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NIH Intramural Research Training The National Institutes of Health offers two Intramural Research Training Awards programs. The Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) and the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA) Fellowships provide opportunities for recent college graduates to spend a year engaged in biomedical investigation at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland and selected off-campus locations. The Technical Intramural Research Training Award fellowships are designed to produce a cadre of highly trained support professionals capable of performing the latest advanced techniques in a research laboratory. Citizenship: US citizens or permanent residents. Deadline: continuous. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) offers the Wood-Whelan Research Fellowships to support young biochemists and molecular biologists who need to travel to other laboratories in the IUBMB and International Council for Science (ICSU) region for the purpose of carrying out experiments that require special techniques or for other forms of scientific collaboration or advanced training. The fellowships will be awarded for travel lasting one to four months. A fellowship is intended to cover travel and incidental costs to a total of $3,000. Citizenship: US and residents of other countries that are members of IUBMB. Deadline: continuous. Los Alamos National Laboratory Graduate Research Program The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the US Department of Energy (DOE) invite applications for the Graduate Research Assistant, a year-round educational program which provides students with relevant research experience while they are pursuing a graduate degree. Most appointments are in the technical and scientific disciplines, and are available for 90 days to one year, with options for renewal based on program requirements. Stipends range from $33,300 to $44,600 annually, including benefits, travel, and moving expenses. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: continuous. INQUIRIES: Brenda Montoya, 505/667-4866; bmontoya@lanl.gov; WEB: http://www.lanl.gov/education/grad/about.shtml.
Academia Resource Management (ARM) administers Graduate Student Internships/Fellowships to qualified master's and doctoral degree candidates. The awards are made available through funding from national laboratories, other federal agencies and industry and provide the opportunity to (a) conduct thesis or dissertation research or (b) explore research and technology career options or gain practical training at a sponsoring facility. Deadline: continuous.
The National Science Foundation seeks proposals for the Developing Global Scientists and Engineers program. This program provides opportunities for international research and education in the early career stages of scientists and engineers by funding International Research Experiences for Graduate Students (IRES) and Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Projects (DDEP). Deadlines: Feb. 15, 2006 (IRES) and Sep. 15, 2006 (IRES); Continuous (DDEP).
The National Science Foundation seeks proposals for the Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities (FASED) for opportunities for physically disabled persons to facilitate their work by providing special equipment or assistance needed in conjunction with NSF-supported projects. This announcement covers all projects supported by NSF in science and engineering research or education, including fellowships. Requests for special equipment or assistance may be included in the original proposal submitted to a foundation program; or submitted as a separate request for supplemental funding for an existing grant. No maximum amount has been set for requests. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Varies.
The Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology (CIIT) Centers for Health Research invites applications for its Predoctoral Program. CIIT awards a limited number of predoctoral fellowships to Ph.D. students at area universities whose programs mesh with on-going research projects. Predoctoral fellows conduct their dissertation research at CIIT. The staff scientist guiding the research serves on the student’s doctoral committee and typically holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the university awarding the degree. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: continuous. INQUIRIES: Dr. Susan Borghoff, 919/558-1331; borghoff@ciit.org; WEB: http://www.ciit.org/training_edu/predoctoral.asp. The American Physical Society accepts nominations for more than forty Awards and Prizes in various disciplines of physics. Awards honor researchers at all levels, including graduate students' doctoral dissertation research. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Varies. INQUIRIES: 301/209-3268; EMAIL: honors@aps.org; WEB: http://www.aps.org/praw/ The Friends of the Earth invite applications for Internships and Paid Fellowships. Friends of the Earth, an international nonprofit environmental advocacy organization, offers internships and fellowships to college and graduate students with an interest in environmental issues to work in its Washington, DC offices. Internships are for three to six months, non-paid. Fellowships are for six months. Fellowship applicants must be college graduates or graduate students. Fellowship stipend range from $1,000 to $1,200 per month. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: open. INQUIRIES: 877/843-8687; EMAIL: foe@foe.org; WEB: http://www.foe.org/about/jobs/index.html
The Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Inc. (BBSR) offers Graduate Internships to M.S. and Ph.D. candidates. The program is designed to allow graduate students to pursue thesis or dissertation research. The resources and environment of BBSR are most suited to students interested in biological and oceanographic studies of subtropical, shallow-water environments, and the open ocean. Thesis topics must be approved by the applicant's major advisor and department, and must be relevant to the oligotrophic open ocean, coral reefs or inshore marine environments. Each intern must be accepted by a BBSR faculty member willing to serve as a local faculty advisor. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: continuous. INQUIRIES: 441/297-1880; EMAIL: skinner@bbsr.edu; WEB: Graduate Internships The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) invites applications for the Student and Postgraduate Environmental Management Participation for the US Army Environmental Center and for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Student Research Participation. This award provides funding for research in environmental programs. Research will be conducted at the US Army Environmental Center (Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland) and other approved locations. The duration of the program ranges from three months to one year. The stipend is based on the applicant's research areas and academic classification. Citizenship: US Deadline: continuous. INQUIRIES: Joanne Rasnake 410/436-7257 and Kim Myers 410/436-7258; EMAIL: Joanne.Rasnake@apg.amedd.army.mil and kim.myers3@us.army.mil; WEB: http://www.orau.gov/orise/edu/USARMY/gi-gugEMP.htm The Garden Club of America offers a selection of unusual and excellent opportunities for further study to college and graduate students, doctoral candidates and recent Ph.D.s, as well as to landscape architects. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadlines: varies (annual). INQUIRIES: 212/753-8287; EMAIL: scholarship@gcamerica.org; WEB: http://www.gcamerica.org/
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) accepts applications for the Helen T. Carr Fellowship Program to increase the number of engineering professors for the Historically Black Engineering Colleges (HBEC) by providing financial aid for doctoral study in engineering. The applicant may do graduate work at any US graduate school. African American graduate students planning a career in higher education at an HBEC are eligible to apply. The fellow is committed to return to one of the HBEC institutions upon completion of the degree. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadlines: Open (annual). INQUIRIES: 202/331-3513; EMAIL: projects@asee.org; WEB: http://www.asee.org/resources/fellowships/hbecc.cfm 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: Aug. 23 (Feb. 1 and Aug. 1 annually in future years). WEB: NSF 05-588 Lung Health Research Dissertation Grants The American Lung Association (ALA) solicits applications for Lung Health Research Dissertation Grants to support doctoral research training for dissertation research on issues relevant to lung disease. These awards are intended for students with an academic career focus on various disciplines of the behavioral and social sciences, such as psychology, sociology, nursing, epidemiology, health economics, biostatistics, health policy, health care administration, and public health. Awards may be for up to $21,000 per year. Citizenship: US or permanent resident. Deadline: Sep. 1, 2005 (annual). Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship The Xerox Foundation offers the Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship to provide funding to minority students enrolled in one of the technical sciences or engineering disciplines. Disciplines must be appropriate for placement within the Xerox technical community. The current required disciplines are chemistry, engineering, optics, software, information management systems, physics, or material science. Scholarships are available in the amount $1,000 - $10,000. Citizenship: US and permanent resident visas. Deadline: Sept. 15, 2005. INQUIRIES: 716/423-4925; EMAIL: xtmsp@theimc.com WEB. Collegiate Inventors Competition The National Inventors Hall of Fame announces the Collegiate Inventors Competition which recognizes and rewards inventions by full-time undergraduate and graduate students. The program goals are: to promote interest in scientific problem solving and technology; to fuel a passion for economic prosperity; and to increase understanding of US patent laws and intellectual property rights. The invention, idea or process must be original, and the work of a student or team together with their advisor. