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Deadline |
Award Name and Description |
Eligibility Requirements |
Where to Get Applications |
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Deadlines Vary |
Funding for International
Students |
For applicants & current students: International Students Requirements
vary. |
For
international student funding information: EduPass! http://www.edupass.org/ IEFA - International Education Financial
Aid http://www.iefa.org/ IIE
Online – Institute of International Education (Fulbright): http://www.iie.org/fulbright National
Association of Foreign Student Advisors: http://www.nafsa.org/
FastWeb! http://fastweb.monster.com/index.ptml
Education USA: http://www.educationusa.state.gov/
UNESCO - United Nations Educational,
Scientific, and Cultural Organization: Wenner-Gren Foundation Grants for Non-US
Scholars: |
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Deadlines Vary |
Open Society Institute & Soros Foundation
Network – Grants and Fellowships
related to Health, Education, Governance, Human Rights, Law and Justice,
Children and Youth, Women, Economic Development, and Media, Arts, and Culture |
Varies: http://www.soros.org/grants |
Open Society Institute |
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Deadlines Vary |
Population Council – various predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships
for advanced training in demography |
Fellowship Secretary http://www.popcouncil.org/slr/fellowships.html e-mail: fellowships@popcouncil.org |
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UW Campus deadline – first week of fall
quarter |
Fulbright Study Abroad Fellowships
– Grants for graduate study or research abroad and for training abroad
in the creative and performing arts |
U.S. citizens with a bachelor’s degree or
equivalent before the beginning date of the grant; proficiency in the
language of the host country. More information available from the Institute
of International Education web site: http://www.iie.org/ UW students must first have an account set up by the UW Fulbright Program Advisor: http://www.grad.washington.edu/students/fa/fulbright/index.shtml |
UW students must apply through
the Graduate School Fellowships and Awards 309 Loew Hall, UW Seattle
Campus Email: gradappt@u.washington.edu. Applications are available
beginning in May. On-line applications are
available: |
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UW Campus deadline – first week of fall
quarter |
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
– Grants for dissertation research abroad for non-Western European Area
Studies |
U.S. citizens or immigrant
aliens; Ph.D. candidates in modern area studies, planning a teaching career,
proficient in language of the host country. For more information about the fellowship, go to
the US Department of Education website http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/index.html
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UW students must apply through
the Graduate School Fellowships and Awards 309 Lowe Hall, UW Seattle
Campus Email: gradappt@u.washington.edu. |
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UW Campus deadline – first week in October |
German Academic Exchange Service Fellowships
(DAAD) - One-year scholarship for study or research at a University in
Germany. |
UW graduate students in all disciplines except
medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy; U.S. citizenship, proficiency in German.
More information is available at DAAD’s web site: http://www.daad.org/ |
UW students must apply through
the Graduate School Fellowships and Awards
309 Loew Hall, UW Seattle
Campus Email: gradappt@u.washington.edu Applications may be downloaded
from DAAD’s |
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Early October |
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship
– To assist students of superior ability to pursue graduate programs
leading to the doctorate or the Master of Fine Arts in selected fields
in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. |
Students who at the time of application have not
yet completed their first year of graduate study or will be entering graduate
school in the upcoming academic year. Must be U.S. citizen or permanent
resident (some accepted in the process of becoming citizen or permanent
resident). |
University of Washington students can obtain information and access an
application at the Jacob K. Javits Fellowships website: http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html
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October 15 and March 15 |
Sigma Xi Grant in Aid - Research
grants to support scientific investigation in any field. |
Only undergraduate and graduate students
currently enrolled in degree seeking programs may apply. While membership in
Sigma Xi is not a requirement for the program as a whole, the majority of the
funds (75%) are designated for use by individuals whose primary advisors are
Sigma Xi members or who are Sigma Xi student members themselves. There are no
citizenship restrictions. International students and non-U.S. citizens are
encouraged to apply. |
Office of Development |
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End of October |
Environmental Protection Agency -- for
environmentally related fields:
physical, biological, social sciences and engineering. Funding up to three
years. |
For applicants & current students: U.S.
Citizens and Permanent Residents U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Eligible women, minorities, and
disabled students are strongly encouraged to apply. |
EPA application materials are available throughout
the year from 1-800-490-9194.
Announcements can be found at: at: http://www.epa.gov/epahome/grants.htm
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November 1 and May 1 |
Wenner-Gren Foundation Grants and Fellowships
–grant awards of up to $25,000. |
For applicants & current students: U.S.
