External Opportunities

Deadlines posted here are tentative. Visit the scholarship page for more accurate information.

STEM-oriented

Guide to receiving support with the essay’s required for your scholarship application

Fellowship	Deadline
Texas Energy Council Scholarship	April 19
Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship	Jan 9
DOE National Nuclear Security Administration Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship	Jan 16
Simpson Strong-Tie Student Scholarship (for Construction Engineering Technology students only)	Mar 25
NSF GRFP, National Science Foundation, Graduate Research Fellowship Program
NSF DDRIG, Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant	Jan 15, Aug 15
Fannie & John Hertz Foundation Fellowship	Oct 27
GEM PhD Engineering and Science Fellowship	Nov 13
DOD SMART, Department of Defense, Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation	Dec 1
NIH Graduate Partnership Program	Dec 3
EPA STAR, Environmental Protection Agency, Science to Achieve Results Fellowships
NASA GSRP, NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program	Various
Pharma Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Epilepsy Foundation, Pre-Doctoral Research Training Fellowship (international student OK)	Nov 1 Concise LOI submission opens through proposalCENTRAL Dec 20 Concise LOI submission deadline Jan 8 Applicants invited to submit full proposals, following eligibility screen Jan 31 Full proposals due
Microsoft Research Ph.D. Fellowship Program (international student OK)
CSI Executive Search Stem Scholarship	Aug 31, Dec 16
National Society of Black Engineers scholarships	Dec 31
Society of Women Engineers scholarships
National Society of Professional Engineers	Jan 4
Microsoft scholarships
Forging Industry Women's Scholarship	Apr 16
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship
ASHRAE Scholarship Program
CNCMachines.Net Scholarship	Jan 1
SPE Foundation Scholarships
Lounge Lizard Web Design Scholarship	Feb 13, Sep 12
BluePay STEM Scholarship	Aug 16
2019 Straight North STEM Scholarship	Aug 1

All Fields

Fellowship	Deadline
Hannah H Gray Fellows Program	Jan 16
Korea Foundation Field Research Fellowship	Aug 31
Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program
Mellon/ ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans	Nov 1
Japan Foundation Program for Doctoral Candidates	Nov 1
SSRC Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship	Nov 7
American Association of University Women Fellowships	Nov 1
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships	Nov 15
Ford Foundation Fellowship Program	Dec 13 Predoctoral Dec 6 Dissertation Dec 6 Postdoctoral
Mellon CLIR Fellowships Dissertation Research in Original Sources	Dec 4
Chateaubriand Fellowship	Jan 8
Josephine De Karman Fellowship	Jan 31
Native American student scholarships

Smithsonian Fellowships

Fellowship	Deadline
The James Smithson Fellowship	Jan 15
National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History Fellowship	Jan 15
National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Fellowships	Jan 15
Smithsonian Libraries (SIL) Baird Society Resident Scholar Program	Jan 15
Smithsonian Libraries (SIL) The Dibner Library Resident Scholar Program	Jan 15
Smithsonian Libraries (SIL) Margaret Henry Dabney Penick Resident Scholar Program	Jan 1
Smithsonian Office of Fellowships and Internships (OFI) Minority Awards Program	Feb 1
Smithsonian Office of Fellowships and Internships (OFI) Native American Community Scholar Awards	Feb 1
Smithsonian Office of Fellowships and Internships (OFI) Native American Visiting Student Awards	Feb 1
Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce (SMS) Link Foundation/Smithsonian 12-Week Graduate Research Fellowships	Feb 15
National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Engen Conservation Fellowship	Mar 1
Latino Museum Studies Fellowship Program	Mar 15
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) Short Term Fellowship	Apr 15
National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) Post-Graduate Fellowship in Paintings Conservation	May 25
Smithsonian Gardens (SG) Enid A. Haupt Fellowship in Horticulture	Jul 1
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) Short Term Fellowship	Jul 15
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation & Smithsonian Cultural Heritage Fellowship	Jul 15
Travel Research in Equity Collections (TREC)	Jul 15
Smithsonian Office of Fellowships and Internships (OFI) Minority Awards Program	Oct 1
Smithsonian Office of Fellowships and Internships (OFI) Native American Community Scholar Awards	Oct 1
Smithsonian Office of Fellowships and Internships (OFI) Native American Visiting Student Awards	Oct 1
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) short term Fellowship Deadline	Oct 15
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CFA) SMA Postdoctoral Fellowships	Oct 30
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) Clay Postdoctoral Fellowship	Oct 30
The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP)	Dec 1
George E. Burch Fellowship in Theoretical Medicine and Affiliated Sciences	Dec 1
The Smithsonian Mpala Postdoctoral Fellowship	Dec 1
Stable Isotope Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellowship	Dec 1
The Smithsonian Biodiversity Genomics Postdoctoral Fellowship Program	Dec 1
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) Earl S. Tupper 3-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship	Dec 1
The Smithsonian Postgraduate Fellowships in Conservation of Museum Collections Program	Dec 1
Lemelson Center Travel to Collections Awards	Dec 1
Lemelson Center Fellowships	Dec 1
Lemelson Center Arthur Molella Distinguished Fellowship	Dec 1
Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC)	Dec 1
Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery (SAAM) Joe and Wanda Corn Fellowship	Dec 1
James Renwick Fellowship in American Craft (SAAM)	Dec 1
Freer Sackler  Galleries (FSGA) The Anne van Biema Fellowship	Dec 15
Global Genome Initiative Buck Postdoctoral Fellowship Program	Dec 15
MarineGEO Postdoctoral Fellowship	Dec 15