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Graduate Student/ Pre-Doctoral Funding Opportunities


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This webpage contains graduate student funding opportunities.


Limited Program-an internal selection process is required

No current programs.





Internal Graduate Student Funding Opportunities

 

Internal Graduate Student Funding Opportunities Research Focus Eligibility Amount of funding Deadline
Bio-X Graduate Fellowships

Criteria for the two programs:
-Bio-X Graduate Fellowships
-Bio-X Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowships (SIGF)

Application guidelines*
*Use the Bio-X Fellowship application on the above webpage (ONLY one application is necessary and covers either the Bio-X Fellowship or Bio-X SIGF program.)		 For both fellowships, preference will be given to projects that are interdisciplinary in nature, bringing together biology with physics, chemistry, engineering, computer science, or other fields. See the criteria guidelines for each program for eligibility. The funding is for graduate tuition and stipend. March 14, 2013
Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity
Graduate Dissertation Fellowship

Questions? Contact Heidi Lopez at lopezhm@stanford.edu

Guidelines >>

issues related to race, culture, and ethnicity (any academic discipline) awarded to 3 advanced Stanford doctoral students whose dissertations address issues related to race, culture, and ethnicity. The fellowship includes shared office space and a financial award of approximately $7,100 stipend plus TGR fees and 50% health coverage per quarter (Autumn, Winter, and Spring). Feb. 14, 2013

Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity
Graduate Fellowship

Questions? Contact Heidi Lopez at lopezhm@stanford.edu

Guidelines >>

 issues related to race, culture, and ethnicity (any academic discipline) Applicants must be
-Interested in pursuing research projects on how race, ethnicity, and culture shape society and individual experience.
-Outstanding applicants who are newly admitted Stanford doctoral students.
-Matriculating in Autumn 2013
-*Nominated by a CCSRE Affiliated Faculty Members		 The Fellowship awards tuition at the 8 to 10 unit level as well as an annual stipend of approximately $35,000 (Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer). Prospective Fellows must be nominated by CCSRE affiliated faculty during the admission season. Feb. 28, 2013
Center for Health Policy (CHP)/ Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research (PCOR)
Center on the Demography and Economics of Health and Aging (CDEHA) Request for Pilot Projects

Questions? Contact Nomita Divi at nomita@stanford.edu

Guidelines >>

 Demography, Economics, Health and Aging Stanford affiliates: Trainees (graduate students, medical fellows and residents), postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty and senior academic staff $30,000 direct costs for one year (2 to be awarded) Full application: March 11, 2013

Center for Health Policy (CHP)/ Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research (PCOR)
Center on Advancing Decision Making in Aging (CADMA)
Request for Pilot Project Proposals

Source of funds: NIH/NIA

Questions? Contact Nomita Divi at nomita@stanford.edu

Guidelines >>

health and aging Stanford affiliates: Trainees (graduate students,medical fellows and residents), postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty and senior academic staff $33,000 direct costs for one year Letter of intent deadline (strongly encouraged): March 4, 2013
Application deadline: March 25, 2013
Center for Innovation in Global Health at Stanford/ Fogarty International Center/NIH
Global Health Equity Scholars (GHES) Fellowship

Questions? Contact Nancy Federspiel at nfeder@stanford.edu


Guidelines >>


Global health and various topics (see the guidelines)

The GHES Fellowship is for:
--U.S. assistant professors with existing NIH K awards or career development awards
-- U.S. doctoral students (PhD, DrPH, etc.)
-- professional students (MD, DDS, DVM, PharmD, etc.),
-- postdoctoral fellows
-- foreign scholars from participating international sites in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
--new: early assistant professors with PI eligibility


 The purpose of the program is to support an 11 month mentored research fellowship for investigators who are interested in studying diseases and conditions in developing countries. 2013 TBA
Clayman Institute for Gender Research
Dissertation Fellowships

Questions? Contact: Andrea Davies at ardavies@stanford.edu


Guidelines >>

 Gender
research		 Currently enrolled Stanford University students, in any discipline, who are in the writing phase of their doctorate are invited to apply for a Graduate Dissertation Fellowship (GDF). See the guidelines Feb. 15, 2013
Office of Vice Provost for Graduate Education (VPGE)
2013-2014 Gerald J. Lieberman Fellowship

