Fellowships and Programs

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Finding enough money to fund research programs is a constant challenge for research scientists. We have listed below some links for funding which may be beneficial to you. Find a program that is right for you, and apply! Good luck!

The 50th Anniversary Program for Scholars in Medicine
This fellowship program was established to help junior faculty at the point in their careers when they must teach, do research, compete for grants, publish, or practice (if a clinical faculty member) at the same time they may be assuming increased family or other responsibilities.

American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science and Technology Policy Fellowships
These prestigious fellowship programs are designed to provide each qualified individual with a unique public-policy learning experience and to bring technical backgrounds and external perspectives to decision-making in the U.S. government.

American Diabetes Association Research Program
The American Diabetes Association Research Program supports basic and clinical research aimed at preventing, treating, and curing diabetes.

American Heart Association - Research
The American Heart Association's research dollars support the most worthy projects selected from a substantial pool of applications for advanced research in various cardiovascular studies.

American Lung Association - Research Index
The American Lung Association promotes research by direct grants for research and training of scientists, through a vigorous advocacy program designed to optimize federal support of lung research.

American Society Engineering Education
Take a look at these fellowships offered by the American Society for Engineering Education.

Bank of America-Giannini Foundation
The Bank of America Giannini Foundation awards 24 grants for medical research, hemophilia research, education, and health and human services.

Burroughs Welcome Fund
The Burroughs Welcome Fund's emphasis is on the career development of biomedical scientists and on supporting investigators who are working in or entering fields in the biomedical sciences that are poised for significant advance but currently undervalued and underfunded.

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science
The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) offers up to six one-year Visiting Fellowships at the University of Colorado in Boulder and one Research and Education Visiting Fellowship working with CIRES' K-12 Outreach Program.

IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
IBM offers Cooperative and Research Fellowships which provide a stipend, tuition and fees for outstanding Ph.D. students in areas of interest to IBM.

Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science
The Executive Committee of the Institute offers fellowships to brilliant young men and women who have recently taken or who are about to take the doctoral degree.

National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS)
NDSS directly funds annual basic, clinical and applied research awards and, in partnership with NIH, supports research into how Down syndrome affects learning and behavior.

National Academies’ Subject Hub for Fellowship and Postdoc Opportunities
Check out the fellowship newsletters, resources, and offices sponsored by the National Academies.

National Science Foundation (NSF)
The NSF funds research and education in science and engineering, through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. The Foundation accounts for about 20 percent of federal support to academic institutions for basic research.

Resources for the Future
Academic programs at Resources for the Future (RFF) are intended to promote research and policy analysis in RFF's fields of research.

Smithsonian Institute
The Office of Fellowships administers Institution-wide research support programs, and encourages and assists other Smithsonian museums, research institutes and research offices in the development of additional fellowships and visiting appointments.

Whitehall Foundation, Inc.
The Grants-in-Aid program is designed for researchers at the assistant professor level who experience difficulty in competing for research funds because they have not yet become firmly established. Grants-in-Aid will also be made to senior scientists.