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Fall 2005 (annual). Note: The Collegiate Inventors Competition calendar is changing for 2005. The next Competition year will begin in September 2005. Information on the Competition will be available on the following web site: www.invent.org/collegiate. WEB: http://www.invent.org/collegiate/. The Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation accepts applications for the Research Fellowship Program to conduct research and education in the field of wildlife management and conservation and other closely related fields. Other disciplines include: animal behavior; biology; botany; conservation education; ecology; mammalogy; ornithology; parasitology; range science; veterinary pathology; and wildlife and fisheries sciences. Scholarships include a monthly stipend of $1,300 for M.S. candidates and $1,400 for Ph.D. candidates and travel will be allocated at a maximum of $1200 per year. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Oct. 1, 2005 (annual). INQUIRIES: 512/364-2643; EMAIL: welderwf@aol.com; WEB. The Environmental Leadership Program offers the Environmental Leadership Fellowships, as part of ELP's highly experiential and innovative national initiative that aims to build the leadership capacity of the environmental movement's most promising emerging professionals. Each year, a new class of 20-25 fellows is chosen to receive intensive training, institutional support, and mentoring for a three-year period. Fellows gain access to funding to pursue further skill training and develop new projects. Applicants must commit to participating in four retreats. ELP will provide $2,000 participation stipend, travel and accommodations for training retreats, as well as $1,000-$10,000 to support leadership-building activities and projects. Citizenship: US Deadline: Oct. 1, 2005. INQUIRIES: 413/268-0035; EMAIL: info@elpnet.org;
WEB. USA to Australia Fellowships 2006 The American Australian Association's Education Fund (AAAEF) makes annual awards available to US fellows to pursue studies in Australia. Applications for USA to Australia Fellowships 2006 are now being accepted for four Sir Keith Murdoch fellowships totaling US$80,000 (individual fellowships up to US$20,000) for 2006. The fellowships are to be awarded to outstanding Americans - doing advanced (graduate and post doctoral) research or study in Australia in the following fields: engineering, medicine, mining, life sciences (particularly in the fields of oceanography/marine sciences and stem cell research. Deadline: Oct. 31, 2005. INQUIRIES: EMAIL: gabriel.saffioti@aaanyc.org; WEB. National Estuarine Research Reserves The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) invites applications for Graduate Research Fellowships in the National Estuarine Research Reserves System. This program funds high-quality research focused on improving coastal zone management while providing students with hands-on training in conducting ecological monitoring. Projects must address coastal management issues that relate to non-point source pollution, estuarine ecosystem restoration, biodiversity and effects of invasive species, and sustaining estuarine ecosystems. The stipend amount is $20,000. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Nov. 1, 2005 (annual). INQUIRIES: EMAIL: susan.white@noaa.gov; WEB.
The AGC Education and Research Foundation offers the Graduate Scholarships to undergraduate seniors enrolled in a construction or civil engineering program, or to persons possessing an undergraduate or master's degree in construction or civil engineering degree program. The applicant must be enrolled, or planning to enroll, in a master's or doctoral level construction or civil engineering program as a full-time student. The stipend is $7,500. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Nov. 1, 2005. INQUIRIES: 703/548-3118, EMAIL: agcf@agc.org; WEB. Graduate Fellowships in the Physical Sciences The National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC) offers Graduate Fellowships in the Physical Sciences for advanced students in astronomy, chemistry, computer science, geology, material science, mathematics or physics and the sub-disciplines and related engineering fields: chemical, computer, electrical, environmental, and mechanical. NPSC welcomes applications from all qualified students, with continued special emphasis toward the recruitment of minority and female science and engineering students (African American; Hispanic; Native American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut; Pacific Islander/Polynesian; and/or female). The Traditional Fellowship covers the first two or three years of graduate school with a maximum duration of six years. The Dissertation Support Program covers the period of dissertation research and defense with a maximum duration of four years. The stipend is $16,000 per year. Citizenship: US. Deadline: Nov. 5, 2005 (annual). INQUIRIES: Ms. Joretta Joseph; 800/854-6772, EMAIL: npschq@npsc.org; WEB. NSF Graduate Research Fellowships The National Science Foundation (NSF) solicits applications for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowships, including Women in Engineering and Computer and Information Science Awards. Fellowships are awarded for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees in the following fields supported by NSF: engineering; mathematical sciences; computer and information science and engineering; chemistry; geosciences, physics and astronomy; psychology; life sciences; and behavioral and social sciences. Awards are also made for work toward a research-based Ph.D. in science education that requires a science competence comparable to that for Ph.D. candidates in scientific disciplines. Applicants must be near or at the beginning of their graduate study. In most cases, an individual has three opportunities to apply: during the senior year of college, the first year of graduate study, and the beginning of the second year of graduate school. The stipend is $30,000 for a 12-month tenure, plus $10,500 plus cost-of-education allowance per tenure year. Citizenship: US or permanent residents. Deadline: Nov. 17 - Dec. 10, 2004. Due date depends on program (annual). INQUIRIES: Earnestine Psalmonds, 703/292-5199, epsalmon@nsf.gov;
WEB: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf04615 Women in Aerospace Science & Engineering The Zonta International Foundation seeks applications for the Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship Award. The fellowships of US$6,000 are granted annually to women pursuing graduate degrees in aerospace-related sciences and aerospace-related engineering. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadlines: Nov. 15, 2005 (annual). INQUIRIES: 312/930-5848, EMAIL: zontaintl@zonta.org; WEB. Schlanger Ocean Drilling Fellowship The US Science Support Program accepts applications for the Schlanger Ocean Drilling Fellowship Program. The fellowships of US$28,000 for a 12-month period are awarded to outstanding graduate students to conduct research related to the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP). The IODP is an international marine research program that explores Earth's history and structure recorded in seafloor sediments and rocks, and monitors subseafloor environments. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Nov. 15, 2005 (annual). INQUIRIES: 202/232-3900, EMAIL: schlanger@joiscience.org; WEB. FALL
2006 EPA Greater Research Opportunities The Environmental Protection Agency, as part of its Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) program, is offering GRO Graduate Fellowships for master's and doctoral level students in the environmental fields of study. The fellowship provides up to $37,000 per year of support. The EPA plans to award approximately 15 new fellowships. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Oct. 18, 2005 (annual). INQUIRIES: Stephanie Willett, 202/343-9737; EMAIL: willett.stephanie@epa.gov; WEB. STAR Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study The Environmental Protection Agency, as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering Graduate Fellowships for master's and doctoral level students in environmentally related fields of study. The fellowship provides up to $37,000 per year of support. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Oct. 18, 2005 (annual). INQUIRIES: Stephanie Willett, 202/343-9737; EMAIL: willett.stephanie@epa.gov; WEB. Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Biological Sciences The National Science Foundation Directorate for Biological Sciences invites applications for Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in selected areas of the biological sciences. These grants provide partial support of doctoral dissertation research in order to improve the overall quality of the research, to allow doctoral candidates to conduct research in specialized facilities or field settings away from the home campus, and to provide opportunities for greater diversity in collecting and creativity in analyzing data than would be possible using only locally available resources. Proposals whose focus falls within the scope of any program in the Division of Environmental Biology (DEB), or the Animal Behavior or Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology programs in the Division of Integrative Biology and Neuroscience (IBN) are eligible. Grants are typically awarded for 24 months and for amounts that range from $3,000 to $12,000. Electronic submission is required via FastLane, so please consult with your ORS contact one month prior to deadline. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Nov. 18, 2005 (annual). INQUIRIES: 703/292-8480 or 703/292-7875 or 800/673-6188 EMAIL:ddig-deb@nsf.gov or ddig-ibn@nsf.gov or fastlane@nsf.gov; E-forms: https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/; WEB: http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf02173 Sigma Delta Epsilon (SDE) and Graduate Women in Science invite applications for three SDE/GWIS fellowships (SDE, Eloise Gerry, and Vessa Notchev Fellowships) and the Eli Lilly Travel Award in support of scientific research done by women. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Dec. 1, 2005 (annual). INQUIRIES: Dr. Kate Kelley, 740/593-9450; EMAIL: kelleyk@ohio.edu; WEB: http://www.gwis.org/grants/default.htm.
