Other Funding Opportunities

Purpose: Selected Professions Fellowships support women who are pursuing their first full-time master’s or professional degree in fields with historically low female participation, particularly in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines, at accredited U.S. institutions.

Eligibility: Applicants must be women who intend to pursue a full-time course of study toward a master's or professional degree at accredited U.S. institutions during the fellowship year in one of the designated degree programs (Architecture, Natural and Physical Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine.) Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Funding: $20,000

Deadline Month: September

Website: https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/selected-professions-fellowship-program/

Purpose: ConTex is a joint initiative of The University of Texas System and Mexico’s Secihti. Established in 2016, ConTex supports bi-national efforts to enhance academic and research collaborations between Texas and Mexico.

Eligibility: Applicants must be accepted to a UT System doctoral program and have Mexican citizenship.

Funding: Resident tuition and fees, plus a monthly stipend for up to 5 years of doctoral study.

Deadline Month: May

Website: https://contex.utsystem.edu/

Purpose:
The SMART Program, part of the Department of Defense (DoD) science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) portfolio, provides STEM students with the tools needed to pursue higher education and begin a rewarding career with the DoD. With a full scholarship, students pursuing STEM degrees will be able to focus on complex research to further the DoD's mission and create a lasting impact. Summer internships are performed at DoD facilities alongside scientists and engineers; these experiences prepare scholars for full-time employment and get them accustomed to working with the DoD. SMART is a one-for-one commitment; for every year of degree funding, the scholar commits to working for a year with the DoD as a civilian employee.

Eligibility:
• Be a citizen of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or United Kingdom
• Be 18 years of age or older
• Have and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Be currently pursuing, or intend to pursue, a degree in a SMART STEM discipline
• Be requesting between 1-5 years of degree funding
• Complete summer internships
• Accept a one-for-one post graduation service commitment as a civilian employee of the Department of Defense
• See full eligibility requirements

Funding:
Recipients receive full tuition, annual stipends, health and book allowances, mentorship, and conduct internships at a DoD facility.

Deadline month: December

Purpose:
This program provides fellowships, through academic departments and programs of IHEs, to assist graduate students with excellent records who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue the highest degree available in their course study at the institution in a field designated as an area of national need. The Department of Physics at The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) has eight fellowships for qualified students pursuing a Ph.D. in Physics and Astronomy.

Eligibility:
U.S. citizens or permanent residents pursuing a Ph.D. in Physics at UTA.

Funding:
Stipend of up to $37,000 per calendar year, depending on individual needs as determined by their FAFSA application, plus educational expenses to cover tuition, fees, etc.

For inquiries or further information about the UTA Physics GAANN program, please contact the program director, Dr. Amir Shahmoradi (email: [email protected]).

Purpose:
The purpose of the Hagan International Scholarship is to provide recipients with the opportunity to attend graduate school at a U.S. college or university and to provide recipients with practical understanding of important life skills not typically covered in the school curriculum. 

Eligibility:
Applicants must not hold U.S. citizenship, must not be over 24 years of age as of the submittal deadline, and must have received an acceptance letter for the upcoming fall semester from a college or university located in the U.S.

Funding:
Stipend of up to $7,000 per semester for up to four consecutive semesters, or $30,000, plus $2,000 to purchase items for college.

Deadline month: March

Website: https://haganscholarships.org/international-scholars/application/

 

Purpose: NSF Graduate Research Fellowships supports US citizens, nationals, and permanent residents with the pursuit of advanced degrees in science and engineering.

Eligibility: Applicants must be US citizens, nationals, or permanent residents who are enrolled (or intend to enroll) in a Master's or doctoral program at an accredited US graduate institution by fall of the year they apply. Applicants must not have completed more than twelve months of full-time graduate study as of August 1 the year they apply.

Funding: Each fellowship consists of three years of support during a five-year fellowship period. Currently, NSF provides a stipend of $34,000 to the Fellow and a cost-of-education allowance of $12,000 to the graduate degree-granting institution for each Fellow who uses the fellowship support in a fellowship year.

Deadline: Late October (varies by discipline)

Purpose: ASF Fellowships assist with research, study, or creative arts projects in one or more Scandinavian country for up to one year.

Eligibility: Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents who have completed their undergraduate education and who are conducting a research project for which a stay in Scandinavia is essential.

Funding: Up to $23,000. The ASF also offers smaller grants.

Deadline Month: November

Website: https://www.amscan.org/fellowships-and-grants/fellowshipsgrants-to-study-in-scandinavia/

Purpose: Supports research in France for 4-9 months. Fellowships in STEM and Humanities/Social Sciences are available.

Eligibility: Open to PhD students who are currently enrolled at a US university. US citizenship/permanent residency is not required; however, French citizens are not eligible.