**Nominations** will be accepted from School of Medicine faculty (who are members of the Academic council)

 School of Medicine Internal Guidelines >>		 Lieberman Fellowships are intended for advanced Ph.D. students who have demonstrated records of accomplishment in research, teaching, and leadership at Stanford. for their advanced graduate students with TGR status* who are currently enrolled in School of Medicine Ph.D. programs and who are currently (2012-2013) within the first 5 years of graduate study See the guidelines Internal School of Medicine deadline: March 11, 2013, 4 p.m.
Office of Vice Provost for Graduate Education (VPGE)

VPGE administers seven fellowships. For a chart containing an overview of all seven fellowships, as well as links to other funding opportunities, please see the

VPGE funding Opportunities >>


 Varies see VPGE website See VPGE website See VPGE website See VPGE website
Spectrum Pilot Grant Proposals

Administered by Spectrum under the guidance of Biodesign (medical
devices) or SPARK (drugs and diagnostics).

Questions? Contact Ari Chaney at achaney@stanford.edu

Guidelines>>		 Translating Technology into Novel Medtech, Biopharma, or Diagnositic Projects         Faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows $25,000-50,000/year, with the possibility of a single renewal. Sept. TBA
Stanford Biodesign Global Exchange Grants

Funded by an NIH grant through the C-IDEA consortium at Stanford

Questions?
Christine Kurihara at christine.kurihara@stanford.edu



Deadline:
Guidelines >>		 this program provides trainee-faculty team projects (up to $50,000) be working on a global problem involving a medical technology solution. Eligibility: teams of at least two or more Stanford faculty, fellows, students and staff up to $50,000 Nov. TBA




NIH and AHRQ R36 Dissertation Grants Announcements

NIH and ahrq r36 dissertation grants


NIH R36 Processing requirement:
Institutional representatives for your NIH R36 applications:
You must process be ready to submit via Stanford's eSubmit (the internal Stanford system used in grants.gov application submissions) for your institutional representative* system at least 5 working days (one calendar week) prior to the sponsor's deadline
*School of Medicine: Research Process Manager (RPM) Assignments by department.
*Other schools: OSR assignments

Grants.gov:
The NIH R36 dissertation awards must be processed via the NIH grants.gov online application system. For more information see the ORA Grants.gov@stanford resources webpage.

Citizenship: Candidates must be U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, or permanent residents by the time the award is issued.



R36 Program Announcements:


NIDA Drug Abuse Dissertation Research (R36) PAR-13-182
National Institute of Drug Abuse
Standard R36 deadlines: Feb. 16, June 16, Oct. 16
Standard AIDS-related deadlines: May 7, Sept. 7, Jan. 7
Expiration date: May 8, 2016
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-182.html


AHRQ Grants for Health Services Research Dissertation Program (R36) PAR-12-256
Agency for Health Research and Quality
 Candidates must be full-time students in good standing, who are enrolled in an accredited research doctoral program in such fields as the social or behavioral sciences, mathematics, engineering, health services research, nursing, social sciences, epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy, and health informatics.
Deadlines: Feb. 1, May 1, Aug. 1, and Nov. 1
Expiration date: Aug. 2, 2015
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-256.html


NIH NIMH Mental Health Research Dissertation Grant to Increase Diversity PAR-12-103
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Remaining deadlines: December 23, 2013, and April 22, 2014, Dec. 22, 2014
AIDS-related deadlines: May 7, Sept. 7, Jan. 7
Expiration date for this RFA: Jan. 8, 2015
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-103.html


NIH NIA Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36) (PAR-13-152)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
To increase diversity in the scientific research workforce engaged in research on aging and aging-related health conditions. Pre-doctoral students: you will need to submit your applications via Stanford's internal grants.gov system. You are encouraged to contact your department's Research Process Manager (RPM) early on in the process so she/he can generate your budget, etc. See the Stanford resources section at below for more information.
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Feb. 16, June 16, Oct. 16
Expiration date: May 8, 2016
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-152.html


 


NIH NRSA F30/F31 Individual Pre-doctoral Fellowships


Link to separate webpage devoted to NRSA F Series individual fellowships more >>

 

 


Miscellaenous External pre-doctoral grants, fellowships or dissertation funding opportunities


Miscellaneous External Pre-doctoral Grants, Fellowships and or Dissertations

Refer to the sponsor websites for updated and detailed information about eligibility requirements, application instructions and contact information. If you have specific questions regarding one of these fellowships, please contact the sponsor.

