Links to search engines to help students conduct their own searches for outside funding can be found on UCR’s Office of Research website. Click on the “For Students” tab then highlight “Funding Opportunities.” There you will find several links to different search engines that will help you in your search for outside funding. “SPIN” and “IRIS” are paid subscriptions and require that you use a university computer.

The UCLA Graduate and Postdoctoral Extramural Support Database

The Graduate and Postdoctoral Extramural Support Database (GRAPES) catalogs extramural funding opportunities of interest to prospective and current graduate students, students working on a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation, and postdoctoral scholars. It contains information on over 500 private and publicly funded awards, fellowships, and internships. Advanced search options allow users to refine their search by field, academic level, award type, award amount, and other criteria.

Below is a list of major links for fellowship opportunities:

General

• American Association of University Women Fellowships
  Dissertation Fellowships, International Fellowships & Selected Professions Fellowships
• American Indian Graduate Center Fellowships
  Eligible applicants are American Indian and Alaska Native students seeking master’s, doctoral or professional degrees
• California Student Aid Commission
  A general Web site on government based financial aid.
• Cornell University Graduate Fellowship Notebook
  Database of minority scholarships
• Department of Education EASI
  Easy Access for Students and Institutions Program
• FAFSA
  Free Application for Federal Student Aid on the Web
• Fast Aid
  Free Online Scholarship Database
• Fastweb.com
  Free Internet Financial Aid Search Services
• Financial Aid Page
  The smart student guide to financial aid.
• Ford Foundation Minority Predoctoral & Dissertation Fellowships
  Fellowships for students committed to diversity and teaching
• Institute of Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC)
  For students committed to researching international problem solving in a variety of disciplines. 
• Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program
  A scholarship for exceptional fine arts, humanities, and social sciences students.
• National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships
  Eligible candidates are pursuing graduate studies in science and engineering disciplines with military importance
• National Hispanic Scholarship Grants
  Scholarships for Hispanic graduate students in a variety of fields. 
• National Physical Science Consortium Graduate Fellowships
  All are welcome to apply. Emphasis is placed on eligible candidates who are African American, Hispanic, or American Indian, or women who are underrepresented, pursuing a doctorate in the physical sciences
• National Research Council
  Administers predoctoral, dissertation, and postdoctoral fellowship programs in research-based fields of study.
• National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships
  Awards multiple-year fellowships for students in engineering or the natural or social sciences
• NRS Student Research Grant Program
  Supports university level research and public service aimed to protect natural areas throughout California.
• Oak Ridge Institute
  Fellowships available in Mathematics, Engineering, and Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Rockefeller Foundation Organization
  Supports students researching how to positively affect problems with globalization.
• Rotary Foundation for Fellowships
  Most academic fields
• Smithsonian Foundation
  Short-term fellowship
• Social Science Research Council
  Supports a range of international and interdisciplinary fellowship opportunities for current and recent graduate students and faculty
• Spencer Foundation Fellowship Program
  Education research
• UC MEXUS Dissertation Research Grants
  Research between University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States.
• UC San Diego Office of Graduate Studies
  UCSD’s graduate student offices. 
• UNCF/Merck Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowships
  Awards science dissertation research fellowships to African Americans enrolled full-time in the life sciences or physical sciences
• Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
  Offers a range of fellowship opportunities in a variety of fields from teaching to Foreign Service.
• Yahoo.com Financial Aid Website
  Yahoo.com’s Financial Aid resources.
• Zonta International
  Scholarships for women in science, business, and public affairs

Humanities

• American Music Center
  Offers a composer assistance program
• American Philosophical Society Fund
  Offers a variety of scholarships in a variety of fields including sociology, psychology, philosophy, and microbiology.
• Asian Cultural Council
  Offers grants to support creative work, research, and training.
• Bancroft Library Study Awards
  Offers a variety of research opportunities in the Humanities
• Douglas Institute for African American Studies
  Offers a predoctoral fellowship to graduate students who study aspects of the African and African-American experience.
• Humanities Research Institute
  Offers grants and scholarships to students working on a dissertation in the humanities.
• Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  Offers fellowship opportunities for students seeking a career in arts-management
• National Endowment for the Arts
  Offers many grants for enriching research and involvement in the arts.
• National Gallery of Art
  Offers pre and postdoctoral fellowship opportunities in the visual arts.
• President's Research Fellowships in the Humanities (PRFH)
  UC specific funding in the humanities

Social Sciences

• American Indian Graduate Center Fellowships
  Offers a variety of scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native graduate students
• American Institute of Economic Research Fellowships
  Awards for those who plan on entering or are enrolled in a doctoral program in economics.
• American Political Science Association
  Graduate fellowships for minority students
• American Psychological Association
  Fellowships and awards as part of the Minority Fellowship Program
• American Sociological Association
  Fellowship opportunities in Sociology
• Ford Foundation Fellowships
  Fellowships awarded to minority students and international students in marginalized communities
• Inter-American Foundation
  Awards for dissertation research in Latin America and the Caribbean

Biological and Medical Sciences

• American Heart Association
  Offers fellowships to help graduate students initiate careers in cardiovascular research
• American Society of Microbiology
  Offers fellowships and conference assistance among other resources for graduate students
• Association of Women in Science
  Offers a variety of awards for women in science. 
• Graduate Women in Science
  Offers fellowships to women in science who can demonstrate financial need.
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowships
  Holds fellowship and grant competitions in the sciences.
• National Research Service Award
  Supports broad and fundamental, early stage graduate research
• National Science Foundation
  Graduate research fellowships
• Tobacco-related Disease Research Program
  Supports tobacco-related disease research
• UC Toxic Substance Research and Teaching Program
  Funding for UC students’ studies related to the problems of toxic substances in California

Physical Sciences & Engineering

• American Geological Institute Minority Participation Program
  A program to encourage underrepresented ethnic-minority students in the geosciences.
• American Society for Engineering Education
  Offers a variety of fellowships, scholarships, and internships in Engineering.
• AT&T Laboratories Fellowship Program
  Scholarships for outstanding women and minority students pursuing communications related studies.
• The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship (SSGF)
  Funding for PhD students pursuing research in stewardship science
• Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellowships
  Fellowships for students in the Physical Sciences and Engineering
• GEM Fellowships in Engineering for Minority Students
  Fellowships for underrepresented graduate students in Science and Engineering
• Geological Society of America
  Offers grants to provide partial support of master’s and doctoral thesis’s involved in the geological sciences.
• Graduate Women in Science
  Research grants
• Link Foundation Energy Fellowships
  Fellowships for students working towards a Ph.D in the energy fields.
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  A graduate researchers project including a summer internship with NASA.
• National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowship Program
  Supports graduate students in research.
• National Physical Science Consortium
  Graduate fellowships for research and dissertation
• National Research Council
  Fellowships for students in the Sciences and Engineering
• National Science Foundation
  Graduate research fellowships
• Society of Geophysicists Foundation Grants
  Supports students in the field of geophysics