Graduate Funding Opportunities: General

There are many external funding opportunities for graduate students. The following list is not intended to be exhaustive but will be updated as soon as we become aware of new funding sources.  

Note: The deadlines and funding opportunities are subject to change. The information provided is intended to provide potential funding sources and may not reflect current availability as the list is not updated daily. 

• Aga Khan Foundation: Aga Khan Foundation’s International Scholarship Programme

  Due Date: Application open usually in January  

  Award: Up to 2 Years of Funding (50% fellowship/50% loan) 

  Category: General

  Notes: For students from a developing country who have no other means of financing  their studies. Only students who have not yet started their course of study are considered. (Preference is given to students under 30 years of age and applying to master’s levels  programs.) The Foundation accepts applications from nationals of the following  countries: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Madagascar and Mozambique. In France, Portugal,  UK, USA and Canada, applications are accepted from those who are originally from one  of the above developing countries, are interested in development-related studies and who  have no other means of financing their education. 

  Website: http://www.akdn.org/our-agencies/aga-khan-foundation/international

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• American Antiquarian Society: Hench Post-Dissertation Fellowship

  Due Date: Applications usually due in October

  Award: 12-month stipend of $40,000

  Category: General

  Notes: The Hench Post-Dissertation Fellow will be selected on the basis of the applicant's scholarly qualifications, the appropriateness of the project to the Society's collections and interests, and, above all, the likelihood that the revised dissertation will make a highly significant book. 

  Website: http://www.americanantiquarian.org/hench.htm

• American Geophysical Union: American Geophysical Union Horton Research Grant

  Due Date: Application usually due in March  

  Award: One year grant not to exceed $10,000 

  Category: All Fields 

  Notes: Appropriate topics may be in hydrology (including its physical, chemical, or  biological aspects) or in water resources policy sciences (including economics, systems analysis, sociology and law). No citizenship requirement. 

  Website: https://www.agu.org/honors/horton-grant 

• Audio Engineering Society Educational Foundation: Graduate Students Grant

  Due Date: Applications usually due in May  

  Award: N/A 

  Category: General

  Notes: Awards are made annually, in August, and a recipient may apply for one-time  renewal after the successful completion of at least one year of graduate studies. Payment will be sent directly to the graduate school on behalf of the student's tuition account.  Applications are accepted from students worldwide. No citizenship requirement. Applicants must be AES Member

  Website: http://www.aes.org/education/foundation/

• Charles Babbage Institute: The Adelle and Erwin Tomash Fellowship in the History of Information Technology

  Due Date: Applications usually open in Fall  

  Award: $14,000 

  Category: General

  Notes: Each year the Adelle and Erwin Tomash Graduate Fellowship is awarded to and  provides a $14,000 stipend to a standout graduate student for doctoral dissertation research in the History of Computing, Information, and Culture. The Fellowship is  available to students who have completed all requirements for their doctoral degree  except the research and writing of the dissertation. 

  Website: http://www.cbi.umn.edu/research/tfellowship.html

• Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund: Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund

  Due Date: Application usually is due in April

  Award: Up to $15,000/year (from July 1 through June 30) 

  Category: General

  Notes: The Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund aids people active in movements for social  and economic justice. These need-based scholarships are awarded to students who are able to do academic work at the college or university level or are enrolled in a trade or  technical program and who are active in the progressive movement. Early recipients 

  worked for civil rights, against McCarthyism and for peace in Vietnam. Recent grantees  have been active in the struggle against racism, sexism, homophobia and other forms of oppression; building the movement for economic justice; and creating peace through  international anti-imperialist solidarity. Applicants must have participated in activities in  the US, and there is a strong preference for applicants who plan on working in this  country. 

  Website: https://www.davisputter.org/

• The Foundation for Community Association Research: Byron Hanke Fellowship

  Due Date: Applications are usually due in May 

  Award: Range from $3,000-$5,000 over one year 

  Category: General

  Notes: The Foundation for Community Association Research (FCAR) awards its Byron  Hanke Fellowship to selected graduate students to implement research projects related to  the development, management and governance of common interest communities and  their community associations. Projects may focus on applied or theoretical research and  must be done in conjunction with the fellow’s graduate studies. The application should  clearly explain the purpose and anticipated outcomes of the project and show how it will  expand or enhance existing theory, knowledge, or data collection and help to advance the  Foundation’s mission. 

  Website: https://foundation.caionline.org/scholarships/hanke/

• The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation: HFG Emerging Scholar Awards

  Due Date: Applications are usually due in February

  Award: $25,000 

  Category: General

  Notes: The Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholar Awards (formerly the Harry  Frank Guggenheim Dissertation Fellowships) recognize promising graduate-student researchers in their final year of writing a doctoral dissertation examining a salient aspect  of violence. The Foundation welcomes proposals from any of the natural and social  sciences or allied disciplines that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence and aggression. Highest priority is given to  research that addresses urgent, present-day problems of violence—what produces it, how  it operates, and what prevents or reduces it.

  Website: http://www.hfg.org/df/guidelines.htm

• The Herb Society of America: The Herb Society of America Research Grant

  Due Date: Application is usually due in February  

  Award: Up to $10,000 

  Category: General

  Notes: This grant is for the research of the horticultural, scientific, and/or social use of  herbs throughout history. Research must define herb as historically useful for flavoring,  medicine, ornament, economic, industrial, or cosmetic purposes.

  Website: https://www.herbsociety.org/get-involved/grants-scholarships/research-grant.html

• Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy: Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy Research Grants

  Due Date: Annually in the fall 

  Award: Up to $10,000 

  Category: All Fields 

  Notes: The foundation supports projects with a social policy application on either a  global or local level. Applications are evaluated based on the Trustees’ assessment of criteria such as: feasibility, applicability, originality, methodology, theoretically informed  or empirically rich research, and letters of recommendation. 

