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Engineering, Biomedical

Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award

Main Purpose: To honor and stimulate research careers in biomedical engineering. This award is based on a review of a single published paper of original work.

Benefits: 

  • $1,000 check
  • Complementary registration  for the BMES 2015 Annual Meeting
  • The opportunity to present the 20-minute Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Lecture at the meeting and publish the text of the lecture in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering
  • Travel Expenses up to $1,000

Eligibility Criteria: 

  • Must be within 5 years of earning highest degree
  • The recipient must be the senior author of the paper. If there are co-authors, a letter from the first or senior co-author attesting to the role of each contributor in design, execution and authoring of the manuscript must be included in the application packet.

Application Link and Additional Information: click here

  • Will need two letters of support by “recognized authorities in the field (neither of whom may be associated with the institution at which the work was completed nor a co-author on the paper), attesting to the significance of the investigation described in the manuscript.”

Deadline:  Check back early Spring 2016

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Engineering Engineering, Biomedical Minority-Specific Grants

Biomedical Engineering Innovation and Career Development Travel Awards

Main Purpose: To provide travel funding for graduate, postdoctoral fellows, and early career faculty from underrepresented populations in engineering who are conducting research regarding health disparities and minority health.

Benefits:

  • $800 travel stipend
  • Complementary registration to the BMES 2015 Annual Meeting

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Must be a graduate student,  postdoctoral fellow, or early career faculty member
  • Must identify with an underrepresented population in engineering, including women and racial and ethnic minorities
  • Preference given to those who are conducting research on health disparities
  • Must be a member of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
  • May not be receiving any other funding from BMES

Application Link and Additional Information: click here

Deadline: May 31, 2015

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American Indian Graduate Center Fellowship

Main Purpose: To support American Indian and Alaskan Native graduate students.

Benefits: $1,000-$5,000 per academic year

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Pursuing a graduate degree at an institution in The United States
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian or Alaskan Native group or able to provide documentation of descent (one-fourth degree verifiable federally recognized Indian blood) by submitting a Tribal Eligibility Certificate

Application Link and Additional Information: click here

Deadline: Check back early Spring 2016

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Biology Chemistry Engineering Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Physical Sciences Polymer Science and Engineering

Science of Science and Innovation Policy Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (SciSIPDDRIG)

Main Purpose: To help fund research that will “develop, improve, and expand models, analytical tools, data, and metrics that can be applied to the science policy decision making process. Proposals may also develop methodologies to analyze science and technology data, and to convey the information to a variety of audiences.”

Research topics that may be supported include:

  • “Examination of the way contexts, structures, and processes of science and engineering research are affected by policy decision
  • Evaluation of the tangible and intangible returns from investments in science and from investments in research and development
  • Study of structures and processes that facilitate the development of usable knowledge, theories of creative processes and their transformation into social and economic outcomes
  • Collection, analysis and visualization of new data describing the scientific and engineering enterprise”

Benefits: 

  • 1-3 grants are available with total funding equaling $60,000
  • Total direct costs may not exceed $20,000

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Doctoral Student enrolled in a U.S. University
  • Principal Investigator must be advisor of the doctoral student or a faculty member at the U.S. university where the doctoral student is enrolled. The doctoral student will be the Co-PI.

Application Link and Additional Information: click here

Deadline: September 9, 2015

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Behavioral Sciences Counseling Engineering, Biomedical Health Professions Nursing Psychology Psychology- Adult Development and Aging Social Sciences

F. J. McGuigan Dissertation Award

Main Purpose: “To support dissertation research oriented toward advancing a unified conception of brain and behavior.”

Benefits: $2,000

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Completed doctoral candidacy at an accredited institution
  • Research must explore an aspect of mental function (e.g., cognition, affect, motivation) and should utilize behavioral and/or neuroscientific methods
  • IRB approval must be obtained before funding can be awarded if working with human subjects

Application Link and Additional Information: click here

Deadline: June 1, 2015

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Behavioral Sciences Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Electrical and Computer Health Professions Nursing Physical Sciences Polymer Science and Engineering Social Sciences

American College of Sports Medicine Foundation Doctoral Student Research Grant

Main Purpose: To fund research conducted by doctoral students in the areas of basic and applied sciences.

Benefits:

  • Award Amount: $5,000

Time Limit: 1 year

Eligibility Criteria: 

  • Doctoral Student
  • Enrolled in program full-time
  • Current ACSM member when submitting application

Application Link and Additional Information: click here

Deadline: January 15, 2016

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Behavioral Sciences Engineering, Biomedical Minority-Specific Grants Psychology Psychology- Adult Development and Aging

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards: Individual Predoctoral Fellowships

Main Purpose: To provide full-time research training for pre-doctoral researchers and to promote diversity in health-related research including the biomedical and behavioral sciences. Students from diverse racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Benefits:

  • Stipends
  • Funds for tuition and fees
  • An Institutional Allowance to help cover the cost fellowship expenses
  • Support for research training leading to a Ph.D., combined M.D./Ph.D., or other combined degree in the biomedical or behavioral sciences

Time Limit: up to five years

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Must be an individual with a disability, from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, or from a disadvantaged background
  • Must be pursuing an advanced degree in the biomedical and behavioral sciences
  • Must hold a baccalaureate degree
  • Must be currently enrolled in a doctoral program
  • Must be U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or lawfully admitted permanent resident

 

Application Link and Additional Information: click here

Deadline: April 13, August 13, December 13