Citizens and International Students Dissertation Fieldwork Grants are awarded
to individuals to aid doctoral dissertation or thesis research. Applicants must be enrolled in a
doctoral degree program.
Application must be made jointly with a thesis advisor or other
scholar who will undertake responsibility for supervising the project. |
For Wenner Gren application requests: 470 Park Ave. South, 8th Floor New York, NY 10016-6819 Phone: (212) 683-5000 |
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November 1 |
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New
Americans - These fellowships (30 per year) provide an annual
stipend of $20,000 +half the cost of tuition for two years of graduate study
in any scholarly discipline or professional field. |
Eligible "New Americans" are (1) US
Permanent Residents who have had more than one year of IRS filings; (2)
naturalized US citizens or (3) children of two parents who are both
naturalized citizens. Applicants may be
no
further advanced than the 2nd year of study in the same graduate program;
some preference is given to candidates who have not yet begun their graduate
studies but are in the process of applying. Candidates must demonstrate the
relevance of graduate education to their long-term career goals and potential
in enhancing their contributions to society: |
The Paul & Daisy Soros
Fellowships for New Americans |
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November 1 and January 15 |
Archaeological Institute of America – various |
Students
in doctoral programs or to recent recipients of the Ph.D: |
Archaeological Institute of America |
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November 1 |
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships -- for
graduate study in the sciences, engineering and social sciences. Funding up to three years. |
U.S. citizenship; at the time of application must
not have completed post-baccalaureate study in excess of 30 quarter hours in
any of the fields listed in the program description. |
Applications should be
downloaded from the NSF website at: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/ |
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Mid November |
Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships
– For predoctoral, dissertation, and post doctoral students - 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. |
U.S. citizens or nationals; member of a minority
group that are underrepresented. More information is available on the Ford Foundation
Diversity Fellowships web site: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/FordFellowships/index.htm
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Applications are available to be downloaded from
the following web site: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/FordFellowships/PGA_048203
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Mid - November |
Social Science Research Council International
Predissertation Fellowship - - twelve month fellowship to
enrich disciplinary study in the social sciences with language and area
studies focusing on the developing world. |
For applicants & current students: U.S.
Citizens and International Students Full-time U.S. and non U.S. students at
the early stages of a Ph.D. program in a social science discipline. |
Social Science Research
Council More information at: http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/all/ |
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Mid-November |
Howard Hughes Predoctoral Fellowships -
Research in modern biology, alleviation of disease, and health promotion. |
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, or foreign
national at the beginning of a Ph.D. program in biological science. More
information is available on the following web site: http://www.hhmi.org/grants/index.html
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Download from the National Academies
web site: http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fellowships/othfells.html
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Late November |
American Museum of Natural History - offers
competitive grants and fellowships in areas broadly related to its scientific
and educational objectives |
Both U.S. citizens and non U.S. citizens are
eligible to apply. Applicants must have a bachelor's degree and be able to
fulfill university admission requirements. These may include TOEFL and
Graduate Record Examinations: |
Office
of Grants and Fellowships |
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December 15 |
UW Dept. of Anthropology Olson Fellowship - - three
quarters of funding for students with NW Native American interests. |
For applicants & current students: U.S. Citizens and International
Students Applicants to the Dept. of Anthropology program must have grad.
program application materials in to the Department by January 15. |
Download Olson application at: |
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December 15 |
UW Dept. of Anthropology Baldwin Scholarship - - one
quarter stipend for students of high academic standards to pursue work in
anthropology. |
For applicants & current students: U.S. Citizens and International
Students Nominations are made by the Dept. of Anthropology faculty and should
address the record of the student as well as why he or she is especially
deserving of the award. |
For information contact: Graduate Program Coordinator, University of Washington,
Dept. of Anthropology, Box 353100, telephone: 206-685-1562; |
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December 15 |
UW Dept. of Anthropology James Fellowship: - - one
quarter stipend for students of high academic standards. |
For applicants & current students: U.S. Citizens and International
Students Faculty nominate outstanding applicant to the program. Current
students must submit a statement of academic purpose and achievement and
faculty must submit a nomination letter for current students as well. For students studying any phase of
Pacific NW Anthropology. |
For information contact: Graduate Program
Coordinator, University of Washington, Dept. of Anthropology, |
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Early-January |
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate
Fellowship – Fellowships awarded for study and
research leading to Ph.D. in science and engineering. |
Must be U.S. citizen or national; received
baccalaureate degree by Fall of previous year. For beginning graduate
students. More information at the NDSEG
web site: |
NDSEG
Fellowship Program |
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January |
NSEP
National Flagship Language Initiative (NFLI) Fellowship for
students at the advanced level in Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Korean and
Russian language study. two-year awards that provide support for all academic
expenses directly associated with participation in a Flagship Language
Program |
U.S. citizenship, minimum of a Bachelor's degree
(by the start of the program), a minimum current knowledge of a Flagship
language at an Advanced Low, excellent skills in English, and strong
commitment to seek long-term employment in an agency or office of the U.S.
