Funding Opportunities
DatabasesPeterson's You should register at Peterson’s, build your profile, and then use their search engine to help you to locate external funding for graduate education.
phds.org A searchable database of Doctoral programs
Educational Funding Opportunities A comprehensive list of funding opportunties maintained by Rutgers University
GRAPES UCLA Graduate and Postdoctoral Extramural Support (GRAPES)
Scholarship Database Links to a number of scholarship database search engines.
Canadian Resources Financing Graduate Study in Canada
FinAid The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid
students.gov A comprehensive list of government programs and resources for students
Fellowships and Scholarships
McNair Specific Fellowships A list of links to institutions that offer McNair specific fellowships.
National Academies of Science Fellowships and scholarships available from the National Academies of Science.
Ford Predoctoral Fellowships The Ford Fellowships offer 3 years of funding for Ph.D. or Sc.D. in any academic discipline; or for joint programs of JD/Ph.D, MD/Ph.D., or MFA/Ph.D.
Jack Kent Cooke Fellowships Funding for any academic discipline, requires a 3.5 minimum cumulative GPA, SOU in-house application deadline 1/15/10.
Javits Fellowships This program provides financial assistance to students who have demonstrated (1) superior academic ability and achievement, (2) exceptional promise, and (3) financial need, to undertake graduate study leading to a doctoral degree.
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships Three years of funding for students in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences, including the history of science and the philosophy of science, and to research-based Ph.D. degrees in science education.
Hertz Foundation Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowships for applied scientists and engineers, five years of funding providing a stipend plus tuition and fees.
EPA STAR Fellowships EPA Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships For Graduate Environmental Study
NPSC National Physical Science Consortium funding for physical sciences, biochemistry, computer science, and related fields of science and engineering for up to six years of stipend, plus tuition and fees.
Harry S. Truman Scholarships Only students in their Junior year are eligible to apply. Each Scholarship provides up to $30,000 for graduate study. Scholars also receive priority admission and supplemental financial aid at some premier graduate institutions, leadership training, career and graduate school counseling, and special internship opportunities within the federal government. Recipients must be US citizens, have outstanding leadership potential and communication skills, be in the top quarter of their class, and be committed to careers in government or the not-for-profit sector.
Soros Fellowships for New Americans Soros Fellowships are for New Americans: an individual who (1) is a resident alien; i.e., holds a Green Card, or, (2) has been naturalized as a U.S. citizen, or (3) is the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens.)
U.S. Department of Energy Students selected for fellowships (which can be renewed up to four years) agree to undertake study and research in computational science. The program of study must provide background in a scientific or engineering discipline, computer science, and applied mathematics. Disciplines include: biophysics, chemistry, biochemistry, civil engineering, computer science, aerospace engineering, applied math, physics, bioengineering, aeronautical engineering, chemical engineering, bioinformatics, vision science, computational chemistry, and computational mechanics.
U.S. Department of Defense The U.S. DoD National Defense Science and Engineering offers substantial fellowships for U.S. citizens studying in the natural sciences, earth sciences, computational sciences, and mathematics.
NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates NSF funds a large number of research opportunities for undergraduate students through its REU Sites program.
NSF Specialized Information for Undergraduate Students Many Summer Internships
NSF Specialized Information for Graduate Students Or those going to graduate school next year
Funding Resources for Women
The American Association of University Women
PSA P.E.O. Scholar Awards (PSA) was established in 1991 to provide substantial awards to women of the United States and Canada who are pursuing a graduate degree, terminal degree master's or are engaged in graduate research at an accredited institution.
Funding for Minority Students
African American
Black Excel 200 Scholarships for Minorities
Hispanic
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Native American
American Indian Graduate Center
General Funding Opportunities
GovBenefits - GovBenefits.gov is a partnership of Federal agencies with a shared vision - to provide improved, personalized access to government assistance programs.
This Page Last Updated 11/12/2009
