| Agency | Award Name | Areas Funded or Goals of Program | Other Eligibility Requirements |
US Citizenship of Permanent Resident Status Required? |
|---|
| American Association for University Women (AAUW) |
American Fellowship |
Dissertation Fellowships are available to women who will complete their dissertation writing between July 1, 2012 and
June 30, 2013. |
|
Yes |
| American Educational Research Association (AERA) |
Dissertation Grant |
Research projects that are quantitative in nature, include the analysis of existing data from NCES, NSF or other federal agencies, and have U.S. education policy relevance. |
Applicants should be advanced doctoral students at the dissertation writing stage. |
Yes |
| American Heart Association |
Greater Southeast Predoctoral Fellowship |
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. |
|
Yes |
| American Psychological Association (APA) |
APA Minority Fellowship Program |
Behavioral health services and prevention. This fellowship program is designed for students in clinical, counseling, and school psychology, and other psychology doctoral students whose training prepares them to provide therapy, testing, assessments, etc |
Enrolled full-time in an APA-accredited doctoral program for the fall term immediately following the application deadline; African Americans, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders are especially encouraged to apply. |
Yes |
| American Psychological Association (APA) |
Esther Katz Rosen Graduate Student Fellowships |
Psychological understanding of gifted and talented children and adolescents. |
Graduate students who have achieved doctoral candidacy |
No |
| American Psychological Association (APA) |
Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Student Fellowship |
Nurture excellent young scholars for careers in areas of psychology, such as child-clinical, pediatric, school, educational, and
developmental psychopathology. |
Completed doctoral candidacy |
No |
| American Society for Microbiology (ASM) |
ASM Robert D. Watkins Graduate Research Fellowship |
Underrepresented groups completing doctoral degrees in the microbiological sciences. |
Have successfully completed the first year of the graduate program. |
Yes |
| AT&T |
AT&T Labs Fellowship |
Under-represented minority and women students pursuing PhD studies in computing and communications-related fields; Major field
must be in computer science, math, statistics, electrical engineering, operations research, systems engineering, industrial engineering, or related field |
Senior graduating in the current academic year or in their first or second year of grad school. |
Yes |
| Boren |
Boren Fellowship |
Boren Fellowships support study and research in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. |
|
Yes |
| Congressional Hunger Center |
Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship |
The Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program is a unique leadership development program that trains, inspires, and sustains
emerging leaders committed to social justice. |
|
Yes |
| De Karman Fellowship Trust |
Fellowship Program |
Any discipline |
|
No |
| Department of Defense (DoD) |
SMART Scholarship for Service Program |
Several fields of engineering; biosciences; chemical engineering; chemistry; cognitive, neural, and behavioral sciences; computer
science; geosciences; mathematics; materials science; oceanography; physics; information science; operations research |
|
Yes |
| Department of Defense (DoD) |
National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowship |
Several fields of engineering; biosciences; chemical engineering; chemistry; cognitive, neural, and behavioral sciences; computer
science; geosciences; mathematics; materials science; oceanography; physics |
|
Yes |
| Department of Education |
Jacob K. Javits Fellowships Program |
Selected fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. |
Eligibility is limited to individuals who, as Javits fellows, will be eligible to receive any grant, loan, or work assistance pursuant to Section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; have not yet completed their first full year of study in the doctoral program |
Yes |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Fellowship |
DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship Program |
Mathematics; computer science; physical sciences; earth environmental and marine sciences; engineering; life sciences |
First-year or second-year graduate student in a qualified research-focused Master's Ph.D. program at an accredited U.S. college or university. |
Yes |
| Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration(DOE NNSA) |
DOE NNSA SSGF |
First and second year graduate students focusing their studies on high energy density physics, nuclear science, or properties of
materials under extreme conditions and hydrodynamics. |
|
Yes |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
STAR Fellowship |
Environmental Study |
Must pursue a master's or doctoral degree in an environmental field of specialization |
Yes |
| Everglades Foundation |
Research Fellowships |
the development of innovative scientific methods to advance the understanding of Everglades physical, chemical or biological processes, or research in economic impacts of environmental changes. Cross-disciplinary research efforts are of special interest. |
|
No |
