National Fellowship Opportunities

General Fellowships

Department of Education
Administers various scholarship programs. Each program has its own eligibility criteria, open/close dates, and required documents.

Humane Studies Fellowships
Fellowships are awarded to graduate students pursuing careers or research in liberty-advancing fields, including economics, philosophy, law, political science, history, and sociology.

International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER) Graduate Fellowship Program
Provides funding for graduate students at the master’s or PhD level who are working for the development and implementation of scientifically valid alternatives to the use of animals in research, product testing, and education. The foundation will consider students in fields such as sciences, humanities, psychology and journalism.

International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) Awards
Several funding opportunities related to international development.

Smithsonian Opportunities for Research and Study
Several fellowship opportunities for students to conduct research at Smithsonian institutes.

Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarships
Provides funding for graduate students to conduct research and study for a year at Cambridge University.

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Fellowships that support the development of future leaders at a variety of career stages in several critical fields.

Fellowships for Minority Students

American Indian College Fund (AICF)
Disburses approximately 6,000 scholarships annually for American Indian students seeking to better their lives through higher education.

American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program (MFP)
Provides financial support, professional development activities, and guidance to promising doctoral students and postdoctoral trainees with the goal of moving them toward high achievement in areas related to ethnic minority behavioral health research or services.

A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship
Scholarships are awarded to members of American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) who are American Indian/Alaskan Native college students pursuing academic programs in the sciences, engineering, medicine, natural resources, and math.

AT&T Labs Fellowship Program (ALFP)
Offers three-year fellowships to outstanding under-represented minority and women students pursuing PhD studies in computing and communications-related fields.

Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)
Administers various scholarship programs. Each program has its own eligibility criteria, open/close dates, and required documents.

Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship
Scholarship for minority students in one of the following fields: public administration, accounting, finance, political science, economics, or business administration.

National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science
Provides fellowships for minority students at the master’s and doctoral level in science and engineering fields. The fellowship also provides access to internships in research and development, product development, and other high level technical careers.

Provides guidance for Native American students on applying for financial aid.
 

Provides fellowships for graduate students in all fields of study who are permanent residents, naturalized citizens, or children of naturalized citizen parents.

United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
Administers various scholarship programs. Each program has its own eligibility criteria, open/close dates, and required documents.

U.S. National Institutes of Health Predoctoral Graduate Fellowship Awards for Minority Students
This program encourages students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to seek research doctoral degrees in the biomedical and behavioral sciences.

U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
In an effort to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in selected areas of science in the U.S., these fellowships support training and research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Fellowships for Women

American Association of University Women Foundation
Administers various scholarship programs. Each program has its own eligibility criteria, open/close dates, and required documents.

AT&T Labs Fellowship Program (ALFP)
Offers three-year fellowships to outstanding under-represented minority and women students pursuing PhD studies in computing and communications-related fields.

Association of Women in Science Education Foundation Fellowships
Provides several fellowships for women pursuing doctoral degrees in science fields such as behavioral science, life science, physical science social science or engineering.

Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowships
Awarded to talented women, pursuing advanced studies in the typically male-dominated fields of aerospace-related sciences and engineering.

Humanities and Social Sciences Fellowships

American Council of Learned Societies
Multiple fellowships are offered in the humanities and social sciences.

American Philosophical Society Phillips Fund Grant for Native American Research
Provides grants for graduate students completing research in Native American linguistics, ethnohistory, and the history of studies of Native Americans, in the continental United States and Canada.

American Psychological Association Predoctoral Fellowship in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
This fellowship is aimed at those pursuing doctoral degrees in clinical, counseling, and school psychology, or other behavioral health services areas.

Archaeological Institute of America
Supports dissertation research, graduate studies, and travel in archaeological fields.

The Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Multiple fellowships are offered in the fields of education, Western Civilization, and for those with an intention to teach at the collegiate level.

Jacob K. Javits Fellowhips for Graduate Study in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Fellowships to students of superior academic ability—selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise—to undertake study at the doctoral and Master of Fine Arts level in selected fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences.

Social Science Research Council
Fellowship and grant programs engage themes ranging from global issues facing the U.S. and Japan, to security, drugs and democracy in Latin America, to approaches to the study of contentious politics. Our largest fellowship program, the International Dissertation Research Fellowship supports the next generation of scholars in the humanities and social sciences pursuing research that advances knowledge about non-U.S. cultures and societies.

