June 17, 2008 - Summer Scholars Presentation: Graduate Fellowships - How to Find and Compete for Funding
A presentation on how to find graduate fellowships that fit you and how to prepare a competitive application.
Other Resources
- Resources for Finding Graduate Fellowships (a list of links)
- Diversity funding for graduate students, undergraduates and post-docs
- Information for faculty on writing letters of reference
Specific Fellowships that May Be of Interest to Seminar Attendees (other than those listed in presentation):
The Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research will provide up to five years of support for research training leading to the Ph.D. or equivalent research degree, the combined M.D./Ph.D. degree; or another formally combined professional degree and research doctoral degree in biomedical, behavioral, health services, or clinical sciences. These fellowships will enhance the diversity of the biomedical, behavioral, health services, and clinical research labor force in the United States by providing opportunities for academic institutions to identify and recruit students from diverse population groups to seek graduate degrees in health-related research and apply for this fellowship. The overall goal of this program is to increase the number of scientists from diverse population groups who are prepared to pursue careers in biomedical, behavioral, social, clinical, or health services research.
Deadlines: April 13, August 13, Dec. 13, annually
American Sociological Association Minority Fellowship Program
Through its Minority Fellowship Program (MFP), the American Sociological Association (ASA) supports the development and training of sociologists of color in mental health and drug abuse research. Funded by a training grant sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and co-funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), MFP seeks to attract talented doctoral students to ensure a diverse and highly trained workforce is available to assume leadership roles in research related to the nation’s mental health and drug abuse research agendas.
Additionally, the ASA annually funds at least one General Fellowship supported by generous contributions and donations from ASA members and aligned sociological associations (e.g., Alpha Kappa Delta, the Midwest Sociological Society, Sociologists for Women in Society, the Association of Black Sociologists, and the Southwestern Sociological Association). This fellowship is open to graduate students pursuing a Ph.D. in any area of sociology.
Deadline: January 31st, annually
Semester-long Grant writing Workshop - Fall 2008 (applications due Sept. 1st)