Funding: Up to €1705 monthly stipend, health insurance, and a round-trip ticket to France

Deadline Month: January

Website: https://chateaubriand-fellowship.org/

Purpose: An eight to ten week program offering intensive language instruction in 14 critical need foreign languages.

Eligibility: Open to graduate and undergraduate students. U.S. citizenship required.

Funding: Full funding including travel expenses, room and board, and program fees.

Deadline Month: November

Website: https://clscholarship.org/

Purpose: DAAD is a publicly-funded independent organization of higher education institutions in Germany. DAAD offers various types of funding for research-intensive or language-learning study in Germany. The link above will take you to the DAAD homepage, but the information below concerns the Research Grants for PhD students and postdocs, which provide funding for up to 10-month scholarships.

Eligibility: Applicants must be US or Canadian citizens or permanent residents who have received their most recent degree in the US or Canada.

Funding: Up to €1,400 per month for doctoral candidates and post-docs, a one-time research allowance, a travel allowance, and payments toward insurance. Other benefits may also apply.

Deadline Month: November

Website: https://www.daad.org/en/find-funding/graduate-opportunities/research-grants/

Purpose: Supports study/research in approximately 140 countries.

Eligibility: Graduate students must demonstrate the capacity for independent research/study, along with knowledge of the country/countries where they intend to conduct their research/study abroad.

Funding: Covers travel to/from the host country, room, board, incidental living expenses, accident & sickness benefits. Other benefits may vary by host country.

Deadline Month: October*

*Please Note: Currently enrolled students must apply through an on-campus application process, with a deadline of early September. For more information about the on-campus Fulbright application process, please contact Jason Kouba at [email protected]. 

Purpose: The program provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies.

Eligibility: Open to Institutions of Higher Education in the United States. Students submit applications to their own institution; institutions then submit eligible student applications with its grant application to the US DOE. Applicants must be enrolled in doctoral programs in modern foreign languages and are planning to embark upon a teaching career. US Citizens and Permanent Residents only.

Funding: Depends upon project budget.

Deadline Month : May

For more information about the on-campus Fulbright application process, please contact Jason Kouba at [email protected]. 

Purpose: Supports international research in the Humanities and Social Sciences, as well as language training. Available for research/language training in Russia, Eurasia, and Eastern Europe.

Eligibility: Must be a U.S. citizen.

Funding: Full support including travel, living expenses, insurance, and logistical support.

Deadline Month: October

Website: https://www.studyabroad.americancouncils.org/titleviii

Purpose: American Fellowships support women scholars who are completing dissertations, planning research leave from accredited institutions, or preparing research for publication. The purpose of the Dissertation Fellowship is to offset a scholar's living expenses while she completes her dissertation.

Eligibility: Open to women scholars in all fields of study who are in the final year of writing the dissertation. Applicants must be ABD by the application date. Not open to scholars in distance-learning/online programs. US Citizens and Permanent Residents only.

Funding: $25,000 over the course of the fellowship year.

Deadline Month: September

Website: https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/american-dissertation-fellowship-program/

Purpose: Provides funding for full-time gradate/postgraduate study or research in the United States.

Eligibility: Open to female non-US citizens (dual citizens and US permanent residents are ineligible) who hold a US Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and are pursuing (or are planning to pursue) a doctoral degree.

Funding: $20,000 for a masters degree and $25,000 for a doctoral degree.

Deadline Month: September

Website: https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/international-fellowships/

Purpose: To stimulate research on U.S. education issues using data from the large-scale, national and international data sets supported by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NSF, and other federal agencies, and to increase the number of education researchers using these data sets.

Eligibility: Advanced doctoral students who are at the writing stage of their dissertation.

Funding: $27,500 stipend

Deadline Month:October

Website: https://www.aera.net/Professional-Opportunities-Funding/AERA-Funding-Opportunities/AERA-NSF-Grants-Program/Dissertation-Grants

Purpose: To provide support for doctoral dissertation research, to advance education research by outstanding minority graduate students, and to improve the quality and diversity of university faculties.

Eligibility: Doctoral students at the writing phase of their dissertation work. Open to members of historically underrepresented racial or ethnic groups in higher education. US Citizens and Permanent Residents only.

Funding: $25,000 stipend and expenses for two required trips (AERA annual meeting and AERA career development workshop).

Deadline Month: December

Website: https://www.aera.net/Professional-Opportunities-Funding/AERA-Funding-Opportunities/Minority-Dissertation-Fellowship-Program

Purpose: The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner.

Eligibility: PhD candidates in a doctoral program in the US (excluding DMin, law, PsyD, EdD, and other professional degrees). Applicants must be in the writing stage of their dissertation work.