The National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science (GEM) offers the Engineering and Science Fellowship Programs for students of Native American Indian, African American, Mexican American, Puerto Rican American, or other Hispanic American ethnicity. The Ph.D. Engineering Fellowship and the Ph.D. Science Fellowship are offered for doctoral students in engineering and the sciences, and the M.S. Engineering Fellowship is provided for Master's degree students in engineering. Fellowships offered through this program are portable, and may be used at any participating GEM member university (including Duke) where the fellow is admitted for graduate studies. Tuition, fees, yearly stipend, and a summer internship are provided. Citizenship: US Deadline: Nov. 1, 2005 (annual). INQUIRIES: 574/631-7771; WEB. The Society of Toxicology (SOT) invites applications for the Student Research Internships in Toxicology, which enable selected students to extend their scientific education toward solving problems related to the effects of a wide variety of toxicants on living systems. Internships are available throughout the US in industrial, academic, and government laboratories. Interns receive financial support, and may be eligible for travel reimbursement. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Dec. 1, 2005 (annual). INQUIRIES: 703/438-3115; EMAIL: sothq@toxicology.org; WEB.
The Society of Toxicology (SOT) provides the Colgate-Palmolive/SOT Awards for Student Research Training in Alternative Methods. Toxicology graduate students may apply for research support for a training experience at a laboratory at or away from their home institution, or to attend a workshop, symposium, or continuing education program to develop expertise using in vitro methods or alternative techniques to reduce, replace or refine use of animals in toxicological research. Four to six awards of up to $3,500 each are available. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadlines: Feb. 15, Jun. 15, Oct. 15, 2005 (annual). INQUIRIES: 703/438-3115; EMAIL: sothq@toxicology.org; WEB. The Link Foundation invites applications for the Energy Fellowship Program. Fellowships are awarded for research proposals related to the aims of the foundation: fostering energy research, enhancing both the theoretical and practical knowledge and application of energy research, and dissemination of the results of research through lectures, seminars, and publications. Preference will be given to proposals dealing directly with energy and exploring ideas not yet fully tested. Awards are in the amount of $50,000 for a two year fellowship. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Dec. 1, 2005 (annual). INQUIRIES: 603/646-2231; WEB: http://www.linkenergy.org.
The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing sponsors Awards and Scholarships to facilitate graduate-level studies and career goals adjudged to address new and innovative uses of remote sensing data/techniques that relate to the natural, cultural, and agricultural resources of the Earth. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Dec. 1, 2005. INQUIRIES: 301/493-0290; EMAIL: scholarships@asprs.org;
WEB. North Carolina Wildlife Federation Endowment and Education Fund The North Carolina Wildlife Federation Endowment offers scholarships of $1000 to students enrolled and attending an accredited college or university full time. The students must be majoring in the areas of wildlife, fisheries, forestry, conservation, or the environment. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Dec. 10, 2004. INQUIRIES: 800/264-6293; EMAIL: ncwfeef@earthlink.net; WEB: http://www.ncwf.org. The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) offers the Student Fellowship Grants for basic or clinical research in osteoporosis. This fellow will work under the supervision of an established investigator. NOF will award five summer student fellowship grants of $3000 each. Fellowships will be for a period of eight weeks to four months. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Dec. 1, 2004. INQUIRIES: 202/223-2226; WEB: http://www.nof.org/grants/index.htm The National Sea Grant College Program, in collaboration with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), offers Graduate Fellowship Programs in Population Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics. The programs will support students interested in careers related to (1) the population dynamics of living marine resources and the development and implementation of quantitative methods for assessing their status, and (2) the economics of the conservation and management of living marine resources. Fellows will work on thesis problems of public interest and relevance and have summer internships under the guidance of a NMFS mentor at participating NMFS Science Centers, Laboratories, or Regional Offices. Applications must be submitted through one of the state Sea Grant Programs. Award will include stipend, living expenses, tuition, and travel. Citizenship: US Deadline: Feb. 10, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: Ronald Hodson, 919/515-2454; EMAIL: ronald_hodson@ncsu.edu; WEB. NRSAs in Complementary and Alternative Medicine The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) plans to provide Predoctoral Research Training in Complementary and Alternative Medicine to individuals for research training in specified areas of biomedical and behavioral research related to Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) to help ensure that highly trained scientists will be available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas and fields to meet the nation's health research needs. Applicants must be enrolled in a program leading to a research doctorate or a combined clinical and research degree. Prior to formal submission of a fellowship application, an applicant must arrange for appointment to an appropriate institution and acceptance by a sponsor to supervise the research training experience. The mechanism of support is the NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31). Applicants should consult with Institute Program Staff for the latest stipend level. An allowance up to $3,000 per predoctoral fellow per twelve month period will be provided to the sponsoring institution to help defray such expenses as research supplies. Tuition and fees will be funded in accordance. Citizenship: US Deadlines: Apr. 5, Aug. 5, Dec. 5, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: Neal West (NCCAM) 301/402-5867; EMAIL: westn@od.nih.gov; WEB.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) invites applications for Drug Abuse Dissertation Research: Epidemiology, Prevention, Treatment, Services, and Women and Sex/Gender Differences. Grants to support dissertation research will provide no more than $50,000 in direct costs per year, and are awarded for up to two years, with the possibility of extension without additional funds for up to 12 months. Citizenship: US and permanent residents. Deadlines: Jan. 1, May 1, Sep. 1, 2006 (letter of intent); Feb. 1, June 1, Oct. 1, 2006 (application) (annual). The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences invites applications for individual National Research Service Award (NRSA) fellowships for MD/PhD and MD/MPH students. Citizenship: US and permanent residents. Deadlines: Apr. 5, Aug. 5, and Dec. 5, 2005 (annual). The National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) will award (1) individual fellowships (F31) to eligible individuals to provide research training opportunities for medical students who are preparing for careers in basic or clinical neurological sciences research; and (2) Medical Student Dual-Degree Fellowships for individual National Research Service Award (NRSA) fellowships for MD/PhD and MD/MPH students. Citizenship: US and permanent residents. Deadlines: Apr. 5, Aug. 5, and Dec. 5, 2006 (annual). WEB: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-01-099.html and http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-05-151.html
