduate / Postdoctoral Fellowships - The MBL offers a series of graduate and postdoctoral fellowships intended primarily to help support the costs of summer research at the MBL. Please see the individual fellowship for any specific application requirements.
Deadline: January 15, 2010 (unless otherwise stated)

(International Students Eligible)AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program- This highly competitive program strengthens the connections between scientists and journalists by placing advanced science, mathematics and engineering students in newsrooms across the country. The AAAS Fellows use their academic training in the sciences as they research, write, and report today’s headlines, sharpening their abilities to communicate complex scientific and technical issues to non-specialists.
Deadline: January 15, 2010

(International Students Eligible)Raymond J. Tarleton Student Fellowship- This new graduate student fellowship has been established by Raymond J. Tarleton, past executive vice president of APS, with the assistance of the American Phytopathological Society (APS) Foundation. The award was initiated to support graduate students in plant pathology research and to encourage students to further their careers in plant pathology.
Deadline: January 15, 2010

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United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS) Fellowshi program - Established in 1986 to encourage students to pursue environmental careers. The NNEMS program is a comprehensive fellowship program that provides students an opportunity to participate in a fellowship project that is directly related to their field of study.
Deadline: February 2, 2010

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Ethics Education in Science and Engineering- National Science Foundation (NSF) - The Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) program accepts proposals for research and educational projects to improve ethics education in all of the fields of science and engineering that NSF supports, especially in interdisciplinary or inter-institutional contexts. 
Deadline: March 1, 2010

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring - National Science Foundation (NSF) - The PAESMEM Program seeks to identify outstanding mentoring efforts that enhance the participation of groups (i.e., women, minorities, and persons with disabilities) that are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Deadline: March 2, 2010

International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER)- Graduate Fellowship Program. IFER is dedicated to the development and implementation of scientifically valid alternatives to the use of animals in research, product testing, and education. The purpose is to provide monetary assistance to graduate students whose programs of study seem likely to have an impact in one or more of these areas.
Deadline: March 15, 2010

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Keystone Symposia- Travel Awards available for Keystone Symposia meetings

NSF Developing Global Scientists and Engineers- Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Projects (DDEP)

  • Open/ No Deadline

The American Foundation for Aging Research (AFAR) was established to promote the health and welfare of the mature individual and to increase knowledge about the biological aspects of aging by encouraging and promoting scientific research and educational opportunities in the field. It is the only organization supporting education and research in aging through fellowships to graduate and undergraduate students. The awards cover $1,000 fellowships to graduates nationwide, or $500 fellowships for neurological cancer research and graduate research.

  • Open/ No Deadline

R36 Dissertation Support - Annual Deadlines: Oct. 16, Feb. 16, June 16
or May 7, Sept. 7, Jan. 7 (AIDS-related applications)

  • AHRQ Grants for Health Services Research Dissertation Program (R36) The overall goal of the AHRQ grants for Health Services Research Dissertation Program is to help ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained health services researchers is available in adequate numbers and appropriate research areas to address the research mission and priorities of AHRQ, noted below.  This announcement represents the continuation of an AHRQ program that provides support to individuals who are conducting research undertaken as part of an academic program to qualify for a research doctorate degree.
  • Mental Health Dissertation Research Grant to Increase Diversity (R36) The purpose of this funding opportunity is to increase the diversity of the mental health research workforce.  It will enable qualified doctoral candidates to pursue research careers in any area relevant to the research mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
  • Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36) The National Institute on Aging (NIA) announces the reissuance of a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) that provides dissertation awards (R36) in all areas of research within NIA’s mandate to increase diversity of the research workforce on research on aging and aging-related health conditions.

F30 Individual Predoctoral NRSA for M.D./Ph.D. Fellowships (ADAMHA)-
Annual Deadlines: April 8, Aug. 8, Dec. 8 (regular applications)
May 7, Sept. 7, Jan. 7 (AIDS-related applications)

F31 Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (NRSA)-
Annual Deadlines: April 8, Aug. 8, Dec. 8 (regular applications)
April 13, Aug. 13, Dec. 13 (diversity applications)
May 7, Sept. 7, Jan. 7 (AIDS-related applications)

(International Students Eligible) The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) Graduate Fellowships - STRI is a division of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC and maintains research facilities for marine and terrestrial research at various locations on the Isthmus of Panama. STRI offers multiple fellowships for graduate research in the areas represented by its scientific staff. Disciplines include ecology, anthropology, paleontology, paleoecology, evolutionary biology, molecular phylogenetics, biogeography, animal behavior, neurobiology, soils sciences, and physiology of tropical plants and animals.
Annual Deadlines: March 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants (T35)–National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The objectives of the omnibus T35 program are to develop or enhance research training opportunities for individuals interested in careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical research. The program may also be used to support other types of predoctoral and postdoctoral training in focused, often emerging scientific areas relevant to the mission of the NIH funding Institute or Center.

  • Annual Deadlines: January 25, May 25, September 25 or May 7, Sept. 7, Jan. 7 (AIDS-related applications)

    (note-not all participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) accept T35 applications for all three receipt dates; check the T35 Contact Table.)
International Research and Education: Planning Visits and Workshops – National Science Foundation (NSF) - This solicitation describes International Planning Visit/Workshop awards to support the early phases of developing and coordinating a research and education activity with a foreign partner(s).
  • Annual Deadlines: September 20, February 20, May 20

*NOTE: Where do I submit my application:

  • These Grad Programs go through the BMRA office (Christine Conway) and require seven bus. days (if not NIH/NSF): MCB, EEB, Pathobiology

  • These Grad Programs go directly to OSP and require only five bus. days (department contact listed for grant submissions): Community Health-BioStatistics, Epidemiology, and Health Services Research (Susan Furtado); Neuroscience (Mary-Ellen Flinn); MPPB Programs-ABC, BioMed Engineering, MPP (Nina McEvoy)

Special Notes

  • READ ALL Application Instructions! Diversity Fellowships generally require a LETTER from Dean Thompson. Please let her know in advance of submission that you need this!

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