Alzheimer's Drug Discovery International Conference
Young Investigator Scholarships (provides registration to attend the conference)
Eligibility: The applicant must be a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow.
Postdoctoral applicants should have no more than four years of postdoctoral training. Physician-scientists are eligible to apply. The applicant is required to submit an abstract of his/her research. The applicant is required to present the corresponding poster at the meeting. Accepted abstracts will be published as part of the conference book or the website.
Scholarship provides registration to attend the conference.
Deadline: July 19, 2013
Guidelines >>


American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation
American Fellowships Dissertation Fellowship
Open to applicants in all fields of study. Scholars engaged in science, technology, engineering and math and also researching gender issues are especially encouraged to apply.
Dissertation Fellowships are available to women who will complete their dissertation writing between July 1, 2013, and June 30, 2014 (see the guidelines for additional information)
Deadline: Nov. TBA
Guidelines:
http://www.aauw.org/learn/fellowships_grants/american.cfm
Institutional representatives: You must process be ready to submit your AAUW application materials for your institutional representative* system at least 5 working days (one calendar week) prior to the sponsor's deadline.
*School of Medicine: Fellowship Office in the Research Management Group more >>
*Other schools: Office of Sponsored Research OSR department assignments >>



American Heart Association-Western States: Pre-doctoral Fellowships
Research broadly related to cardiovascular function and disease and stroke, or to related clinical, basic science, bioengineering or biotechnology, and public health problems, including multidisciplinary efforts.
Western States Affiliate Deadline:  July 17, 2013 and January 2014 TBA
Guidelines >>
New: application fee now required (see the AHA application fee guidelines and check with your department as to how/or if they could cover this $75 fee for you. More >>
Institutional representatives: You must process be ready to submit your AHA application materials for your institutional representative* system at least 5 working days (one calendar week) prior to the sponsor's deadline.
*School of Medicine: Fellowship Office in the Research Management Group more >>
*Other schools: Office of Sponsored Research OSR department assignments >>


 

American Lung Association Lung Health Dissertation Grant
Psychosocial, behavioral, health services, health policy, epidemiological, biostatistical and educational matters related to lung disease.
Deadline: Nov. TBA
Guidelines:
http://www.lungusa.org/finding-cures/grant-opportunities/grant-offerings.html
Institutional representatives: You must process be ready to submit your ALA application materials for your institutional representative at least 5 working days (one calendar week) prior to the sponsor's deadline.
*School of Medicine: Fellowship Office in the Research Management Group more >>
*Other schools: Office of Sponsored Research OSR department assignments >>


Arthritis Foundation Dissertation Award
Deadline: Feb. TBA
Check the ProposalCentral website to download the program guidelines
https://proposalcentral.altum.com/
http://www.arthritis.org/research-funding-opportunities.php
Institutional representatives: You must process be ready to submit your application materials for your institutional representative at least 5 working days (one calendar week) prior to the sponsor's deadline.
*School of Medicine: Fellowship Office in the Research Management Group more >>
*Other schools: Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) department assignments: OSR department assignments >>



Autism Speaks
Dennis Weatherstone Predoctoral Fellowship Program
See areas of research in the guidelines
The candidate must be enrolled in Ph.D. or Sc.D. or a combined degree such as an M.D./Ph.D. program and must be able to spend at least 80% of his/her professional time engaged exclusively in Autism Speaks' research activities for the duration of the award and cannot simultaneously hold another named fellowship. No citizenship requirement.
Letter of intent deadline (required)**: Oct. TBA
Full application: Nov.TBA
http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/grants-program/open-grants-how-apply
**Institutional representative: you do not have to submit your letter of intent through your institutional representative, but you must submit your full application materials through the RMG Fellowship Office per the proposal guidelines: http://med.stanford.edu/rmg/fellowships.html

