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External Awards Database
Franco Modigliani Research Fellowship in Political Science
Deadline: 31-May-12
Date posted: 25-Oct-06
Award: research appointment in an insitution in Italy
Field: political science
Eligibility: completing Ph.D in non-Italian university with research and/or teaching experience
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US BORLAUG FELLOWS IN GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY
Deadline: 31-May-12
Date posted: 01-May-12
Field: All topics that relate to food security (e.g., agriculture, nutrition, ecological resources, poverty)
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Graduate Assistantship with User Services unit of Information Technology Services (ITS)
Deadline: 01-Jun-12
Date posted: 29-Nov-05
Award: Graduate Assistantship
Field: open; requires an individual with extensive personal computer hardware and software skills and experience as well as exceptional interpersonal and verbal communications abilities
Eligibility: graduate student at Penn State
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Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program
Deadline: 07-Jun-12
Date posted: 16-May-12
Award: $15,000-$60,000 for dissertation research abroad in designated priority areas for a period of 6-12 months
Field: modern foreign languages and area studies
Eligibility: citizen, national, or permanent resident of the U.S., admitted to candidacy in doctoral program in modern foreign language or area studies, good academic standing, intending to pursue teaching in the U.S. upon graduation, adequate language skills
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Abbott & Fenner Scholarships
Deadline: 15-Jun-12
Date posted: 21-Aug-08
Award: $1,000 scholarships
Field: open
Eligibility: high school juniors and seniors as well as all students currently registered in any accredited post secondary institution between the ages of 16 and 30
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Cotting School Teaching Fellowhips
Deadline: 30-Jun-12
Date posted: 30-Apr-08
Award: Two-year teaching and learning experience including salary
Field: Special Education
Eligibility: Recently completed Master's degree in special education
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Nadia and Lili Boulanger International Foundation: Scholarship
Deadline: 30-Jun-12
Date posted: 04-Jun-10
Award: Funds are adjusted to the recipient's needs.
Field: music, fine arts
Eligibility: Musicians of all nationalities--composers, performers, and musicologists--who have demonstrated their capacity for musical achievement or creative ability; Applicants are typically between 20 and 35 years old
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American Council on Germany: Dr. Guido Goldman Fellowship
Deadline: 30-Jun-12
Date posted: 04-Jun-10
Award: Award covers the cost of pre-approved international and domestic travel and a per diem of $200 for up to 28 days in Germany and elsewhere in Europe relevant to the research being conducted
Field: Germany, public policy, government, travel
Eligibility: The fellowship program aims to - but is not limited to - serve postgraduate students, including individuals enrolled in Ph.D. programs, who are in relatively early stages of their careers; Knowledge of the German language is not a prerequisite
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American Council on Germany: Richard M. Hunt Fellowship for the Study of German Politics, Society, and Culture.
Deadline: 30-Jun-12
Date posted: 04-Jun-10
Award: Award covers the costs of pre-approved international and domestic travel and a per diem of $200 for up to 28 days in Germany
Field: public policy, government, Germany, travel
Eligibility: The fellowship is intended for PhD candidates and recent PhD recipients interested in German economic, political, or historical topics and provides funding for up to 28 days of research in Germany
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Phi Kappa Phi - Love of Learning
Deadline: 30-Jun-12
Date posted: 17-Nov-11
Award: $500
Eligibility: All active Phi Kappa Phi members who have completed their baccalaureate studies by the application deadline.
