American Association of University Women Educational Foundation Career Development Grants
Amount:
The amount ranges from $1,000 to $5,000.
Purpose:
Career Development Grants are for women who are in the early stages of graduate studies in order to reenter the workforce, change careers, or advance their current careers.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, have earned a bachelor’s degree, and have received their last degree before June 30, 1992. They must pursue course work at a fully accredited 2- or 4-year college or university or at a technical school licensed, accredited, or approved by the federal Veteran’s Administration.
Deadline: January 3.
Contact:
AAUW Educational Foundation
Development Office, Department A
1111 16th St., NW
Washington, DC 20036-4873
(202) 728-7602
American Association of University Women Educational Foundation Community Action Grants
Amount:
The amount ranges from $500 to $5,000.
Purpose:
To provide seed money to individual women and AAUW branches and state for programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls. Consideration will be given to branch applicants who seek partners for collaborative projects.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be women who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and hold a bachelor’s degree. Project must have direct public impact, be nonpartisan, and take place within the United States or its territories.
Deadlines:
Fall cycle: September 2. Spring cycle: February 4.
Contact:
AAUW Educational Foundation
Development Office, Department A
1111 16th St., NW
Washington, DC 20036-4873
(202) 728-7602
The Applied Social Issues Internship Program
Amount:
The amount ranges from $1,500 to $2,500.
Purpose:
To encourage intervention projects, nonpartisan advocacy projects, applied research, and writing and implementing public policy.
Eligibility:
College seniors, graduate students, and first-year postdoctorates in psychology, applied social science, and related disciplines are eligible.
Deadlines:
September 1 for awards announced in October. March 3 for awards announced in April.
Contact:
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Central Office
Attn: Applied Social Sciences Internship Program
P.O. Box 1248
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248
Business and Professional Women’s Foundation/Sears-Roebuck Loan Fund for Women in Graduate Studies
Amount:
Loans of up to $2,500 each are made for an academic year.
Purpose:
This loan fund was established for women seeking their master’s of business administration. Study may be full-time or part-time, but the applicant must carry at least six semester hours or the equivalent during each semester for which loan is requested.
Eligibility:
The applicant must be a U.S. citizen, have academic and/or work experience showing career motivation and the ability to complete course study, have written notice of acceptance for enrollment at a school accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business, and demonstrate financial need.
Deadline: April 15.
Contact:
Scholarships/Loans
Business and Professional Women’s Foundation
2012 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 293-1200, ext. 169
Business and Professional Women’s Foundation Loan Fund for Women in Engineering Studies
Amount:
Loans of up to $5,00 each are made for an academic year.
Purpose:
This loan fund was established and is designed to assist women in their final 2 years of any accredited engineering program, including undergraduate, refresher and conversion programs, as well as graduate studies. Study may be full or part-time, but applicants must carry at least six semester hours of the equivalent during each semester for which a loan is requested.
Eligibility:
The applicant must be a U.S. citizen, have academic and/or work experience records showing career motivation and the ability to complete course of study, have written notice of acceptance for enrollment at a school accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, and demonstrate financial need.
Deadline:
Request application by sending a SASE between January 1 and April 1. Deadline April 15.
Contact:
Scholarships/Loans
Business and Professional Women’s Foundation
2012 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 293-1200, ext. 169
Educational Testing Service National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Visiting Scholar Program
Amount:
The level of the stipend will be commensurate with the scholar’s experience and will supplement any support received from the fellow’s home institution. Relocation expenses, consistent with ETS guidelines, will be reimbursed upon presentation of receipts.
Purpose:
To provide research opportunities for scholars to address important educational policy issues or measurement of issues that affects the efficiency or usefulness of NAEP. The goal is to encourage secondary analyses of NAEP data and increase the number of minority professionals in educational measurement and related fields.
Eligibility:
Applicants should hold a doctorate degree in a related discipline and provide evidence of scholarship.
