External Awards Database
Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) Global Research Collaboration (GRC)
Deadline: 12-Feb-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: $2,122 monthly stipend
Field: semiconductor industry
Eligibility: varies see web page
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Student Conservation Association (SCA)
Deadline: 15-Feb-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: 3-to-12-month expense-paid internships
Field: conservation
Eligibility: over 18 years of age
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Foreign Language Enhancement Program (FLEP)
Deadline: 15-Feb-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: $2,000 scholarship
Field: foreign languages
Eligibility: Applicants must be pursuing a graduate degree at one of the eleven participating CIC institutions.
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University of Vermont (UVM) George Washington Henderson Fellowships
Deadline: 15-Feb-10
Date posted: 06-Feb-06
Award: pre-doc and/or post-doc fellowships at the University of Vermont
Field: Biology (Molecular/Cellular); Economics; and Natural Resources (Recreation and Tourisim Management)
Eligibility: U.S. Citizens and legal permanent residents
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Fellowships in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Deadline: 15-Feb-10
Date posted: 30-Apr-08
Award: 10-week summer fellowship opportunity in addition to stipend of $5,100 and travel allowance within the U.S.
Field: Fields that share a common interest in the nonlinear dynamics of fluid flows in oceanography, meteorology, geophysics, astrophysics, applied mathematics, engineering and physics
Eligibility: Graduate students
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Leakey (L.S.B.) Foundation Franklin Mosher Baldwin Memorial Fellowships
Deadline: 15-Feb-10
Date posted: 15-Apr-09
Award: supports scholars who seek to obtain an advanced degree in human origins research
Field: human origins research
Eligibility: scholars with citizenship in an African country
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Public/Private Ventures (P/PV) Summer Internship Program
Deadline: 18-Feb-10
Date posted: 05-Feb-09
Award: 8-12 week internship beginning in June
Field: sociology, psychology, economics, communications, urban development, human development
Eligibility: graduate students in social policy or related areas
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Morris K. Udall Foundation Environmental Public Policy & Conflict Resolution Dissertation Fellowship
Deadline: 24-Feb-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: $24,000 dissertation fellowship
Field: U.S. national environmental public policy and/or environmental conflict resolution
Eligibility: ABD, approval of disseration topic by the application deadline, U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident or U.S. national, final year of disseration writing
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Goddard Earth Sciences and Technology Center (GEST) Graduate Student Summer Program (GSSP) in Earth System Science
Deadline: 26-Feb-10
Date posted: 12-Jan-05
Award: 10-week paid research opportunity
Field: Earth, physical or biological sciences, mathematics, or engineering disciplines
Eligibility: enrolled graduate student, research plan and a approved GSFC mentor
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Cotting School Teaching Fellowhips
Deadline: 28-Feb-10
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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James Madison Fellowships
Deadline: 01-Mar-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: $24,000
Field: Teaching American history, American government, or social studies at a secondary school
Eligibility: Applicant wants to pursue full-time graduate studies
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National Water Research Institute (NWRI) Fellowship
Deadline: 01-Mar-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: $15,000 fellowship
Field: fields of water science and technology
Eligibility: Masters and Ph.D. students in U.S. universities conducting research related to water resources
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TIAA-CREF Ruth Simms Hamilton Research Fellowship
Deadline: 01-Mar-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: fellowship
Field: African Diaspora
Eligibility: graduate student completing research in African Diaspora
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American Research Institute in Turkey - Turkish language programs
Deadline: 01-Mar-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Field: Turkish language
Eligibility: U.S. Citizens and students at the graduate or undergraduate level
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Indicorps Fellowships
Deadline: 01-Mar-10
Date posted: 08-Dec-09
Award: nominal stipend to enable fellows to live simply and work in India for the duration of their one- or two-year fellowship
Field: various; Individuals apply specifically to projects of their interest - see Web site for details
Eligibility: must be a person of Indian origin (Government of India definition) and have at minimum a university degree or five years work experience