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) invites applications for Individual Predoctoral National Research Service Award Fellowships (F30) to train physician-scientists on a dual MD/PhD track to conduct biomedical and behavioral research on human communication. There is a critical need for physician-scientists who can apply both their medical and research training to investigate problems of disease in humans. This initiative is designed to increase the number of physician-scientists trained to conduct basic and clinical research in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language. Citizenship: US and permanent residents. Deadlines: Apr. 5, Aug. 5, and Dec. 5, 2006 (annual). WEB: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-05-151.html The National Library of Medicine (NLM) offers NLM Individual Fellowship For Informationist Training to provide support for experienced librarians, scientists, health professionals and others who wish to become in-context information specialists. Priority areas include clinical informationist, research informationist, public health informationist, and consumer health informationist. Candidates for this award will have an appropriate graduate degree for professional practice in their field, such as a research or health- professional doctorate for researchers and clinicians. Citizenship: US or US nationals. Deadline: Apr. 5, Aug. 5, and Dec. 5, 2005 (annual). WEB: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-04-013.html African-American Science Research Dissertation Fellowships The United Negro College Fund (UNCF)/ Merck Science Initiative announce the UNCF/Merck Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowships. The Science Initiative is dedicated to expanding the pool of African-American biomedical scientists in order to achieve the goals of national economic competitiveness and social diversity. Research dissertation fellowships are given to assist African-American graduate students to complete coursework, conduct research, and prepare the dissertation for the doctoral degree in the life or physical sciences. Applicants must be third or fourth year graduate students. Fellowships include a stipend of $30,000 over a period of 12-24 months and a grant of $10,000 made to the fellow's department to support research needs. Citizenship: US Deadline: Dec 15, 2005 (annual). INQUIRIES: uncfmerck@uncf.org; WEB: http://www.uncf.org/merck/programs/grad.htm Campus Ecology Fellowship Program The National Wildlife Federation's (NWF's) Campus Ecology Fellowship Program offers a nationally recognized opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to pursue their vision of an ecologically sustainable future. Through tangible projects to green their campuses and communities, fellows gain practical experience in the conservation field and first-hand knowledge of the challenges and opportunities inherent in successful conservation efforts. Deadline: Extended to Jan. 29. 2006. INQUIRIES: Kathy Cacciola, 800/247-7387 ext. 6318. EMAIL: cacciola@nwf.org. WEB: http://www.nwf.org/campusEcology/dspFellowships.cfm. California Institute of Technology Archives The Maurice A. Biot Fund of the Archives of the California Institute of Technology offers Grants-in-Aid for research assistance to use the collections of the archives. For the Biot award, preference will be given to those working in the history of technology, especially in the fields of aeronautics, applied mechanics, and geophysics. The stipend will be $1,500. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadlines: Jan. 1, Apr. 1, Jul. 1, and Oct. 1, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 626/395-2704; EMAIL: ARCHIVES@CALTECH.EDU; WEB: http://archives.caltech.edu/grants-in-aid.cfm
The Department of Defense solicits applications for National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships for study and research leading to doctoral degrees in mathematical, physical, biological, ocean, and engineering sciences. The DOD will award approximately 90 new three-year graduate fellowships for students at or near the beginning of their graduate study. The Fellowship pays the student's tuition and fees, as well as a living stipend ($27,500 in 2003-04). Citizenship: US or US nationals. Deadline: Jan. 6, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 202/331-3516; EMAIL: ndseg@asee.org; WEB: http://www.asee.org/ndseg/ The Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institutes of Health (HHMI-NIH) Research Scholars Program, also known as the Cloister Program, aims to give outstanding students at medical schools in the U.S. the opportunity to receive research training at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Students in good standing at medical and dental schools in the U.S. or Puerto Rico are eligible to apply to the program. Research Scholars spend nine months to a year on the NIH campus conducting basic research under the direct mentorship of senior NIH research scientists. HHMI provides the administration and funding for the program, including salaries and benefits for Research Scholars. The NIH provides advisors, mentors, laboratory space, and equipment and supplies for laboratory work.Citizenship: US. Deadline: January 10, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 800/424-9924; EMAIL: hweb@hhmi.org; WEB: http://www.hhmi.org/research/cloister/ The American Heart Association (AHA) provides pre-doctoral students with Fellowships to help students initiate careers in cardiovascular research by providing assistance and training in research activities broadly related to cardiovascular function and diseases, stroke, or to related basic science, clinical, bioengineering/biotechnology and public health problems. The award consists of 2-year stipend support of $20,000 per year. Individuals may receive a maximum of three years of AHA pre-doctoral support fellowship. All awards will activate July 1, 2006. Participation by women and minorities is encouraged. Citizenship: US, permanent residents, exchange visitors under J-1, temporary worker under H-1, H-1B, O-1, Canadian or Mexican citizens engaged in professional activities (TC, TN), or student visa (F-1). Deadline: January 12, 2006 (Mid-Atlantic Affiliate). INQUIRIES: 410/637-4540 or 410/637-4539; WEB: http://www.americanheart.org/research/ The Department of Energy provides the Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Program, administered by the Krell Institute, to support highly capable students pursuing graduate study at US universities in scientific or engineering disciplines with applications in high-performance computing. Fellows also participate in off-campus research at DOE laboratories. Annual stipend is $28,000, plus payment of tuition and fees, and is renewable for up to four years. Citizenship: US and permanent residents. Deadline: Jan. 11, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 515/956-3696, EMAIL: csgf@krellinst.org WEB: http://www.krellinst.org/CSGF/ Budweiser Conservation Scholarship Program The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and Anheuser-Bush are seeking applications for the Budweiser Conservation Scholarship Program. This program supports and promotes innovative research or study that seeks to respond to today's most pressing conservation issues. The program is designed to respond to many of the most significatn challenges in fish, wildlife, and plant conservation in the US. Deadline: Jan. 27, 2006. INQUIRIES: Megan Oliver, megan.oliver@nfwf.org. WEB: http://www.nfwf.org/budscholarship/index.htm.