Application Details:
Applicants should send a letter of application along with a current curriculum vita; detailed proposal of the research the applicant will conduct while at ETS (about 5 pages); names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three individuals who are familiar with the applicant’s work and are willing to serve as referees.
Deadlines:
Materials must have arrived by February 1.
Contact:
Linda DeLauro
MS 16-T, ETS
Princeton, NJ 08541-0001
(609) 734-1806
Educational Testing Service Summer Program in Research for Graduate Students
Amount:
Stipend is $3,500 for 8 weeks. Participants will be reimbursed for limited travel to and from Princeton, consistent with the ETS travel policy.
Purpose:
To increase the number of women and minority professionals in educational measurement and related fields.
Eligibility:
Applicant must be a graduate student who has completed 1 year of full-time graduate study in a doctoral program emphasizing psychometrics, cognitive psychology, educational psychology, statistics, higher education, technology, occupational vocational testing, minority issues, testing issues, or policy studies. Preference is given to women and minority issues, or policy studies. Preference is given to women and minority candidates.
Duration:
Duration of the program is 8 weeks during the summer. Participants work under the supervision of ETS.
Deadline:
February 1 of each year.
Contact:
Linda DeLauro
MS 16-T, ETS
Princeton, NJ 08541-0001
(609) 734-1806
Health Services Dissertation Research Grants National Research Service Awards
Amount:
Ten to 15 $17,000 - $31,500 National Research Service Awards are offered. Ten to 20 Dissertation Grants per year are offered, each no more than $20,000.
Eligibility:
Applicant for a dissertation research grant must be enrolled in an accredited doctoral degree program in the social, management, medical, or health sciences.
Academic Requirements:
All requirements for the doctoral degree other than the dissertation must be completed by the time of the award.
Deadline: January 24.
Contact:
Office of Scientific Review
Agency for Health Care Policy
And Research (AHCPR)
600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-3091
The Henry A. Murray Dissertation Award Program
Amount:
Three $2,500 grants are offered.
Eligibility:
Applicant must be a graduate student doing research in the social and behavioral sciences. The goal of the program is to support research that best embodies Henry A. Murray’s commitment to the in-depth study of individuals in context, over time, and from a variety of perspectives.
Academic Requirements:
Projects should focus on some aspect of the "study of lives," including issues in human development and personality.
Selection Criteria:
Priority will be given to projects drawing on the resources of the Murray Research Center, but this is not a requirement for applying.
Application Details:
Proposals should include a cover page giving applicant’s name, affiliation, and the title of the proposed project. The body of the proposal should present a description of the research to be undertaken, including brief statements of background, significance and rationale of the project. A proposed timetable should be included.
Deadline: April 1.
Contact:
Murray Research Center
Radcliffe College
Attn: Grants Administrator
10 Garden St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-8140
Jeanne Humphrey Block Dissertation Award
(Doctoral Award)
Amount:
One grant of $2,500 is awarded annually.
Eligibility:
Applicant must be a woman enrolled in a doctoral program in a field relevant to girls’ or women’s psychological development.
Selection Criteria:
Preference is given to projects that draw upon or contribute to the resources of the Henry A. Murray Research Center of Radcliffe College. Recipient selection is based on the importance of the research question and its potential contribution to the field of study.
Application Details:
Applicant should submit a cover page with her name, affiliation, and title of proposed research. A description of the research to be undertaken, including statement of background, significance, and rationale of the project should be detailed in the body of the proposal. The description may be up to a maximum of six pages, double-spaced. A proposed timetable and budget should also be included.
Deadline: April 1.
Contract:
Grants Administrator
The Henry A. Murray Research Center
Radcliffe College
10 Garden St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-8140
Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program
Amount:
The amount is unlisted.
Eligibility:
Applicant must be an U.S. citizen or permanent resident who is a member of an ethnic minority group recognized by the U.S. government. The program consists of research training to prepare students for careers in biomedical research. Award types include Honors Undergraduate Research Training Grants, Predoctoral Fellowships, Faculty Fellowships, and Visiting Scientist Fellowships.
