Funding
Spring Quarter usually marks the end of the academic year, but finding funding is a continuous process! Check out this sample of upcoming deadlines of funding opportunities for postdoctoral, doctoral, graduate, research, and other short-term awards or travel grants. Various deadlines listed. Consult websites for current details and application information.
Spring quarter usually marks the end of the academic year, but finding funding is a continuous process! So, if you are looking for financial support for the coming year or next, remember to routinely look at funding postings so you get an idea of what topics or issues are getting funded. Spring and summer are also great times to prepare your fellowship application materials - personal statement, research statement, and academic CV.
Below is a sample list of upcoming deadlines. Regularly inform your faculty adviser about your current research ideas and progress as this is very important when requesting letters of recommendation. Also, be sure to check the program websites regularly for the most updated information on important dates and submission details. Good luck!
NOTE: Please report any broken links to Funding Peer Ranjani Atur
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Postdoctoral Fellowships
Dissertation Support
Graduate and Doctoral Support
Research Fellowships
Other (Travel, Short-Term, Award, Summer, etc.)
Apr 1 German Historical Institute Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships
Apr 1 SHOT- NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship (history of space technology)
Apr 1 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Aerospace History
Apr 1 American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowships
Apr 15 The Hindle Postdoctoral Fellowship (history of technology)
Apr 17 David B. Larson Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health and Spirituality
Jun 15 International IGB Fellowship Programme for Research in Freshwater Science, Germany
Jul 1 NASA Postdoctoral Program
Sep 15 Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowships in Israel for U.S. Citizens 2020/2021
Sep TBD American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowships
Oct 15 American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowships
Oct 20 NSF Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Various deadlines Funding Opportunities for Postdoctoral Scholars - list via Harvard website
Various deadlines Postdoctoral opportunities in medical research - via Stanford website
Various deadlines Minority Postdoctoral Opportunities List
Various deadlines Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Postdoctoral Fellowships
Various deadlines Special Programs for Postdoctoral Fellows - via National Science Foundation
Various deadlines Post-doctoral Opportunities List - from the National Institute of Health
Various deadlines - Postdoctoral Positions at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
April 1 Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Marilyn Blatt Young Dissertation Completion Fellowship
Apr 1 Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) Dissertation Research Grants
Apr 15 Melvin Kranzberg Dissertation Fellowship (history of technology)
Apr TBD North American Conference on British Studies Dissertation Research Fellowship
May 1 Grants for Health Services Dissertation Program (R36)
Jun TBD Political Science Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement grant application must be submitted with your advisor and through Office of Research
Jul 15 Linguistics Program Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement - grant application must be submitted with your advisor and through Office of Research
Jul 20 Biological Anthropology Program Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement - grant application must be submitted with your advisor and through Office of Research
Aug 1 Grants for Health Services Dissertation Program (R36)
Aug 16 Cultural Anthropology Program Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement - grant application must be submitted with your advisor and through Office of Research
Oct TBD Sociology Program Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement - grant application must be submitted with your advisor and through Office of Research
On-going Research Opportunities at the US Forest Service Research and Development (R&D)
On-going Archaeology Program Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards (Arch-DDRI) - grant application must be submitted with your advisor and through Office of Research
On-going Documenting Endangered Languages Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants - grant application must be submitted with your advisor and through Office of Research
On-going Geography and Spatial Sciences Program Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (GSS-DDRI), National Science Foundation (NSF)
Various Deadlines Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Research Opportunities
Apr 1 Batten, First Union, and Peter Nicolaisen International Fellowships
Apr 1 German Historical Institute Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships
Apr 1 SHOT- NASA Predoctoral Fellowship (history of space technology)
Apr 14 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowships
Apr 15 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Graduate Fellowship (National Deadline; local chapter deadline is usually 2 weeks earlier)
Apr 15 BHW Group Women in STEM Scholarship
Apr 28 Google India PhD Fellowships
Apr 30 Government of the Slovak Republic approved the establishment of the National Scholarship Programme
Apr 30 HENAAC Scholars Program - Henaac Scholars Program, Great Minds in STEM
May 12 Google China/Hong Kong/Japan/South Korea Phd Fellowship Program
May 31 American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students
Sep TBD American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowships
TBD American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation) Graduate Student Scholarship
TBD PEO International Peace Scholarship (IPS) - also open to international students studying in the US
Various Deadlines Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Fellowships and Grants https://shafr.org/members/fellowships-grants
On-going Gerda Henkel Foundation Ph.D. Scholarships in the Historical Humanities https://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/phd-scholarships
Apr 1 Research Fellowships in Aerospace History
Apr 1 Harry S. Truman Library Institute Research Grants Program
Apr 14 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships
Apr 15 Horton Hydrology Research Grant from American Geophysical Union
Apr 15 Emerging Crises Oral History Research Fund
Apr 19 American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Student Research Grant in Audiology
Apr 27 Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program
Apr 30 International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER) - Graduate Fellowship Program
Apr TBD National Institute of Justice Graduate Fellowships in STEM
May 1 NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP)
May 3 Deutsches Akademisches Austaauschdienst (DAAD) Short-Term Research Grants (for research in Germany)
May 5 US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (SC) Graduate Student Research Program
Jul 15 The Leakey Foundation Grants for Research Related to Human Origins
Jul 15 Kluge Fellowships (humanities and social science research)
Aug 1 NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP)
Sep 15 Fulbright Canada-American Scholars Awards
Oct 1 Harry S. Truman Library Institute Research Grants Program
TBD UCHRI Residential Research Group Fellowships
TBD Graduate Fellowship for Research in Japan
TBD Merck KGaA Research Grant Competition
Various Opportunities New York Public Library Research Fellowships
Various Deadlines Smithsonian Institute Fellowships
Various Deadlines Metropolitan Museum of Art Research Fellowships
Various Deadlines Center for Disease Control (CDC) Fellowships
On-going Dirksen Congressional Research Grant
On-going The Spalding Trust Grants for the Comparative Study of Religions
On-going Statistics Fellowship with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
On-going OCS ORISE Fellowship with the Food and Drug Administration
On-going Digital/New Media Fellowships with Dept of Health and Human Services
On-going Dept of Energy Opportunity in Fuel Cell Research
On-going National Institute of Health Individual Graduate Partnerships Program
On-going Title VIII Research Scholar Program American Councils - in-country, independent research for three consecutive months to nine consecutive months in Russia, Eurasia, and Eastern Europe
OTHER (Travel, Short-Term, Award, Summer etc.)
Apr 1 Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery
Apr 1 Short-Term Carter Center Graduate Assistantships in Atlanta
Apr 3 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting (no citizenship requirements)
Apr 14 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships
Apr 16 Charles Koch Institute Summer Internship
Apr 17 SACNAS Travel Fellowships
Apr 28 Mary Murphy Graduate Scholarship - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Apr 28 Sara Finney-Johnson Scholarship - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Apr 30 CGS Gustave O Arlt Book Award in the Humanities from the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)
Apr TBD Fulbright New Zealand Fellowships in Public Policy
Apr TBD PSA/Journal of Postcolonial Writing Postgraduate Essay Competition
Apr TBD Interfaces Graduate Training Program at UCSD - in biological, engineering, physical and health sciences
Apr TBD Lupus Foundation of America Summer Fellowships
Apr TBD LGBT Studies One-Month Research Fellowship at Yale University (SUSPENDED 2021-2022)
May 1 James P. Danky Fellowship in Print and Digital Culture
May 15 Catherine Prelinger Award (women's history)
May 15 Fredric M. Jablin Doctoral Dissertation Award
Jun 15 Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize on German History
July 9 National Air and Space Administration (NASA) Internships
*NOTE: Select opportunities are also open to citizens from countries participating in the NASA International Internship Program.
Sep 1 Samuel H. Kress Foundation Conservation Grants Programs
Sep 1 Samuel H. Kress Foundation Art History Digital Art History Grant Programs
Oct 1 Samuel H. Kress Foundation Conservation Grants Programs
Fall TBD Presidential Management Fellows Program US Office of Personnel Management
Rolling Deadline - Veteran Research Supplement with the Center for Integrated Access Networks