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The Nico Linesch Boundary Crossing Scholar's Award offers $4,000 to graduate students with an internship plan at a governmental or nonprofit agency as part of their degree program. The government agency or nonprofit must be based and located in the United States, with a budget that limits their capacity to offer compensation to the graduate student. Deadline is January 16, 2018.

The National Institute of Justice's Research Assistantship Program (RAP) offers highly qualified doctoral students the opportunity to bring their expertise to NIJ to work across offices and program areas to obtain a practical and applied research experience. Deadline is January 16, 2018.

The Litfin Performing Arts Scholarship is intended to support expenses incurred while enrolled (2018-2019 school year) in a performing arts education program, including undergraduate, graduate, conservatory, or other professional training. Deadline is March 30, 2018.

Evidence for Action (E4A) is offering a postdoctoral position at UCSF Center for Health and Community to those whose research is related to health and health inequalities, including social, behavioral, and institutional risk factors.

The University of California Humanities Research Institute is offering a new grant opportunity for graduate students and faculty members aimed to help UC humanities scholars launch or further develop digital humanities projects. Applications are due January 4.

The Chateaubriand Fellowship is a grant to Ph.D. students who wish to conduct research in France in either Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Biology-Health (STEM) or Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). The deadline is January 16, 2018.

The Switzer Fellowship Program offers one-year Fellowships to highly talented graduate students in New England and California whose studies and career goals are directed toward environmental improvement. Deadline is Monday, January 8, 2018.

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.