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The Ford Foundation announces the International Fellowships Program (IFP) which provides opportunities for advanced study to exceptional individuals who will use this education to become leaders in their respective fields, furthering development in their own countries and greater economic and social justice worldwide. The program provides support for up to three years of formal graduate-level study in any academic discipline or field that is consistent with Ford Foundation interests. The Foundation currently works in 15 fields to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. Citizenship: China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, South Africa, Egypt, Palestine, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, Guatemala, and Russia. Deadline: varies. WEB: Ford Foundation The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) offers scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 for students of Hispanic Heritage attending a community college, four-year college, or graduate school. Citizenship: Hispanic American. Deadline: varies. INQUIRIES: Fernando Mazzuca 415/808-2367; EMAIL: scholar1@hsf.net WEB: http://www.hsf.net The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (WCIAS) accepts applications for internships at nonprofit organizations in the Washington, D.C. area. Eligible applicants include undergraduate and graduate students as well as recent college graduates. Internships are full-time for a semester (15 weeks) or a summer or quarter term (10 weeks). At least 80% of the student’s work is substantive and equivalent to that of an entry level professional. In addition, students participate in a special lecture series that emphasizes the people, places and politics of Washington. A third component of the program is an internship course that students take. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadlines: varies. INQUIRIES: 202/336-7600; EMAIL: info@twc.edu;
National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke provide Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (Kirschstein-NRSA) to individuals for doctoral-level training. These Institutes award Kirschstein-NRSA individual predoctoral fellowships (F31) to promising applicants with the potential to become productive, independent investigators in their scientific mission areas. Each Institute has a unique scientific purview and different program goals and initiatives that evolve over time. Therefore, it is critical that all applicants consult the appropriate Institute website and contact the appropriate Institute office, both listed under “Where to Send Inquiries,” prior to preparing an application to obtain current information about each Institute's program priorities and policies with regard to fellowships. This action is of utmost importance since applications with marginal or no relevance to NIAAA, NIBIB, NIDCD, NIDA, NIMH, or NINDS programs will not be accepted for review or funding by the participating Institutes. Deadlines: Apr. 5, Aug. 5, and Dec. 5, 2005 (annual). WEB: PA-04-032. Drug Abuse Dissertation Research: Epidemiology, Prevention, Treatment, Services, and Women and Sex/Gender Differences The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) announces the availability of Dissertation Grants (R36) to support drug abuse doctoral dissertation research in epidemiology, prevention, treatment, services and women and gender differences. Grant support is designed to aid the research and encourage doctoral candidates from a variety of academic disciplines and programs to conduct research in these areas of interest to NIDA. It is hoped that this program will ultimately facilitate the entry of promising new investigators into the field of drug abuse research. Citizenship: US and permanent residents. Deadlines: Jan. 1, May 1, Sep. 1 (letter of intent); Feb. 1, June 1, Oct. 1 (application) (annual). WEB: PAR-05-083 Health Services Dissertation Research The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality welcome grant proposals for the Health Services Dissertation Research Program. The AHRQ dissertation award supports dissertation research costs of students in accredited research doctoral programs in the United States (including Puerto Rico, and other U.S. Territories or possessions). The dissertation will focus on areas relevant to health services research, with emphasis placed on methodological and research topics that address the mission of AHRQ. The total direct costs for applications submitted under this PA must not exceed $30,000 for the entire project period, which is expected to range from a minimum of 9 months to a maximum of 17 months. Deadlines: Feb. 17, June 15 and Oct. 15 (annual). WEB: PAR-04-039. Active Living Research Round 5 Dissertation Grants Active Living Research, a $12.5 million national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, calls for applications for Active Living Research Round 5 Dissertation Grants. The Active Living Research program is designed to stimulate and support research that will identify environmental factors and policies that influence physical activity. Doctoral candidates may request up to $25,000 total for up to two years as support for their doctoral dissertations. Projects must have clear relevance to the overall mission of Active Living Research but do not have to address the specific topics in this Call for Proposals.. Deadline: May 25, 2005. WEB: http://www.activelivingresearch.org/index.php. North Carolina Biotechnology Center Collaborative Funding Grant The Collaborative Funding Grant Program, jointly sponsored by the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology, and Science at North Carolina State University and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBC), is intended to support a graduate or postdoctoral student in a university research laboratory, designated as a Kenan Institute/North Carolina Biotechnology Center Fellow, who will perform a project of commercial interest under the guidance of a principal investigator. This grant is designed to promote long-term cooperation among North Carolina universities, nonprofit research institutes, and biotechnology companies, and generate discoveries that the company partner might develop further to stimulate economic development and create jobs. The funding range is $40,000 to $50,000 per year for one to three years, and requires matching funding from the university and the company partner. The primary applicant/principal investigator must be from a North Carolina academic or nonprofit research institute in partnership with a North Carolina-based company with interests in biotechnology research. