Below is a brief list of non-NIH funding opportunities for graduate students in a PhD program. Please check each foundation website for specifics on availability, deadlines, eligibility, and application requirements. As always, discuss funding opportunities with your mentor, committee members, and/or PhD program director for ideas, advice, and administrative assistance.
CWRU Flora Stone Mather Center for Women Research & Professional Development Grants
- Students, staff, and faculty
- $5,000
- Due early February
HSF Scholar Program
- College or graduate student identifying as Hispanic
- US citizen or permanent resident
- $500 - $5,000 USD
- Due February 15th
American Statistical Association (ASA) Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship
- For women in graduate school
- US citizen or permanent resident
- $1,000 USd
- Due late February or early March
Diana Jacobs Kalman/AFAR Graduate Student Awards in Geroscience
- Must have completed at least two years of PhD, MD, or DO program
- Not restricted to US citizens or permanent residents
- $5,000 USD
- Due early May
BHW Women in STEM Scholarship
- Women doctoral students are eligible
- Not restricted to US citizens or permanent residents
- $3,000 USD
- Due April 15th
NAACP The Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship
- Graduate students <25 years of age
- US citizen or permanent resident
- $2,000 USD
- Due early spring
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
- Not limited to US citizens or permanent residents
- NIH stipend plus health insurance plus $2,000 USD for project
- Due in early fall
AAUW American Doctoral Fellowship
- Senior graduate students (women)
- US citizen or permanent resident
- $25,000 USD
- Due in the fall
The Hertz Fellowship
- For first-year graduate students, or in a gap period preparing to apply to graduate school (PhD only)
- US citizen or permanent resident
- Five years of support (up to $250,000 USD)
- Due October 31st