Fellowships

  • AAUW’s American Dissertation Fellowship:
    The American Dissertation Fellowship Program offsets scholars’ expenses during their final year of dissertation writing and deepens AAUW’s impact by accelerating diversity, equity, and inclusion in academia. The program is open to women in all fields of study, though those engaged in science, technology, engineering, and math fields, or those researching gender issues, are especially encouraged to apply.

  • AAUW’s American Fellowship:
    These fellowships support women scholars pursuing full-time study to complete dissertations, conduct postdoctoral research, or prepare research for publication over eight consecutive weeks. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Candidates are evaluated on scholarly excellence, project quality and originality, and their commitment to advancing women and girls through community service, their professions, or research fields.

  • Científico Latino:
    Their aim is to help undergraduate, graduate, and professional students by providing mentorship, open-access resources on scholarships, fellowships, and blog posts on professional development.

  • DoD NDSEG Fellowship:
    The DoD National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Program is a competitive fellowship that is awarded to U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. dual citizens who intend to pursue a Doctoral degree aligned to the DoD services Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) in research and development at a U.S. institution of their choice.

  • Fulbright Scholars:
    The Fulbright U.S. Student Program expands perspectives through academic and professional advancement and cross-cultural dialogue. Fulbright creates connections in a complex and changing world. In partnership with more than 140 countries worldwide, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers unparalleled opportunities in all academic disciplines to passionate and accomplished graduating college seniors, graduate students, and young professionals from all backgrounds.

  • 500 Women Scientists:
    Their fellowship is awarded to women of color who are leading current projects or launching new ones in line with our organization’s mission: Making science more open, inclusive, and accessible. In addition to supporting their projects, this fellowship program provides our awardees with an honorarium, mentorship opportunities, leadership training, and recognition in the STEM community.

  • Gilbert S. Omenn Fellowship:
    The overall purpose of the Gilbert S. Omenn Fellowship is to enable talented, early-career physician-scientists (M.D./Ph.Ds) combining biomedical research, public health, and clinical medicine to participate actively in health- and medicine-related study processes of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies), promoting the integration of public health and medicine — both scientifically and through practice and policy. The Omenn Fellowship aims to foster a cadre of physician-scientists who will integrate biomedical research, population health, and health policy and will expand the nation’s capacity for research, leadership, and policy development that advances health.

  • Graduate Women In Science National Fellowship Program:
    The Graduate Women In Science (GWIS) National Fellowship Program helps fund research in the natural sciences and promotes academic and professional careers for women in science.

  • HHMI Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study:
    To increase representation among scientists who are prepared to assume faculty roles in science.

  • McNair Scholars Funding Opportunities:
    Additional grants/fellowships organized by discipline—both private and governmental—that offer support for graduate study.

  • Neuroscience Scholars Program:
    The Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP) is a multi-year fellowship for underrepresented and diverse graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in neuroscience. Funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the goal of the program is to increase the likelihood that diverse trainees who enter the neuroscience field continue to advance successfully in their careers.

  • P.E.O. Scholar Awards:
    The P.E.O. Scholar Awards (PSA) program was established in 1991 to provide substantial merit-based awards for women of the United States and Canada who are pursuing a doctoral-level degree at an accredited college or university.

  • Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans:
    The PD Soros Fellowship for New Americans is a $90,000 merit-based fellowship exclusively for immigrants and children of immigrants who are pursuing graduate school in the United States.

  • The Hertz Fellowship:
    The Hertz Fellowship is awarded annually to the nation’s most promising graduate students in science and technology. The Foundation is focused on supporting students working in the applied physical sciences. From the perspective of a Molecular Biosciences student, this is likely to restrict applicants to those interested in quantitative biology or chemistry.

  • University of Kansas Pre-Doctoral Fellowship List:
    A very good resource for non-NIH pre-doctoral fellowships.