TRAVEL AWARDS International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) Program Sponsor: SSRC/Mellon Deadline: November 3, 2015 Description: Offers 9 12 months of support to graduate students enrolled in PhD programs in the US and conducting dissertation research on non-us topics. Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies Location: China Deadline: November 4, 2015 Description: Predissertation summer travel grants, postdoctoral fellowships as well as collaborative reading-workshop grants available. Critical Language Scholarship Program Sponsor: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Deadline: set to launch in October deadline last year was in November Description: Part of a U.S. government effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. Participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their future professional careers. Languages Supported: Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Punjabi, Turkish, Urdu, Arabic, Persian, Chinese, Japanese, and Russian John Carter Brown Library Research Fellowships Location: Brown University, Rhode Island Description: Approximately 40 fellowships are awarded to scholars each year to pursue research at the John Carter Brown Library to research centered on the colonial history of the Americas (North and South), including all aspects of the European, African, and Native American involvement. Fields: Social Sciences and Humanities Leifur Eiríksson Foundation Scholarship Program Location: Iceland Deadline: December 7, 2015 Description: For graduate research or study at universities in Iceland. Up to $25,000 in project costs, including travel to and from the research or study site will be paid on the scholar s behalf. DAAD Fellowships Location: Germany Deadline: Varies many in December Description: Grants for intensive language courses, summer courses, science internships, short and long term research grants. Fields: Varies The Office of of Graduate Fellowships & Awards, Florida State University Honors, Scholars, and Fellows House Suite 4001E, 127 Honors Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306 850-644-2947 1
MASTERS La Unidad Latina Foundation (LALF) Scholarship Deadline: October 15, 2015 Description: Educational scholarships ranging form $500 to $1,000 Fields: All American Concrete Institute (ACI) Foundation Fellowship and Scholarship Deadline: October 18, 2015 Description: Scholarships for eligible graduate students whose studies relate to concrete. Unlike the ACI Foundation Fellowships, those applying for scholarships do not need to be nominated by ACI-Member Faculty NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Deadline: October 26 October 30th depending on discipline Description: Recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported disciplines who are pursuing research-based master s and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions. and Social Sciences Paul and Daisy Soros Foundation Fellowship for New Americans Deadline: November 1, 2015 Description: Support for New Americans, i.e., green card holders, naturalized citizens, or the children of naturalized citizens. Fellowships are for up to two years; applicants must not yet be 31 years old at the time of application Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Student Scholarship Program Deadline: November 1, 2015 Description: Scholarships may be used for undergraduate or master s degree programs with an emphasis area in HR or an HR-related program (such as business, psychology or labor relations) Fields: Social Sciences and Business Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship Description: Open to students whose principal or major studies have been in the fields of art, architecture, dance, landscape architecture, music, theatre, or urban and regional planning. Fields: Humanities American Association of University Women (AAUW) Career Development Grants Description: Awards for women who are preparing to reenter the work force, change careers, or advance their current careers. Funds are provided for tuition, fees, books, transportation, and dependent care. 2
PREDISSERTATION Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) Deadline: October 15, 2015 Description: Designed to help early-stage graduate students in the humanities and social sciences formulate innovative dissertation research proposals through workshops, exploratory summer research, and writing guided by peer review and faculty mentorship. Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowships Deadline: October 30, 2015 Description: Supports graduate students working towards the PhD degree in the applied physical, biological, and engineering sciences. NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Deadline: October 26 October 30th depending on discipline Description: Recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported disciplines who are pursuing research-based master s and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions. and Social Sciences Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans Deadline: November 1, 2015 Description: Fellows will receive tuition and stipend assistance of up to $90,000 in support of graduate education in the United States. Students must be under the age of 31, in their first or second year of their graduate program, and a New American. Amelia Earhart Fellowships Sponsor: Zonta International Foundation Deadline: November 15, 2015 Description: Established in 1938 in honor of Amelia Earhart, famed pilot and Zonta club member. The $10,000 Fellowships are granted annually to women pursuing PhD degrees in aerospace-related sciences or aerospace-related engineering. Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship Deadline: November 20, 2015 Description: 3 year fellowship for doctoral students who plan to pursue a faculty position and use diversity to enhance the learning experience for students. Fields: Research based degree see website for details American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowships Description: Women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The overwhelming majority of fellows return to their home countries to become leaders. 3