 

California HIV/AIDS Research Programs Dissertation Fellowships
Letter of intent (required): July TBA
Full application: Sept. TBA
Guidelines:
http://www.californiaaidsresearch.org/applicants/index.html
Institutional representatives: You must process be ready to submit your application to your institutional representative at least 5 working days (one calendar week) prior to the sponsor's deadline.
*School of Medicine: Research Process Manager (RPM) Assignments by department >>
*Other schools: Office of Sponsored Research OSR department assignments >>

 

Cancer Research Institute
Student Training and Research in Tumor Immunology (STaRT) Grant
STaRT Grants provide up to two years of support for graduate students conducting thesis research in the area of tumor immunology. Applicants for CRI’s STaRT Program must be pursuing doctorate research directly related to cancer immunology. Research must be focused on immunology with direct relevance to solving the cancer problem. Proposals outside of this area will not be considered. Applicants must be full-time graduate students who will be engaged in thesis research as Ph.D. Candidates and who will have successfully completed all of their host institution's requirements for advancement to candidacy by the time the award is activated. The award typically funds students in their 3rd and 4th years of graduate school.
Institutional representative deadline: Feb. TBA
Deadline: March 1, 2013
http://www.cancerresearch.org/programs/STaRT/apply/
RMG Fellowship office procedures: http://med.stanford.edu/rmg/fellowships.html
Institutional representatives: You must process be ready to submit your ALA application materials and the completed PDRF form to your institutional representative by Feb. 25th.
*School of Medicine: Fellowship Office in the Research Management Group more >>
*Other schools: Office of Sponsored Research OSR department assignments >>




California Sea Grant Fellowships (UCSD)
The California Sea Grant State Fellows Program provides a unique educational opportunity for graduate students who are interested in marine resources and the policy decisions affecting those resources in California. Modeled after the highly successful Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program, the State Fellows Program provides an opportunity to acquire "on the job" experience in the planning and implementation of marine and coastal resource policies and programs in the state of California. The program matches highly motivated and qualified graduate students and recent graduates with "hosts" in State or Federal agencies in California for a 12-month paid fellowship.
Deadlines: Sept. TBA
Guidelines:
http://www-csgc.ucsd.edu/EDUCATION/STATEFELLOW/StateFellow_current.html
Institutional representative: not applicable. You can apply directly to the program.




Collegiate Inventors Competition
The invention, a reduced-to-practice idea or working prototype, must be the work of a student or team of students with his or her university advisor. If it is a machine, it must be operable. If it is a chemical, it must be complete with evidence of successful application of the idea. If it is a new plant, color photographs or slides must be included in the submission. If a new or original ornamental design for an article of manufacture is submitted, the entire design must be included in the application. In addition, the invention should be capable of being reproduced.
$15,000 top prize (graduate student); $12,500 prize (undergraduate); The student's advisor wins a cash prize as well.
Deadline: June 14, 2013
http://www.invent.org/collegiate/enter.html
To view additional requirements and to enter: http://www.invent.org/collegiate/enter.html
Institutional representative: because this is a prize and not a sponsored project, you do not need to submit your application through your department's institutional representative in the Research Management Group (RMG/School of Medicine) or Office of Sponsored Research (for all other schools).
Note: Inventions are subject to Stanford’s Intellectual Property policies, if applicable.



Children's Tumor Foundation
Young Investigator Award--neurofibromatosis (NF)
Pre-application: Jan.TBA and full application by invitation only: Feb. TBA
Guidelines:
http://www.ctf.org/For-Scientists/young-investigator-awards.html
Institutional representatives: You must process be ready to submit your application materials for your institutional representative* at least 5 working days (one calendar week) prior to the sponsor's deadline.
*School of Medicine: Fellowship Office in the Research Management Group more >>
*Other schools: Office of Sponsored Research OSR department assignments >>



Epilepsy Foundation
Pre-doctoral Training Fellowship
The Predoctoral Research Training Fellowship supports pre-doctoral students with dissertation research related to epilepsy, thus strengthening their interest in establishing epilepsy research as a career direction. Graduate students must be matriculating in a full-time doctoral (Ph.D.) program with an academic career focus. Areas of interest considered include, but are not limited to neuroscience, physiology, pharmacology, psychology, biochemistry, genetics, nursing, or pharmacy. ($20,000/year)
Deadline: Aug. TBA
Guidelines:
http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/research/grant-and-fellowship-opportunities.cfm
Institutional representatives: You must process be ready to submit your application materials for your institutional representative* at least 5 working days (one calendar week) prior to the sponsor's deadline.
*School of Medicine: Fellowship Office in the Research Management Group  more >>
*Other schools: Office of Sponsored Research OSR department assignments >>



Ford Foundation
For those who have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
Pre-doctoral Fellowship
The predoctoral fellowships provide three years of support for individuals engaged in graduate study leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree.
Deadline: Nov. TBA
Dissertation Fellowships
The dissertation fellowships provide one year of support for individuals working to complete a dissertation leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree.
Deadline: Nov. TBA
Guidelines:
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_048001
Institutional representative: not applicable. Note: these fellowships are paid directly to you rather than the institution. Per Debra Porzio in the RMG Fellowship office, you are not required to submit your proposal through her office. You may submit your Ford Foundation application directly to the sponsor.




James S. McDonnell Foundation
Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards in Studying Complex Systems
Note: The program provides selected pre-doctoral students with “letters of intent to fund” which students in the final phase of graduate school can use in negotiations with potential postdoctoral training institutions.
The Complex Systems program supports scholarship and research directed toward the development of theoretical and mathematical tools that can be applied to the study of complex, adaptive, nonlinear systems. It is anticipated that research funded in this program will address issues in fields such as biology, biodiversity, climate, demography, epidemiology, technological change, economic development, governance, or computation.
-Applicants should not currently have a Ph.D. and should not receive a Ph.D. on or before June 14, 2013.
-Ph.D. student applicants should have theoretical and/or experimental training in Complex Systems Science.
-Applicants should expect to complete coursework and dissertation sometime in 2013.
-Ph.D. students that have already identified a postdoctoral position and postdoctoral research mentor should not apply. Support for such positions is readily available through traditional funding mechanisms
Deadline: June 14, 2013
Guidelines:
http://www.jsmf.org/apply/fellowship/
Institutional representative: not applicable. Send your applications directly to the foundation.






The Pharma Foundation
Pre-doctoral Fellowships in Pharmacology/Toxicology
Pre-doctoral Fellowship in Informatics
Pre-doctoral Fellowship Pharmaceutics
Deadline: Sept. 1, 2013 (internal: Aug. 23)
Pre-doctoral Fellowship in Health Outcomes
Deadline: Feb. 2014
Guidelines (scroll to the bottom of the webpage to download brochures):
http://www.phrmafoundation.org/
Institutional representatives: You must process be ready to submit your application materials for your institutional representative* at least 5 working days (one calendar week) prior to the sponsor's deadline.
*School of Medicine: RMG Fellowship Office:
http://med.stanford.edu/rmg/fellowships.html
*Other schools: Office of Sponsored Research OSR department assignments:
http://ora.stanford.edu/ora/osr/contact.asp



University of California - Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program
Dissertation Research Award (Pre-doctoral research training)
The award is designed for students advanced to candidacy no later than August 1, 2013, and initiating their dissertation research. The applicant and principal mentor must be affiliated with an academic research institution. U.S. citizenship is not a requirement. The candidate must commit a minimum of 80 percent time to the research project. (one of the priority areas includes early detection of lung cancer in California's disproportionately impacted populations). U.S. citizenship is not a requirement.
Letter of intent deadline (required): Nov. TBA
Full application deadline: Jan. TBA
Click on "print 2013 call" to download the guidelines
http://www.trdrp.org/fundingOpps/call.php
*Institutional representative: you do not have to submit your letter of intent through your institutional representative deadline. However, you must submit your completed PDRF form and application materials by Jan. 17th to your department's Research Process Manager (RPM) in RMG: http://med.stanford.edu/rmg/rpmmaster.html