Deadline:
The deadline is set by individual schools.
Contact:
MARC Program
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Institutes of Health
45 Center Drive, MSC 6200
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
(301) 594-3900
http://www.nih.gov/nimhs/
Minority Institution Sciences Improvement Program
Amount:
The amount is unlisted.
Eligibility:
Eligible institutions are: public and private nonprofit, predominately minority institutions; professional and scientific societies; and nonprofit accredited colleges and universities which provide in-service training to project directors, scientists, and engineers from eligible institutions.
Selection criteria:
Projects that are sought would enhance a minority institution’s capacity for developing and maintaining a quality science program and would increase the flow of underrepresented ethnic minorities into science and engineering.
Deadline: None.
Contact:
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Postsecondary Education
Division of Higher Education Incentive Programs (MISIP)
Room 3022, ROB-3
400 Maryland Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20202
(202) 708-5547
Smithsonian Institution - James E. Webb Internship
Amount:
Stipends of $400 per week are issued to participants for a 10-week period. Travel allowance may be provided.
Purpose:
This program is designed to promote excellence and diversity in the management of not-for-profit scientific and cultural institutions.
Eligibility:
Internships in residence at the Smithsonian are awarded to minority graduate students in business and public administration.
Deadline: November 1.
Contact:
Office of Fellowships and Grants
Smithsonian Institution
955 L’Enfant Plaza, Suite 7000
Washington, DC 20560
(202) 287-3271
http://www.si.edu/youansi/ofg/ofintro.htm
Smithsonian Institution - Native American Internship Program
Amount:
Interns will receive a stipend of $300 per week for undergraduate and $300 per week for graduate students for a 10-week period.
Purpose:
Internships in residence at the Smithsonian are available for students to participate in research or museum related activities related to Native American studies.
Eligibility:
Native American undergraduate and graduate students are invited to apply.
Deadlines:
For summer (to begin after June 1); March 1.
For fall (to begin after October 1); July 1.
For spring (to begin after January 1); November 1.
Contact:
Office of Fellowships and Grants
Smithsonian Institution
955 L’Enfant Plaza, Suite 7000
Washington, DC 20560
(202) 287-3271
http://www.si.edu/youansi/ofg/ofintro.htm
Smithsonian Minority Internship Program
Amount:
Interns will receive a stipend of $300 per week for undergraduate and $300 per week for graduate students for a 10-week period.
Purpose:
Internships in residence at the Smithsonian are available for students to participate in research or museum related activities.
Eligibility:
U.S. minority undergraduate and beginning graduate students are invited to apply.
Deadline: February 15.
Contact:
Office of Fellowships and Grants
Smithsonian Institution
955 L’Enfant Plaza, Suite 7000
Washington, DC 20560-0902
(202) 287-3271
http://www.si.edu/youansi/ofg/ofintro.htm
Social Science Research Council Urban Underclass Program Summer Dissertation Workshop
Amount:
The council will cover participants’ expenses including seminar fees, transportation, and room and board. Students who successfully complete the workshop will receive an additional award of $750.
Purpose:
To provide training in research design and analysis, qualitative and/or quantitative, and to assist students in developing a research interest or idea into a dissertation proposal in one of the following fields; all social sciences, genetics, nutrition neurobiology and behavior, and environmental toxicology.
Eligibility:
Minority graduate students who are completing at least their second year of graduate study but who have not yet started the actual writing of the dissertation may apply.
Deadline: December 10.
Contact:
Social Science Research Council
Research on the Urban Underclass
605 Third Ave.
New York, NY 10158
(212) 661-0280
Society for the Psychological Studies of Social Issues Dissertation Award
(Doctorate Award)
Amount:
First prize is $600; second prize is $400
Eligibility:
Applicants must have had a doctoral dissertation in psychology or in a social science with psychological subject matter during the previous year.