| Ford Foundation |
Predoctoral Fellowships |
Most majors |
Must have at least 3 years remaining in doctorate program; membership in list of minority groups |
Yes |
| Ford Foundation |
Dissertation Fellowship |
Most majors |
Membership in list of minority groups |
Yes |
| Gerontological Society of America |
Hartford Doctoral Fellows Program |
The doctoral dissertation must identify and examine a set of research questions that search for ways to improve the health and well-being of older persons, their families and caregivers. |
Dissertation committee must have approved the dissertation proposal prior to the application receipt date |
Yes |
| Harry Guggenheim Foundation |
Dissertation Fellowship |
Violence and aggression in relation to social change, intergroup conflict, war, terrorism, crime, and family relationships, among other subjects. Dissertations with no relevance to understanding human violence and aggression will not be supported. |
Ph.D. candidates who are entering the dissertation stage of graduate school. Usually, this means that fieldwork or other research is complete and writing has begun |
No |
| Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) |
NASCAR Wendell Scott Award |
Engineering, Business, Public Relations, Mass Media, Sports Marketing, Marketing, Management, or Technology. |
|
No |
| Housing and Urban Development (HUD) |
Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program |
Housing and urban development issues. |
Must have fully developed and approved dissertation proposals that address issues in housing and urban development and can be completed within a 2-year period |
No |
| Housing and Urban Development (HUD) |
Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program |
Housing and urban development issues. |
Must have fully developed and approved dissertation proposals that address issues in housing and urban development and can be completed within a 2-year period |
No |
| IBM |
IBM PhD Fellowship Award |
Ph.D. students who have an interest in solving problems that are important to IBM and fundamental to innovation in many academic disciplines and areas of study. These include: computer science and engineering, electrical and mechanical engineering, physical sciences (including chemistry, material sciences, and physics), mathematical sciences (including analytics, statistics, operations research, and optimization), business sciences (including financial services, risk management, marketing, communications, and learning/knowledge management), and service science, management, and engineering (SSME). |
|
No |
| Inter-American Foundation |
Inter-American Foundation Grassroots Development Fellowship |
IAF's Fellowships are intended to increase awareness of grassroots development efforts while building a community of professionals and scholars knowledgeable in the subject. Fellows examine the efforts of the rural and urban poor to improve their lives, their methods of organization and production, and the policies and programs designed to alleviate their poverty. |
PhD students who advanced to candidacy before initiating funding; must speak language appropriate to research |
Y or citizen of Latin American and Caribbean countries |
| Jack Kent Cooke Foundation |
Jack Kent Cooke Dissertation Fellowship Award |
Supports advanced doctoral students who are completing dissertations that further the understanding of the educational pathways and experiences of high-achieving, low-income students. |
|
No |
| Link Energy |
Link Foundation Energy Program |
Projects that are innovative, technically sound, and offer potential for significant impacts on societal supply and utilization |
|
No |
| Link Foundation |
Ocean Engineering and Instrumentation PhD Fellowship Program |
Ocean engineering and ocean instrumentation research |
|
No |
| Louisville Institute |
Dissertation Fellowship |
Research pertaining to North American Christianity, especially projects related to Christian faith and life, religious institutions, and pastoral leadership. |
Designed to support the final year Ph.D. or Th.D. dissertation writing |
No |
| Microsoft |
Microsoft Research Fellowship Program |
Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics |
Students must be starting their second or third year in an eligible PhD program in the fall (August/September) semester or quarter of 2011; maximum of three applicants per eligible department |
No |
| NASA |
NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Program |
The ARMD focus is on cutting-edge, fundamental research in traditional aeronautical disciplines, as well as emerging fields with promising application to aeronautics. |
Should have at least 2 years of graduate school left when applying |
Yes |
| National and Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
NASA EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE FELLOWSHIP (NESSF) PROGRAM |
Earth and space sciences, or related disciplines |
Masters or Ph.D. degrees in Earth and space sciences, or related disciplines, at respective institutions. |
No |
| National Institute of Justice (NIJ) |
Graduate Research Fellowship |
Research on crime, violence, and other criminal justice-related topics |
Doctoral students who have completed, or are near completion of, all Ph.D. degree requirements except the research, writing, and final defense of a dissertation. |
No |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (Parent F31) |