AT&T Labs invites applications for the AT&T Labs Fellowship Program. Fields of study in which fellowships are available include communications sciences; computer science; electrical engineering; information science; mathematics; operations research; statistics; Human Computer Interaction (HCI); and industrial engineering. Applicants are eligible for both programs if they are preparing to begin full-time Ph.D. studies in a graduate program accepted by AT&T Laboratories; they have demonstrated high potential for success in scientific research; and they are women or a member of a minority presently underrepresented in the sciences. The Fellowship provides all educational expenses during the school year, including tuition, books, fees, and approved travel expenses; education expenses for summer study or university research; monthly stipend for living expenses ($1,400); and support for attending approved scientific conferences. The grant provides an annual stipend of $2,000 for expenses not generally covered by other awards. Citizenship: US Deadline: Jan. 31, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: AT&T Labs Fellowship Administrator, Room C103, 180 Park Avenue, P.O. Box 971, Florham Park, NJ 07932-0971; WEB: http://www.research.att.com/~kbl/academic/alfp.html.
The American Water Works Association invites applications for the Scholarships to encourage and support outstanding students pursuing advanced training in the field of water supply and treatment. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Jan. 15, 2006 (all scholarship awards); Oct. 1. 2005 (doctoral dissertation academic achievement award) (annual). WEB: http://www.awwa.org/calendar/complete.cfm Computer Simulation and Training The Link Foundation invites applications for the Fellowships in Advanced Simulation and Training Program designed to foster advanced study in simulation and training research; to enhance and expand the theoretical and practical knowledge of how to train the operators and users of complex systems and how to simulate the real-world environments in which they function; and to disseminate the results of that research through lectures, seminars, and publications. The stipend is $25,000. Citizenship: US or permanent residents. Deadline: Jan. 16 (annual). INQUIRIES: Marybeth Thompson 407/658-5059(fax); EMAIL: thompson@ist.ucf.edu; WEB: http://www.ist.ucf.edu/link_foundation.htm The Association for Women in Science offers various Graduate Fellowships for women students pursuing careers in science. Each fellowship can be used for any aspect of education, including tuition, books, housing, research, equipment, etc. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Jan. 26, 2006. INQUIRIES: 202/326-8940; EMAIL: awis@awis.org; WEB: http://www.awis.org/careers/edfoundation.html.
The Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) will award eight SURA/Jefferson Lab Fellowships in 2004. Fellowships are for advanced training related to the theory and experimental research programs of the Jefferson Lab, including nuclear related particle physics, accelerator physics, and associated scientific and engineering fields. One additional fellowship will be awarded for basic or applied research in materials science or engineering related to the Lab Free Electron Laser program. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Jan. 27, 2006 (annual). WEB: http://www.jlab.org/news/user_news/2004/sura.html The Resources for the Future (RFF) invites applications for the Walter O. Spofford, Jr. Memorial Internship. RFF is offering a paid internship for graduate students with a special interest in Chinese environmental issues to spend time at RFF in Washington, DC to work with one or more RFF researchers on a variety of ongoing projects, or assist in the development of entirely new areas of research and policy. RFF's three research divisions are the Center for Risk Management, Energy and Natural Resources, and Quality of the Environment. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: February 28, 2006 (annual). WEB: Follow this link Women in Engineering or Computer Science The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) invites applications for Graduate and Re-Entry Scholarship. All SWE scholarships are open only to women majoring in engineering or computer science in a college or university with an ABET accredited program or in a SWE approved school and who will be in the specified year of study during the academic year the grant payment is made. The Re-Entry Scholarships assist women in obtaining the credentials necessary to re-enter the job market as engineers. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Feb. 1 (graduate) and May 15 (re-entry), 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 312/596-5223; EMAIL: hq@swe.org; WEB: Follow this link. The American Chemical Society, sponsored by Eli Lilly & Company, offers a program to provide funding for undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral women chemists to travel to scientific meetings to present the results of their research. Citizenship: US or permanent resident. Deadline: Feb. 1, 2006. INQUIRIES: Cheryl H. Brown, 800/227-5558,
wcc@acs.org; WEB: http://membership.acs.org/W/WCC/ Armed Forces Communications and Electronics The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) offers the AFCEA Fellowships. Fellowships of $15,000 each will be awarded to full-time students working toward doctoral degrees in electrical, electronic, or communications engineering, physics, math, or computer science. Citizenship: US Deadline: Feb. 1, 2006. INQUIRIES: 703/631-6149 or 800/336-4583 x6149; EMAIL: scholarship@afcea.org; WEB: http://www.afcea.org/education/graduate.asp
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers annually awards Graduate Scholarships to encourage study in naval architecture, marine engineering, ocean engineering or marine industry related fields. Awards are up to $10,000 per year. Citizenship: US or Canadian. Deadline: Feb. 1, 2006 (annual) INQUIRIES: 201/798-4800; WEB: http://www.sname.org/membership/Scholar.html The Geological Society of America provides General Research Grants for partial support of master's and doctoral thesis research in geological sciences for graduate students at universities in the U.S, Canada, Mexico, and Central America. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Feb. 1, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 303/357-1028; EMAIL: awards@geosociety.org; WEB: Follow this link.
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) invites applications for the Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS). This 10-week summer program for minority graduate students provides educational and research opportunities, mentoring, career counseling and guidance, and financial support at NCAR, UCAR, or one of several DOE, NASA, or NOAA national laboratories. Stipend and transportation provided. Citizenship: US Deadline: Feb. 1, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 303/497-8622; EMAIL: soars@ucar.edu;
WEB: http://www.ucar.edu/soars/. NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) invites applications for the Graduate Student Researchers Program. Science and engineering students pursue studies at their home institution and at a NASA facility. Awards of up to $24,000. Citizenship: US Deadline: Feb. 1, 2006 (annual). WEB: http://education.nasa.gov/gsrp The Krell Institute and the Department of Energy offer the DOE High-Performance Computer Science Fellowship to support students pursuing graduate study at US universities in computer science and specializing in high-performance computing. Fellows also participate in research at Los Alamos National Laboratory or Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The program offers a $24,000 annual stipend and payment of tuition and fees. Citizenship: US Deadline: Feb. 11, 2006. INQUIRIES: 515/956-3696; EMAIL: hpcsf@krellinst.org; WEB: Follow this link. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) sponsors the Freeman Fellowship designed to assist and encourage research and study in civil engineering. Past awards have been in the $2,000 to $5,000 range. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Feb. 9, 2006 (annual) INQUIRIES: 800/548-2753; EMAIL: bnoland@asce.org; WEB: http://www.asce.org/inside/stud_scholar.cfm Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in Physical Anthropology The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) invites applications for Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants to promote basic scientific research in areas related to human evolution and contemporary human biological variation. Research areas supported include, but are not limited to, human genetic variation, human adaptation, human osteology and bone biology, human and nonhuman primate paleontology, functional anatomy, and primate socioecology. These grants allow doctoral students to undertake significant data-gathering projects and to conduct field research in settings away from their home campus that would not otherwise be possible. Electronic submission is required via FastLane, so please consult with your ORS contact one month prior to deadline. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadlines: Feb. 9, 2006 (for spring panel review) and Aug. 16, 2006 (for autumn panel review). INQUIRIES: Mark Weiss 703/292-7321, EMAIL: mweiss@nsf.gov; WEB: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/phys/suppdiss.jsp. Joseph Grinnell Student Research Award The Cooper Ornithological Society invites applications for the Joseph Grinnell Student Research Awards. The Society grants up to two awards to support basic research in any aspect of avian biology. The award is in the amount of $1,000. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Feb. 14, 2005. INQUIRIES: Cameron Ghalambor, cameron1@lamar.colostate.edu. WEB: http://www.cooper.org. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Foundation offers the IEEE Fellowship in Electrical History to support either one year or full time graduate work in the history of electrical science and technology at a college or university of recognized standing, or up to one year of postdoctoral research for a scholar in this field who has received his or her Ph.D. within the past three years. The fellow is selected on the basis of the candidate's potential for pursuing research in and contributing to electrical history. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Feb. 15, 2006. INQUIRIES: 732/932-1066; WEB: Follow this link. The Semiconductor Research Corporation invites applications for the Graduate Fellowships and Master's Scholarships programs. The SRC provides fellowship and scholarship funding in disciplines of interest to the semiconductor industry. Citizenship: Canada, US, and permanent residents. Deadline: Feb. 15, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 919/941-9400; EMAIL: apply@src.org; WEB: http://www.src.org/member/students/fellowships.asp Schweitzer Fellowships in Health Care The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Program announces the North Carolina Schweitzer Fellowships which provide service opportunities for aspiring health professionals who seek to help those currently underserved by our health care system. Given the extraordinary shortage of health care in rural areas, applications addressing rural problems will be given special consideration. Fellowship projects generally involve the following: (1) direct service through an existing community service organization in North Carolina; (2) a supervisor at the host site; (3) a faculty mentor at the student's school; and (4) a written report at the conclusion of the project, including recommendations for ways in which those aspects of the fellow's project and experiences that were most valuable can be replicated. In addition, each fellow is responsible for helping either to organize a symposium or to update a resource guide to community service opportunities. Any student enrolled in a North Carolina degree-granting program in a health professional field for academic year 2002-2003 is welcome to apply. The stipend is $2,000. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Feb. 1, 2006. INQUIRIES: 704/895-6506, EMAIL: info@schweitzerfellowship.org;
WEB: http://www.schweitzerfellowship.org/features/us/nc/ Dissertation Support in Geography The National Science Foundation, Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences welcomes applications for Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Awards which support research in geography and regional sciences and on problems associated with human, physical, and biotic systems on the Earth's surface. These grants provide funds not normally available through the student's university. The proposal must be submitted through regular university channels by the dissertation advisor on behalf of the graduate student. The usual limits on an award is $8,000 for research in North America and $12,000 for work abroad. Electronic submission is required via FastLane, so please consult with your ORS contact one month prior to deadline. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadlines: Oct. 15, 2005 and Feb. 15, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: Thomas J. Baerwald; 703/292-8754; WEB.
The Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA), in cooperation with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), accepts applications for the Summer Cooperative Research Program in Materials Science. 10 awards from $4,000-8,000 each will be made. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Mar. 1, 2005 (annual). INQUIRIES: Thomas Hurchinson 434/924-1723; EMAIL: teh@virginia.edu; WEB: http://www1.sura.org/5000/5300_Coop.html
The American Museum of Natural History offers the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grants to offer financial support to individuals for research on North American fauna in any phase of wildlife conservation or natural history related to the activities of the American Museum. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Feb. 15, 2006. INQUIRIES: 212/769-5495; EMAIL: grants@amnh.org; WEB: http://research.amnh.org/grants/ The American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) sponsors a Scholarship Program to encourage college students to enter the field of naval engineering. Examples of the programs of study which apply to the diverse field of naval engineering are naval architecture, marine, mechanical, civil, aeronautical, ocean, electrical and electronic engineering, and the physical sciences, as well as other programs leading to careers with both military and civilian organizations requiring these educational backgrounds. Awards range from $2,500 to $3,500. Citizenship: US Deadline: Feb. 15, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 703/836-6727; EMAIL: dpignotti.asne@mcimail.com; WEB: Follow this link. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute accepts applications for the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Fellowships for graduate students from a variety of fields who share a common interest in the non-linear dynamics of rotating, stratified fluids. Fellows are expected to be in residence at Woods Hole for the full ten weeks of the program. Up to 10 fellowships are available, with stipends of $4,600 each. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Feb. 15, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 508/289-2219; EMAIL: gfd@whoi.edu; WEB: http://gfd.whoi.edu/gfd_app.html
The Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative (AFCI) University Fellowship Program (UFP) is accepting applications for students who will be in master's degree programs in the fall of 2005 and will be seeking master’s degrees in nuclear, mechanical, or chemical engineering, engineering/applied physics, physics, chemistry, radiochemistry, or other fields of science and engineering applicable to the AFCI mission. Nine fellows will be selected. Fellowships begin with the fall 2005 semester and last up to 18 months, with up to $42,500 in benefits. Citizenship: U.S. or permanent resident alien. Deadline: Mar. 2, 2005. WEB: http://www.studentpipeline.org/afci/program.html. The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and the American Federation For Aging Research offer the Medical Student Summer Research Training in Aging Program to provides medical students, early in their training, with an enriching experience in aging-related research and geriatrics, under the mentorship of top experts in the field. This positive introduction has led many physicians-in-training to pursue academic careers in aging, ranging from basic science to clinical research to health services research. The stipend level is $1,731 per month. Citizenship: US or non-citizen nationals or permanent residents. Deadline: Feb. 7, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 888/582-2327; EMAIL: grants@afar.org or info@afar.org; WEB: http://www.afar.org/grants.html Student Research Grant Program The Society of Wetland Scientists invite applications for the Student Research Grant Program. The purpose of the program is to provide partial support of wetland related research conducted by qualified undergraduate and graduate students. Grants are intended to aid, but not to provide sole support of, student research. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Feb. 24, 2006. INQUIRIES: sws-student-grants@si.edu; WEB: http://www.sws.org/awards/ Forest and Society Fellowships The Institute of Current World Affairs
offers the John Miller Musser Memorial Forest and Society
Fellowships for those with graduate degrees in forestry
or forest-related specialties to broaden their understanding of the relationship
of forest-resource problems to humans, including policy-makers, environmentalists,
peasants, scientists and forest-product industrialists. Fellows must study
outside the United States. Citizenship: Unrestricted. Deadline: Feb.