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Feb. 10, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: Ginny DeLuca (NCBC) 919/549-8842, NSF Science and Society Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants The National Science Foundation invites applications for the Science and Society program's Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants. S&S considers proposals that examine questions that arise in the interactions of engineering, science, technology, and society. There are four components: Ethics and Values in Science, Engineering and Technology; History and Philosophy of Science, Engineering and Technology; Social Studies of Science, Engineering and Technology; and Studies of Policy, Science, Engineering and Technology. S&S provides funds for dissertation research expenses not normally available through the student's university. The usual limits on a dissertation award are $8,000 for research in North America and $12,000 for international research. Citizenship: US. Deadline: Feb. 1 and Aug 1 (annual). WEB: NSF
05-588 Soros Fellowships for New Americans The Soros Foundation announces the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans competition to identify "people who will make a success of their lives and who will contribute something to this country, in whatever area of endeavor they choose." Fellowships are grants for up to two years of US graduate study in any professional field or scholarly discipline in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Eligible candidates are no older than 30 years of age. Award includes a maintenance grant of $20,000 and tuition grant of one-half the tuition cost of the US graduate program attended by the Fellow. Citizenship: New Americans, i.e. resident aliens, naturalized citizens, or child of naturalized citizens. Deadline: Nov. 1, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 212/333-9741, National Academy of Sciences Internships The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National Research Council (NRC) offer the Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program to engage graduate science, engineering, medical, veterinary, business, and law students in the analysis and creation of science and technology policy and to familiarize them with the interactions of science, technology, and government. During the program, interns work on studies and activities throughout the National Academies. Each intern is assigned to a senior staff member who acts as his or her mentor. The stipend ranges from $4,800 to $5,700, with travel expenses up to $500 provided. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadlines: Mar. 1, June 1, Nov. 1 (annual). INQUIRIES: 202/334-2455; The American Association of University Women Educational Foundation invites applications for American Fellowships. The fellowships are available to women who will complete their dissertation writing between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007.. Applicants in all disciplines except engineering are eligible. The award is $20,000. Citizenship: US or permanent resident. Deadline: Nov. 15, 2005 (annual). INQUIRIES: 202/728-7602; NSF Graduate Fellowship Program The National Science Foundation is accepting applications for the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) for a variety of different fields, including life sciences, physics, engineering, mathematical sciences, geosciences, social sciences, computer science, psychology, and chemistry. Fellowships provide three years of support that may be used over a five-year period. The award offers a $27,500 stipend for a 12-month tenure plus $10,500 cost-of-education allowance per tenure year. Citizenship: US or U.S. nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the US. Deadlines: Nov. 2, 2005 (Life Sciences); Nov. 3, 2005 (Psychology, Mathematical Sciences); Nov. 4, 2005 (Social Science); Nov. 7, 2005 (Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy); Nov. 8, 2005 (Engineering); Nov. 9, 2005 (Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Geosciences). INQUIRIES: 866/353-0905; EMAIL: info@nsfgradfellows.org Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship The Academy
of Television Arts and Sciences invites applications for the
first annual Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship.
The $10,000 scholarship was established by the Television Academy and
its Children's Programming Peer Group to honor the creator and host of
"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" and is intended to support and
encourage an aspiring upper division or graduate student to pursue a career
in children's media that furthers the values and principles of Fred Rogers'
work. In addition to a monetary award, the scholarship recipient will
be assigned a mentor from the Television Academy's Children's Programming
Peer Group who will work with him/her during the academic year. The scholarship
is open to upper division undergraduates and graduate students (Masters
or Ph.D.) of accredited colleges or universities. Deadline: Jan.