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NASA Postdoctoral Program
Deadline: 01-Jul-12
Date posted: 15-Apr-09
Award: $50,000 stipend per year for up to three years
Eligibility: new & senior Ph.Ds
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John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress: Kluge Center Fellowships
Deadline: 15-Jul-12
Date posted: 10-Jun-10
Award: $4,200 per month from six to twelve months of residential research
Field: humanities, social sciences, architecture, law, american studies, american history, folklife studies
Eligibility: Applicants must be scholars who have received a terminal advanced degree within the past seven years, the degree must be formally awarded by the deadline date; Applicants may be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals
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Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
Deadline: 16-Jul-12
Date posted: 10-Jun-10
Award: 1st Year: . Stipend-$48,000. Research-$2500. 2nd Year. Stipend-$49,000. Research-$2500. 3rd Year. Stipend-$50,000. Research-$2500
Field: postdoctoral, biomedical science, research, medicine
Eligibility: Candidates who hold Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree and are seeking beginning postdoctoral training in basic biomedical research
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Rhodes Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Deadline: 31-Jul-12
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: R130,000 per annum
Field: Science Departments at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
Eligibility: Senior scientists (with a PhD)
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Rhodes University Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship
Deadline: 31-Jul-12
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: approximately R130,000 per annum with additional R10,000 for travel to Grahamstown
Field: Social Sciences and Humanities
Eligibility: recently awarded doctoral degree preferably from an institution other than Rhodes University
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National Research Council (NRC) Research Associateship Programs
Deadline: 01-Aug-12
Date posted: 04-Dec-09
Award: $42,000-$75,000 stipend
Field: chemistry; earth, atmospheric and space sciences; engineeing, applied sciences ans computer science; life and medical sciences; mathematics and physics
Eligibility: opportunities are open to graduate students, recent doctoral recipients and senior investigators
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National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIG)
Deadline: 01-Aug-12
Date posted: 18-Aug-11
Award: award amounts vary and deadlines range from August 2011 through August 2012--please review Web site for details
Field: Social sciences, behavioral and cognitive sciences, science and engineering
Eligibility: The student must be enrolled at a U.S. academic institution, but need not be a U.S. citizen. Proposals from women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged.
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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
Deadline: 01-Aug-12
Date posted: 11-Nov-08
Award: Research grants and Dissertation Fellowships of $15,000 to $40,000 for up to two years.
Field: Natural and Social Sciences and the Humanities
Eligibility: These grants are made to Ph.D. candidates who are in the writing stage of the dissertation.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NIH), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Health Services Research Dissertation Awards (R36)
Deadline: 02-Aug-12
Date posted: 10-Jun-10
Award: The total direct costs awarded under this FOA for dissertation grants must not exceed $40,000 for the entire project period, which must be a minimum of nine months and not to exceed 17 months in duration.
Field: dissertation, healthcare, medicine, social or behavioral sciences, health services research, social sciences, epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy, and health informatics
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or perm residents. Applicants must be full-time students ABD enrolled in an accredited research doctoral program.
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National Cancer Institute Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program
Deadline: 25-Aug-12
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: Postdoctoral training opportunity
Field: Cancer prevention and Control
Eligibility: Must have a doctoral degree and be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
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International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA): The Peccei and Mikhalevich Fellowships
Deadline: 31-Aug-12
Date posted: 10-Jun-10
Award: living expenses, travel to and from IIASA - no financial assistance for dependents.
Field: economics, risk analysis, earth sciences, global change studies, applied mathematics, statistics, env policy, env engineering, forestry, remote sensing, geography, physics, chemistry, ecology, intl law, energy studies, water resources, political science
Eligibility: Applicants must be from previous pool of participants of IIASA's Young Scientists Summer Program; interests should correspond with research at IIASA as described in the project descriptions found at : http://www.amacad.org/projects/iiasa2.html.
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United Negro College Fund (UNCF)/ Merck Science Initiative: Postdoctoral Science Research Dissertation Fellowships.
Deadline: 01-Sep-12
Date posted: 11-Jun-10
Award: Stipend of up to $92,000 for the award recipient and a Research Grant of up to $15,000. For administrative purposes, the awards will be made to the institutions with which the award recipients are affiliated.
Field: science, biology, physical sciences, chemistry, African American students, postdoctoral
Eligibility: African American (Black); A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree recipient in the life or physical sciences; Appointed as a new or continuing postdoctoral fellow; A citizen or permanent resident of the United States
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American Philosophical Society: Daland Fellowships in Clinical Investigation
Deadline: 01-Sep-12
Date posted: 08-Jun-10
Award: Stipends for the fellowship are $40,000 for the first year and $40,000 for the second year
Field: Clinical Investigation, to including several branches of clinical medicine, including internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and surgery
Eligibility: Have held an MD or MD/PhD degree for fewer than 8 years; US citizens and foreign nationals; Must perform their research at an institution in the US; Direct contact with patients is required; Candidates are nominated by their department
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Abe Fellowships Program
Deadline: 01-Sep-12
Date posted: 11-Sep-07
Award: Three - twelve months full time support.