Dissertation Fellowships

AAUW Educational Foundation Dissertation Fellowships
Female U.S. citizens or permanent residents may apply for this fellowship.

American Anthropological Association Minority Dissertation Fellowship Program
Provides dissertation funding for minority students studying anthropology.

American Educational Research Association Dissertation Grants
Grants for students writing dissertations on educational policy.

American Meteorological Society Graduate Fellowship in the History of Science
Funding for a student wishing to complete a dissertation on the history of the atmospheric, or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences.

Carter G. Woodson Institute for Afro-American and African Studies Fellowship
This two-year research fellowship provides funding for dissertation work that focuses on Africa and/or the African Diaspora.

Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
Fellowships that promote ethical or religious values in all areas of human endeavor.

Harry Frank Guggenheim Dissertation Fellowships
Funding for dissertation research in human dominance, aggression, and violence. Applications especially encouraged from students in biological and social sciences.

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program
The Foundation's Dissertation Fellowship is for up to $25,000 for advanced doctoral students who are completing dissertations that further understanding of the educational pathways and experiences of high-achieving, low-income students. Minimum eligibility includes demonstration of superior academic ability and achievement, successful defense of the dissertation proposal, and unmet financial need.

Josephine de Karman Fellowship
Provides funding for doctoral students completing their dissertation. All fields are welcome to apply, but special consideration is given to students in the humanities.

Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program
Awards fellowships for doctoral students to support dissertations in the area of entrepreneurship.

National Science Foundation SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
Dissertation funding for students enrolled at U.S. institutions for up to 24 months. Supports research in the social, behavioral, economic, and biological sciences

Resources for the Future: Joseph L. Fisher Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
These fellowships support doctoral dissertation research on issues related to the environment, natural resources, or energy. Preference is given to students in economics or social sciences, but students in physical or biological sciences may apply if their research has immediate and obvious link to environmental policy matters.

Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowships for Research Related to Education
Applicant is not required to be a U.S. citizen, but doctorate must be sought at a U.S. university.

Udall Foundation
Awards two one-year fellowships to doctoral candidates whose research concerns U.S. environmental public policy and/or environmental conflict resolution.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NIH), Health Services Research Dissertation Awards (R36)
Funding for dissertation work on topics such as healthcare, medicine, social or behavioral sciences, health services research, social sciences, epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy, and health informatics.

Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grants
Supports dissertation research in anthropology.

Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Grants in Women's Studies and Women's Health
Supports research about women in society, history, the psychology of women, and women as seen in literature and art. A separate grant promotes research on issues relating to women's health.

International Fellowships/Opportunities

Boren Graduate Fellowships
These fellowships provide up to $30,000 to U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency. Boren Fellowships support study and research in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests, including Africa, Asia, Central Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Cambridge Commonwealth Trust/Cambridge Overseas Trust
The Cambridge Commonwealth Trust and Cambridge Overseas Trust support international students (non-UK citizens) on degree courses at the University of Cambridge.

Council of American Overseas Research Centers
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) offers Ph.D. candidates who are in the dissertation writing stage of their doctoral work and Post-doctoral scholars/researchers an opportunity to fund regional and trans-regional research. The fellowship is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. State Department. The fellowship is only open to U.S. citizens.

DAAD Research Grants for Recent Ph.Ds and Ph.D Candidates in Germany
Funding for dissertation or postdoctoral research at libraries, archives, institutes, or laboratories in Germany; U.S. citizens; 2-6 months during calendar year.

Dorot Fellowship in Israel 
The Dorot Fellowship is designed to assemble and empower a network of young Jewish lay leaders to enliven the American Jewish landscape. The Dorot Fellowship encompasses both individual and communal learning experiences for one year in Israel.

Fulbright Grants for Graduate Study Abroad
Sponsored by the Institute for International Education. Students in any field may apply but must be U.S. citizens.

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. Provides funding for students in modern foreign languages and area studies. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.

Luce Scholars Program
Provides stipends, language training, and individualized professional placement in Asia for students who have limited exposure to Asia.

Rotary Foundation
Promotes international understanding and friendly relations among people of different parts of the world.

Social Science Research Council Dissertation Fellowships for Area Research
Funding in the social sciences, humanities; graduate students must be enrolled in U.S. institutions.

Whitaker International Program
The Whitaker International Program sends emerging leaders in U.S. biomedical engineering (or bioengineering) overseas to undertake a self-designed project that will enhance their careers within the field.

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