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If you are looking for financial support for the coming year or next, the time to start applying is now! Whether you are a new student, current graduate, or postdoctoral scholar, opportunities are available at different points of your academic trajectory.
If you are looking for financial support for the coming year or next, the time to start applying is now! Whether you are a new student, current graduate, or postdoctoral scholar, opportunities are available at different points of your academic trajectory. Below is a sample list of upcoming deadlines to consider. A friendly reminder: start talking to your faculty advisor about opportunities you are interested in, especially if you plan on requesting their support with letters of recommendation. And be sure to check the program websites regularly for the most updated information. Start now, save time, and plan ahead!
UPCOMING DEADLINES
POSDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
Sep. 1 Institute of Current World Affairs Postdoc Fellowship
Sep. 1 Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Abe Postdoc Fellowship
Sep. 1 Pasteur Foundation and Institut Pasteur Laboratory Postdoctoral Fellowship
Sep. 2 Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (HCAS) Postdoctoral Fellowship
Sep. 4 Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowship
Sep. 15 Princeton University Society of Fellows (SF) Humanities and Social Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship
Oct. 1 Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies Postdoctoral Social Science Fellowship
Oct. 1 German Historical Institute (GHI) Postdoctoral Fellowships
Oct. 17 The Harvard Newcomen Postdoctoral Fellowship in Business History
Oct. 24 University of Toronto Postdoctoral Fellowships
Nov. 7 School for Advanced Research Resident Scholar Fellowships
Nov. 1 University of Wisconsin-Madison Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship
Nov. 10 Ford Postdoctoral Fellowship
Nov. 15 American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Fellowships
Dec. 1 AAUW Postdoctoral Fellowship for International Women
DISSERTATION GRANTS and FELLOWSHIPS
Sep. 12 UC MEXUS Dissertation Grants
Oct. 6 National Academy of Education (NAEd) Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program
Oct. 9 NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences
Oct. 15 Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Dissertation Fellowship in Women's Studies
Oct. 22 Mellon Foundation and the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Dissertation Completion Fellowship
Nov. 1 AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship and Travel Grant
Nov. 1 Doctoral Dissertation Grant Program (Fahs-Beck Scholars)
Nov. 3 Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF)
Nov. 10 Ford Dissertation Diversity Fellowship
Nov. 15 American Association of University Women (AAUW) Dissertation Fellowships
Dec. 1 AAUW Graduate Fellowship for International Women
PREDOCTORAL or DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
Oct. 1 German Historical Institute (GHI) Doctoral Fellowships
Oct. 1 Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies Doctoral Social Science Fellowship
Oct. 24 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Grant (Pre or Early Doctoral)
Oct. 27 IBM Doctoral Fellowship Program
Nov. 10 Ford Predoctoral Fellowship
Nov. 15 National GEM Consortium Graduate Fellowships in Science, Engineering, and STEM fields
TBD NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships (NSTRF)
RESEARCH GRANTS
Aug. 31 Korea Foundation Field Research Fellowship
Sep. 1 Kentucky Historical Research Fellowships
Sep. 1 California Sea Grant's State Fellows Program
Sep. 6 Mirzayan Science Tech Policy Fellowship
Sep. 15 AERA-NSF Large Scale Data Research Grants
Sep. 15 Global Intellectual History Fellowships
Sep. 15 German Chancellor Research Fellowship
Sep. 17 Craft Fund Graduate Research Grant (creativity and design)
Sep. 27 Michigan Society of Fellows Three-Year Fellowships
Sep. 30 Javits Fellowship Program (arts, humanities, and social sciences)
Sep. 30 Wiedemann Research Fellowships for Enlightenment Studies
Oct. 1 American Philosophical Society Franklin Research Grants
Oct. 15 Small Grants for Doctoral Research In Second or Foreign Language Assessment
Oct. 17 Getty Library Research Grants
Oct. 20 University of California Natural Reserve System Mathias Graduate Student Research Fellowship
Nov. 1 American-Scandinavian Foundation Fellowship Program
Nov. 2 African Humanities Program Fellowship
Nov. 2 Hemingway Research Grants
Dec. 15 Phillips Library Research Grants
Jan. 9 Switzer Environmental Fellowship Program
Jan. 9 The Samuel H. Kress Foundation and AAMC Foundation Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome
Jan. 16 Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) Research Fellowship
Feb. 15 Small Grants for Doctoral Research In Second or Foreign Language Assessment
OTHER (AWARDS, TRAVEL, BOOK PRIZE, or TRAINING)
Sep. 1 English Speakers Paid Fellowship in Colombia
Oct. 1 School for Advanced Research $10K Staley Prize
Oct. 15 Award for Best PhD Dissertation in Asian Studies