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As a means of increasing the number of U.S. citizens and nationals trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance, the Department of Defense (DoD) plans to award approximately 180 new three-year graduate fellowships. Deadline is December 9.

GEM is a network of corporations, laboratories, universities, and research institutions that enables qualified students from underrepresented communities to pursue graduate education in applied science and engineering. Deadline is November 15.

The Amelia Earhart Fellowship is awarded to women of any nationality pursuing a Ph.D or doctoral degree who demonstrate a superior academic record in the field of aerospace-related sciences or aerospace-related engineering. Deadline is November 15, 2016.

The Hertz Foundation provides merit-based support for 20 doctoral students in the applied physical, biological, or engineering sciences for up to 5 years. Hertz hopes to fund future innovators and leaders in the sciences. Deadline is October 28, 2016.

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is now accepting applications for its Minority Dissertation Fellowship Program in Education Research, which is targeted for members of racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in higher education. The deadline is November 1.

The University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. The deadline to apply is November 1.

All Ph.D. students entering the academic job market for 2016-2017 ​​can earn up to $80 (from Amazon.com) to participate in this paid research study from UC Riverside and the Life Events Lab.

The American Educational Research Association Grants Program provides small grants and training for researchers who conduct studies of education policy and practice using quantitative methods and including the analysis of data from the large-scale data sets.

Due to recent eligibility changes in the NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship Program, as well as the impending fall application deadline, the Graduate Student Resource Center conducted an information session for students interested in applying to the program. Read on for a recap of the event.

The Institute of Current World Affairs awards fellowships for young people who will independently study in foreign countries for at least 2 years. This fellowship program provides individuals with an opportunity to develop a deep understanding of an issue, country, or region outside the U.S.

The Korea Foundation (KF) offers 30 fellowships for Ph.D. candidates in the dissertation stage and professors who will research and write in Korea for 1-6 months.

Each year, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation offers more than 5 awards to scholars who wish to make use of the archival materials located in Boston.

The Graduate Student Association (GSA) Childcare Grant is now more accessible than ever! GSA officers have voted to widen the language of eligibility to include quarters where students have need that are not necessarily degree milestones.

Twelve Ph.D. and one postdoctoral research fellowship are being offered at the Graduate School of Global Intellectual History in Berlin. Applications are due September 15.

The ARNOVA Emerging Scholars Awards are designed to help develop the next generation of scholars, foster the dissemination of research into practice, and enhance practitioner involvement in the creation of usable knowledge.

Are you overwhelmed and exhausted ​from looking through comprehensive external funding databases? Then check out the recently-updated Department-Specific Funding List from the Graduate Student Resource Center!

Lisa Gates of SheNegotiates offered many helpful tips and preparation strategies to grad students and post-docs in her recent salary negotiation workshop. Read a recap of some of her important takeaways here.

Funding for travel this academic year is still available through the Doctoral Student Travel Grant.

The UC Office of the President is accepting applications for these $12,000 fellowships through May 25.

The United States-Israel Educational Foundation is offering 8 Fulbright fellowships for postdocs studying in Israel for two years.

The purpose of the George Bennett Fellowship is to provide time and freedom from material considerations to a person seriously contemplating or pursuing a career as a writer. The deadline to apply is November 30.

The Harry Ransom Center, an internationally renowned humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, invites applications for its 2017-2018 research fellowships. Deadline is November 15.

The AAUW is providing more than $3.7 million in funding for more than 230 fellowships and grants to outstanding women and nonprofit organizations in the 2016-17 academic year. Check out the six different types of fellowships and grants they offer, with the first deadline being November 15, 2016.

The NC State University Building Future Faculty (BFF) Program is a two-day all-expenses-paid workshop for doctoral students and post-doctoral scholars who are interested in pursuing academic careers and who are committed to promoting diversity in higher education. Deadline is November 13.

Applicants to the California Alliance Postdoctoral Fellowship Program are afforded the opportunity of being considered by all four California Alliance institutions and may also be considered by affiliated national laboratories. The priority deadline is November 1, but applications are accepted year-round.

Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties. The competitions for their predoctoral, dissertation, and postdoctoral fellowships are now open, and the first deadline is November 10, 2016.

The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at Stanford University invites applications for the Wayne Vucinich Fellowship. This is a 12-week residential fellowship to be offered in Winter 2017. The fellowship is open to scholars working on the region in any discipline.

The Non​-​traditional Student Resource Center (NTRSC) is looking to hire a graduate student assistant for the year. The application deadline is Friday, September 9 at 4 p.m.

The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) is pleased to announce that ​they are now accepting applications for their Fellowships and Grants program for the 2017-18 academic year for research and study in Scandinavia.

The UC Institute for Mexico and the United States offers the UC MEXUS Dissertation Research ​Grant for dissertation or final MFA projects in Mexico, about Mexico, or in collaboration with the Mexican academic and research community.

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.

The Graduate Career Consortium welcomes you to join a virtual information session on applying for federal fellowships. Panelists representing several different agencies will share tips and advice on how to successfully apply for federal fellowships and traineeships.

The UCSB Women’s Center is currently searching for a Graduate Assistant for the 2016-17 academic school year. Applications are invited from any individual interested in feminist approaches to social justice as well as commitment to positively affecting our local UCSB and broader communities.

The Atlas Corps English Teaching Fellowship is a full-time teaching opportunity where native or near-native English speakers are taught the methodology to provide bilingual education in Colombia.

The Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship provides the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the Academies in Washington, DC, learning about science and technology policy and the role that scientists and engineers play in advising the nation.

Attention humanities/social science Ph.D. candidates: apply by July 29 to the 21st Century Global Dynamic Research Fellowship.

If your work involves grad students or post-docs developing technologies to impact clinical medicine, apply by June 17 to the Lindros Award.

The 2017 UC Laboratory Fees Research Program offers an opportunity for Ph.D. candidates to receive $60,000 annually for at least two years through on-site research at a National Laboratory.

The Nitrogen Reduction Challenge sponsored by Tulane University offers $1 million to a team with the best solution to mitigate hypoxia in lakes and oceans.

The UCSB Research Mentorship Program (RMP) is seeking graduate students, postdocs and researchers for a mentorship opportunity this summer.