United Negro College Fund (UNCF) - Merck Science Initiative
Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowship
Deadline: Dec. TBA
http://umsi.uncf.org/index.php
Institutional representatives: You must process be ready to submit your application materials for your institutional representative* at least 5 working days (one calendar week) prior to the sponsor's deadline.
*School of Medicine: Fellowship Office in the Research Management Group  more >>
*Other schools: Office of Sponsored Research OSR department assignments >>



University of Chicago-Chapin Hall
Doris Duke Fellowships for the Promotion of Child Well-being
Deadline: Dec. TBA
Institutional representative: not applicable. You can submit your applications directly to the sponsor. Fellowships are paid directly to the fellows.
Guidelines:
http://www.chapinhall.org/fellowships/doris-duke-fellowships
Purpose: The Doris Duke Fellowships for the Promotion of Child Well-Being are designed to identify and develop a new generation of leaders interested in and capable of creating practice and policy initiatives that will enhance child development and improve the nation’s ability to prevent all forms of child maltreatment.
The Fellows receive an annual stipend of $25,000 for up to two years to support the completion of their dissertation and related research at their academic institution. Fellows are guided by an academic mentor whom they select; fellows also identify a policy or program mentor to assist them in better understanding how to frame their research questions with an eye toward maximizing policy and practice relevance. Up to 15 fellowships are awarded annually.
Because the promotion of child well-being and the prevention of child maltreatment requires knowledge and collaboration from diverse fields, the program is multidisciplinary in scope and approach. Fellows are selected from a range of academic disciplines, including—-but not limited to—-social work, public health, medicine, public policy, education, economics, psychology, and epidemiology.
Eligibility:


Whitaker International Programs
The Whitaker International Programs provide funding for overseas research opportunities for pre-doctoral and postdoctoral fellows, and undergraduate students in the field of biomedical engineering/bioengineering or closely-related field (chemical, mechanical engineering with substantive interest and background in biomedicine). Applicants must be nominated by the Department Chair of Bioengineering or the Dean of the School of Engineering. Link to separate webpage more >>

  • Fellow Grant (pre-doctoral students) (up to 9-12 months abroad) (Jan.)
  • Scholar Grants (postdoctoral fellows) (up to 24 months abroad) (Jan. )
  • Summer Grants (master and Ph.D. graduate students) (8 weeks) (Feb.)
  • Undergraduate Scholarship Program (2nd, 3rd, Senior undergraduate BME students) (two cycles per year) (March 11 & Oct. 14)
  • "How to do BME overseas?" (links to host programs)

 

EPA

 

EPA-Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Protection Agency
10th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity, and the Planet
EPA-G2013-P3-Q1 – Energy
EPA-G2013-P3-Q2 – Built Environment
EPA-G2013-P3-Q3 – Materials and Chemicals
EPA-G2013-P3-Q4 – Water
Deadline-Phase I proposals: Dec. TBA via grants.gov
The faculty advisor is the PI. Institutional representatives:
*School of Medicine: Research Process Manager (RPM) Assignments by department more >>
*Other schools: OSR assignments more >>
Guidelines:
http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2013/2013_p3.html
Eligibility:
Faculty with PI eligibility. The faculty advisor for the team of undergraduate and/or graduate students faculty advisor will be designated the Principal Investigator (PI) throughout the P3 grant award and competition process. In addition to the Principal Investigator, each team selected for award will also be asked to provide contact information for a student lead.
Amount of funding-Phase I: The purpose of this RFA is to solicit proposals for innovative research projects and designs to compete for the first phase of the P3 Award Program. The first phase is a competition for one-year grants of up to $15,000 to test, research and develop innovative scientific projects or engineering designs that will promote sustainable development.
Estimated Number of Awards: Approximately 45 awards for Phase I; Approximately 10 awards for Phase II.
Amount of funding-Phase II: only those approved in Phase II will receive an opportunity to apply for 2014 Phase II awards for up to $90K.
Applications proposing human subjects research will not be considered for funding and will be deemed ineligible.
EPA’s P3 Program has identified the following four strategic program goals.
Goal 1: Engage and educate the next generation of scientists, engineers, and the greater academic and external communities in the principles of sustainability.
Goal 2: Spark innovation and sustainable technologies through research and development conducted by the P3 projects.
Goal 3: Support the demonstration of sustainable technologies around the world.
Goal 4: Foster the development of small businesses rooted in sustainability.
The P3 program aims to generate research outputs in the form of innovative, inherently benign, integrated, and interdisciplinary designs that will advance the scientific, technical, and policy knowledge necessary to enhance the sustainability of human society on the planet. The desired outcomes of the research conducted via the P3 program address the three aspects of sustainability. Through the use of sustainable technologies they are to simultaneously:
(1) maintain or improve human health and well-being;
(2) advance economic competitiveness; and
(3) protect and preserve the environment by effectively and efficiently using water, materials, and energy and minimizing the generation or emission of pollution or minimizing the use of hazardous substances.