  Website: https://www.horowitz-foundation.org/grant-info

• International Reading Association: Constance McCullough International Research Grant

  Due Date: Grant will reopen in August 2026 

  Award: $2,000 

  Category: General

  Notes: The Constance McCullough International Research Grant, which carries a  monetary prize of US$2,000 , is awarded annually to assist a member of the International  Literacy Association in the investigation of reading-related problems and to encourage  international professional development activities that are carried out in countries outside  of the U.S. or Canada.  

  Website: https://www.literacyworldwide.org/get-involved/awards-recognition/awards-grants/constance-mccullough-grant

• International Reading Association: Steven A. Stahl Grant

  Due Date: Grant will reopen in August 2026 

  Award: $1,000 

  Category: General

  Notes: This US$1,000 award was established to honor the memory and work of Steven  A. Stahl by encouraging and supporting promising graduate students in their research. This grant will be awarded annually to a recipient with at least three years of teaching  experience who is conducting classroom research (including action research) focused on  improving reading instruction and children's reading achievement. 

  Website: https://www.literacyworldwide.org/get-involved/awards-recognition/awards-grants/ila-steven-a-stahl-research-grant

• International Reading Association: Jeanne S. Chall Research Fellowship

  Due Date: Grant will reopen in August 2025 

  Award: $5,000 

  Category: General

  Notes: The International Literacy Association’s (ILA) Jeanne S. Chall Research  Fellowship is a US$5,000 grant that was established to encourage and support promising  scholars whose dissertation research addresses reading. This grant is open to doctoral  students who are planning or beginning their dissertations and to university-based  graduate students. Applicants may apply for more than one ILA research grant but may  only accept one research award per year. Applicants must be ILA members.

  Website: https://www.literacyworldwide.org/get-involved/awards-recognition/awards-grants/ila-jeanne-s-chall-research-fellowship

• International Research & Exchange Board: Multiple Awards

  Fellowship Name: Multiple Awards 

  Due Date: Varies

  Award: Varies 

  Category: General

  Notes: Fellowships for graduate study at the Master’s level in the following fields:  Business, economics, law, public administration, education administration, journalism &  mass communication and library & information system. Applicants must be citizens of  Eastern European countries.

              Website: https://www.irex.org 

• Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture: Doctoral Scholarships

  Due Date: Applications open in October 

  Award: N/A 

  Category: General

  Notes: The purpose of the Foundation’s Doctoral Scholarship Program is to help train  qualified individuals for careers in Jewish scholarship and research. Please write to  office@mfjc.org for more information about qualifications and how to apply. 

  Website: http://mfjc.org/doctoral/

• National Federation of the Blind: National Federation of the Blind Scholarship

  Due Date: Annually in March 

  Award: Vary  

  Category: General

  Notes: To recognize achievement by blind scholars, the National Federation of the Blind  annually offers blind college students in the United States and Puerto Rico the  

  opportunity to win one of thirty merit-based, national-level scholarships. All scholarships  awarded are based on academic excellence, community service, and leadership. 

  Website: https://nfb.org/scholarships

• National Gallery of Art: Graduate Curatorial Internships

  Due Date: Application usually is due in April 

  Award: Approximately $35,000 

  Category: General

  Notes: Graduate Curatorial Internships at the National Gallery of Art provide in-depth  training for advanced PhD students and recent PhD recipients interested in gaining  curatorial experience in a museum setting. 

  Website: https://www.nga.gov/employment-opportunities/curatorial-fellowships

• National Gallery of Art: Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship

  Due Date: Application is usually due in March  

  Award: $65,000/year salary, plus $6,500/year for research and travel. 

  Category: General

  Notes: This is a two-year fellowship with the possibility of renewal for a third year. The  fellowship provides curatorial training and supports scholarly research related to the collection of the National Gallery of Art. 

  Website: https://www.nga.gov/opportunities/curatorial-fellowships.html

• National Women’s Studies Association: NWSA Graduate Scholarship

  Due Date: Application usually due in June  

  Award: $1,000 

  Category: General

  Notes: NWSA will award $1,000 to a student who, in the fall of the year of the award,  will be engaged in the research or writing stages of a Master's Thesis or Ph.D.  

  Dissertation in the interdisciplinary field of women's studies. The research project must  enhance the NWSA mission. This opportunity is open to current NWSA individual  members. 

  Website: https://www.nwsa.org/awards-scholarships/student-awards

• National Women’s Studies Association: NWSA Women of Color Caucus-Frontiers Student Essay Award

  Due Date: Application is usually due in June  

  Award: $500 

  Category: General

  Notes: The purpose of the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) Women of  Color Caucus-Frontiers Student Essay Awards is to discover, encourage, and promote the  intellectual development of emerging scholars who engage in critical theoretical  discussions and/or analyses about feminist/womanist issues concerning women and girls  of color in the United States and the diaspora. One (1) $500 award is available for a  woman of color who is a current graduate student and member of NWSA. 

  Website: https://www.nwsa.org/awards-scholarships/student-awards

• National Women’s Studies Association: NWSA Lesbian Caucus Award

  Due Date: Application usually due in June 

  Award: $500 

  Category: General

  Notes: The purpose of the annual NWSA Lesbian Caucus Award is to provide a $500  research award in recognition of a Master’s Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation project in  areas of Lesbian, Queer, and LGBT Studies that resonates with the mission of NWSA. The field of the degree is open, but the work should focus on lesbian (defined broadly)  lives, identities, or realities and make a contribution to the fields of lesbian and sexuality  studies. 