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Susan Kelly Power and Helen Hornbeck Tanner Fellowship at the Newberry Library
Deadline: 02-Mar-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: One week to three-month fellowship at the Newberry Library in Chicago
Field: American Indian Heritage
Eligibility: Ph.D. candidates and postdoctal scholars
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IBM Center for The Business of Government
Deadline: 02-Mar-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: $20,000 Stipend
Field: political science, journalism
Eligibility: individuals working in : universities, nonprofit organizations, journalism (including graduate students as long as topic is part of their dissertation research)
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Public Employee Retirement Research and Administration Scholarships
Deadline: 03-Mar-10
Date posted: 25-Aug-08
Award: $4,000 scholarships
Field: public administration; finance, business administration or social sciences
Eligibility: graduate student in above programs; citizen or perm. resident or either U.S. or Canada
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Middle Tennessee State University Underrepresented Minority Dissertation Fellowships
Deadline: 03-Mar-10
Date posted: 13-Jan-09
Award: one-year, faculty contracts for $30,000 plus benefits
Field: varies
Eligibility: underrepresented minority doctoral candidates who have completed their comprehensive exams and are preparing to write their dissertations, with teaching responsibilities of one course per semester
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Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship
Deadline: 05-Mar-10
Date posted: 25-Aug-08
Award: $5,000 scholarship
Field: Public Administration, accounting, finance, political science, economics, or business administration
Eligibility: upper division undergrad. or graduate student in above area; citizen or perm. Resident or U.S. or Canada; see web page for further criteria
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Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship
Deadline: 05-Mar-10
Date posted: 25-Aug-08
Award: $5,000 scholarship
Field: state and local government finance
Eligibility: full-time u-grad or graduate student; Citizen or perm. Resident of Canada or U.S.
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Daniel B. Goldberg Scholarship
Deadline: 05-Mar-10
Date posted: 22-Dec-05
Award: $10,000 scholarship
Field: state and local government finance
Eligibility: full-time master's student; citizen or perm. Resident of U.S. or Canada
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Juran Fellowship Program
Deadline: 09-Mar-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: $5,000 or $10,000
Field: Many see web site
Eligibility: Doctoral students
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Juran Fellowship Awards
Deadline: 09-Mar-10
Date posted: 06-Jan-09
Award: $5,000
Field: all fields
Eligibility: Doctoral students who have already composed a comprehensive thesis proposal, with at least one year must be remaining in residence at the student's university from the due date of application.
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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship
Deadline: 12-Mar-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: Tuition + Living Expenses + Required Fees (for up to 6 years)
Field: Any
Eligibility: Be a college senior or a recent graduate from an accredited college or university in the U.S., and must be nominated by his/her undergraduate institution
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Sigma Xi, Grants-in-Aid
Deadline: 12-Mar-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: $1000 research grants
Field: All disciplines of science and engineering
Eligibility: grad or undergrad in a degree seeking program
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Africa Program Fellowship
Deadline: 12-Mar-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: Summer residency with the WW International Center in Washington DC paying $3,000/month stipend
Field: varies; research project must be focused on issues relevant to public policy and must be related to Africa
Eligibility: U.S. citizen, doctoral degree seeking student at ABD level
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Elderhostel K. Patricia Cross Doctoral Research Grant
Deadline: 12-Mar-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: $5,000 award
Field: later-life learning in any of various disciplines, including but not limited to psychology, education, gerontology, cognitive studies, neuroscience and social work
Eligibility: doctoral graduate student; any field where their research will have a significant impact on the field of later-life learning (education, psychology, gerontology, social work or a related discipline)
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AIR/NCES Fellowships for Graduate Study
Deadline: 12-Mar-10
Date posted: 21-Aug-08
Award: $10,000/yr for three years max
Field: institutional research
Eligibility: The fellowships are for graduate study advancing
or leading to careers in institutional research,
thereby increasing the national level of expertise
of institutional research officers and the data
that they produce.