28, 2006, Aug. 1, 2005. The National Council of State Garden Clubs (NCSGC) offers the Advanced Scholarships. NCSGC's scholarship program offers financial aid to students and promotes study in horticulture, floriculture, landscape design, botany, biology, plant pathology, forestry, agronomy, environmental concerns, city planning, land management, and allied subjects. The stipend is $3,500. Citizenship: US Deadline: Mar. 1, 2006. WEB: Link The National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers the NIH Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research. Under the guidance of preceptors, students conduct research in selected areas of laboratory investigation. The goal of the program is to expose students to research procedures in a unique environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research and training. In addition to the laboratory experience, two additional components of the program are designed to enhance the students' National Institutes of Health (NIH) experience. Citizenship: US or permanent resident. Deadline: Mar. 1, 2006. INQUIRIES: For contact information and a list of participating Institutes and Centers please refer to the website. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Internships The Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution offers 8-15 Summer Internships for graduate students. Students work with HBOI staff for ten weeks of supervised or independent research. Fields of study include: aquaculture, biomedical marine research, marine biology, marine mammal research, marine natural product chemistry, marine microbiology, ocean engineering, ocean technology, and oceanography. Stipend is $3000 to $3500 for 10 weeks. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Mar. 1, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 561/465-2400 ext. 500; EMAIL: education@hboi.edu;
WEB: Follow this link. Research and Product Development Summer Program Procter & Gamble Company offers the Research and Product Development Summer Program for Doctoral Candidates. This summer intern program has openings for students pursuing Ph.D.s in chemistry, most areas of life sciences, chemical engineering, statistics, toxicology, and regulatory and clinical personnel. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Mar. 1, 2006. INQUIRIES: doctoral.im@pg.com; WEB: http://www.pg.com/science/summer_intrn.jhtml
The Water Environment Research Federation seeks applications for the Robert A. Canham Scholarships for graduate students in environmental engineering or other science discipline related to water. Scholarship awards are $2,500, and include a one-year complimentary WEF membership. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Mar. 1, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 703/684-2470; EMAIL: CSadusky@wef.org; WEB: Follow this Link. The Society of Exploration Geophysicists welcomes applications for its Scholarship Program for students pursuing a college curriculum directed toward a career in exploration geophysics. Numerous scholarships will be awarded, ranging from $500 to $14,000 per academic year. Citizenship: US Deadline: Feb. 1, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 918/497-5530; EMAIL: kdw@ppco.com; WEB: http://foundation.seg.org The American Geophysical Union offers the Horton Research Grant. The objective of the program is to foster graduate student research leading to the completion of doctoral dissertations. Appropriate topics may be in hydrology (including its physical, chemical, or biological aspects) or in water resources policy sciences (including economics, systems analysis, sociology, and law). The average award has been $10,000 but varies eache year, depending on available income to the fund. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Apr. 15, 2006. WEB: http://hydrology.agu.org/comm/hortonrg.html. J. Frances Allen Scholarship for Fisheries Professionals The American Fisheries Society offers the J. Frances Allen Scholarship to encourage women to become fisheries professionals. The applicant must be conducting aquatic research in line with society objectives, which include all branches of fisheries science, including but not limited to aquatic biology, engineering, fish culture, limnology, oceanography, and sociology. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Mar. 11, 2005. INQUIRIES: 301/897-8616, main@fisheries.org; WEB: http://www.fisheries.org/html/student.shtml. Communication Sciences and Disorders The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHF) accepts applications for New Century Scholars Program. This special initiative is a result of the ASHFoundation’s Dreams and Possibilities Campaign. A doctoral scholarship competition, which will support strong doctoral candidates who will pursue a teacher-investigator career in the academic environment at the university or college level. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: March 14, 2003 (annual). WEB: http://www.ashfoundation.org/grants/ Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity The National Institute on Aging announces the availability of Dissertation Awards in all areas of research within the Institute's mandate to increase the diversity of the research workforce on aging. Deadlines: February 15, 2006, October 16, 2006 (letter of intent); March 15, 2006, November 15, 2006 (application) (annual). The International Association for Great Lakes Research offers the Norman S. Baldwin Fishery Science Scholarship. The scholarship is intended to promote academic excellence by encouraging young scientists to undertake graduate research in fishery biology and to enter the field of Great Lakes science. The scholarship is awarded annually to a promising M.Sc. or Ph.D. student whose research is likely to make a significant contribution to the understanding of Great Lakes fishery science. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Mar. 1, 2006. INQUIRIES: 734/665-5303, office@iaglr.org; WEB: http://www.iaglr.org/as/baldwinapp.php. Fellowships in Earth System Science The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) invites applications for the NASA Graduate Student Fellowships in Earth System Science which support continued training of interdisciplinary scientists in M.Sc. and/or Ph.D. programs to study the Earth as a system. NASA's Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) supports basic and applied research in the following areas: Biology and Biogeochemistry of Ecosystems and the Global Carbon Cycle; Atmospheric Chemistry, Aerosols, and Solar Radiation; Global Water and Energy Cycle; Oceans and Ice in the Earth System; and Solid Earth Science. The maximum period for which a student may receive NASA support is three years. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Feb. 1, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 202/554-2775 or 202/358-0855; EMAIL: acrouch@hq.nasa.gov; WEB: Follow this link. Sigma Xi supports Grants-in-Aid of Research for graduate (and undergraduate) research in all branches of science and engineering. Also, Sigma Xi and the Consortium for Plasma Science have established a special award to advance the safety of the world's blood supply through research on methods to inactivate non-enveloped viruses and prions in human blood. Membership in Sigma Xi by the student applicant or faculty advisor is required for some, but not all, of these awards. Maximum awards of $1,000; up to $2,500 for astronomy or vision related research. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadlines: Mar. 15, 2006 and Oct. 15, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 800/243-6534 ext 206 or 919/549-4691; EMAIL: giar@sigmaxi.org;
WEB: Follow this link. The American Museum of Natural History offers the Lerner-Gray Grants for Marine Research for projects dealing with systematics, evolution, ecology, and field-oriented behavioral studies of marine animals. Research projects need not be carried out at the American Museum. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Mar. 15, 2006. INQUIRIES: 212/769-5100; EMAIL: grants@amnh.org; WEB: http://research.amnh.org/grants/grantsprog.html The International Foundation for Ethical Research supports Graduate Fellowships in Animal Welfare to provide monetary assistance to graduate students whose programs of study seem likely to have an impact in the development and implementation of scientifically valid alternatives to the use of animals in research, product testing, and education. The stipends are $12,500 annually for up to three years, with $2,500 for supplies per year. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Mar. 15, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: Peter O'Donovan 312/427-6025; 312/427-6025; EMAIL: ifer@navs.org; WEB: http://www.ifer.org/grant.htm NC Sea Grant Marine Fisheries Fellowships The North Carolina Sea Grant is accepting applications for a fellowship opportunity for students nearing completion of an advanced degree program in natural resources or marine sciences. The one-year Marine Fisheries Fellowship provides a $26,000 stipend. It is open to graduate or post-graduate students at southeastern universities and colleges from Maryland to Texas. The selected fellow will be placed in June 2005 with the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries. Deadline: Mar. 18, 2005. INQUIRIES: Jeffrey Buckel, 252/222-6341, jeffrey_buckel@ncsu.edu or louis.daniel@ncmail.net; WEB LINK. Health Information Management Dissertation Assistance Grants The American Health Information Management Association offers Dissertation Assistance Grants. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited doctoral degree program in an area related to Health Information Management (computer science, business management, education, public health, etc.) and must have met all the requirements for the doctoral degree, other than the dissertation. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadlines: Mar. 24 and Sep. 22, 2006. INQUIRIES: 312/233-1100, fore@ahima.org; WEB: http://www.ahima.org/fore/programs/dissertation.asp The American Vacuum Society offers the Russell and Sigurd Varian Award to promote communication, dissemination of knowledge, recommended practices, research and education in the use of vacuum and other controlled environments to develop new materials, process technology, devices, and related understanding of material properties. The purpose is to recognize and encourage excellence in graduate studies in vacuum science. Research areas may be experimental or theoretical. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Mar. 31, 2006. INQUIRIES: Angela Klink, 212/248-0200, angela@avs.org; WEB: http://www.avs.org/inside.awards.aspx. Sea Grant Science Communications Fellowship The NC Sea Grant is accepting applications for its Science Communications Fellowship. The one-year fellowship is open to graduate students currently enrolled in a North Carolina university. 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. The two programs, funded by the N.C. General Assembly and administered by Sea Grant, highlight fishery and habitat topics that are important not only along the North Carolina coast, but also across the state in terms of economic and environmental value. Stipend: $25,000. Deadline: Mar. 31, 2005. INQUIRIES: Katie Mosher, 919/515-9069, katie_mosher@ncsu.edu; WEB LINK. The Council on Library and Information Resources invites applications for the A.R. Zipf Fellowship in Information Management. The fellowship will be awarded annually to a student currently enrolled in graduate school, in the early stages of study, who shows exceptional promise for leadership and technical achievement in information management. The amount of the award will be $10,000. Citizenship: US or permanent residents. Deadline: April 1, 2006 (annual). WEB: http://www.clir.org/fellowships/zipf/zipf.html The Cave Research Foundation accepts applications for the Karst Fellowship. The Foundation supports cave and karst related research and the interpretation and conservation of karst features. The Karst Fellowship is awarded to a graduate student for thesis research in the biological, social, economic, or earth sciences to qualified students in the natural or social sciences. Studies will be supported anywhere in the world, and may involve surface or underground research. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Apr. 15, 2006. INQUIRIES: Dr. Tom Poulson, pnkambesis@juno.com; WEB: http://www.cave-research.org/index.html John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship The North Carolina Sea Grant College Program, sponsored by the National Sea Grant College Program, seeks applications for the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. The Fellowship will provide opportunities for students interested in coastal and marine policy to gain first-hand experience national policy-making processes that affect the ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources. Candidates applying for fellowships must be sponsored by their Institution through a faculty advisor. Citizenship: US Deadlines: early-mid March 2006 (NC Sea Grant) Apr. 6, 2006 (NOAA Sea Grant) (annual). WEB: http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/knauss/knausshowtoapply.html Hudson River Graduate Fellowships The Hudson River Foundation will award up to four full time fellowships in 2005 to advanced graduate students conducting research on the Hudson River system. Fellowships awarded to doctoral students will provide a stipend of up to $15,000 for one year, and an incidentals research budget not to exceed $1,000. Fellowships awarded to master's level students will provide a stipend up to $11,000 for one year, and an incidentals research budget of up to $1,000. Deadline: Apr. 20, 2006 (annual). WEB: http://hudsonriver.org/graduate_fellow.htm. Oceanography, Marine Biology and Maritime Archaeology The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls for applications for the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program to support graduate studies in oceanography, marine biology, or maritime archaeology. The purposes of the program are: (1) to recognize outstanding scholarship in oceanography, marine biology, or maritime archaeology, including the curation, preservation, and display of maritime artifacts, particularly by women and members of minority groups; and (2) to encourage independent graduate level research in these fields. Citizenship: US Deadline: April 18, 2006. INQUIRIES: 301/713-3074, fosterscholars@noaa.gov; WEB: http://fosterscholars.noaa.gov; FedGrants, July 1, 2005. Astrophysics Predoctoral Fellowships The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) announces the availability of Predoctoral Fellowships. Fellowships are designed to allow graduate students from institutions around the world to do all or part of their thesis research at SAO. Research areas include atomica and molecular physics, geophysics and atmospheric physics, the solar system, solar physics, planetary systems, the interstellar medium, stars and star formation, supernovae, compact objects, galaxies, extragalactic astronomy and cosmology. Stipends are for $25,200 and some funds may be available for relocation, travel and other expenses. Fellowships are awarded for one year and are renewable for up to three years. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Apr. 15, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: predoc@cfa.harvard.edu; WEB LINK. Biomedical and Technical Graduate Research Grants The Royal National Institute for Deaf People offer RNID Biomedical and Technical Research Grants. The aim is to support research that will benefit people who are deaf or hard of hearing, or have tinnitus. Research proposals are invited within the following areas:
Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: Apr. 25, 2005. INQUIRIES: Dr. Ralph Holme, +44 0 20-7296-8008, ralph.holme@rnid.org.uk; WEB LINK. The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) invites nominations and applications for several Fellowships and Awards Programs. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: Apr. 30, 2005 (annual). INQUIRIES: 615/324-2360; EMAIL: acnp@acnp.org; WEB: http://www.acnp.org/ Microbiology Fellowships for Minorities The American Society for Microbiology welcomes applications for the Robert D. Watkins Minority Graduate Fellowship. The goal is to increase the number of underrepresented minorities completing doctoral degrees in the microbiological sciences. Candidates should provide evidence of a successful research plan developed in collaboration with a research advisor or mentor. The total stipend is for three years at $57,000. Citizenship: US Deadline: May 1, 2006. WEB: http://www.asm.org/ Breast Cancer Research Program The US Army Medical Research Materiel Command offers Predoctoral Traineeship Awards in breast cancer research. This program prepares promising graduate students with a strong commitment to breast cancer research for successful and competitive careers. Deadline: May 24, 2005. Electrical Engineer Scholarship The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Foundation offers the Richard E. Merwin Student Scholarship. The Foundation offers up to ten scholarships of up to $4,000 for students in electrical or computer engineering, computer science, or a well-defines computer related field of engineering. Candidates must be members of the Institute. Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadline: May 31, 2006. INQUIRIES: 202/371-0101, hqofc@computer.org; WEB: http://www.computer.org/students/schlrshp.htm#merwin Environmental Sciences Scholarship The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) invites applications for the EPA Tribal Lands Environmental Sciences Scholarship for Native American students pursuing degrees in environmental studies, sciences or engineering fields leading to an environmentally-related career.Summer employment at an EPA facility or on an Indian reservation is also offered contingent upon the availability of resources. Scholarship is $4,000. Citizenship: US Deadline: June 15, 2005 (annual). INQUIRIES: 505/765-1052; EMAIL: info@aises.org; WEB: http://www.aises.org/highered/scholarships/
The James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation solicits applications for the Awards for College Engineering and Technology Students. Students may submit papers representing their work on design, engineering, or fabrication problems related to any type of stationary structure, machine, or arc welding research, testing, procedure, or process development. Citizenship: unspecified. Deadline: June 15, 2006 (annual). INQUIRIES: 216/481-8100; EMAIL: infous@lincolnelectric.com; WEB: http://www.jflf.org/awards/division4.asp The National Medical Fellowships (NMF) invite applications for the General Need-Based Scholarship Program which helps qualified and highly motivated minority medical students overcome the cost barriers associated with securing a medical education. Applicants must be members of one of the four minority groups: African-American, Mexican-American, Native American, or Mainland Puerto Rican. Citizenship: US. Deadline: June 30, 2005.
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