              Website: https://www.nwsa.org/awards-scholarships/student-awards

• National Women’s Studies Association: Trans/Gender-Variant Caucus Award

  Due Date: Application usually due in July  

  Award: $200 

  Category: General

  Notes: The purpose of this award is to recognize and support the work of scholars  working in the emergent field of Trans Studies, broadly conceived. This $200 prize will be awarded to any caucus member whose paper was accepted for the 2020 annual  conference and demonstrates potential to advance the field of trans studies. The recipient  will be selected by a committee composed of the caucus chair and two caucus members. 

              Website: https://www.nwsa.org/awards-scholarships/student-awards

• P.E.O. International: P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund

  Fellowship Name: P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund 

  Due Date: Application is usually due in December

  Award: Up to $12,500 

  Category: General

  Notes: The International Peace Scholarship Fund, established in 1949, is a program that  provides scholarships for selected women from other countries for graduate study in the  United States and Canada. Members of P.E.O. believe that education is fundamental to  world peace and understanding.

  Website: https://www.peointernational.org/about-peo-international-peace-scholarship-ips

• The Phi Beta Kappa Society: Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship

  Due Date: N/A 

  Award: Up to $20,000 

  Category: General

  Notes: The Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship is awarded annually, alternating in the fields  of Greek and French. The award may be used for the study of Greek language, literature, history, or archaeology, or the study of French language or literature. Established in 1934  by Isabelle Stone (ΦΒΚ, Wellesley College) in honor of her mother, Mary Isabel Sibley,  the fellowship was designed to reward the women in these two fields of study with the experience of studying and living abroad, which Miss Stone did in Greece during her  studies. The award is not restricted to members of Phi Beta Kappa or to U.S. citizens. 

  Website: https://www.pbk.org/Sibley

• Point Foundation: Point Foundation's Scholarship for LGBT Students

  Due Date: N/A 

  Award: N/A 

  Category: All Fields 

  Notes: Applicants must be enrolled in a degree-granting undergraduate or graduate/  doctoral program at an accredited college or university based in the United States; “out”  as a person who identifies as a member of the LGBTQ community; enrolled full-time for  the full academic year; if selected as a finalist, the finalist must be able to record a video  for the Point Selections Committee. 

  Website: https://pointfoundation.org/scholarships 

• Smithsonian Institution Fellowships: The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP)

  Due Date: Application is usually due in November 

  Award: Varies depending on type of fellowship. 

  Category: All Fields 

  Notes: Extensive application process that is open to non-US citizens. Research must be  done at the Smithsonian. 

  Website: https://www.smithsonianofi.com/fellowship-opportunities/smithsonian institution-fellowship-program/ 

• Spencer Dissertation Fellowships for Research Related to Education: NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program

  Due Date: Application usually due in September  

  Award: Up to $27,500 

  Category: All fields but needs to be education related. 

  Notes: The Dissertation Fellowship Program seeks to encourage a new generation of  scholars from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education. No citizenship requirements, but must attend a  US based institution. (Postdoctoral awards offered too) 

  Website: https://naeducation.org/naed-spencer-dissertation-fellowship/

• UC Fellowships: Mathias Graduate Student Research Grant Program

  Due Date: Applications usually due in November 

  Award: Up to $3,000 

  Category: General

  Notes: Any graduate student enrolled in a UC is eligible. Studies must be done at the  NRS reserves. Other site-specific research grants are offered in addition to this one. Check out https://ucnrs.org/graduate-research-funding/ for more information. 

  Website: https://ucnrs.org/research/student-research-funding/mathias-grant/

• UC Fellowships Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperation: Dissertation Fellowship Competition

  Due Date: N/A

  Award: N/A 

  Category: General

  Notes: Each year IGCC provides funding for graduate students from all ten UC 

  campuses, including one specially designated Herb York IGCC Fellowship. IGCC seeks  to support dissertations around research topics that closely track current global security  priorities. The proposed dissertation research must have one of the following themes as  an integral part of the project. 

  Website: https://ucigcc.org/funding/dissertation-fellowship/

• UC Fellowships: UC MEXUS Fellowships

  Category: General

  Due Date: Depends on fellowship 

  Award: Depends on fellowship 

  Notes: UC MEXUS offers different fellowship and funding opportunities for UC  students doing research in Mexico. 

              Website: https://alianzamx.universityofcalifornia.edu/uc-mexus-conacyt-doctoral-fellow-program/

• Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library: Winterthur Postdoctoral Fellowship

  Due Date: Application usually due in January 

  Award: Stipend of up to $4,500/month for four months. 

  Category: General

  Notes: Applicants at any level or rank who have completed their Ph.D. may receive a  four-month fellowship to pursue advanced research or revise research for publication. 

  Website: https://www.winterthur.org/fellowships-available/

• Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library: Dissertation Fellowship

  Due Date: Application usually due in January

  Award: up to $2,500/month for four- to nine-month fellowships. 

  Category: General

  Notes: Doctoral candidates conducting research or writing a dissertation receive four- to  nine-month fellowships. 

  Website: https://www.winterthur.org/fellowships-available/

• Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library: Short-Term Fellowships

  Due Date: Application usually due in January 

  Award: $2,500 per month for two- to six-week fellowships. 

  Category: General

  Notes: Academic, museum, and independent scholars, including graduate students  receive one- to three-month short-term fellowships 

  Website: https://www.winterthur.org/fellowships-available/

   

Graduate Funding Opportunities: Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

There are many external funding opportunities for graduate students. The following list is not intended to be exhaustive but will be updated as soon as we become aware of new funding sources.  

Note: The deadlines and funding opportunities are subject to change. The information provided is intended to provide potential funding sources and may not reflect current availability as the list is not updated daily. 