PREDISSERTATION (continued) SMART Fellowship Sponsor: Department of Defense Description: Supports undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics disciplines. The program aims to increase the number of civilian scientists and engineers working at DoD laboratories. National Physical Science Consortium Graduate Fellowships in Science, Engineering and Math Deadline: December 5, 2015 Description: Fellowships for graduate students in Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Materials Science, Mathematical Sciences, Physics, and related Engineering fields. Initial support may be for 2 to 3 years, or a full 6 years, depending on the employer-sponsor. DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Description: Prepares graduate students for science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission, by providing graduate thesis research opportunities at DOE laboratories. The Howard Mayer Brown Fellowship Sponsor: American Musicological Society, INC Description: One fellowship is awarded annually to increase the presence of minority scholars and teachers in musicology. The fellowship will support one year of graduate work for an underrepresented student in musicology at a North American University. Fields: Music National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Sponsor: Department of Defense Deadline: December Description: A means of increasing the number of U.S. citizens and nationals trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance, from the Department of Defense (DoD) P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Deadline: Eligibility form must be completed by December 15th Description: The International Peace Scholarship Fund, established in 1949, is a program which provides scholarships for selected women from other countries for graduate study in the United States and Canada. NASA Research Opportunities Deadline: Varies Description: Multiple opportunities for graduate students. Use the website to search for funding appropriate to your needs and interests. Fields: varies 4
DISSERTATION Smith Richardson Foundation World Politics and Statecraft Fellowship Deadline: October 15, 2015 Description: Grants to support PhD dissertation research on American foreign policy, international relations, international security, strategic studies, area studies and diplomatic and military history. The fellowship s objective is to support the research and writing of policy-relevant dissertations through funding of fieldwork, archival research and language training. Woodrow Wilson Foundation Dissertation Completion Fellowships in Women s Studies Deadline: October 15, 2014 Description: Enable doctoral students to complete their dissertations on research about women that crosses disciplinary, regional, or cultural boundaries. Luce Foundation Dissertation Fellowships in American Art Sponsor: American Council for Learned Societies Deadline: October 21, 2015 Description: Ten one-year fellowships will provide stipends of $25,000 to art history graduate students working on a dissertation related to the history of the visual arts in the United States. Fields: Art History Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Dissertation Completion Deadline: October 21, 2015 Description: Supports a year of research and writing to help advanced graduate students in the humanities and related social sciences in their last year of PhD dissertation writing. Applicants must be prepared to complete their dissertations within the one-year fellowship period. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Minority Dissertation Fellowship in Education Research Deadline: November 2, 2015 Description: The dissertation study should focus on an education research topic. This program is targeted for members of racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in higher education. Fields: Education, Humanities, or Social Sciences Elisabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Fellowship Sponsor: American Psychological Association Deadline: November 15, 2015 Description: The fellowship promotes the advancement of knowledge and learning in the field of child psychology. Fields: Psychology Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies Sponsor: ACLS and Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Deadline: November 17, 2015 Description: $30,000 fellowship may be used for fieldwork, archival research, analysis of findings, or for writing after research is complete. Fields: Buddhist Studies 5
DISSERTATION (continued) American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Dissertation Fellowship Deadline: November 17, 2015 Description: Female candidates are evaluated on the basis of scholarly excellence, quality and originality of project design, and active commitment to helping women and girls through service in their communities, professions, or fields of research. Fields: All Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships Deadline: November 20, 2015 Description: Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, maximizing the educational benefits of diversity, and increasing the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Fields: Research based PhD or ScD programs. See website for full list D. Kim Foundation Grants for Historical Research of Science, Technology in East Asia Description: Support graduate students and young scholars working in the area of the history of science and technology in East Asia from the beginning of the 20th century. Fields: History of Science and Technology Jennings Randolph Peace Scholarship Dissertation Program Sponsor: United States Institute of Peace Deadline: December 11, 2015 Description: Fellowships to advance research that contributes to a wider understanding of how to manage conflict and build sustainable peace effectively. Alvin H. Johnson AMS 50 Dissertation Fellowships Sponsor: American Musicological Society Description: The Society makes available three dissertation-year fellowships each year. It is expected that a fellowship recipient s dissertation will be completed within the fellowship year. NIJ Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Description: Seeking applications for funding of innovative doctoral dissertation research in the social and behavioral sciences that is relevant to providing solutions to better ensure public safety, prevent and control crime, and ensure the fair and impartial administration of criminal justice in the United States. UNCF-Merck Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowships Deadline: December Description: Open to African American students who are engaged in and within 1-3 years of completing their dissertation research and enrolled full-time in a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree program. Fields: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering 6