Funding

Echoing Green will provide more than $4.6 million in unrestricted seed-stage funding and strategic foundational support this year to emerging leaders working to create their own organization to bring about positive social change. Echoing Green Fellows are the innovators, instigators, pioneers, and rebels that reject the status quo and drive positive social change all over the world. Apply by Oct. 16, 2019!

The Academy Scholars Program supports young scholars (PhD candidates & Post-Docs) whose work combines research in the social sciences or law with a command of the language and history or culture of regions outside of the United States or Canada. The fellowship includes two years of research in residence at Harvard University. Apply by Oct. 1, 2019!

The Franco-American Fulbright Commission is accepting applications from scholars with PhDs for research projects in three regions of France: Grand Est, Nouvelle Aquitaine, and Hautes de France. While research projects in all disciplines are welcomed, the universities and research centers in these areas primarily focus on the hard and social sciences. The deadline is September 16, 2019.

If you have completed your degree and are looking for a grant to finance a summer research project in the humanities, the NEH Summer Stipend is a great resource. Summer Stipends (max $6,000) support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two consecutive months. Applications are due by Sept. 25, 2019.

The Harry S. Truman Library Institute offers research grants of up to $2,500 to offset the cost of conducting research at their library and museum. Competitive proposals will demonstrate a clear understanding of the existing research on Truman’s presidency and legacy and how the proposed work contributes to the field. The Fall application deadline is Oct. 1, 2019.

The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Fellowship Program invites applications from a broad range of fields, including STEM, humanities, social sciences, and creative arts. This opportunity is ideal for postdoctoral scholars, and has separate deadlines for research in the humanities, social sciences, and creative arts (Sept. 12, 2019) and in STEM (Oct. 3, 2019). Read on for details.

The Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program is a paid 12 week program at the National Academies in Washington, DC. that teaches the essential skills and knowledge needed to work in science and technology policy at the federal, state, or local levels. Applications are due September 6th, 2019.

If you are a postdoc or seeking a postdoc, consider spending up to four years in Cambridge undertaking post-doctoral research or scholarly work through the Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) of Trinity College Cambridge. Scholars from different disciplines are encouraged to apply. The application deadline is August 29, 2019.

The Cottage Health Research Grant Program is accepting proposals from the medical and scientific community for research priority considerations in: Pediatrics, Trauma, Precision Medicine, and Neurology/Brain disorders. Proposals are due August 16, 2019, and must be submitted with a Cottage Health employee or medical staff as a Co-PI.

Get a quick glance at upcoming deadlines for summer and a head start for the fall. Various opportunities listed to include a sampling of postdoctoral announcements, dissertation fellowships, research funding, and awards competitions.

The American Society of Theater Research Grant provides up to $3000, and is intended to support specific projects by scholars working in areas important to ASTR's mission that are currently under-represented in its various activities. The deadline to apply is July 16, 2019. Read on for details!

The Academic Senate is now accepting applications for the 2019-20 Doctoral Student Travel Grant. The grants are awarded to eligible students on a first-come, first-served basis each fiscal year. Applicants must be doctoral students and have advanced to candidacy, or if Master of Fine Arts students, must be in their second year and be in candidacy prior to travel. Read on for details!

The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) provides early-career and senior scientists the opportunity to share in NASA's mission, to reach for new heights and reveal the unknown so that what we do and learn will benefit all humankind. Postdoctoral Fellows work on 1- to 3-year assignments with NASA scientists and engineers at NASA centers and institutes. The next NPP deadline is July 1, 2019.

The Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowships aim to provide U.S. professionals the opportunity to teach, conduct research, or carry out a combination of teaching and research at an Indian institution. All academic disciplines will be considered. Application deadline is August 1, 2019. Read on for details.

Are you an innovative scholar who aspires to conduct research in Israel and join the Fulbright family? The United States-Israel Educational Foundation (USIEF) plans to award eight grants to U.S. postdoctoral scholars who seek to pursue research at Israeli institutions of higher education. Grants are open to all academic disciplines and support programs of work in Israel for up to two academic years. Apply by September 16, 2019.