• American Musicological Society : Alvin H. Johnson AMS 50 Dissertation Fellowships 

  Due Date: Application usually is due around February. 

  Awards: $25,000 

  Category: Musicology

  Notes: Any student registered in good standing for a doctorate at a North American  university who has completed all formal degree requirements except the dissertation at the time of full application is eligible to apply. The fellowships are not intended for  support of the early stages of research: it is expected that a Fellow's dissertation will be  completed within the fellowship year. 

  Website: https://www.amsmusicology.org/funding/ams-50/

• The Getty Research Institute: Getty Pre and Post Doctoral Fellowships

  Due Date: Application opens in early July.  

  Award: $30,000 (Predoctoral) or $35,000 (Postdoctoral) 

  Category: Fine Art 

  Notes: The Getty Research Institute proposes a new research theme annually. Applicants  from any nation are welcome but must be ABD. 

  Website: https://www.getty.edu/projects/pre-and-postdoctoral-fellowships/

• Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship: Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship

  Due Date: Application usually is due around December. 

  Awards: up to $20,000 depending on field 

  Category: Architecture, Art, Dance, Landscape Architecture, Music, Theatre, and  Urban/Regional Planning 

  Notes: Although there is no age limitation for applicants, other factors being equal,  preference will be given to applicants who have not reached their 25th birthday. 

  Website: https://faa.illinois.edu/research/research-funding-resources/kate-neal-kinley-memorial-fellowship/

• Kress Foundation: History of Art Institutional Fellowships

  Due Date: Application usually is due in November. 

  Award: Up to $30,000 

  Category: Arts

  Notes: Advanced training in European art history requires direct exposure to the object of  study, prolonged access to key information resources such as libraries and photographic  archives, the development of professional relationships with colleagues abroad, and  sustained immersion in European cultures. These related needs are often best satisfied by extended engagement with a European art research center. The Kress History of Art:  Institutional Fellowships are intended to provide promising young art historians with the  opportunity to experience just this kind of immersion. The program is open to both U.S.  and non-U.S. citizens, provided that the latter have proper work and residency 

  documentation. Applicants must be ABD by time fellowship begins. 

  Website: https://www.kressfoundation.org/Programs/Fellowships/History-of-Art-Institutional-Fellowships

• American Institute of Indian Research Fellowships: American Institute of Indian Research Junior Research

  Fellowships Due Date: Application usually is due in November.  

  Award: Varies according to location and number of dependents. 

  Category: Humanities/Social Sciences 

  Notes: Junior Research Fellowships are available to doctoral candidates at U.S.  universities in all fields of study. These grants are specifically designed to enable doctoral candidates to pursue their dissertation research in India. Junior Research  Fellows establish formal affiliation with Indian universities and Indian research  supervisors. This fellowship does not require US citizenship, but does require  attendance in a program at a U.S. university. 

  Website: http://www.indiastudies.org/research-fellowship-programs

• Asian Cultural Council Programs: Asian Cultural Council Individual Fellowship Program

  Due Date: Application usually is open in the fall.  

  Award: Varies 

  Category: Humanities and Fine Arts 

  Notes: For artists, scholars, and arts and humanities professionals who wish to pursue  specialized training unavailable in their home countries, pursue art inspired by travel, or  pursue a project that aligns with ACC’s mission of advancing international 

  understanding. The Individual Fellowship Program supports individuals—or up to two collaborators—pursuing research or creative inquiry across cultures. 

  Website: https://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/our-work/programs/fellowships-and-grants/individual-fellowship

• American Council of Learned Societies: Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies

  Due Date: Application usually is due in November.  

  Award: Up to $45,000 postdoctoral fellowship. 

  Category: Humanities

  Notes: The Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies seeks to maintain  the vitality of China Studies in North America through fellowships and grants designed primarily for scholars early in their careers. An applicant who is not a US or Canadian citizen/permanent resident must have an affiliation, or a long-term, regular research or teaching appointment, with a university or college in the United States or Canada.

  Website: https://www.acls.org/competitions/henry-luce-foundation-acls-program-in-china-studies/

• American Jewish Archives: The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives Fellowship

  Due Date: Application usually is due in February.  

  Award: N/A

  Category: Humanities and Social Sciences 

  Notes: Applicants for the Marcus Center Fellowship Program must be conducting serious  research in some area relating to the history of North American Jewry. Typically, Marcus Center Fellowships will be awarded to postdoctoral candidates, Ph.D. candidates who are completing dissertations, and senior or independent scholars. 

  Website: https://www.americanjewisharchives.org/about/fellowship-program/

• American Statistical Association: ASA/NSF/BEA Fellowship Program

  Due Date: Proposals are accepted between August and December of each year

  Award: Dependent upon qualifications and experience 

  Category: Humanities/Social Sciences 

  Notes: Designed to improve the collaboration between government and academic research. Research fellows will conduct their research at the Bureau of Economic  Analysis. The duration of the fellowship is flexible, generally from 6-12 months. 

  Website: https://www.bea.gov/research/fellowship-program

• American Statistical Association: ASA/NSF/Census Fellowship Program

  Due Date: Application usually is due in December.  

  Award: Dependent upon qualifications and experience 

  Category: Humanities and Social Sciences 

  Notes: Research fellows will conduct their research at the U.S. Census Bureau, where  they may use agency data and interact with agency staff. The duration of the fellowship is  flexible, generally from 6-12 months.

  Website: https://www.census.gov/topics/research/stat-research/fellowships.html

• American Statistical Association: ASA/NSF/BLS Senior Research Fellow Program

  Due Date: Does not specify.  