Doctoral candidates who will be performing dissertation research and training in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes during the tenure of the award |
Must be at the dissertation research stage in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences |
Yes |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31 - Diversity) |
Purpose is to improve the diversity of the health-related research workforce by supporting the training of predoctoral students from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented. |
|
Yes |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH (SIP) |
Biomedical |
|
Yes |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH)/ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
AHRQ Grants for Health Services Research Dissertation (R36) |
The mission of AHRQ is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. |
Your doctoral committee has approved your dissertation proposal by the time of the grant award |
Yes |
| National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging (NIH/NIA) |
Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36) |
Provides dissertation awards in all areas of research within NIA's strategic priorities to increase diversity of the scientific research workforce engaged in research on aging and aging-related health conditions. |
Applicants who will increase diversity on a national basis; Your doctoral committee has approved your dissertation proposal by the time of the grant award |
Yes |
| National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH/NIDA) |
Drug Abuse Dissertation Research: Epidemiology, Prevention, Treatment, Services, and Women and Sex/Gender Differences (R36) |
Drug abuse doctoral dissertation research in epidemiology, prevention, treatment, services, and/or women and sex/gender differences. |
Must be enrolled in an accredited doctoral degree program in the behavioral, biomedical, or social sciences and must propose to conduct research in one of the areas specified in this funding opportunity announcement |
Yes |
| National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Mental Health (NIH/NIMH) |
Mental Health Dissertation Research Grant to Increase Diversity (R36) |
Predoctoral students at the dissertation stage in areas relevant to the research mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). |
Your doctoral committee has approved your dissertation proposal by the time of the grant award |
Yes |
| National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Nursing Research (NINR/NIH) |
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) for Individual Predoctoral Fellows in Nursing Research (F31) |
Nurse scientists who are committed to research careers in scientific health-related fields relevant to the programmatic interests of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) |
Must be in dissertation stage; must have a baccalaureate degree in nursing and be currently enrolled in a PhD or equivalent research degree program |
Yes |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
Sea Grant Fellowship |
Population dynamics and marine resource economics |
|
Yes |
| National Quality Improvement Center |
Doctoral Dissertation Research Support |
Supporting advanced-level doctoral students conducting dissertation research in child abuse neglect prevention among infants and young children |
Advanced-standing doctoral students in relevant disciplines (e.g., social work, psychology, public health, early childhood/child development, sociology, anthropology, etc.) are eligible to apply. |
No |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) |
Science, science policy, and scientific infrastructure of the respective location in Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Singapore or Taiwan. |
Enrolled in a research-oriented Master's or Ph.D. degree program in fields of science and engineering research |
Yes |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Graduate Research Fellowship Program |
Interdisciplinary; Engineering; Mathematical Science; Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering; Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy; Social Sciences; Psychology; Geosciences; STEM Education and Learning; Life Sciences |
Must apply prior to completing Fall terms of second year of graduate school |
Yes |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) (Directorate for Social, Behavioral, & Economic Sciences) |
Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants |
Archaeology; Physical Anthropology; Science, Technology, and Society; Documenting Endangered Languages; Political Science; Geography and Spatial Sciences; Cultural Anthropology; Law and Social Sciences; Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics; Linguistics; Economics; Decision, Risk, and Managements Sciences; Science of Science and Innovation Policy; Sociology; Research on Science and Technology Surveys and Statistics; Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics; |
Must be enrolled at a U.S. academic institution |
No |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences |
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (DDIG) |
Selected areas of the biological sciences |
Student must have advanced to candidacy for a Ph.D. degree before the submission deadline to be eligible to submit a proposal. |
No |
