Office of Research

Student Research Funding Links

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Predoctoral health services research grants

American Association of University Women

Variety of grants and fellowships for women

American College of Sports Medicine

Graduate student grants for basic, applied, clinical, and behavioral research

American Dietetic Association

Grants for research on dietetics, nutrition & physical activity, oral health, and nutritional epidemiology

American Educational Research Association Dissertation Fellowships

Dissertation grants for research using NCES and NSF data sets

American Heart Association Mid-Atlantic Affiliate

Pre-doctoral award to help students initiate careers in cardiovascular or stroke research by providing research assistance and training.

American Lung Association

Dissertation grants for lung health research

American Speech-Language Hearing (ASH) Foundation

Graduate student grants for research in audiology and early childhood language

Association of Schools of Public Health

Public health internships and fellowships programs (Note: Check back later on sites that say they are not currently accepting applications or that the funding cycle is closed.)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

A broad variety of public health internships, fellowships, and training opportunities

Child Family Health International

Offers partial scholarships for their international public health programs

Department of Defense

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Supports graduate students in fields important to national defense needs
Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Education Program Supports outstanding undergraduate and graduate students in Science, Math and Engineering studies
Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP) Supports student summer science & engineering research at Naval laboratories

Environmental Protection Agency

Graduate student fellowships for environmental research

Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships

Predoctoral, postdoctoral, and dissertation awards for those who plan to pursue an academic career and who show a commitment to diversity

Guggenheim Foundation

Dissertation fellowships for violence and aggression research

Housing and Urban Development

Dissertation grants for community development research

International Foundation for Ethical Research

Graduate student grants for alternatives to the use of animals in scientific research

Lindbergh Foundation

Funds student research on the balance between technology and the environment

National Academies Fellowship Office

Fellowships, Scholarships, and Grants

National Institutes of Health

Links to research fellowships and internships through various Institutes
R36 Dissertation Grants: Offered by various Centers and Institutes (e.g., NIDA, NIMH, NIA)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Support for graduate level research, particularly by female and minority students, in oceanography, marine biology, and maritime archaeology

National Science Foundation

A variety of grants and fellowships for graduate students in the sciences, including the Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Dissertation awards for physical activity and obesity research
Active funding opportunities

Social Science Research Council

Various research funding sources

Society of Wetlands Scientists

Undergraduate and graduate-level research in wetland science

Spencer Foundation

Dissertation fellowships for research on the improvement of education

United Negro College Fund/Merck Dissertation Research Fellowships

Biomedical science research dissertation fellowships for African Americans

West African Research Center

Graduate fellowships for on-site research in West Africa

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

Dissertation Fellowships in Women's Studies (currently on hold)
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships to study ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences