Funding Opportunities
Many graduate students apply for research fellowships for
the prestige and to help supplement their stipend and provide
money for travel and other resources. The Duke Office of Research
Support has the most comprehensive listing of fellowships
that are available for graduate students but a few of the
fellowships most commonly applied to are listed below.
Office of Research Support
This comprehensive website can successfully help graduate
students locate funding for their research, study, or projects.
The page provides links to many funding agencies and can help
you figure out when and how to apply for both internal and
external funding. The site also includes useful funding search
tools and guides on how to write proposals.
NIH
National Individual Research Service Award
The Kirschstein-NRSA program helps ensure that a diverse
pool of highly trained scientists is available in adequate
numbers and in appropriate research areas to carry out the
Nation’s biomedical and behavioral research agenda.
For individual predoctoral fellowships, NIH ICs have differing
requirements. Thus specific PAs and RFAs should be consulted
for guidance. Individuals must have received, as of the
activation date of their Kirschstein-NRSA pre-doctoral
fellowship award, a baccalaureate degree and must be enrolled
in and training at the postbaccalaureate level in a program
leading to the award of a Doctor of Philosophy of Science
(Ph.D. or Sc.D.) or a combined clinical degree and Ph.D.
degree such as M.D./Ph.D.
NSF
Graduate Research Fellowships
The National Science Foundation (NSF) solicits applications
for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowships, including Women
in Engineering and Computer and Information Science Awards.
Fellowships are awarded for graduate study leading to research-based
master's or doctoral degrees in the following fields supported
by NSF: engineering; mathematical sciences; computer and information
science and engineering; chemistry; geosciences, physics and
astronomy; psychology; life sciences; and behavioral and social
sciences. Applicants must be near or at the beginning of their
graduate study. In most cases, an individual has three opportunities
to apply: during the senior year of college, the first year
of graduate study, and the beginning of the second year of
graduate school. Citizenship: US or permanent residents. Deadline:
Usually early November, check website for actual deadline.
Breast
Cancer Dissertation Research
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation accepts applications
for Dissertation Research Awards to fund doctoral candidates
in the health and social sciences to conduct dissertation
research on breast health and breast cancer. Funding of
$20,000-$30,000 over a two-year period is available. Applications
must be submitted by the dissertation supervisor. Citizenship:
unrestricted. Deadline: Usually early August, check website
for actual deadline.
Women in
Science
Sigma Delta Epsilon (SDE) and Graduate Women in Science
invite applications for three SDE/GWIS fellowships (SDE,
Eloise Gerry, and Vessa Notchev Fellowships) and the Eli
Lilly Travel Award in support of scientific research done
by women. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Usually early
December, check website for actual deadline.
Facilitation
Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities (FASED)
The National Science Foundation seeks proposals for the
Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities
(FASED) for opportunities for physically disabled persons
to facilitate their work by providing special equipment or
assistance needed in conjunction with NSF-supported projects.
This announcement covers all projects supported by NSF in
science and engineering research or education, including
fellowships. Requests for special equipment or assistance
may be included in the original proposal submitted to a foundation
program; or submitted as a separate request for supplemental
funding for an existing grant. No maximum amount has been
set for requests. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Varies.
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