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Kettering Foundation Research Associate Position for Doctoral Candidates
Deadline: 15-Mar-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: Research associate position including full-time compenstation and benefits
Field: research interests include elements of democratic theory and practice
Eligibility: doctoral candidate with coursework completed and approval of dissertation topic; able to spend one year residency at Kettering Foundation
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International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER) Graduate Fellowship Program
Deadline: 15-Mar-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: fellowships with up to $12,500 stipend and up to $2,500 for supplies and renewable for up to three years
Field: sciences, humanities, psychology and journalism
Eligibility: Students enrolled in Master's and PhD programs in the above fields
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Association for Institutional Research - NCES Fellowships for Graduate Study
Deadline: 15-Mar-10
Date posted: 30-Oct-07
Award: $10,000 per year for three years to full time students
Field: institutional research
Eligibility: graduate students taking IR-related courses
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The e8 Sustainable Energy Development Scholarship Program
Deadline: 19-Mar-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: Master's Program Scholarship $23,000 per year for up to two years
Field: Energy Devleopment
Eligibility: Students from developing countries and economies (see list at www.e8.org, Scholarship section)
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Dan David Prize Scholarships
Deadline: 31-Mar-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: $15,000
Field: Historians: Authors of Major Works of History; Contemporary Music, Quest for Energy
Eligibility: Doctoral Students and Postdocs studying topics related to the fields chosen for this year (see website)
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Hobart Houghton Research Fellowship in the Department of Economics ABD Economic History
Deadline: 31-Mar-10
Date posted: 09-Jun-06
Award: 6-8 week fellowship at Rhodes University, Grahamstown South Africa
Field: economics and agricultural economics
Eligibility: hold a master's in either economics or agricultural economics with research experience
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Collegium Summer Colloquy on Faith & Intellectual Life
Deadline: 31-Mar-10
Date posted: 21-Aug-08
Award: Fellowships cover all normal travel expenses, lodging, meals, and seminar-related costs.
Field: failth and religion
Eligibility: Graduate fellowships are open to doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers not yet in tenure-track positions.
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Heliophysics Summer School Program
Deadline: 01-Apr-10
Date posted: 20-Jan-10
Award: summer school + air travel, lodging and per diem
Field: Major in physics with an emphasis on astrophysics, geophysics, plasma physics, and space physics, or have research experience in at least one of these areas
Eligibility: graduate student in any phase of training
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CHRISTINE MIRZAYAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM-fall session
Deadline: 01-May-10
Date posted: 25-Sep-09
Award: $8,240 for 12-week session
Field: any social/behavioral science, medical/health discipline, physical or biological science, any field of engineering, law/business/public administration or any relevant interdisciplinary field
Eligibility: Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars and those who have completed graduate studies in eligible fields within the last five years
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National Research Council (NRC) Research Associatehip Programs
Deadline: 01-May-10
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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Abbott & Fenner Scholarships
Deadline: 19-Jun-10
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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National Research Council (NRC) Research Associateship Programs
Deadline: 01-Aug-10
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 Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) NRC Postdoctoral Research Associateships Program
Deadline: 01-Aug-10
Date posted: 25-Jan-10
Award: Current stipend is $64,700 per year
Field: outstanding scientists and engineers
Eligibility: postdocs
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Phi Beta Kappa Society Walter J. Jensen Fellowship for French Language, Literature, and Culture
Deadline: 01-Oct-10
Date posted: 22-Jul-04
Award: $10,000 stipend and travel expenses to France
Field: French language, literature, and culture
Eligibility: U.S. citizen under the age of 40 with a baccalaureate degree majoring in French language and literature
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Humboldt Research Fellowship Program for Postdoctoral Researchers
Deadline: 01-Oct-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: Fellowship to complete research in Germany
Field: open
Eligibility: hold a PhD and be less than 40 years of age
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AES Scholarship
Deadline: 08-Oct-10
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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National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Research Associateship Program
Deadline: 01-Nov-10
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: $42,000 - $75,000 stipend
Field: Broad range of scientific fields including Chemistry, Earth and Atmospheric Sci., Medicine, etc.
Eligibility: opportunities open to graduate students, recent doctoral recipients, and senior investigators
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The Phi Beta Kappa Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship for Greek Studies
Deadline: 15-Jan-11
Date posted: 22-Aug-08
Award: $20,000 scholarship
Field: Greek studies including language, literature, archaeology or history
Eligibility: unmarried woman between the ages of 25 and 35; having a doctorate or have fullfiled all the requirements for a doctorate except the dissertation
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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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