31, 2006. INQUIRIES: 818/754-2800. WEB: http://www.emmys.org/atemmys/rogers-scholarship.php. Selected Professions Fellowships for Women The American Association of University Women (AAUW) offers the Selected Professions Fellowships which are awarded to women for support of graduate study in the fields of: business administration, law, medicine, architecture, computer/information sciences, and mathematics/statistics. The stipend amounts range from $5,000 to $20,000. Citizenship: various Deadlines: Aug. 1, 2005- Jan. 10, 2006 (applications available for Master's and First Professional Awards); Aug. 1 - Dec. 15, 2005 (applications available for Engineering Dissertation Awards) and Jan. 10, 2006 (application due for Master's and First Professional Awards); Dec. 15, 2005 (applications due for Engineering Dissertation Awards). WEB: http://www.aauw.org Mass Media and Engineering Fellows Program The American Association for the Advancement of Science solicit applications for the Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program. The purpose of this program is to strenghten the connections between scientists and journalists by placing advanced science, mathematics, and engineering students in newsrooms across the country. The fellowship program is designed to enhance coverage of science-related issues in the media to improve public understanding and appreciation of science and technology. Deadline: Jan. 15, 2006. INQUIRIES: 202/326-6441; WEB: http://ehrweb.aaas.org/massmedia.htm. The Smithsonian Institution seeks applications for Graduate Fellowships to conduct research at the Smithsonian Institution. Fields of study include: Animal Behavior, Ecology, Environmental Science, Anthropology, Archaeology, Astrophysics, Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Paleobiology, Evolutionary and Systematic Biology, History of Science and Technology, History of Art, Materials Research, and Social and Cultural History of the United States. 10-week graduate student fellowships offer a $4,500 stipend. 3-12 month predoctoral fellowships offers $20,000/year plus allowances. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Jan. 15, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 202/275-0655, siofg@ofg.si.edu;
The National Science Foundation is announcing a new emphasis on proposals in the area of Cognitive Neuroscience. The Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) at the NSF has a history of supporting basic research in cognitive, perceptual, linguistic, developmental, affective, and social neuroscience, primarily through the Programs of the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS). This new emphasis includes support of Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants. Citizenship: Unrestricted. Deadline: July 15, 2006, and Jan. 15, 2006. WEB: http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf02031 and http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5316 Josephine de Karman Fellowships The Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust announces the Josephine de Karman Fellowships. Students in any discipline, entering their senior undergraduate year and graduate students entering their terminal year of a Ph.D. program are eligible. Special consideration will be given to applicants in the humanities and to those who have completed their qualifying examinations for the doctoral degree. Approximately 10 fellowships of $16,000 per academic year are available. Citizenship: US and foreign students enrolled in US institutions. Deadline: Jan. 31, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 909/592-0607; WEB: http://www.dekarman.org/ The Educational Testing Service invites applications for Graduate Summer Internships. The ETS awards provide opportunities for students to carry out independent research projects under the mentorship of ETS senior researchers in a variety of fields including: statistics, psychometrics, psychology, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, minority issues, computer science, educational technology, policy research, English as a second language, and testing issues including alternate forms of assessment for special populations, performance assessment, and other new forms of assessment. Stipend is $5,000 for eight weeks. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Feb. 1, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: Liz Brophy, 609/734-5636; EMAIL: etsinernshipandfellowshipprograms@ets.org WEB: http://www.ets.org/research/fellowships.html History of Science Graduate Fellowship The American Meteorological Society invite applications for the Graduate Fellowship in the History of Science. The Fellowship will be awarded to a student wishing to complete a dissertation on the history of the atmospheric, or related oceanic or hydrological sciences. An effort will be made to place the student in a mentoring relationship with an AMS member to foster close working relations between historians and scientists. Citizenship: US. Deadline: Feb. 10, 2006. INQUIRIES: 617/227-2426, dfernand@ametsoc.org; WEB LINK. Scholarships in Technical Communication The Society for Technical Communication invites applications for the Scholarships in Technical Communication. The goal of the society is to improve the transfer of information about science and technology from its developer to its user. The awards are intended to assist students who are pursuing established degree programs in some area of technical communication. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Feb. 15, 2006. INQUIRIES: 404/522-0003, scott@userfirst.net. WEB: http://www.stc.org/scholarshipInfo.asp The Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration awards the Eisenhower Graduate Fellowships. The objectives of the overall Program are to attract the Nation's brightest minds to the field of transportation, to enhance the careers of transportation professionals by encouraging them to seek advanced degrees, and to retain top talent in the transportation industry of the United States. The Program is intended to help upgrade the scope of knowledge of the entire transportation community in the United States and encompasses all modes of transportation. Stipends for Master's level ($1,700 per month) and Doctoral level ($2,000 per month) and include tuition support and travel. Citizenship: US Deadline: Feb. 17, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 703/235-0538; EMAIL: angela.ford@fhwa.dot.gov; WEB: http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/ddetfp.asp Behavioral Sciences Student Fellowships The Epilepsy Foundation invites applications for the Behavioral Sciences Student Fellowships. Three-month fellowships of $3,000 are awarded to stimulate individuals to pursue careers in epilepsy in either research or practice settings. Appropriate fields include sociology, social work, psychology, anthropology, nursing, economics, vocational rehabilitation, counseling, political science, and others relevant to epilepsy research or practice. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Mar. 1, 2006. INQUIRIES: 301/459-3700; WEB: http://epilepsyfoundation.org/research/grants.cfm Science, Math, and Research for Transformation (SMART) The Department of Defense offers the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Tranformation (SMART) Scholarships. The purpose is to promote the education, recruitment and retention of rising junior and senior undergraduate and graduate students in science, math, and engineering studies. Scholarships are available for study in the following disciplines:
