Funding and Training Opportunities

• Pre-enrollment (apply while applying to grad school programs) or early-stage grad student (may choose to apply either year 1 or year 2, but can only apply once while enrolled in a Ph.D. program)
• U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident
• Have never earned a master's or professional degree in any field, unless returning to graduate study after an interruption of two or more consecutive years
• Individuals holding joint bachelor's-master's degrees currently enrolled as first-year doctoral students, who have not previously applied as graduate students and enrolled in the doctoral program the semester following award of the joint degree, may apply as first-year doctoral students only.

https://www.nsfgrfp.org/

Award: Fellowship consists of three years of support during a five-year fellowship period. Currently, NSF provides a stipend of $34,000 to the Fellow and a cost-of education allowance of $12,000 to the graduate degree-granting institution for each Fellow who uses the fellowship support in a fellowship year. The amount may vary year to year. 

Objective: “The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions. Deadline for the application is generally mid to late October every year.”

• Application for the Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study is by invitation only, Adviser-student pairs from eligible disciplines must be nominated by the HHMI-designated institutional representative.
• Prospective fellows must be current Ph.D. students and U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or other immigrants to the U.S., and be from racial, ethnic, or other groups recognized in the U.S. as underrepresented in the sciences

https://www.hhmi.org/science-education/programs/gilliam-fellowships-advanced-study

Award: Fellows are supported for up to three years of dissertation research, typically in years three, four, and five of PhD study.  Compensation for the 2020-21 fellowship year is $50,000. This includes an annual fellow stipend of $33,000, an institution allowance (in lieu of tuition and fees) of $10,000, a fellow educational allowance of $3,000, and an adviser allowance of $4,000 to support diversity and inclusion efforts at the graduate level.

Objective: “The goal of the Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study is to increase the diversity among scientists who are prepared to assume leadership roles in science, particularly as college and university faculty. The program provides awards to pairs of students and their dissertation advisers who are selected for their scientific leadership and commitment to advance diversity and inclusion in the sciences. Notifications will be sent to the designated nominators by HHMI in late August, the submission portal opens in early September, and the deadline for nominations for the competition is mid-October.”

• The NDSEG Fellowship Program is open only to U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals. Dual citizens may apply.
• Eligible applicants are required to be enrolled in their final year of undergraduate studies or first two years of a traditional PhD program. (Also open to MD/PhD students)

https://www.ndsegfellowships.org/

Award: The NDSEG fellowship provides stipends, prorated monthly based on a 12-month academic year. Stipend amounts are determined for each Fellowship class by the DoD. The monthly stipend is currently $3,200 ($38,400 annually) for fellowship tenure. Stipends are paid monthly directly to the fellows. Stipend payments are electronically transferred directly to each Fellow's financial institution on a monthly basis.

Objective: “As a means of increasing the number of U.S. citizens and nationals trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance, the Department of Defense (DoD) awards fellowships subject to the availability of funds.”

• All U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. permanent residents (holders of a Permanent Resident Card), as well as individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, Indigenous individuals exercising rights associated with the Jay Treaty of 1794, political asylees, and refugees
• Individuals from underrepresented minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply
• Pre-enrollment and early stage graduate students (no preliminary data required)

https://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_171962

Award: These fellowships provide three years of support for individuals engaged in graduate study leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Objective: “Predoctoral fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) on behalf of the Ford Foundation. The awards will be made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, 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.”

• All U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. permanent residents (holders of a Permanent Resident Card), as well as individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, Indigenous individuals exercising rights associated with the Jay Treaty of 1794, political asylees and refugees
• Senior grad student (preliminary data required) completing a research-based Ph.D. dissertation
• Applicants must have completed all departmental and institutional requirements for their degree, except for writing and defense of the dissertation

https://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_171939

Award: These dissertation fellowships provide one year of support for individuals working to complete a dissertation leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Objective: “Through its program of Fellowships, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.”

• Only applicants who propose to complete a program of graduate study leading to a PhD degree are eligible.
• Pre-enrollment (apply while applying to graduate programs) is recommended.
• First year graduate students may apply, applications from students currently beyond their first year of graduate school are only considered favorably in cases where exceptional research leverage can be demonstrated.
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• Application includes an invited in-person technical interview on the physical and biological sciences, mathematics, engineering and computer science.

https://hertzfoundation.org/fellowships/application

Award: Full support for a Ph.D. program, meaning cost-of-education allowance and a personal-support stipend. The Hertz Fellowship award is renewable annually for five years. Hertz may be used to supplement funding from an additional source for one or multiple years. 

Objective: “Applicants are screened for qualities we believe are essential ingredients of future professional accomplishment and/or leading indicators of future professional success. Should an applicant be offered a Graduate Fellowship by the Hertz Foundation, she or he must formally accept it before commencing its tenure. This acceptance includes a statement that the Fellow makes a moral commitment to make his or her "skills available to the United States in times of national emergency." The Foundation believes that it is up to the individual Fellow to determine for herself or himself whether a serious problem exists and whether or not she or he can help.”

• U.S. citizen or permanent resident, in year 3 or 4 of PhD training, planning to complete a post-doctoral fellowship

https://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/fellowships/F99-K00

Award: The F99/K00 award is meant to provide up to 6 years of support in two phases. The initial (F99) phase will provide support for 1-2 years of dissertation research (final experiments, dissertation preparation, and selection of a postdoctoral mentor). The transition (K00) phase will provide up to 4 years of mentored postdoctoral research and career development support, contingent upon successful completion of the doctoral degree requirements and securing a postdoctoral position.

Objective: “The purpose of the Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00) is to encourage and retain outstanding graduate students who have demonstrated potential and interest in pursuing careers as independent researchers. The award will facilitate the transition of talented graduate students into successful research postdoctoral appointments.”

• Individual must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence
• Must be currently enrolled in a PhD or equivalent research degree program (e.g., EngD, DNSc, DrPH, DSW, PharmD, ScD) in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences at a domestic or foreign institution (Generally second or third year grad students - preliminary data should be included)
• Individuals are required to pursue their research training on a full-time basis, normally defined as 40 hours per week or as specified by the sponsoring institution in accordance with its own policies.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-19-195.html

Award: The Kirschstein-NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) program may provide up to five years (typically 2-3 years) of support for research training that leads to the PhD or equivalent research degree. Kirschstein-NRSA awards provide stipends as a subsistence allowance to help defray living expenses during the research and clinical training experiences. Fellowship awards will contribute to the combined cost of tuition and fees at the rate in place at the time of award. The application should request a Kirschstein-NRSA institutional allowance to help defray the cost of fellowship expenses such as health insurance, research supplies, equipment, books, and travel to scientific meetings.

Objective: “The purpose of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) award is to enable promising predoctoral students to obtain individualized, mentored research training from outstanding faculty sponsors while conducting dissertation research in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. The proposed mentored research training must reflect the applicant's dissertation research project and is expected to clearly enhance the individual's potential to develop into a productive, independent research scientist.” Three due dates/award cycles per year: Cycle 1: early April, Cycle 2: early August, Cycle 3: early December

• Individuals from racial and ethnic groups that have been shown by the National Science Foundation to be underrepresented in health-related sciences on a national basis. The following racial and ethnic groups have been shown to be underrepresented in biomedical research: Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.  In addition, it is recognized that underrepresentation can vary from setting to setting; individuals from racial or ethnic groups that can be demonstrated convincingly to be underrepresented by the grantee institution should be encouraged to participate in this program.
• Individuals with disabilities, who are defined as those with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, as described in the  Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended
• Individual must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence
• Must be enrolled in a Ph.D. program at time of application (Generally second or third year grad students, preliminary data should be included)

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/pa-18-666.html

Award: Individuals may receive up to 5 years of aggregate Kirschstein-NRSA support at the predoctoral level (up to 6 years for dual degree training, e.g., MD/PhD), , including any combination of support from institutional training grants (e.g., T32) and an individual fellowship award. Kirschstein-NRSA awards provide stipends as a subsistence allowance to help defray living expenses during the research and clinical training experiences. NIH will contribute to the combined cost of tuition and fees at the rate in place at the time of award. The application should request a Kirschstein-NRSA institutional allowance to help defray the cost of fellowship expenses such as health insurance, research supplies, equipment, books, and travel to scientific meetings.

Objective: “The purpose of this Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research award is to enhance the diversity of the health-related research workforce by supporting the research training of predoctoral students from population groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research workforce, including underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and those with disabilities. Through this award program, promising predoctoral students will obtain individualized, mentored research training from outstanding faculty sponsors while conducting well-defined research projects in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. The proposed mentored research training is expected to clearly enhance the individual's potential to develop into a productive, independent research scientist.” Three due dates/award cycles per year: Cycle 1: early April, Cycle 2: early August, Cycle 3: early December

• Individual must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence
• The F30 program is specifically designed to support combined, dual-degree training leading to award of both a health professional doctoral degree (e.g., MD, DO, DDS, AuD, DVM, PharmD) and a research doctoral degree (e.g., PhD, DrPH) from an accredited program.
• An applicant 1) must have matriculated into a dual-degree program no more than 48 months prior to the due date of the initial (-01) application; and 2) must have identified a dissertation research project and sponsor(s)

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/pa-18-668.html

Award: Kirschstein-NRSA awards provide stipends as a subsistence allowance to help defray living expenses during the research and clinical training experiences. NIH will contribute to the combined cost of tuition and fees at the rate in place at the time of award. The application should request a Kirschstein-NRSA institutional allowance to help defray the cost of fellowship expenses such as health insurance, research supplies, equipment, books, and travel to scientific meetings.

Objective: “This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will support students at institutions with NIH-funded institutional predoctoral dual-degree training programs. The purpose of the Kirschstein-NRSA, dual-doctoral degree, predoctoral fellowship (F30) is to enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising predoctoral students, who are matriculated in a combined MD/PhD or other dual-doctoral degree training program (e.g. DO/PhD, DDS/PhD, AuD/PhD, DVM/PhD), and who intend careers as physician/clinician-scientists. Applicants must propose an integrated research and clinical training plan and a dissertation research project in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. The fellowship experience is expected to clearly enhance the individual's potential to develop into a productive, independent physician/clinician-scientist.”

• To be eligible, your birth parents must have both been born outside of the US as non-US citizens, and both parents must not have been eligible for US citizenship at the time of their births
• One of the following must be true of the applicant as of the application deadline: you are a US citizen by birth and both of your parents were born abroad as non-US citizens, you have been naturalized as a US citizen either on your own or as a minor child under the application of one of your parents, you were born outside of the US or one of its territories and were subsequently adopted by American parents and were awarded US citizenship because of your adoption, you are in possession of a valid green card, you have been granted asylum or refugee status in the US, or you were born abroad but graduated from both high school and college in the US (this includes current and past DACA recipients)
• Pre-enrollment (apply while applying to grad schools) or early-stage grad students. To be eligible, you must not have begun the third year of the program that you are seeking funding for as of the deadline
• All students must be 30 or younger as of the application deadline

https://www.pdsoros.org/

Award: Each award is for up to $25,000 in stipend support a year, as well as 50 percent of required tuition and fees, up to $20,000 per year, for one to two years. The first year of Fellowship funding cannot be deferred.

Objective: “The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans program honors the contributions of immigrants and children of immigrants to the United States. Each year, we invest in the graduate education of 30 New Americans—immigrants and children of immigrants—who are poised to make significant contributions to US society, culture or their academic field.” Deadline is late October annually.

• The successful applicant will be a senior graduate student, or a recent PhD awardee
• Cash prize to an individual for Ph.D. research in retrovirology

https://biochem.utah.edu/uta/

Award/Objective: “A $1250 cash prize in honor of Uta von Schwedler was established in 2012 to be awarded annually with the purpose of honoring the accomplishments of a distinguished graduate student as he or she completes a dissertation in retrovirology.”

• Women of color in STEM who also have a strong background and commitment to equity, social justice, and public engagement
• Applicants should propose research or outreach projects that align with the mission of 500 Women Scientists and are focused on increasing equity, inclusion, and social justice in STEM. Proposed projects can be: a) an expansion of an applicant’s ongoing/existing work, b) an expansion of existing 500 Women Scientists programs, or c) a creation of a new project/program

https://500womenscientists.org/fellowship-for-the-future-about

Award: The Fellowship for the Future is a two-year leadership award program for women of color in STEM leading research or outreach projects in line with the 500 Women Scientists mission and focused on increasing equity, inclusion, accessibility, or social justice in STEM. Includes: a $5,000 honorarium, $1,000/yr in supplementary project funds, support and mentorship from the 500 Women Scientists leadership team and advisory board, travel funds to attend in-person 500 Women Scientists leadership board meetings, & travel funds to attend in-person professional development trainings

Objective: “500 Women Scientists has launched a fellowship to recognize and amplify the crucial role of women of color in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). We consider this fellowship necessary for building environments where women from all backgrounds can thrive and be supported, so that our future is one where equity, inclusion, and social justice are integrated into our STEM communities. We consider this fellowship necessary to support the future.”

• Senior grad student (preliminary data required)
• U.S. citizens or permanent residents
• Open to women scholars in all fields of study.

https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/current-opportunities/american/dissertation-fellowships/

Award: $20,000 directly to the awardee

Objective: “The purpose of the Dissertation Fellowship is to offset a scholar’s living expenses, including childcare, while she completes her dissertation. The American Dissertation Fellowship must be used for the final year of writing the dissertation. Applicants must explain financial need, have completed all coursework, passed all preliminary exams, and had the dissertation research proposal or plan approved by November 1. The doctoral degree/dissertation must be completed between April 1 and June 30 of the following year. Students already holding a fellowship or grant for the purpose of supporting their final year are not eligible to apply. An AAUW American Fellow is expected to pursue her project full time during the funding period (July 1–June 30).”

• Awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents
• Master’s/first professional degree and doctoral applicants must be enrolled in a U.S. accredited institution located in the U.S. during the fellowship year.
• Applicant must intend to devote herself full-time to the proposed academic plan during the fellowship year.

https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/current-opportunities/international/

Award: $18,000–$30,000 over the course of one year

Objective: “Recipients are selected for academic achievement and demonstrated commitment to women and girls. Recipients will return to their home countries to become leaders in business, government, academia, community activism, the arts or scientific fields.” Deadline is mid-november.

• Senior grad students and post-docs are eligible
• Non-U.S. citizens eligible
• Women only
• Financial need of research funding is a requirement for the application. Project that has already been fully funded by another agency or organization will be ineligible.

https://www.gwis.org/page/fellowship_program

Award: A maximum of $10,000 may be requested - any proposal requesting over $10,000 will be automatically disqualified.

Objective: “The Graduate Women In Science (GWIS) National Fellowship Program helps increase the knowledge in the natural sciences and encourages the academic and professional careers in the sciences by women. Applications are due in early January.”

• Pre-enrollment and first year Ph.D. students
• U.S. citizens or permanent residents who plan full-time, uninterrupted study toward a Ph.D.

https://www.krellinst.org/csgf/about-doe-csgf

Award: The fellowship provides four years of support, but must be renewed each summer. There is also an annual $1,000 travel allowance.

Objective: “Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields that use high-performance computing to solve complex science and engineering problems.”

• European citizens working overseas are eligible. Europe includes countries geographically in Europe, the UK, the all states of the former Soviet Union, Turkey and Israel. Applicants with European citizenship must have pursued their secondary school or university education in Europe in order to be considered as European by the BIF.
• Early-stage grad student (no preliminary data required)

https://www.bifonds.de/fellowships-grants/phd-fellowships.html

Award: Monthly stipend: 2,975 euros/month for fellows located in the USA. It is initially granted for two years and may be extended once for up to one year. In addition, you receive travel allowances, e.g. for scientific conferences, and participate in seminars for BIF fellows and alumni. Depending on your personal situation, you may receive additional monthly benefits, e.g. a child care allowance of up to 500 euros and/or a spouse allowance of 200 euros.

Objective: “Projects must be in the field of basic biomedical research, and aimed at elucidating basic biological phenomena of human life and acquiring new scientific knowledge. You must apply within 6 months of starting your Ph.D. project, deadlines are February 1, June 1, and October 1 of each year. The lab rotation period is not counted as the start of your PhD project, even if your last lab rotation takes place in your PhD lab.”

• Must be matriculating in a full-time doctoral (Ph.D.) program in a field relevant to epilepsy research
• Have a defined research plan and access to institutional resources to conduct the proposed project (appropriate for mid-stage to senior grad students with preliminary data)
• U.S. citizenship is not required; however, all research must be conducted in the U.S.
• Applications are encouraged from women, members of minority groups, and people with disabilities

https://www.aesnet.org/research/funding_for_junior_investigators/Pre_Doctoral_Fellowships

Award: The fellowship award offers up to $30,000 for stipend and travel support to the AES Annual Meeting for one year, as well as a one-year AES membership. The number of awards granted each year is contingent upon available funds.

Objective: “AES Predoctoral Research Fellowships support predoctoral students who are pursuing dissertation research with an epilepsy-relevant theme, and who are working under the guidance of a mentor with expertise in epilepsy research. Proposals are welcomed across the spectrum of basic, translational, and clinical research.” Proposals due early January yearly.

• Applicant must be enrolled in a Ph.D., M.D., D.O., D.V.M., Pharm.D., D.D.S., DrPH, or Ph.D. in nursing or equivalent clinical health science doctoral degree program, who seeks research training with a sponsor prior to embarking upon a research career.
• At the time of award activation, the candidate must have completed initial coursework and be at the stage of the program where he/she can devote full-time effort to research or activities related to the development into an independent researcher or a related career aimed at improving global cardiovascular health
• At the time of application, must have one of the following designations: U.S. citizen, Permanent resident, Pending permanent resident (any resident who has an approved I-765 form and has submitted an I-485 application with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services), E-3 Visa - specialty occupation worker, H1-B Visa - temporary worker in a specialty occupation, F-1 - student visa, J-1 Visa - exchange visitor, O-1 Visa - temporary worker with extraordinary abilities in the sciences, TN Visa - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Professional, G-4 Visa - family member of employee of international organizations, or DACA - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, this status requires additional AHA approval to apply - see website

https://professional.heart.org/professional/ResearchPrograms/ApplicationInformation/UCM_443316_Predoctoral-Fellowship.jsp

Award: One or two years (indicated in the application) of personal stipend support matching NIH scale for post-doctoral fellows, including additional cost for health insurance, and additional $2,000 per year for research project support

Objective: “To enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising students who are matriculated in pre-doctoral or clinical health professional degree training programs and who intend careers as scientists, physician-scientists or other clinician-scientists, or related careers aimed at improving global cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and brain health.”