 

 

EPA Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships For Graduate Environmental Study Grant
The deadline has passed. This information is provided for your reference only.
Deadline: Nov. TBA via grants.gov
Institutional representative: Not applicable. Individuals should apply directly to the EPA.
Stanford Grants.gov resource webpage >>
Guidelines:
http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2012/2012_star_gradfellow.html

 


EPA FY 2013 National Network for Environmental Management Studies Fellowship Program
Deadline: Feb. TBA
Guidelines:
http://www.epa.gov/education/NNEMS/apply.html
In recognition of the growing interest in environmental issues and careers, the EPA established the National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS) Fellowship Program in 1986 to encourage students to pursue environmental careers. The NNEMS program is a comprehensive fellowship program that provides students an opportunity to participate in a fellowship project that is directly related to their field of study. Under the NNEMS program, a range of fellowship activities are offered to help students increase their knowledge of environmental issues while refining their professional skills. The projects are specifically narrow in scope, allowing students to complete the research project while working full-time at the EPA during the summer or part-time during the school year. Typically, the research is conducted at the EPA office, although other arrangements can be made in certain circumstances.
Eligibility:

 

Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
The program is administered for DOE by the Krell Institute (“KRELL”).
Deadline: Jan. TBA
Institutional Representatives: Pre-doctoral students submit their applications directly to the Krell Institute. Payment is ultimately made to Stanford's Student Aid office on behalf of the student.
Guidelines: http://www.krellinst.org/csgf/
Eligibility: Students must be planning full-time, uninterrupted study toward a Ph.D. degree at an accredited U.S. university. Students in their first or second year of graduate study in engineering, mathematics, or the physical, computer, or life sciences are eligible to apply for the Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF). Senior undergraduates who can meet all the requirements listed in this application may also apply.
Applicants must be either U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens.

National science foundation


NSF Graduate Student Funding Opportunities

 

NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences
-Division of Environmental Biology
-Division of Integrative Organismal Systems
NSF 12-590 Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences
Deadline: Nov.
Guidelines:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12590/nsf12590.htm
The dissertation advisor submits the proposal:
Institutional representatives for the faculty advisor:
*Medicine: RPM Assignments by department >>
*Other schools: OSR assignments >>
These grants provide partial support of doctoral dissertation research to improve the overall quality of research. Allowed are costs for doctoral candidates to participate in scientific meetings, to conduct research in specialized facilities or field settings, and to expand an existing body of dissertation research.
$13,000 in total direct costs plus full indirects for up to 24 mos.
Eligibility: A student must have advanced to candidacy for a Ph.D. degree before the submission deadline to be eligible to submit a proposal.
The student must be enrolled at a U.S. institution, but need not be a U.S. citizen. Preference may be given to projects that are underway and for which feasibility is demonstrated.
The dissertation advisor submits the proposal: The proposal must be submitted through regular organizational channels by the dissertation advisor(s) on behalf of a graduate student who is at the point of initiating or is already conducting dissertation research. The student must be enrolled at a U.S. institution, but need not be a U.S. citizen. Preference may be given to projects that are underway and for which feasibility is demonstrated.
Research focus: Proposals whose focus falls within the scope of any cluster in the Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) are eligible. Please note that DEB programs generally do not support research in marine ecology. In the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) only proposals within the scientific area of animal behavior supported by the Behavioral Systems Cluster are eligible. The duration and grant amount are flexible but must be justified by the scope of work and documented in the proposal.

