Department of Energy (DoE) Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

• Applicant must be a US citizen or US national.
• Open to 1st year PhD students.
• Eligible applicant must use math or computer science to conduct doctoral research in specific research field such as chemical engineering and life sciences.
• Award provides stipend, tuition, and academic allowance.
• Recipient is required to conduct a 12-week research practicum at a DOE laboratory and attend yearly conferences.
• Deadline: January

National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Pre-Doctoral Fellowships (F31)

• Applicant must be a US citizen or permanent resident.
• Eligible students should have chosen their major sponsors and passed the ACE.
• Award provides stipend, tuition and institutional allowance for up to five years.
• Deadlines: April 8, August 8, December 8

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)

• Applicant must be a US citizen or permanent resident.
• Funds basic science research in several areas.
• Open to first and second year students who have not completed a Master’s Degree (some exceptions apply for Dual BS/MS programs). 
• Award provides stipend and tuition support for three years.
• Deadlines: October

The Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship

• Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Open to the students in the fields of physical and biological sciences, mathematics, engineering and computer science.
• Applicant must be in the first year of graduate study.
• Award provides stipend, full tuition, and fees for up to five years.
• Deadline: October

Department of Defense (DoD) National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG)

• Applicant must be a US citizen or US national.
• Applicant must have completed less than two years of graduate study in the discipline in which they are applying.
• Award provides stipend, tuition, and travel support for three years.
• Deadline: November

Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

• Applicant must be a US citizen, US national, or permanent resident.
• Encourages applications from individuals from one or more underrepresented groups in the American professoriate.
• Applicant must require a minimum of 3 years of study to complete his/her degree.
• Applicant must show a commitment to teaching.
• Award provides for three years of tuition support.
• Deadline: December

Individual Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition award (F99/K00)

• Applicant may be a citizen or a noncitizen national of the United States.
• A limit on the number of applications submitted from a University may apply.
• Applicant should be in his/her 3rd or 4th year.
• Award provides up to 2 years of predoctoral support and up to 4 years of postdoctoral support.
• Deadline: Varies between institute

Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds PhD Fellowship

• Applicant must be a European citizen working abroad or in Europe, other exclusions apply please see the program announcement.
• Proposal should be focused in the field of basic biomedical research.
• At the deadline, the applicant should not have been working on his/her thesis project for more than six months.
• Award provides for stipend and travel support for up to 2 years.
• Deadline: February 1, June 1, and October 1

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)/ Doctoral Foreign Study Award (DFSA)

• This opportunity is only open to Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents of Canada studying abroad.
• Timing
• have completed no more than 36 months of full-time study in their doctoral program by December 31 of the calendar year of application if enrolled directly from a Bachelor to a PhD (not previously enrolled in a graduate program)
• have completed no more than 36 months of full-time study in their joint program by December 31 of the calendar year of application if enrolled in a joint program, such as, MD/PhD, MA/PhD
• have completed no more than 24 months of full-time study in their doctoral program by December 31 of the calendar year of application if previously enrolled in a graduate program
• The award provides stipend support for up to 3 years.
• Deadline: October

Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral Program (CGS-D) and NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships-Doctoral Program (PGS-D)

To be considered eligible for support, as of the application deadline date, you must:

• Applicant must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.

• Applicant must be enrolled in full-time graduate studies and research at the doctoral level.
• Proposal should be focused on the natural sciences or engineering.
• Award provides stipend support for up to 3 years.
• Deadline: October

American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

• Open to international women students.
• Award provides stipend support for one year.
• Deadline: November

Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Margaret McWilliams Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

• Open to Canadian women.
• Applicant must have completed at least one year of doctoral study.
• Provides stipend support.
• Deadline: December

American Epilepsy Society (AES) Predoctoral Research Fellowship

• Applicant must be PhD student with qualified mentor(s) with expertise on the specific aspects of epilepsy related research targeted in the proposal
• NO citizenship requirements. All research must take place in the United States
• Award provides 1 year of stipend support
• Deadline: January

IBM PhD Fellowship Award

• No citizenship requirement
• Students must be nominated by a doctoral faculty member; students cannot nominate themselves
• Students should have two years remaining in their program at the time of nomination so the fellowship can be applied to the last year of study.
• Students receiving a comparable fellowship, internship, or research funding from another company or institution (does not include academic scholarships) during the same IBM funded academic period may not be eligible for an IBM PhD Fellowship.
• Award provides 1 year of support
• Deadline: TBA

The International Foundation For Ethical Research (IFER) Graduate Fellowship Program