  Award: Dependent upon qualifications and experience 

  Category: Humanities and Social Sciences 

  Notes: Research fellows will conduct their research at the Bureau of Labor Statistics,  where they may use agency data and interact with agency staff. The duration of the fellowship is flexible, generally from 4-6 months, and up to 12 months. 

  Website: https://www.bls.gov/osmr/asa_nsf_bls_fellowship_info.htm

• The Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector Research Fund: William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship for Minority Students

  Due Date: Application usually due in December.  

  Award: Based upon an hourly work schedule. 

  Category: Humanities/Social Sciences 

  Notes: Students typically intern at the Aspen Institute office in Washington D.C. during  the semester of fellowship. Fall and Winter/Spring fellows will work part-time (10- 15 hours per week) and summer fellows will be approximately 25 hours per week. This fellowship seeks to introduce students to issues regarding philanthropy, social  enterprise, nonprofit organizations, and other actors in the social sector. The student must  cover all travel and housing costs. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents,  or DACA recipients. 

  Website: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/program-on-philanthropy-and-social-innovation-psi/william-randolph-hearst-endowed-fellowship-encouraging-tomorrows-diverse-nonprofit-leaders/

• Brown University Library: John Carter Brown Library Research Fellowships

  Due Date: Application usually due in December. 

  Award: Monthly stipends of $2,500 (short-term fellowship) or $5,000 long-term fellowship) 

  Category: Social Sciences and Humanities 

  Notes: Sponsorship of research at the John Carter Brown Library is reserved exclusively  for scholars whose work is centered on the colonial history of the Americas, North and  South, including all aspects of European, African, and Native American engagements in  global and comparative contexts. Short-term fellowships are open to individuals who are engaged in pre- and postdoctoral, or independent research, regardless of nationality.  Fellowships funded by the NEH are only available to citizens of the United States or to  those applicants residing in the U.S. for the three years preceding application. Applicants of all nationalities, however, will be considered for long-term fellowships. 

              Website: https://jcblibrary.org/fellowships/opportunities 

• Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship: Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

  Due Date: Application usually due in November. 

  Award: $31,000 

  Category: Social Sciences and Humanities 

  Notes: This Fellowship supports doctoral candidates in their final year of writing, who are working in areas of religion, ethics, values, or morals.

  Website: https://newcombefoundation.org/fellowships/

• Hagley Museum and Library: Exploratory Research Grant

  Due Date: Applications are usually due in March, June, and October 

  Award: Up to $400 

  Category: Humanities and Social Sciences 

  Notes: These grants support one-week visits by scholars who believe that their project  will benefit from Hagley research collections but need the opportunity to explore them  on-site to determine if a Henry Belin du Pont research grant application is warranted.  Priority will be given to junior scholars with innovative projects that seek to expand on  existing scholarship. Proposals must demonstrate which Hagley collections might be  pertinent to the project. 

  Website: https://www.hagley.org/exploratory-research-grants

• Hagley Museum and Library: Henry Belin Du Pont Research Grants

  Due Date: Applications are usually due in March, June, and October. 

  Award: Up to $400/week for a maximum of 8 weeks 

  Category: Humanities and Social Sciences 

  Notes: Henry Belin du Pont Research Grants enable scholars to pursue advanced research  and study in the library, archival, pictorial, and artifact collections of the Hagley Museum  and Library. 

  Website: https://www.hagley.org/henry-belin-du-pont-research-grants

• Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation: Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Dissertation Fellowships

  Due Date: Application is normally due in February.  

  Award: $25,000 

  Category: Humanities/Social Sciences 

  Notes: Focuses on projects concerning violence and aggression in relation to social  change, intergroup conflict, war, terrorism, crime, and family relationships, among other subjects. Applicants must be ABD with enough dissertation progress to finish in a year.  The award does not support doctoral research. Applicants may be citizens of any country and studying at colleges or universities in any country. 

  Website: https://www.hfg.org/emerging-scholars/

• Institute for Humane Studies: The Humane Studies Fellowship

  Due Date: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis. 

  Award: Up to $5,000 

  Category: Humanities/Social Sciences 

  Notes: The Humane Studies Fellowship provides up to $5,000 to support students completing major research projects, presenting their work at top conferences, and publishing their work in major journals. This award is intended to foster those key projects which maximize a recipient’s research impact and career prospects. These awards give you access to other IHS opportunities including job market support, in-person and online events, and much more.

  Website: https://www.theihs.org/funding-opportunities/humane-studies- fellowship/

• Institute for Humane Studies: The Hayek Fund for Scholars

  Due Date: At least six weeks before your activity. 

  Award: Applicants cannot receive more than $10,000 in funding through The Hayek Fund during an academic year.

  Category: Humanities/Social Sciences 

  Notes: 

  Awarded on a rolling basis, IHS’s Hayek Fund can support academic research and  career advancing activity for Ph.D. students and faculty. It can help pay for activities  including, but not limited to:  

  • Travel for job interviews or academic conference presentations
  • Submission fees to publish manuscripts and journal articles
  • Travel for archival research
  • Purchase of data sets
  • Participation in seminars or peer reviews
  • Collaborative research projects or hiring a research assistant
  • Application fees for PhD programs
  • Expenses related to participation or facilitation of academic panels
  • Book publication expenses, such as copy editing or indexing
  • And more

              Website: https://www.theihs.org/blog/funding-type/the-hayek-fund/

• Leakey Foundation: Leakey Foundation Research Grant

  Due Date: Applications are usually due in January or July 

  Award: $20,000 for PhD candidates, $30,000 for post PhD researchers. 