 

NSF 11-547 SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
Guidelines:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11547/nsf11547.htm
Various deadlines and Research Focus varies according to NSF division
Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Geography and Spatial Sciences
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Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS)
Research on Science and Technology Surveys and Statistics ProgramScience of Science and Innovation Policy
Eligibility: The student must be enrolled at a U.S. academic institution, but need not be a U.S. citizen.
The proposal must be submitted by the dissertation advisor(s) on behalf of a graduate student who is at the point of initiating or is already conducting dissertation research.
Institutional representatives for the faculty advisor:
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NSF 12-599 Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Guidelines:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12599/nsf12599.htm
Fellowships are awarded for graduate study leading to research-based master's and doctoral degrees in the fields of science and engineering supported by the National Science Foundation
Deadlines:
Engineering; Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering; Materials Research: Nov.
Mathematical Sciences; Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy: Nov.
Social Sciences; Psychology; STEM Education and Learning: Nov.
Life Sciences; Geosciences: Nov.
Institutional representative: not applicable. Graduate students submit their proposals directly via the NSF fastlane system. These are awarded directly to the student.
Purpose: This program awards Fellowships for graduate study leading to research-based master's and doctoral degrees in the fields of science and engineering relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.
NSF supported fields of study.
Eligibility: Fellowships are awarded to individuals in the early stages of their graduate study. Below are general guidelines for determining eligibility according to the degree requirements criterion:

  • Applicants must be United States citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States by the application deadline.
  • Applicants are expected to have adequate preparation to begin graduate study and research by Summer or Fall 2013. This is nearly always demonstrated by receipt of a bachelor's degree in a science or engineering field earned prior to Fall 2013.
  • Individuals are typically eligible to apply: During the senior year of college; After graduating from college and prior to entering graduate school During the first year of graduate school; Prior to completing the Fall term of the second year of graduate school.
  • Applicants must have completed no more than 12 months of full-time graduate study or its equivalent as of August 1, 2012. Full-time graduate study is as defined by the universities attended. There is no credit hour limit for students who have completed only full-time graduate study; eligibility for full-time students is based on the length of time enrolled in the graduate program.
  • Applicants who have completed part-time graduate study (or a combination of part-time and full-time graduate study) must have completed no more than 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours or their equivalent as of August 1, 2012.
  • All post-baccalaureate, graduate-level study is counted toward the allowed 12 months of completed graduate study. This includes all master's and doctoral programs.

Not eligible:

  • Practice-oriented professional degree programs, joint professional degree-science programs (MD/PhD and JD/PhD), or medical, dental, law, and public health programs are not eligible. Examples of typical ineligible degree programs include MBA, MPH, MSW, and ED.
  • Clinical (see below), counseling, business administration or management, social work, education (except in science and engineering education in an NSF-supported discipline), or history (except in history of science) areas of graduate study are not supported.Clinical study that is ineligible includes patient-oriented research, epidemiological and behavioral studies, outcomes research and health services research.
  • Research with disease-related goals, including work on the etiology, diagnosis or treatment of physical or mental disease, abnormality, or malfunction in human beings is normally not supported. Animal models of such conditions or the development or testing of drugs or other procedures for their treatment also are not eligible for support. However, research in bioengineering, with diagnosis or treatment-related goals, that applies engineering principles to problems in biology and medicine while advancing engineering knowledge is eligible for support. Bioengineering research to aid persons with disabilities also is eligible.



    Questions? Please contact Jeanne Heschele in the Research Management Group  jheschele@stanford.edu


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