| National Science Foundation/Food and Drug Administration (NSF/FDA) |
NSF/FDA Scholar-in-Residence at FDA |
Science, engineering, and mathematics |
|
Yes |
| North Pacific Research Board |
Graduate Student Research Awards |
Scholarly research that addresses management issues in northern seas. |
|
No |
| Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans |
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans |
Any field and in any advanced degree-granting program |
If you were born outside the United States (as a non citizen), you must, as of November 1, 2011, be either a naturalized citizen or in possession of a green card (i.e., be a resident alien); You must not have reached or passed your 31st birthday as of November 1, 2011. In other words, you must have been born on or after November 2, 1980; you must be in your first or second year of program |
Yes |
| PhRMA Foundation |
Predoctoral Fellowships |
Health outcomes research |
The program is designed for candidates who expect to complete the requirements for the Ph.D. in the field of health outcomes in two years or less from the time the fellowship begins |
Yes |
| Smithsonian |
Predoctoral Fellowships |
Certain historical subjects; anthropology, archaeology, linguistics and ethnic studies; evolutionary, systematic, behavioral, environmental, and conservation biology; earth, mineral, planetary science; materials characterization and conservation |
Doctoral candidates who have completed preliminary course work and examinations, and have been advanced to candidacy |
No |
| Smithsonian |
Graduate Student Fellowships |
Certain historical subjects; anthropology, archaeology, linguistics and ethnic studies; evolutionary, systematic, behavioral, environmental, and conservation biology; earth, mineral, planetary science; materials characterization and conservation |
Formally enrolled in a graduate program, who have completed at least one semester and not yet been advanced to candidacy if in a Ph.D. |
No |
| Social Science Research Council (SSRC) |
Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa |
Topic related to peace, security, and development. |
|
No |
| Social Science Research Council (SSRC) |
International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) |
Humanities and social sciences conducting dissertation research outside of the United States. |
|
No |
| Social Science Research Council (SSRC) |
Eurasia Program Fellowship |
Sustain American expertise on the countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. |
|
No |
| Spencer Foundation |
National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program |
A wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education |
Completed all pre-dissertation requirements by June 1, 2012 and must provide a clear and specific plan for completing the dissertation within a one or two-year time frame |
No |
| Symantec |
The Symantec Research Labs Graduate Fellowship |
Preference will be given to students with a desire to work in an industrial research lab and those working on research projects likely to have real-world practical value to customers, in areas related to Symantec's businesses of information security, availability, and integrity. |
Must attend a U.S. or European university in a Ph.D. or Master's program focused on technology research. |
No |
| The Fund for Theological Education |
FTE Dissertation Fellowship |
FTE Dissertation Fellowships are for African-American doctoral students who are writing their Ph.D. or Th.D. in religion, theology or biblical studies, who are writing their dissertations |
|
Yes |
| United Negro College Fund Special (UNCF) |
UNCF/ Merck Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowships |
African-American students enrolled full-time in a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree program majoring in a life science, physical science or engineering. |
Within 1-3 years of completing dissertation research, and must successfully complete all qualifying exams by September 1, 2012 |
Yes |
| United Negro College Fund Special Programs (UNCFSP) |
Harriett G. Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship Project (JPFP) |
NASA-related STEM discipline. |
Applicants within the first three years of a full-time, graduate program |
Yes |
| US Department of State |
Fulbright International Educational Exchange Program |
The Fulbright Program provides participants-chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential - with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. |
|
Depends |
| Welder Wildlife Foundation |
Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation's graduate research fellowship program |
Animal behavior, biology, botany, conservation education, ecology, genetics, mammalogy, ornithology,parasitology, range science, veterinary pathology, and wildlife and fisheries sciences. |
Must have a minimum GRE score of 1100 (verbal plus quantitative) and a "B" or higher average in the last two years of undergraduate or graduate work. |
No |
| Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation |
The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship |
Ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner, ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature |
Doctoral candidates at the writing stage of their dissertation for Ph.D. or Th.D. degrees in any field of study at graduate schools in the United States. |
No |