federal government involved in national security affairs. More information at |
NSEP - The Language Flagship Fellowships Application
downloadable at http://borenawards.org/the_language_flagship
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January 15 |
Foreign
Language Area Studies Fellowships - Fellowships for advanced
training in Canadian, East-, Central-, South-, and Southeast Asian, Middle
Eastern, Russian and Eastern European and Western European Area Studies. |
For graduate students enrolled in a program of
modern foreign language training in a language for which the institution has
developed or is developing performance-based instruction. Must be a
citizen, national or permanent resident of the United States. Information available from Mary Ann Curtis at macurtis@u.washington.edu or 206
616-8679. |
Applications available at the Jackson School of
International Studies at 111 Thomson Hall, on the UW Seattle campus. Applications may also be downloaded from the http://jsis.washington.edu/advise/flas/ |
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January 15 |
Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology --
three quarters of funding with possible subsequent year renewal with
application |
For applicants & current students: U.S.
Citizens and International Students Applicants to the Dept. of Anthropology
program must have grad. Program application materials in to the Department by
January 15. |
Request Demography application materials at: http://csde.washington.edu |
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Mid January |
Project for Interdisciplinary Pedagogy (PIP)
provides an opportunity for diverse, highly motivated cohort of 4-6
University of Washington doctoral students to develop their teaching skills
in the context of an integrative interdisciplinary program that spans the
arts and sciences. |
UW students only.
Applicants should be advanced to doctoral candidacy in their academic program
and have at least one year of teaching experience. Information about PIP is available at: http://www.uwb.edu/ias/about/pip |
Information about the Interdisciplinary Arts and
Sciences Program, University of Washington, Bothell curriculum is available
by clicking http://www.uwb.edu/IAS/. Funded by The Graduate School Fund for Excellence
and Innovation. |
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Mid-January |
DOE
Computational Science Graduate Fellowship provides support and guidance to some of the nation’s best scientific
students |
U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens, in
first or second year of graduate study in physical, engineering, computer,
mathematical, or life sciences or exceptional senior undergraduates who can
meet all the requirements. More information at http://www.krellinst.org/csgf/index.shtml |
DOE CSGF Program Coordinator |
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End of January |
David
L. Boren Graduate Fellowships (National Security Education
Program)– To support outstanding students who demonstrate high levels
of academic performance and motivation to internationalize their education by
developing expertise in languages, cultures, and world regions. |
U.S. citizenship; willing to enter a service
agreement; in the process of must be in a graduate degree program to use the
fellowship. More information is available at the David L. Boren Graduate
Fellowship web site: http://www.borenawards.org/boren_fellowship
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Boren Fellowships Download the application from the Academy for
Educational Development’s web site: |
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February 1 deadline for preliminary inquiry for
following Autumn |
Wadsworth International Fellowship (Wenner-Gren
Foundation) –awards are made for amounts up to $17,500
per year for periods of six months to three years. |
For applicants & current students:
International students For anthropology students from developing countries. |
Professional Development International Fellowship
applications can be found on the following web site: Announcement of awards: mid April. |
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Early February |
Gerberding-Rome Studies Fellowship
– Supports graduate students to pursue studies at the Washington Rome
Center in Rome, Italy. |
Any UW graduate student who intends to enroll at
one of the programs at the UW Rome Center. |
Fellowship & Assistantship Office |
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February 15 |
Graduate Opportunities Program –
Research assistantships for entering US minorities. |
Entering UW graduate student; member of an ethnic
minority underrepresented in area of study. |
Graduate Program Coordinator, University of
Washington, |
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February 15 |
American Anthropological Association Minority
Dissertation Fellowship - promising minority graduate
students in anthropology and to demonstrate its commitment to the long-range
goal of increasing diversity in the discipline |
The American Anthropological Association invites
minority doctoral candidates in anthropology to apply for a full-year
dissertation fellowship of $10,000. |
American Anthropological
Association |
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February 15 (recommended deadline) |
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
– Required for most need-based financial aid, including graduate
work-study assistantships. |
Prospective, entering, returning, or currently
enrolled students. |
Available through Office of
Student Financial Aid: (206) 685-9535; or directly from the Department
of Education's web page: http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/fafsa.jsp |
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Mid-February |
Bonderman
Graduate Travel Fellowships – Five fellowships are
intended to provide an intensive travel experience to expand personal
horizons. Not for research projects, formal study at a foreign university, or
internships abroad. |
Must be University of Washington graduate, or
graduate business, law or other professional students students. Graduate student applicants must apply through
the Office of Fellowships & Assistantships. Applications must be either submitted online or
sent by US mail and postmarked by the deadline. |
UW students must apply through
the Fellowship and Awards Office
telephone: 206-543-7152
Email: gradappt@u.washington.edu Applications are available
beginning in January |
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End of February |
Pembroke College Fellowship
– One year for humanities or social science graduate student to attend
Pembroke College, Cambridge. |
University of Washington student; show academic
promise and performance; aptitude for independent work: Information about Pembroke College, Cambridge
University is available on the Pembroke College website at http://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/ |
Applications will be available
on the Graduate School website: https://www.grad.washington.edu/fellow/Pembroke_fellowship_page.htm Contact the Office of
Fellowships and Award
Email: gradappt@u.washington.edu |
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End of February |
Chester A. Fritz Grants for
International Study & Exchanges – Grants to support international
study or research in the humanities and social sciences. |
Current UW masters or
PhD students with foreign language competence in the arts and humanities or
social sciences and social professions. See the Fritz fellowship page
for a list of eligible fields: https://www.grad.washington.edu/students/fa/fritz/index.shtml
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UW students only. Applications are
available on the Graduate School website: Office of International Programs and Exchanges 459 Schmitz Hall, Box 355815 Seattle, WA 98195-5815 206-221-4404 For information about
establishing an affiliation with the foreign university contact The Office of
International Programs & Exchanges at ipe@u.washington.edu |
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End of February or end of March |
Arts
& Humanities and Social Sciences & Social Professions Dissertation
Fellowship - Fellowships
to support doctoral dissertation research in the fields of arts &
humanities, social sciences and social professions. |
Ph.D. candidate who will
complete the degree during the next academic year. Requires nomination. http://www.grad.washington.edu/students/fa/dissertation/index.shtml There will be two committees to
evaluate the applications, one in the arts & humanities and one in the
social sciences and social professions. Email: gradappt@u.washington.edu
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Must be nominated by the chair of the
department. Nominations are requested by the Graduate School.
Applications are available on the Graduate School website: http://www.grad.washington.edu/fellow/FellCalendar.htm Email: gradappt@u.washington.edu |
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End of February or end of March |
Gatzert Child Welfare Fellowship
– Fellowships to support doctoral dissertation research in the field of
child development with special reference to the physically or mentally
disabled. |
Ph.D. candidate who will complete the degree
during the next academic year. Requires nomination: |
UW students only.
Applications are available on the Graduate School website: Email: gradappt@u.washington.edu |
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March 1 |
GO-MAP Graduate Diversity Fellowships (Bank
of America, Presidential, and Stroum Dissertation Fellowships) |
Awards based on merit, financial need, and
diversity; available to doctoral students only. |
Departments may submit student nominations to The
Graduate School's Graduate Opportunities & Minority Achievement Program
(GO-MAP) (gomap@u.washington.edu). |
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March 5 |
The
John C. Flanagan Graduate Student Fellowship |
In addition, the Graduate School will enhance the fellowship award by
creating subventions to support the publication of dissertations by Flanagan
fellowship recipients. These grants are intended to help new scholars get their
first volume into print. |
More information on the following webpage: http://www.grad.washington.edu/students/fa/calendar.shtml
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Mid March |
Explorer’s Club - The Exploration Fund of
The Explorers Club provides grants in support of exploration and field
research. Grants in amounts up to $1,500 primarily to graduate students. |
Applicants do not have to be members of The
Explorers Club and do not have to reside in the United States to qualify for
an award. |
The Explorers Club |
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End of March |
Huckabay Teaching Fellowships
– One-quarter fellowships for graduate students, in collaboration with
a faculty mentor, focusing on issues of teaching and learning. |
Project proposals must be submitted by a graduate
student and a faculty mentor either from the UW or from a nearby community
college, college, or university. |
For applications contact the Graduate School Fellowhsips and Awards: http://www.grad.washington.edu/students/fa/huckabay/index.shtml
Email: gradappt@u.washington.edu |