Field: Social Sciences
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. or Japanese citizens as well as nationals of other countries who can demonstrate strong and serious long-term affiliations with research communities in Japan or the United States.
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Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program
Deadline: 15-Sep-12
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: $20,000
Field: Entrepreneurship
Eligibility: students pursuing doctoral degrees from accredited U.S. institutions of higher education
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American Architectural Foundation and Friends of Vieilles Maisons Francaises: Richard Morris Hunt Fellowship
Deadline: 29-Sep-12
Date posted: 25-May-10
Award: stipend of $25,000 for a six-month period
Field: architecture, French
Eligibility: Registered architects resident in the U.S. who are members of the American Institute of Architects and pursuing careers in historic preservation; Proficiency in conversational French is required
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AES Scholarship
Deadline: 05-Oct-12
Date posted: 21-Aug-08
Award: $500 scholarship
Field: open
Eligibility: Scholarships are intended for our future leaders across a wide spectrum of fields of study. This award is available to high school seniors and all students attending a post secondary educational facility.
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SBE Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Follow-up Research Starter Grants
Deadline: 15-Oct-12
Date posted: 17-Mar-10
Award: varies
Field: social, behavioral and economic sciences
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or legally admitted permanent resident aliens of the United States;
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National Science Foundation (NSF) Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology
Deadline: 09-Nov-12
Date posted: 23-Jul-10
Award: Award ceiling is $15,000.
Field: biological sciences
Eligibility: Only individuals may apply; applications must include sponsoring scientists' statements and the applicants must affiliate with institutions; must be U.S. citizens
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American Association of University Women (AAUW Educational Foundation
Deadline: 15-Nov-12
Date posted: 15-Oct-08
Award: $5,000-12,000
Field: Computer/Information Sciences, Engineering, Architecture, and Math/Statistics; or for women of color pursuing and MBA, JD, or MD
Eligibility: Women pursuing full-time sutdy who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. enrolled in U.S. institutions
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Rainforest Alliance, Research in Tropical Non-Timber Forest Products: Kleinhans Fellowship
Deadline: 31-Dec-12
Date posted: 25-May-10
Award: $15,000 per year for two years. Does not subsidize tuition, fees or cover the costs of unnecessary or unreasonable equipment purchases
Field: forestry, ecology, environmental sciences
Eligibility: Must have Master's degree; PhD and postdoctoral students are preferred. The Kleinhans Fellowship research area is restricted to Latin America.
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Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy: Native American Congressional Internship Program
Deadline: 31-Jan-13
Date posted: 10-Jun-10
Award: Airfare, lodging, per diem to cover meals, transportation, incidentals and $1,200 stipend to be paid at conclusion of internship
Field: government, public policy, Native American students
Eligibility: Must be an enrolled member of a recognized tribe; have minimum 3.0 GPA and an interest in tribal government and policy; be a U.S. citizen, a perm resident, or, in the case of applicants from American Samoa, a U.S. national. See Web site for details
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The National Academies Research Associates Programs
Deadline: 01-Jan-15
Date posted: 07-Nov-06
Award: Various awards at numerous host laboratories
Field: Various, depending upon the host laboratory
Eligibility: doctoral level scientists and engineers (U.S and Foreign Nationals)
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Rhodes University Andrew Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowships
Deadline: 31-Jul-15
Date posted: 21-Jul-04
Award: R60 000 per annum (doctoral) and R40 000 per annum (masters)
Field: Humanities and Social Sciences
Eligibility: Recently awarded a PhD degree preferably form an institution other than Rhodes University
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Argonne National Laboratory (ANL): Laboratory-Graduate Research Appointments
Deadline: 31-Dec-15
Date posted: 10-Jun-10
Award: Stipend, tuition (up to $5,000 per year), and some travel expenses, for a period of one year
Field: physical and life sciences, mathematics, computer science, engineering fields, conservation, environmental science, fission and fusion energy, energy technologies
Eligibility: Citizens and perm residents of US; Full-time graduate students at U.S. universities who have completed all coursework requirements; Mutual interest in area of research by student and Argonne staff sponsor
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Ford Foundation Grant Database
Deadline: 31-Dec-15
Date posted: 11-Jun-10
Award: Varied
Field: asset building, community development, knowledge, creativity, freedom, peace, social justice
Eligibility: Varied grant opportunites
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