  Category: Prehistory and Paleoanthropology 

  Notes: The Leakey Foundation exclusively funds research related specifically to human  origins. Priority funding is commonly given to exploratory phases of promising new research projects that meet the stated purpose of the Foundation. No citizenship  requirements. 

  Website: https://leakeyfoundation.org/grants/research-grants/

• Leakey Foundation: Baldwin Fellowships

  Due Date: Applications usually due in February for new applicants and March for returning applicants. 

  Award: Max award is $15,000 per year. 

  Category: Prehistory and Paleoanthropology 

  Notes: Franklin Mosher Baldwin Memorial Fellowships are intended for scholars and  students with citizenship in a developing country who wish to obtain education or training  from an institution outside of the student’s home country. This award is for a program of approved, advanced special training or studies leading towards an MA or PhD. Limited to  two years of support. 

  Website: https://leakeyfoundation.org/grants/baldwins/

• National Association of Social Workers: Consuelo W. Gosnell Memorial MSW Scholarship

  Due Date: N/A

  Award: Up to 10 scholarships of up to $4,000 each will be awarded 

  Category: Social Sciences 

  Notes: The Consuelo W. Gosnell Memorial Scholarships are awarded to master's degree  candidates in social work who have demonstrated a commitment to working with, or who have a special affinity with, American Indian/Alaska Native and Hispanic/Latino  populations. Candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to working with public or  voluntary nonprofit agencies or with local grassroots groups in the United States are also  eligible. 

  Website: http://www.naswfoundation.org/gosnell.asp

• National Science Foundation: Archaeology Program Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards

  Due Date: Proposals accepted anytime. 

  Award: Up to $20,000 

  Category: Archaeology

  Notes: The Archaeology Program supports anthropologically relevant archaeological  research. This means that the value of the proposed research can be justified within an anthropological context. 

  Website: https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf15554

• National Science Foundation: Biological Anthropology Program Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants

  Due Date: Semiannually in January and July 

  Award: Up to $20,000 

  Category: Biological Anthropology 

  Notes: The Biological Anthropology Program supports multifaceted research to advance  scientific knowledge of human biology and ecology, including understanding of our evolutionary history and mechanisms that have shaped human and nonhuman primate  biological diversity. 

  Website: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505067

• National Science Foundation: Cultural Anthropology Program Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants

  Due Date: Semiannually in August and January 

  Award: Up to $20,000 

  Category: Cultural Anthropology 

  Notes: Recognizing the breadth of the field's contributions to science, the Cultural  Anthropology Program welcomes proposals for empirically grounded, theoretically engaged, and methodologically sophisticated research in all sub-fields of cultural anthropology. Because the National Science Foundation's mandate is to support basic  research, the NSF Cultural Anthropology Program does not fund research that takes as its  primary goal improved clinical practice or applied policy. 

  Website: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505057

• National Science Foundation: Linguistics-Dynamic Language Infrastructure-Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants

  Due Date: Application deadline usually in February and September. 

  Award: Up to $15,000 

  Category: Social Science 

  Notes: This funding partnership supports projects to develop and advance knowledge  concerning endangered human languages. 

  Website: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505710

• National Science Foundation: Linguistics Program Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards

  Due Date: Applications usually due in July and January 

  Award: Up to $12,000 

  Category: Linguistics

  Notes: The program encourages projects that are interdisciplinary in methodological or theoretical perspective, and that address questions that cross-disciplinary boundaries. 

  Website: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505033

• NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship: John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

  Due Date: Applications usually due in February 

  Award: Varies 

  Category: STEM and Social Sciences

  Notes: 

  Any student, regardless of citizenship, is eligible to submit to this opportunity if: 

  The student is enrolled towards a degree in a graduate program at any point between the onset of the 2024 Fall Term (quarter, trimester, semester, etc.) and February 19, 2025; the graduate degree will be awarded through an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or U.S. Territories, and; the student has an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources.

  Website: https://seagrant.noaa.gov/Knauss

• The Society For The Scientific Study of Sexuality: The Society For the Scientific Study of Sexuality Student Research Grant

  Due Date: Semiannually in March and August 

  Award: Graduate Students: Up to $1,500. Undergraduate Students: Up to $1,000. Category: STEM and Social Sciences 

  Notes: The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) has a strong commitment  to "the next generation" through the support of a vigorous student membership program,  and as a member benefit to its students, SSSS offers two grants to be awarded each year - - one to a graduate student and one to an undergraduate student. The graduate student  grant can be used to support a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation, but it is not a requirement that the funds be used for a thesis or dissertation.  

  Website: https://ssss.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=173936&module_id=455311

• The Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues: The Clara Mayo Grants

  Due Date: Applications usually due in May and October 

  Award: Up to $1,000 

  Category: STEM and Social Sciences

  Notes: The Clara Mayo Grant program was set up to support masters’ theses or pre dissertation research on aspects of sexism, racism, or prejudice, with preference given to  students enrolled in a terminal master’s program. Studies of the application of theory or  the design of interventions or treatments to address these problems are welcome. 

  Website:  http://www.spssi.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=727 

• UC Fellowships: UCHRI Medicine & Humanities: The Andrew Vincent White and Florence Wales White Graduate Student Scholarship

  Due Date: Application usually due in February

  Award: Up to $27,000 

  Category: Humanities/Social Science 

  Notes: Research must be a medicine related dissertation project. 

  Website: https://uchri.org/grants/medicine-humanities-the-andrew-vincent-white-and-florence-wales-white-graduate-student-scholarship-2025-26/ 

• UC Fellowships: Graduate Student Dissertation Support

  Due Date: Applications usually due in February

  Award: Up to $1,000 

  Category: Humanities  and Humanistic Social Sciences 

  Notes: Preference will be given to students with a substantial portion of their dissertation already completed.