Application Details:
Fax copies of dissertation abstract and certification by dissertation advisor of acceptance date of dissertation must be submitted.
Deadline: April 1.
Contact:
Society for the Psychological Studies of Social Issues
P.O. Box 1248
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248
(313) 662-9130
http://www.SPSSI.org
Society for the Psychological Studies of Social Issues Grant-in-Aid
(Graduate/Postgraduate Award)
Amount:
The amount varies between $1,000 and $2,000.
Eligibility:
Applicant should be conducting or planning research on social issues and problems of interest to the Society for the Psychological Studies of Social Issues. The society is especially interested in proposals committed to the study of sexism and racism.
Application Details:
No formal application is needed.
Deadlines: November 13 and April 1.
Contact:
Society for the Psychological Studies of Social Issues
Attn: Grants-in-Aid Program
P.O. Box 1248
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248
(313) 662-9130
http://www.spssi.org
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - The Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program
Amount:
The amount is unlisted.
Eligibility:
Applicant must be an U.S. graduate student in medicine, public health, health administration, allied health, or clinical psychology. Applicant must have been accepted for full-time enrollment or be already in full-time attendance and in good standing at HEAL schools.
Deadline: None.
Contact:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Bureau of Health Professions
Division of Student Assistance
Washington, DC 20202
(202) 619-0257
U.S.I.A. Fulbright Grants for Graduate Study and Research Abroad
Amount:
The amount varies.
Purpose:
The institute publicizes the U.S.I.A. Fulbright Program competition and receives and screens all incoming applications for this and other grants offered by foreign governments, universities corporations, and private donors.
Application Details:
Applications are available beginning May 1.
Deadline: October 23.
Contact:
U.S.I.A. Fulbright Student Program
Institute for International Education
809 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
(212) 883-8200
Woodrow Wilson – Johnson & Johnson Dissertation Grants in Children’s Health
Amount:
$2,000 for expenses connected wit the dissertation.
Purpose:
To encourage original and significant research on issues related to child health from a public policy perspective. Research leading to solutions of serious problems will be of particular interest.
Eligibility:
Applicant must be a student in a doctoral program such as nursing, public health, anthropology, history, sociology, psychology, and social work, who have completed all predissertation requirements at graduate schools in the United States.
Deadline:
For requesting application: October 9
Materials postmarked: November 6
Contact:
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Department WS
CN 5281
Princeton, NJ 0854-5281
Fax: (609) 452-0066
http://www.woodrow.org/womens-studies/health/
Woodrow Wilson - Johnson & Johnson Dissertation Grants in Women’s Health
Amount:
$2,000 for expenses connected with the dissertation.
Purpose:
To encourage original and significant research on issues related to women’s health particularly for the understanding of women’s lives and its significance for public policy or treatment.
Eligibility:
Applicant must be a student in a doctoral program such as nursing, public health, anthropology, history, sociology, psychology, and social work, who have completed all predissertation requirements at graduate school sin the United States.
Deadline:
For requesting application: October 9
Materials postmarked: November 6
Contact:
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Department WS
CN 5281
Princeton, NJ 08543-5281
Fax: (609) 452-0066
http://www.woodrow.org/womens-studies/health/
Woodrow Wilson Women’s Studies Research Grant
(Doctorate Grant)
Amount:
The average amount is $5,000.
Purpose:
To encourage original and significant research about women on such topics as the evolution of women’s role in society (particularly contemporary America), women in history, the psychology of women, and women as seen in literature and art. Special grants of $2,000 each are available for dissertations regarding women’s health.
Eligibility:
Applicant must be a student in a doctoral program who has completed all predissertation requirements in any field of study at a graduate school in the United States. Dissertation director and faculty must endorse applicant.
Deadline:
For requesting applications: October 9.
Material from abroad postmarked: October 16.
Other materials postmarked: November 6.
Contact:
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Department WS
CN5281
Princeton, NJ 08542-5283
(609) 452-7007
Fax: (609) 452-0066
http://www.woodrow.org
