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COMMUNITY OF SCIENCE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Searchable site for all types of grants/fellowships in many disciplines

GRANTS.GOV
Searchable site for all types of Federal grants/fellowships in many disciplines

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE (AAAS)

THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

PHDS.ORG
Jobs, grants, fellowships, etc.

USF LIBRARY
Research Help Link

USF OFFICE OF RESEARCH
Searchable and updated with external and internal opportunities

US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Funding for Students of Diversity (all disciplines)

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR UNIVERSITY WOMEN

ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE

BOREN SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their educations.

FORD FOUNDATION
Through its program of Diversity Fellowships, 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.

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships (F31) to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research.

NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR GRADUATE DEGREES FOR MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE (GEM)
The GEM fellowship programs are designed to provide opportunities for underrepresented ethnic minority students to obtain M.S. degrees in engineering and Ph.D. degrees in engineering and the sciences through a program of paid summer internships and graduate financial assistance.

SMITHSONIAN LATINO STUDIES FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Provides opportunities to US Latino/a predoctoral students and postdoctoral and senior scholars to pursue research topics that relate to Latino art, culture, and history. Interdisciplinary subjects are encouraged and can be undertaken at more than one of the Smithsonian museums and/or research units, and advised by one or more of the Smithsonian research staff members.

Education

AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (AERA)
Small grants and training for researchers who conduct studies of education policy and practice.

BOREN SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their educations
http://www.borenawards.org/

FULBRIGHT-HAYS DOCTORAL DISSERTATION RESEARCH ABROAD
Conduct research in other countries in modern foreign languages and area studies.

KNOWLES SCIENCE TEACHING FOUNDATION TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS
KSTF Teaching Fellows are young men and women who have received a bachelor's or advanced degree in science, engineering or mathematics and are committed to teaching high school science and/or mathematics in U.S. schools.

WOODROW WILSON FOUNDATION
The Foundation has a suite of Fellowships that support the development of future leaders at a variety of career stages in several critical fields.

Engineering

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS FOUNDATION

COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing a Ph.D. in scientific or engineering disciplines with an emphasis in high-performance computing.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY STAR FELLOWSHIPS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering Graduate Education Fellowships for master's and doctoral students in environmentally related fields of study.

FLORIDA SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM
Grants from NASA

NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR GRADUATE DEGREES FOR MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE (GEM)
The GEM fellowship programs are designed to provide opportunities for underrepresented ethnic minority students to obtain M.S. degrees in engineering and Ph.D. degrees in engineering and the sciences through a program of paid summer internships and graduate financial assistance.

NATIONAL DEFENSE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS

SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND RESEARCH FOR TRANSFORMATION (SMART) SCHOLARSHIP
The Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program has been established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing 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.

SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH CORPORATION GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP
The Graduate Fellowship program addresses the issues of improving educational opportunities at the doctoral level and supplying a relevantly educated work force for the semiconductor industry.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FELLOWSHIPS
Graduate Fellowships allow students to conduct research for ten-week periods in association with Smithsonian research staff members. Predoctoral, Postdoctoral, and Senior Fellowships allow students to conduct research for periods of three to twelve months.

TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD

US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FELLOWSHIPS
The DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program is intended for students interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the DHS mission.

Humanities, History and Social Sciences

ACLS American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships
ACLS supports outstanding scholarship in the humanities and interpretive social sciences. Open to scholars at all postdoctoral career stages, working on or off the tenure track, who have earned a PhD in the humanities or interpretive social sciences by the application deadline.  Maximum award: $60,000

AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
The Association recognizes a wide variety of distinguished historical work, which can take the form of an exceptional book in the field, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, and even on film. Since 1896 the Association has conferred 1,276 awards.

AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
The American Philosophical Society promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and community outreach.

BOREN SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their educations.

THE DIBNER LIBRARY OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESIDENT SCHOLAR PROGRAM
For individuals working on a topic relating to the history of science and technology who can make substantial use of collections in the Dibner Library.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY STAR FELLOWSHIPS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering Graduate Education Fellowships for master's and doctoral students in environmentally related fields of study.

FULBRIGHT-HAYS DOCTORAL DISSERTATION RESEARCH ABROAD
Conduct research in other countries in modern foreign languages and area studies.

JACOB K. JAVITS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Study at the doctoral and Master of Fine Arts level in selected fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FELLOWSHIPS
Graduate Fellowships allow students to conduct research for ten-week periods in association with Smithsonian research staff members. Predoctoral, Postdoctoral, and Senior Fellowships allow students to conduct research for periods of three to twelve months.

SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
Founded in 1923, SSRC has developed a worldwide reputation for generating new knowledge to advance understanding of critical social issues, both nationally and internationally.

WOODROW WILSON FOUNDATION
The Foundation has a suite of Fellowships that support the development of future leaders at a variety of career stages in several critical fields.

WENNER-GREN FOUNDATION
Anthropology research

Natural, Biomedical and Health Related Sciences

THE DIBNER LIBRARY OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESIDENT SCHOLAR PROGRAM
For individuals working on a topic relating to the history of science and technology who can make substantial use of collections in the Dibner Library.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY STAR FELLOWSHIPS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering Graduate Education Fellowships for master's and doctoral students in environmentally related fields of study.

FLORIDA SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM
Grants from NASA

HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE GRANTS FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION
Awarded for up to 5 years of full-time study toward a Ph.D. or an Sc.D. in specified biological disciplines. Predoctoral fellowships are intended for students at or near the beginning of their graduate study. College seniors, college graduates with no or limited postbaccalaureate graduate study in the biological sciences, and first-year graduate students may apply.

NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR GRADUATE DEGREES FOR MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE (GEM)
The GEM fellowship programs are designed to provide opportunities for underrepresented ethnic minority students to obtain M.S. degrees in engineering and Ph.D. degrees in engineering and the sciences through a program of paid summer internships and graduate financial assistance.

NATIONAL DEFENSE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
NIH offers many predoctoral funding opportunities across the various institutes. These opportunities can be searched through the main web page.

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Jointly Sponsored Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences.

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (F31)

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36)

NATIONAL NETWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STUDIES (NNEMS) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Provide students with practical research opportunities in an EPA office or laboratory

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Division of Graduate Education. Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND RESEARCH FOR TRANSFORMATION (SMART) SCHOLARSHIP
The Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program has been established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing 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. http://www.asee.org/fellowships/smart/

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FELLOWSHIPS
Graduate Fellowships allow students to conduct research for ten-week periods in association with Smithsonian research staff members. Predoctoral, Postdoctoral, and Senior Fellowships allow students to conduct research for periods of three to twelve months.

US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FELLOWSHIPS
The DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program is intended for students interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the DHS mission.

Physical Sciences

AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing a PhD in scientific or engineering disciplines with an emphasis in high-performance computing.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY STAR FELLOWSHIPS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering Graduate Education Fellowships for master's and doctoral students in environmentally related fields of study.

FLORIDA SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM
Grants from NASA

NATIONAL DEFENSE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS

SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND RESEARCH FOR TRANSFORMATION (SMART) SCHOLARSHIP
The Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program has been established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing 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.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FELLOWSHIPS
Graduate Fellowships allow students to conduct research for ten-week periods in association with Smithsonian research staff members. Predoctoral, Postdoctoral, and Senior Fellowships allow students to conduct research for periods of three to twelve months.

US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FELLOWSHIPS
The DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program is intended for students interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the DHS mission.

The Arts

JACOB K. JAVITS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Study at the doctoral and Master of Fine Arts level in selected fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences.

THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART