Miscellaneous Graduate Resources: Links to various web pages

• Diploma Mills and Accredidation: warning signs
• Grad School Profiles: no-frills links page to lists of Grad programs in the U.S., including distance learning programs; the lists of Grad programs are not comprehensive lists for each state
• International Education Programs: focus on Foreign Language programs
• Standardized Testing Organizations: GRE, LSAT, GMAT, MCAT
• State Higher Education Associations: identified by state, links to organizational websites

 

Graduate Student Funding Opportunities:

The links below are generally organized by discipline. These are various agencies and organizations, both private and governmental, that offer support for graduate study. Some of the support opportunities are "full-ride" research fellowships, others are limited-druation research internships, still others provide a set amount of funds for a specific scholarly work. The resources listed below are for graduate study and scholarly research; access to the available slots and funds are typically competitive and will require a formal application. See the individual website for each opportunity to discover the particular application requirements and process.

The sources of funding listed below are not necessarily specific to a particular institution of higher learning. There are no sources, for example, specifically linked to the University of Washington or to Stanford University. These sources are from private and public organizations that have ties to higher education, but are not degree-granting entities.

If you discover any other sources of graduate funding that you would like to share with other McNair Alumni, please send Patrick an email with some information (at least the name of the source, or perhaps its web page address).

 

Arts & Humanities:

• Doris Duke Charitable Foundation: support for the arts, environmental conservation, prevention of child abuse, and medical research
• Jacob J. Javits Fellowships: for MFA and Ph.D. students of arts, humanities, and social sciences
• National Endowment for the Humanities: various opportunities
• Rockefeller Brothers Fund: supports a variety of artistic and scholarly works
• Smithsonian Institution: various fellowship opportunities with the Smithsonian system

 

Business:

• AICPA Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students in Accounting:
• Central Intelligence Agency: support opportunitites for a variety of disciplines
• John L. Carey Scholarships for Accounting: for graduate studies in accounting and CPA tracks

 

Diversity:

• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: for minority students in STEM fields
• Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate: for minority students in STEM fields
• American Association of University Women: fellowship and grant opportunities
• American Indian Graduate Center:
• AICPA Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students in Accounting:
• Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships:
• MS PhD: program for minority Ph.D. students in Earth Systems Science and Engineering
• Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Studies Program: designed for minority Ph.D.-seekers
• XEROX Technical Minority Scholarship Program: for minorities studying fields related to imaging technology

 

General Graduate/Scholar:

• Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: support of research projects by/cooperation with scholars in Germany
• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: funding opportunities for research and other activities, and funding for fellowships
• Council for International Exchange of Scholars: The Fulbright Scholar Program
• Doris Duke Charitable Foundation: support for the arts, environmental conservation, prevention of child abuse, and medical research
• Federal Grants Wire: clearinghouse for federal grant opportunities, organized by category
• Grants.gov: searchable database of grant opportunities within the U.S. federal government
• Grants.net: searchable database maintained by AAAS and Science Magazine
• IGERT: Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship
• The Rhodes Scholarship:
• Southern Regional Education Board: program for Southern states' students to pay in-state when studying out-of-state
• Students.gov: resources for both undergrads and grads
• Western Regional Graduate Program: in-state costs for regional students

 

Life and Health Sciences:

• The Hearst Foundations: education, health, culture, social service
• Howard Hughes Cloister Program: for medical, dental, and veterinary students
• Howard Hughes Competitions: various competitive funding opportunities, including the Early Career Scientists
• Howard Hughes Medical Investigators: work for HHMI as a researcher
• Indiana University: many research-based opportunities
• Life Sciences Research Foundation: post-doctoral support opportunity
• McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience: for Master's and Ph.D. degree-holders
• National Institutes of Health: Grants portal
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellowships: Center for Health Policy at the University of New Mexico
• SUNY Downstate Medical Center: list of medical and health-related funding sources
• Tylenol Scholarship: awarded to health students with demonstrated leadership in community activities
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:grants page

 

Social Sciences:

• American Psychological Association: searchable clearinghouse and database
• Central Intelligence Agency: support opportunitites for a variety of disciplines
• The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation: supporting studies of violence, aggression, and dominance
• The Harry Truman Scholarship Foundation: for the pursuit of graduate degrees in public service
• Jacob J. Javits Fellowships: for MFA and Ph.D. students of arts, humanities, and social sciences
• Lena Chang Internship: award for essays on achieving nuclear peace
• Smithsonian Institution: various fellowship opportunities with the Smithsonian system
• U.S. Department of Education: grants page
• U.S. Institute of Peace: several grant and fellowship opportunities exist
• William T. Grant Foundation: supporting programs that study and inform social settings and youths

 

Science and Engineering:

• AAAS Career Resources: internships, fellowships, and other opportunities for scientists
• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: for minority students in STEM fields
• Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate: for minority students in STEM fields
• American Society for Engineering Education: links to various science and engineering funding opportunities
• Central Intelligence Agency: support opportunitites for a variety of disciplines
• Community of Science: registry of funding opportunities and registry of scientists; quick guide to COS navigation
• Collegiate Inventors Competition: for engineering and inventive disciplines
• IGERT: Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship
• Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole: post-doc opportunities
• MS PhD: program for minority Ph.D. students in Earth Systems Science and Engineering
• NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Program: see the details regarding the Graduate student track
• NASA Space Grant Program: state-by-state links to Space Grant Consortia; fellowships, scholarships in STEM
• National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship: for Ph.D.-seeking students
• NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve System Graduate Fellowship: coastal zone management
• National Science Foundation East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes: for Master's and Ph.D. students
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program: for Master's and Ph.D. students
• Naval Research Intern Program: 10-week internship opportunities
• Science and Engineering Scholarships and Fellowships Blog: note the Categories links in the upper-right corner
• Smithsonian Institution: various fellowship opportunities with the Smithsonian system
• U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research: various, including the Young Investigator's Program
• U.S. Department of Agriculture:grants pages
• U.S. Department of Defense: medical funding opportunities
• U.S. Department of Defense: Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation Program
• XEROX Technical Minority Scholarship Program: for minorities studying fields related to imaging technology