  Website: https://uchri.org/grants/graduate-student-dissertation-support-2025-26/

• Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research: Dissertation Fieldwork Grants

  Due Date: Applications are usually due in May and November 

  Award: Up to $25,000 

  Category: Anthropology

  Notes: There is no preference for any methodology, research location, topic, or subfield. The Foundation particularly welcomes proposals that integrate two or more subfields and pioneer new approaches and ideas. 

  Website: http://www.wennergren.org/programs/dissertation-fieldwork-grants

• Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research: Post-Ph.D. Research Grants

  Due Date: Applications are usually due in May and November  

  Award: Up to $25,000

  Category: Anthropology

  Notes: Post-Ph.D. Research Grants are awarded to individuals holding a Ph.D. or  equivalent degree to support individual research projects. No citizenship requirements. 

  Website: http://www.wennergren.org/programs/post-phd-research-grants

• Wisconsin Historical Society: Wisconsin Historical Society Press Fellowship

  Due Date: Applications Accepted Year Round 

  Award: $1,000 - $2,000 

  Category: History

  Notes: The fellowship awards may deal with any topic eligible for publication by the  Wisconsin Historical Society Press. All applications are automatically considered for all  awards. The Wisconsin Historical Society Press publishes books dealing with Wisconsin  history and culture. 

  Website: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS3637

Graduate Funding Opportunities: STEM

There are many external funding opportunities for graduate students. The following list is not intended to be exhaustive but will be updated as soon as we become aware of new funding sources.  

Note: The deadlines and funding opportunities are subject to change. The information provided is intended to provide potential funding sources and may not reflect current availability as the list is not updated daily. 

• American Cancer Society: Postdoctoral Fellowships

  Due Date: Applications usually due in June and December

  Award: Awards are for up to 3 years with recently increased progressive stipends of $66,000, $68,000, and $70,000 a year.

  Category: Science and Public Health 

  Notes: 

  You ARE eligible to submit a proposal if you: Work at a US academic institution or eligible non-profit; are a US citizen or a non-citizen holding an appropriate visa when you submit your application; have had your doctoral degree for LESS than 4 years; time spent in clinical-only training is not counted; do not have a faculty appointment (e.g., Instructor, Research Assistant Professor

  Website: https://www.cancer.org/research/we-fund-cancer-research/apply-research-grant/grant-types/postdoctoral-fellowships.html

• American Foundation for Aging Research: Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research

  Due Date: Vary by Fellowships  

  Award: Vary by Fellowships 

  Category: Sciences

  Notes: Multiple fellowships exist with varying requirements. 

  Website: https://www.afar.org/research/funding/diamond-postdoc/

• American Heart Association: AHA Predoctoral Fellowship

  Due Date: Application usually due in September  

  Award: One or Two years. Funding for each year includes: 

  ● Stipend amount varies  

  ● $4,550 for health insurance 

  ● $2,000 for project support 

  Category: STEM and Health Related Profession 

  Notes: To enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising students who are matriculated in pre-doctoral or clinical health professional degree training programs and who intend careers as scientists, physician-scientists or other clinician-scientists, or related careers aimed at improving global cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and brain health. 

  Website: 

  https://professional.heart.org/professional/ResearchPrograms/ApplicationInformation/UC M_443316_Predoctoral-Fellowship.jsp 

• American Heart Association: AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship

  Due Date: Applications usually due in September  

  Award: Annual stipend, matching NIH sliding scale, plus project  support of $3,000/year. Also includes $12,200/year for health insurance. 

  Category: STEM and Health Related Profession 

  Notes: Open to non-U.S. citizens, but is limited to specific visa statuses and permanent  residents. 

  Website: https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/postdoctoral-fellowship

• American Philosophical Society: Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology

  Due Date: Application usually due in November 

  Award: From several hundred dollars to $5,000 

  Category: STEM

  Notes: Grants will be available to graduate students and postdoctoral and junior scientists who wish to participate in field studies for their theses or for other purposes. Eligibility for applicants with doctorates is limited to those five years or fewer beyond their Ph.D. or equivalent degree, although, rarely, exceptions may be made.. 

  Website: https://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/lewis-and-clark-fund-exploration-and-field-research-astrobiology

• American Philosophical Society: Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research

  Due Date: Applications usually due in November 

  Award: From several hundred dollars to $5,400 

  Category: STEM

  Notes: Grants will be available to doctoral students. Postdoctoral fellows, master’s degree candidates, and undergraduates are not eligible. Applicants who have previously received a Lewis and Clark Fund grant may reapply after an interval of two years. Preference is given to applicants who have not yet been granted an award from the Fund. Website: https://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/lewis-and-clark-fund-exploration-and-field-research

• Cancer Research Institute: CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship

  Due Date: Applications usually due in March and September   

  Award: Fellowships are for three years. Beginning with the March 1, 2023, deadline (for new awards beginning July 1, 2023), newly awarded fellowships provide a stipend of $74,000 for the first year, $76,000 for the second year, and $78,000 for the third year. An allowance of $5,000 per year is allotted to the host institution for use at the sponsor’s discretion to help pay for the fellow’s research supplies, travel to scientific meetings, health insurance, and/or childcare 

  Category: STEM 

  Notes: The CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports qualified young scientists at leading universities and research centers around the world who wish to receive training in fundamental immunology or cancer immunology. 

  Website: https://www.cancerresearch.org/cri-irvington-postdoctoral-fellowship

• The Electrochemical Society: ECS Summer Fellowship

  Due Date: Applications usually due in January  

  Award: Up to $5,000 

  Category: STEM

  Notes: This award was established to assist students during the summer months, June  through September, in the pursuit of work in a field of interest to ECS. In order to qualify  for these fellowships, one must be enrolled in a college or university in addition to being  a member of ECS. Fellowship. No citizenship requirement. 

