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Prestigious Pre-Doctoral Fellowships

Department of Defense (DoD) Breast Cancer Research Program
  • Award open to citizens and non-citizens
  • Must have completed candidacy exam (ACE)
  • Applicants must be graduates students under the guidance of a designated mentor who has experience in breast cancer research
  • $30,000 per year for three years

    Deadline: May 23, 2008 (approximately)


NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
  • Open to first and second year students
  • Applicant must be a US citizen or permanent resident alien. Research with disease-related goals which are insufficiently focused on basic research questions are not eligible
  • Students are evaluated on merit and on the broader impact of supporting the students graduate studies
  • $40,500 per year for three years of support (stipend and tuition)

    Deadline: November 7, 2007


National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowship
  • Applicant must be a US citizen or national
  • Evaluation based on scholarship, leadership skills, honors and awards
  • Award for three years of support (stipend and tuition)

    Deadline: January 5, 2008 (approximately)


National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Pre-Doctoral Fellowships (F31)
  • Student must be citizen or permanent resident
  • Open to applications that relate to the interests of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  • Provides stipend, tuition and lab supply money for up to 5 years

    Deadlines: August 8, 2007; December 8, 2007; April 8, 2008


Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
  • New Americans (defined as resident aliens/greencard holders, naturalized US citizens, and children of two parents who are naturalized citizens) are eligible
  • A successful candidate will give evidence of at least two of the following three attributes: 1) creativity, originality and initiative 2) demonstrated commitment to accomplishment 3) commitment to the values expressed in the US constitution and bill of rights
  • The Trustees strongly encourage applications from candidates who have not yet begun their graduate studies, but full consideration will be given to candidates in the first or second years of graduate studies in their current program
  • Award for two years of support (stipend and tuition).

    Deadline: November 1, 2007


Minority Fellowships - Stipend

Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship for Minorities
  • Citizens or nationals of US from six minority groups identified as underrepresented in PhD and ScD programs (Alaskan Natives, Black/African Americans, Mexican Americans, Native Americans, Native Pacific Islanders, Puerto Ricans)
  • Awards made to individuals who demonstrate superior scholarship and show promise for future achievement as scholars, researchers and teachers in institutions of higher learning
  • Award for three years of support (stipend, tuition and conference fees)

    Deadline: November 16, 2007 (approximately)


NIH Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Awards for Minority Students (F31)

  • Open to minority citizens or permanent residents
  • Provides stipend, tuition and lab supply money
  • Up to five years of funding

    Deadlines: August 13, 2007; December 13, 2007; April 13, 2008


Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Program for NIGMS MARC Pre-Doctoral Fellowships (F31)
  • Open to minority citizens or permanent residents
  • Provides stipend, tuition and lab supply money

    Deadlines: December 5, 2007; April 5, 2008


American Society for Microbiology
  • Open to minority citizens or permanent residents
  • Student and mentor must be members of ASM
  • Must be 2nd year graduate student or above
  • a total stipend of $57,000 ($19,000 a year) for a three year period

    Deadline: May 1, 2008


UNCF-MERCK Science Initiative Fellowships
  • A citizen or permanent resident of the United States
  • African American (Black, non-Hispanic)
  • Engaged in and within 1-3 years of completing dissertation research
  • Provides $52,000 over two years, $42,000 for stipend and other expenses, plus $10,000 for the dissertation student's department

    Deadline: December 15, 2007


Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity
  • Citizens, Non-Citizen Nationals or Permanent Residents
  • Have passed your ACE
  • Up to two years funding covering full NRSA stipend

    Deadlines: November 15, 2007; March 15, 2008


Minority Fellowships - Travel

American Association for Cancer Research Foundation
  • Open to minority citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada
  • Travel award to AACR conference
  • The Award will consist of annual meeting registration, economy air or land transportation to and from the annual meeting, and a stipend of approximately $1,000 for housing, meals, etc.

    Deadline: November 21, 2007


Fellowships for International Students

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)/Doctoral Graduate Training Award
  • Open to Canadian citizens
  • CA $27,000/year ($26,000 for stipend, $1,000 for research allowance) for students studying outside of Canada, up to three years
  • You can apply in your second year if you have completed twelve months or more in a Master's degree program prior to transferring to a PhD program
  • You can apply in your second and third year if you have completed less than twelve months in a Master's degree program prior to transferring to a PhD program or you have transferred directly from a Bachelor's degree to a PhD program

    Deadline: October 15, 2007

    Note: Applicants may submit only one application per year (September 1 to August 31) to the CIHR or to the NSERC (see below).

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Fellowship
  • Only open to Canadian citizens
  • CA$21,000/year for three years
  • Open to first, second, or third year graduate students

    Deadline: October 15, 2007

    Note: Applicants may submit only one application per year (September 1 to August 31) to the NSERC or to the CIHR (see above).

J. Armand Bombardier Internationalist Fellowship
  • Open to Canadian citizens studying abroad
  • CA$10,000/year
  • Open to first, second, or third year graduate students

    Deadline: March 1, 2008


Canadian Federation of University women (CFUW) Margaret McWilliams Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
  • Open to Canadian women
  • CA$12,000/year

    Deadline: November 1, 2007


American Association of University Women (AAUW) International predoctoral Fellowship
  • Open to international women students
  • $20,000/year

    Deadline: December 1, 2007


Resources for Other Fellowship & Funding Opportunities

  • Cornell Fellowship Notebook
    A database of fellowships maintained by the Cornell Graduate School in Ithaca, NY

  • GrantsNet
    A searchable, continuously updated database of funding opportunities in biomedical research and science education

Last Updated: Aug. 8, 2007

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