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The following is a summarized article of the advice given to students interested in applying for the Ford Foundation Fellowships - Predoctoral, Dissertation, and Postdoctoral. Included in this summary are resources links to additional information or handouts referenced at the sessions.

OFRF's request for proposals is open to any agricultural production, social, economic, or policy-related topic of concern to organic farmers and/or ranchers. OFRF supports research that is relevant to and takes place in certified organic systems. Deadline is December 15, 2017.

This program from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seeks to increase the number of women and minorities in oceanography, marine biology, and maritime archaeology. Application deadline is December 8, 2017.

The English Language Fellow Program sends experienced U.S. TESOL professionals on paid teaching assignments at universities and other academic institutions around the world. Priority deadline is November 30 to receive consideration for all available projects.

The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship offers up to four-year fellowships with full tuition, fees, stipend, and funding towards annual health insurance. Deadline is December 31, 2017.

The Explorers Club is deeply committed to supporting the fieldwork of serious researchers and offers exploration grants to graduate students and postdocs to support exploration and field research for those who are just beginning their research careers. Deadline is November 13, 2017.

The NPSC Graduate Fellowship is intended to support and increase the number of American citizens with graduate degrees in the physical sciences and related engineering fields, emphasizing recruitment of a diverse applicant pool. Application deadline is November 30.

The Global Religion Research Initiative invites applications from early-career scholars conducting social scientific study of contemporary global religions, especially religions in the “global south" (i.e., not the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe). The deadline is December 18, 2017.

The CLIR-Mellon Dissertation Research Fellowship is offered to a student of any nationality but must be enrolled in a U.S. graduate school whose humanities and social science research uses 'original sources.' Deadline is December 4, 2017.

The NASA Hubble Fellowship Program provides 3 years of salary and benefits for highly qualified recent postdoctoral scientists to conduct independent research in any area of NASA astrophysics. Deadline is November 2, 2017.

The Ghent University quantum group is looking for candidates who are interested in the application of entanglement methods —and in particular tensor networks— in the context of theoretical condensed matter physics, quantum field theory and holography.

The Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields that use high-performance computing to solve complex science and engineering problems. Deadline is January 17, 2018.

The 2018 C.L.R. James Research Fellowship is intended to support research towards the completion of a dissertation or publication of a book promoting research in black intellectual history. Deadline is January 15, 2018.

The HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program competition promotes diversity perspectives and original thinking by supporting early-career life scientists from groups underrepresented in the life sciences. The deadline for this postdoctoral opportunity is January 10, 2018.

Awardees of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) are eligible for additional professional development opportunities through government internships or research abroad. Deadline is December 15, 2017.

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The Mayor's Office Fellowship Program is a wonderful opportunity for graduate students in any concentration who will be enrolled during the summer and are interested in local government and public policy. Deadline is Monday, November 6, 2017.

The fellowship is available to Ph.D. students (U.S., international, and undocumented) studying anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, social psychology, and sociology, as well as interdisciplinary programs. Deadline is December 15.

The National Institute of Health's Ruth L. Kirschstein-NRSA Fellowship Program offers two opportunities for predoctoral individuals to do supervised research training in specified health and health-related areas leading toward the research doctoral degree. Deadline is December 8.

EPA's P3 – People, Prosperity and the Planet – Program is a unique college competition for designing solutions for a sustainable future. Find out more about how to get a $15,000 or $75,000 grant for your design.