Funding: $30,000 for a full year of dissertation writing.

Deadline Month: November

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

Purpose: Fellowships will be awarded to cover expenses for the recipient while working on their dissertation. CTEDD is focused on contributing to transportation-related research that supports innovation in the focus areas described in the application.

Eligibility: Doctoral students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and have advanced to candidacy prior to the application deadline. 

Funding: Up to $10,000

Deadline Month: October

Purpose: To nurture excellent young scholars for careers in areas of psychology, such as child-clinical, pediatric, school, educational and developmental psychopathology.

Eligibility: Open to advanced doctoral students in child psychology.

Funding: up to $23,900

Deadline Month: November

***Note: Only one application is accepted from any one institution per year. Please contact the Graduate School at [email protected] if you intend to apply.

Website: https://ampsychfdn.org/funding/koppitz-child-psychology-fellowship/

Purpose: The program provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies.

Eligibility: Open to Institutions of Higher Education in the United States. Students submit applications to their own institution; institutions then submit eligible student applications with its grant application to the US DOE. Applicants must be enrolled in doctoral programs in modern foreign languages and are planning to embark upon a teaching career. US Citizens and Permanent Residents only.

Funding: Depends upon project budget.

Deadline Month : May

For more information about the on-campus Fulbright application process, please contact Jason Kouba at [email protected]. 

Purpose: The dissertation fellowships support research into questions that concern violence and aggression in relation to social change, intergroup conflict, war, terrorism, crime, and family relationships, among other subjects. 

Eligibility: Ph.D. students in the writing phase of their dissertation work are eligible to apply. To learn more, see the guidelines.

Funding: $25,000

Deadline Month: February

Purpose: To foster education and innovation in the area of societal production and utilization of energy.

Eligibility: Students must be working toward a PhD degree. (International students welcome.)

Funding: Two-year fellowships of $35,000 per year.

Deadline Month: December

Website: https://www.linkenergy.org/

Purpose: To support graduate students in any stage of the PhD dissertation research or writing.

Eligibility: PhD candidates (ABD) in a department of art history in the US. Dissertation must be focused on a topic in the history of the visual arts of the US. US Citizens and Permanent Residents only.

Funding: $38,000, plus a stipend and funds for travel/research

Deadline Month: October

Website: https://www.acls.org/competitions/luce-acls-dissertation-fellowships-in-american-art/

Purpose: To encourage a new generation of scholars to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education, or to support early career scholars working in critical areas of education research.

Eligibility: Doctoral students at US universities in the final year of their dissertation work.

Funding: $27,500 for one academic year.

Deadline Month: October

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

Purpose: To honor and support the graduate educations of 30 New Americans -- permanent residents or naturalized citizens if born abroad; otherwise children of naturalized citizen parents -- each year.

Eligibility: Open to "New Americans" (i.e. naturalized, green card holders, adopted or DACA status) or US-born children of parents who were born abroad as non-US citizens. Must be younger than 30 years old.

Funding: Up to $25,000 in stipend support, plus tuition/fees (up to $20,000) for two years.

Deadline Month: October

Website: https://pdsoros.org/

Purpose: To support the research and writing of policy-relevant dissertations through funding of fieldwork, archival research, and language training. Preference goes to projects that could directly inform US policy debates and thinking, rather than dissertations that are principally focused on abstract theory or debates within a scholarly discipline.

Eligibility: PhD students currently enrolled full-time in a doctoral program. Must complete all coursework and pass all qualifying examinations by the time of the application deadline.

Funding: $10,000

Deadline Month: October

Website: https://www.srf.org/programs/international-security-foreign-policy/world-politics-statecraft-fellowship/

Purpose: Fellowship programs at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) support research, analysis, and writing on urgent issues of conflict prevention, conflict management, and peacebuilding by outstanding individuals with subject and regional expertise and experience critical to the work of the Institute.

Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled in US doctoral programs, have completed all course work and examinations toward their doctoral degrees by the time their fellowships begin. Citizens of any country may apply.

Funding: $20,000 for 10 months.

Deadline Month: December

Website: https://www.usip.org/grants-fellowships/jennings-randolph-peace-scholarship-dissertation-program/peace-scholar-applicati-0

Purpose: Fellowships provide opportunities to outstanding scientists and engineers to learn first-hand about policymaking while contributing their knowledge and analytical skills to the federal policymaking process.

Eligibility: Applicants must be either completed with the PhD (sciences) or MA (engineering) or at the very least have completed all the requirements for their degrees and awaiting graduation.

Funding: $101,401 to $131,826 for the fellowship year, along with other support.

Deadline Month: Very early November.

Website: https://www.aaas.org/programs/science-technology-policy-fellowships/become-st-policy-fellow