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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 Counseling Education Health Professions Psychology Social Sciences

Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Student Fellowship

Main Purpose: To support graduate research in the area of child psychology.

Benefits: $25,000

Time Limit: one year

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Completed doctoral candidacy
  • If human participants are involved in study, IRB approval must be obtained before funding can be awarded.

Application Link and Additional Information: click here

Deadline: November 15, 2015

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Behavioral Sciences Counseling Health Professions Psychology Social Sciences

The American Psychological Foundation: Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grant

Main Purpose: To provide grants for graduate level research in the area of LGBT psychology and family therapy.

Benefits:

  • $15,000 grant

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Graduate student, in good standing, endorsed by supervising professor
  • Commitment to LGBT family issues
  • Must receive IRB approval if human participants are involved before funding can be awarded
  • Dissertation research is given preference

 

Application Link and Additional Information: click here

Deadline: November 1, 2015

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Social Sciences

American Sociological Association: Congressional Fellowship

Main Purpose: To provide PhD-level sociologists with the opportunity to see the complex policy-making process in Washington, D.C., and to work as a staff member on a congressional committee or in a congressional office.

Benefits:

  • Stipend: $66,000
  • Opportunity to work on a congressional committee in Washington, D.C.

Time Limit: 12-months

Eligibility Criteria: 

  • Ph.D level sociologist

Application Link and Additional Information: click here

Deadline: February 15 annually

 

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Humanities Minority-Specific Grants Social Sciences

American Sociological Association: Minority Fellowship Program

Main Purpose: To support sociologists of color in pursuing a doctoral degree in any area of sociology.

Benefits:

  • Annual Stipend: $18,000
  • Access to workshops and paper sessions at the American Sociological Association’s Annual Meeting
  • Travel support to scientific conferences,
  • Formal and informal networking

 

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Must be enrolled in a program that will grant a Ph.D. in sociology
  • Sufficiently advanced in a Ph.D program that commitment to a research career has been demonstrated (must have completed at least one academic year)
  • Specifically, applicants must be members of one of the following racial/ethnic groups: Blacks/African Americans, Latinos/as (e.g., Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans), American Indians or Alaskan Natives, and Asians (e.g., Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Southeast Asian), or Pacific Islanders (e.g., Hawaiian, Guamanian, Samoan, Filipino).
  • Must be a citizen or non-citizen national of the U.S., or have been lawfully admitted to the U.S. as a permanent residence. Must possess an Alien Registration Card.

 

Application Link and Additional Information: click here

Deadline: January 31, 2016

 

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Engineering, Civil Environmental Studies International Research Physical Sciences

Environmental Protection Agency’s Marshall Scholarship Program

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supports education and research among the science and engineering communities in order to address environmental issues.

EPA Marshall Scholarship Program

Main Focus: Tuition Assistance for students pursuing a graduate degree in an environmentally related technical field with a global focus. This is a partnership with The United Kingdom’s government.

Benefits:

  • Tuition and Fee Reimbursement
  • Stipend
  • Covered Program Expenses
  • Funding for Travel to and from The United States for the Fellow and Dependent Spouse

Eligibility Criteria:

  • United States citizen
  • Hold a first degree from a 4-year accredited university in The United States
  • 3.7 GPA
  • Pursuing a graduate degree in an environmentally related field

Application Link: click here

Deadline: October 1st each year

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Environmental Studies

Geography and Spatial Sciences Program – Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards (GSS-DDRI)

Geography and Spacial Sciences Program Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards (GSS-DDRI)

“The Geography and Spatial Sciences Program sponsors research on the geographic distributions and interactions of human, physical, and biotic systems on Earth. Investigators are encouraged to propose plans for research about the nature, causes, and consequences of human activity and natural environmental processes across a range of scales.”

Main Purpose: To promote research, education, and training in the area of geography and spacial studies.

Additional Information and Application Link:  click here

Deadline: August 13, 2015 (and the second Thursdays in February and August annually thereafter)

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Health Professions Humanities Physical Sciences

Biological Anthropology Program – Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (BA-DDRIG)

Biological Anthropology Program Doctoral dissertation Research Improvement Grants (BA-DDRIG)

Main Purpose: To support doctoral students’ dissertation research in the area of human biology and ecology. This includes research regarding the evolutionary history that has shaped the biological diversity of human and nonhuman primates.

Benefits:

  • Anticipated $300,000-$400,000 per fiscal year divided into 15-20 grants
  • Proposals may not exceed $20,000 in direct costs

Eligibility:

  • Proposals must be submitted by the principal investigator (PI: faculty member serving as dissertation advisor) on behalf of the Co-PI (the doctoral student)
  • PI and Co-PI should be from the same university

Application Link and Additional Information: Click Here

Deadline: March 12, 2015, November 10, 2015, July 14, 2016, March 09, 2017, November 09, 2017, July 11, 2018, March 14, 2019, November 14, 2019, July 09, 2020- by 5 p.m. (proposer’s local time)

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Engineering Engineering, Civil Environmental Studies Physical Sciences

Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (AGS-PRF)

Main Purpose: To support beginning researchers within 3 years of completing their PhD in carrying out independent research projects in the areas of atmospheric and geospace sciences.

Benefits:

  • Stipend of $58,000 per year paid monthly at the rate of $4,833 directly to the Fellow
  • An annual lump sum fellowship allowance of $28,000 to support research and publication activities
  • Fellowship may be taken to the institution or facility of choice

Time Limit: up to 2 years

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Current graduate student OR have held a PhD for no more than 3 years
  • Degree in the field of science or engineering with research plans falling in the areas of atmospheric and geospace sciences
  • U.S. citizen or legally admitted permanent resident
  • Proposal must be submitted by an individual, not the institution
  • Individual must identify a host institution or sponsoring scientist
  • May not concurrently submit the same research project to another NSF program

Application Link and Additional Information: click here

Deadline: Proposal due Monday, January 11, 2016

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Humanities Social Sciences

The Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Grants

Main Purpose: To assist students with funding doctoral or thesis research in anthropology that focuses on humanity’s cultural and biological origins, development, and variation.

Benefits:

  • Maximum award: $20,000, non-renewable

Eligibility:

  • Student currently enrolled in a doctoral program.
  • Apply jointly with dissertation supervisor or other scholar
  • Must complete all other doctoral requirements other than dissertation/thesis. Application may be submitted prior to completion but they must be completed prior to the research start date.

Application Link: click here

Deadlines: May 1 and November 1. Final decisions are made six months later