• Doctoral students may submit a proposal that examines any aspect of the entire spectrum of kidney biology and disease.
• Must be a current graduate student in an accredited doctoral (PhD) program, and have passed his or her qualifying exam, if applicable. A 12-month extension will be considered per childbirth during the candidate’s doctoral training. Women, men, and those who adopt are eligible for the extension.
• Must be a member of ASN (Student membership-type) at the time of the fellowship application. ASN provides free membership to students and PhD candidates.
• Can hold other external grant support but cannot have support totaling more than the National Institutes of Health guidelines for doctoral students

https://www.asn-online.org/grants/fellowships/

Award: $10,000 per year for two years. Payments will be made to the predoctoral fellow’s institution and must be used only for stipend support.

Objective: “The mission of the KidneyCure Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Program is to attract PhD students to nephrology as a research area in the early stages of their careers.”

• Applicants (U.S. and non-U.S. citizens) attending schools of medicine, pharmacy, public health, nursing, and dentistry
• Full-time, in-residence students who will have completed most of their pre-thesis requirements (at least two years of study) and be engaged in thesis research as PhD candidates by the time the award is active

http://www.phrmafoundation.org/2018-awards/pre-doctoral-fellowship-awards/health-outcomes/

Award: $25,000 per year, up to two years

Objective: “This award provides support to promising students (U.S. and non-U.S. citizens) during advanced stages of training and thesis research and for the career development of scientists prepared to engage in health outcomes research.” Deadline is early February annually.

• Applicants (U.S. and non-U.S. citizens) must be full-time, in-residence students.
• Eligible candidates will have completed most of their pre-thesis requirements (at least two years of study) and be engaged in thesis research as PhD candidates by the time the award is activated.

http://www.phrmafoundation.org/2018-awards/pre-doctoral-fellowship-awards/drug-delivery-letters-of-intent-due-may-15-2020/

Award: $25,000 per year, up to two years.

Objective: “The PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship in Drug Delivery provides support for students in advanced stages of training and thesis research in drug delivery research, including basic pharmaceutics, biopharmaceutics, pharmaceutical technology, pharmaceutical biotechnology or biomedical engineering.” Letter of Intent due May annually.

• Applicants (U.S. and non-U.S. citizens) must be full-time, in-residence students.
• Eligible candidates will have completed most of their pre-thesis requirements (at least two years of study) and be engaged in thesis research as PhD candidates by the time the award is activated.

http://www.phrmafoundation.org/2018-awards/pre-doctoral-fellowship-awards/drug-discovery-loi-may-15-2020/

Award: $25,000 per year, up to two years.

Objective: “The PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship in Drug Discovery provides support for students in advanced stages of training and thesis research in drug discovery research. The evolving process of drug discovery should include innovative culture-based and animal-based efforts that embrace new cutting-edge technology, including target-specific structural and computational drug-based design and the use of genomics.”

• The candidate must be enrolled in a doctoral program at the time of application submission
• U.S. citizenship is not a requirement
• The application must be prepared and submitted by the student and must outline an original research project (distinct from the project of a mentor, whether funded by TRDRP or another source)

http://www.trdrp.org/funding-opportunities/award-mechanisms/predoctoral-award.html

Award: Annual stipend support of up to $30,000 for three consecutive years, and 60% of tuition and fee costs, up to $16,000 per year. The applicant may request an institutional allowance to help defray the cost of expenses such as health insurance, medical liability or other special insurance, research supplies, equipment, books and travel to scientific meetings and other project-related travel. These costs will be covered up to $4,200 per year.

Objective: “Support the mentored training of predoctoral level students with clear and direct commitment to and potential for contributing to the advancement of one or more stated TRDRP research priorities. The Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program of California (TRDRP) administers the portion of state retail taxes on tobacco products that are designated for research within California. This unique source of funding supports investigators at eligible California institutions whose research contributes directly to the elimination of smoking and the use of tobacco products and mitigates the human and economic costs of tobacco product use in California.”