• Applicant must be enrolled in a PhD program in the sciences (preferred), other disciplines may apply.
• Proposals should have the potential to reduce, refine or replace the use of animals in research, testing, and/or education
• The award provides stipend and supply support for up to 3 years.
• Deadline: April

Autism Speaks Predoctoral Fellowship Program

• Prior to application, predoctoral candidates must have an identified mentor for their fellowship and have 2 or more years remaining in their training
• International applicants are encouraged. There are no geographic or citizenship requirements.
• The award provides 2 years of stipend and research support
• Deadline: May

PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship in Drug Discovery Targets and Pathways

• Applicants must be enrolled in a US university
• Applicants must have passed ACE and expect to complete PhD requirements in 2 years or less from the funding start date
• Only one appliant per lab can apply
• The award provides up to 2 years of stipend support
• Deadline: Letter of Intent, May. Full application, September

PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship in Drug Delivery

• Applicants must be enrolled in a US university
• Applicants must have passed ACE and expect to complete PhD requirements in 2 years or less from the funding start date
• Only one appliant per lab can apply
• The award provides up to 2 years of stipend support
• Deadline: Letter of Intent, May. Full application, September

American Heart Association (AHA) Predoctoral Fellowship

• Funds cardiovascular, cerebrovascular or brain health research
• Applicant may be a US citizen or student visa holder.
• Applicant must have a joined a thesis lab and passed ACE at the time of award activation.
• Award provides up to 2 years support for tuition, health insurance, and materials.
• Deadline: September

Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship

• This sponsor is currently restructuring their award. Details anticipated in October 2023.

Quad Fellowship

• Applicants must be citizens or legal permanent residents of Australia, India, Japan, or the United States
• Award provides a one-time award of $50,000 which can be used for tuition, research, fees, books, room and board, and related academic expenses (e.g., registration fees, research-related travel)
• Deadline: TBA

National Cancer Institute (NCI) Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00)

• Weill Cornell Medicine can only nominate one (1) student per year
• No citizenship requirement
• Applicants for the F99 should be 3rd - or 4th-year graduate students
• An internal competition will be held in advance of the NIH deadline to select our institution's nominee.
• Deadline: Internal competition August, NIH deadline November

Google PhD Fellowship Program

• There is no citizenship requirement for the Google PhD Fellowship Program
• Students that are already supported by a comparable industry award are not eligible. Government or non-profit organization funding is exempt.
• Students must have completed their graduate coursework and passed their ACE by the academic award year when the Fellowship begins
• Award provides stipend, tuition, and fee support for up to 3 years
• Deadline: TBA

Moderna Global Fellowship Program

• Award provides stipend, tuition, fee, and research support for up to 3 years
• Deadline: December

Autism Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship

• Award provides 1 year of stipend support
• Deadline: December

National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Pre-Doctoral Fellowships (F31) Diversity

• Applicant must be a US citizen or permanent resident.
• Eligible applicant should have chosen a major sponsor.
• Underrepresented backgrounds, such as underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, persons with disabilities and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, are encouraged to apply.
• Award provides stipend, tuition and institutional allowance for up to five years.
• Deadlines: April 8, August 8, December 8

NIH Blueprint Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience (D-SPAN) Award (F99/K00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• Applicant may be a citizen or a noncitizen national of the United States.
• Applicants from backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented in science are encouraged to apply.
• Applicant should be in his/her 3rd or 4th year.
• Award provides up to 2 years of predoctoral support and up to 4 years of postdoctoral support.
• Deadline: April and December

HHMI Gilliam Fellowship

• Applicant must be a US citizen, permanent resident, or have DACA status
• Applicant should be in their 2nd or 3rd year
• Award provides up to 3 years of support for stipend, tuition/fees, and an advisor diversity and inclusion activities allowance
• Deadline: December

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

• Applicant must be a new Americans (defined as a naturalized citizen, green card holder or DACA recipient if born abroad; a child born in this country to non-American parents who were also born abroad, adopted from abroad by American parents, refugees and asylees).
• Applicant should not have reached his/her 30st birthday as of the application deadline.
• Applicant should not be beyond the second year of graduate studies.
• Award provides stipend and tuition support for two years.
• Deadline: November

Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• Open to PIs with eligible NIH grants to support high school, undergraduate, predoctoral studuents, and postdocs from groups underrepresented in biomedical sciences
• Provides stipend, tuition and institutional allowance money for eligible students
• Deadlines: vary by awarding NIH institutes