Upon selection, students must sign a DoD civilian service agreement. The employment obligation to the DoD civilian S&E workforce will be a one-for-one commitment for non-federal employees and a three-for-one commitment for federal employees, in accordance with the law (Title 5 United State Code). Citizenship: US. Deadline: Mar. 4, 2005. Glaxo Wellcome Opportunity Scholarship The Triangle Community Foundation currently offers the Glaxo Wellcome Opportunity Scholarship to residents of Durham, Orange, Chatham, or Wake Counties who demonstrate the potential to succeed despite adversity as well as an exceptional desire to improve himself or herself through further education. Scholarships may be as much $5,000 per year for up to four years. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Mar. 15, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 919/474-8370; EMAIL: info@trianglecf.org; WEB: http://www.trianglecf.org/static/gwos.shtml The Triangle Community Foundation offers the Shaver-Hitchings Scholarship. The scholarship is available to any graduate student, physician's assistant, or medical student in the Triangle area who has worked (preferably as a volunteer) to help others with alcoholism, drug abuse, and addictive disorder treatment, or with preventive education on the subject of addiction. Citizenship: US. Deadline: Mar. 15, 2006. INQUIRIES: 919/474-8370, info@trianglecf.org; WEB: http://www.trianglecf.org/static/shaverhitch.shtml. Business and Professional Women's Foundation The Business and Professional Women's Foundation created the Career Advancement Scholarship Program to award financial assistance to disadvantaged women who want to further their education. Scholarships are provided to women who wish to advance in their career, or will soon enter or re-enter the workforce. Citizenship: US Deadline: Apr. 15, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 800/525-3729, bpwfoundation@act.org;
WEB: http://www.bpwusa.org/. Library of Congress Fellowship The Library of Congress welcomes applications for the Junior Fellows Program. Working with primary source materials, Fellows will assist selected divisions in fulfilling their mission to reduce the arrearage by organizing and documenting archival collections, producing finding aids and bibliographic records, preparing materials for preservation and service, and doing bibliographical research; and, will contribute to the Library's efforts to digitize its historical collections. Projects may exist in any of the following subject areas: American history and literature; American popular culture; cataloging; film, television and radio; sound recordings; rare books and book arts; history of graphic arts, architecture, design and engineering; history of photography; librarianship; music; and preservation. Citizenship: US Deadline: May 15, 2005. WEB: http://www.loc.gov/rr/jrfell/ NC Sea Grant Science Communication Fellowship North Carolina Sea Grant and the North Carolina State University Department of English announce the creation of a new Science Communications Fellowship. Applications will be accepted for the one-year fellowship open to graduate students currently enrolled in a North Carolina university. The ideal fellow will have the ability to understand complex scientific data and translate research results into innovative and engaging products for the general public. The fellowship will focus on developing products to share results of projects in the N.C. Fishery Resource Grant Program and the N.C. Blue Crab Research Program. Deadline: Mar. 31, 2005. INQUIRIES: Katie Mosher, 919/515-9069, katie_mosher@ncsu.edu;
WEB: http://www.ncseagrant.org/ Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program The American Association for the Advancement of Science, Canon U.S.A., and the U.S. National Park Service seeks applications for the Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program to conduct research in the national parks across a variety of disciplines within the physical, biological, social and cultural sciences. Scholarships will be awarded to eight students. Each award is for $26,000/year for up to three years. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: May 3, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 202/208-5391; EMAIL: Gary Machlis gmachlis@uidaho.edu; WEB: http://www.nature.nps.gov/canonscholarships/ Congressional Fellowships on Women and Public Policy The Women’s Research and Education Institute awards annual Congressional Fellowships on Women and Public Policy to a select number of graduate students with a proven commitment to equity for women. WREI Fellows gain practical policymaking experience and graduate credit as they work from January to August as Congressional legislative aides in Washington, D.C. Fellows receive stipends for tuition nd living expenses. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: May 20, 2005 (annual). INQUIRIES: 202/628-0444, wrei@wrei.org; WEB: http://www.wrei.org/fellowships/index.htm The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) and Pfizer offer the HSF/Pfizer Inc Fellowship Program. The fellowship is available on a competitive basis to Hispanic graduate students at selected universitie and in selected majors. The fellowship includes a $10,000 academic year award and a paid summer 2004 internship in New York. A renewal of $10,000 for a second year is contingent upon successful completion of the summer internship. Citizenship: Hispanic American. Deadline: Oct. 1, 2006. INQUIRIES: 877/473-4636; EMAIL: pip@hsf.net; WEB: HSF Last updated: Jan. 5, 2006. |
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