              Website: https://www.electrochem.org/summer-fellowships 

• The Electrochemical Society: Colin Garfield Fink Summer Fellowship

  Due Date: Application usually due in January 

  Award: Up to $5,000 

  Category: General

  Notes: The Colin Garfield Fink Summer Fellowship will assist a postdoctoral scientist or  engineer during the summer months. No citizenship requirements. Must be a member of ECS. 

  Website: https://www.electrochem.org/fink-fellowship

• The Geological Society of America: GSA Research Grants

  Due Date: Application due in February  

  Award: Varies, average grant of $2, 500 

  Category: Earth Sciences 

  Notes: The primary role of the GSA research grants program is to provide partial support of master's and doctoral thesis research in the geological sciences for graduate students enrolled in universities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America.  

  Website: https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/GSA/grants/gradgrants.aspx

• Graduate Women in Science: National Fellowship Program

  Due Date: Applications usually due in January 

  Award: Up to $10,000 

  Category: STEM 

  Notes: The Graduate Women In Science (GWIS) National Fellowship Program promotes knowledge in the natural and social sciences and encourages women’s academic and professional careers in the sciences. 

  Website: http://www.gwis.org/?page=fellowship_program

• The Grass Foundation: The Grass Fellowship

  Due Date: Annually in December 

  Award: N/A 

  Category: STEM

  Notes: Grass Fellowships at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA, support investigator-designed, independent research projects by  scientists early in their career. Supported approaches include neurophysiology, 

  biophysics, integrative neurobiology, neuroethology, neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology,  systems neuroscience, cellular and developmental neurobiology, and computational  approaches to neural systems. The Foundation also has a longstanding interest in epilepsy-related research. 

  Website: https://www.grassfoundation.org/fellowship-overview

• National Institute of Justice: Graduate Research Fellowship Program

  Due Date: Funding opportunities typically posted in January. 

  Award: Each successful applicant (i.e., the host academic institution) may request up to  $60,000 per year for up to three years of support. ($41k for salary; up to $16k for cost of  education allowance; up to $3k for research expenses. 

  Category: Social Sciences/STEM 

  Notes: The GRF program supports the development of young scientists engaged in research relevant to NIJ's criminal justice mission. The intent is to give these students the financial support to allow them to devote their full attention to completion of their dissertation research. GRF fellowships include: a student fellow salary; an allowance for tuition, fees, and administrative costs; and an allowance for research expenses. Up to three years of support may be requested. 

  Website: https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/fellowships/frequently-asked-questions-graduate-research-fellowship-program#19-0

• National Science Foundation Doctoral Improvement Grants: Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program

  Due Date: Proposals accepted anytime 

  Award: Up to $20,000 

  Category: Geography

  Notes: The objective of the Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences (HEGS)  Program is to support basic scientific research about the nature, causes, and/or  

  consequences of the spatial distribution of human activity and/or environmental processes  across a range of scales.  

  Website: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503621

• NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Summer Intern Program

  Due Date: Application usually due in March  

  Award: Salary is $7,000 

  Category: STEM

  Notes: Available to undergraduate and graduate students. The 10-week program is  designed to provide hands-on experience in a research environment in areas that include: aquaculture & stock enhancement, marine biomedical & biotechnology, marine 

  ecosystem health, marine mammal research, ocean dynamics & modeling, ocean  engineering, ocean optics, and ocean exploration. Students who are not U.S. citizens must  have a current visa with authorization to receive stipends or be on an educational visa. All  other applicants must have a social security number. 

  Website: https://www.fau.edu/hboi/education-and-outreach/summer-intern-brochure/

• Population Council Biomedical Fellowship Program: Population Council Predoctoral Biomedical Fellowships

  Due Date: N/A (applications are accepted on a rolling basis) 

  Award: Varies 

  Category: STEM

  Notes: Applicants who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents must have a strong  commitment to returning to their country of origin after completing their fellowships. 

              Website: http://www.popcouncil.org/fellowships 

• The Society For The Scientific Study of Sexuality: The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Student Research Grant

  Due Date: Semiannually in March and August 

  Award: Graduate Students: Up to $1,500. Undergraduate Students: Up to $1,000. Category: STEM and Social Sciences 

  Notes: The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) has a strong commitment  to "the next generation" through the support of a vigorous student membership program,  and as a member benefit to its students, SSSS offers two grants to be awarded each year - one to a graduate student and one to an undergraduate student. The graduate student  grant can be used to support a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation, but it is not a  requirement that the funds be used for a thesis or dissertation.  

              Website: https://sexscience.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=173936&module_id=455311

• The Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues: The Clara Mayo Grants

  Due Date: Applications are usually due in May and October 

  Award: Up to $1,000 

  Category: STEM and Social Sciences 

  Notes: Individuals who are SPSSI members and who have matriculated in graduate programs in psychology, applied social science, and related disciplines. A student who is applying for a Grants-In-Aids may not apply for the Clara Mayo award in the same award year. Applicants may submit only one Clara Mayo grant application per calendar year.

  Website:https://www.spssi.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=727

• Zonta International: Amelia Earhart Fellowship

  Due Date: Applications usually open in July 

  Award: Up to $10,000 

  Category: STEM

  Notes: Women of any nationality pursuing a Ph.D./doctoral degree, who demonstrate a  superior academic record in the field of aerospace-related sciences or aerospace-related  engineering, are eligible and encouraged to apply.  

  Website: https://www.zonta.org/Web/Web/Programs/Education/Amelia_Earhart_Fellowship.aspx