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The Cottage Health Research Grant Program is accepting proposals from the medical and scientific community for research priority considerations in: Pediatrics, Trauma, Precision Medicine, and Neurology/Brain disorders. Proposals are due August 16, 2019, and must be submitted with a Cottage Health employee or medical staff as a Co-PI.

Get a quick glance at upcoming deadlines for summer and a head start for the fall. Various opportunities listed to include a sampling of postdoctoral announcements, dissertation fellowships, research funding, and awards competitions.

The American Society of Theater Research Grant provides up to $3000, and is intended to support specific projects by scholars working in areas important to ASTR's mission that are currently under-represented in its various activities. The deadline to apply is July 16, 2019. Read on for details!

The Academic Senate is now accepting applications for the 2019-20 Doctoral Student Travel Grant. The grants are awarded to eligible students on a first-come, first-served basis each fiscal year. Applicants must be doctoral students and have advanced to candidacy, or if Master of Fine Arts students, must be in their second year and be in candidacy prior to travel. Read on for details!

The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) provides early-career and senior scientists the opportunity to share in NASA's mission, to reach for new heights and reveal the unknown so that what we do and learn will benefit all humankind. Postdoctoral Fellows work on 1- to 3-year assignments with NASA scientists and engineers at NASA centers and institutes. The next NPP deadline is July 1, 2019.

The Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowships aim to provide U.S. professionals the opportunity to teach, conduct research, or carry out a combination of teaching and research at an Indian institution. All academic disciplines will be considered. Application deadline is August 1, 2019. Read on for details.

Are you an innovative scholar who aspires to conduct research in Israel and join the Fulbright family? The United States-Israel Educational Foundation (USIEF) plans to award eight grants to U.S. postdoctoral scholars who seek to pursue research at Israeli institutions of higher education. Grants are open to all academic disciplines and support programs of work in Israel for up to two academic years. Apply by September 16, 2019.

The Stanford Molecular Imaging Scholars (SMIS) program is an integrated, three-year cross-disciplinary postdoctoral training program at Stanford University that brings together 33 faculty mentors from 14 departments in the Schools of Medicine, Engineering, and Humanities, and Sciences. Deadline to apply is June 17, 2019. Read on for details.

The Collegiate Inventors Competition® (CIC) is your opportunity to bring national attention to your work, gain valuable feedback from National Inventors Hall of Fame® Inductees and compete for cash prizes. Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in an exciting, university-led invention competition! Deadline to apply is June 7, 2019.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIG) are grant awards up to $20,000 for doctoral students to improve the quality of dissertation research. These grants provide funds for items not normally available through the student's university. Earliest upcoming deadline is June 17, 2019.

Each year, the Friends of the German Historical Institute (GHI) award the Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize for the best doctoral dissertation submitted on all periods of German history, German-American relations, or the history of Germans in North America. Nominations are due June 15, 2019.

Various awards are available to American Indian and Alaska Native graduate students pursuing MA, MS, PhD, STEM, Medical, Law, MBA, and other professional degrees. Read on for a list of opportunities - next earliest deadline is June 1, 2019.

Do you need funding to conduct research related to understanding rising levels of socio-economic inequality in relation to democratic practices, policies, institutions, and norms? Consider submitting a proposal to the UC Santa Barbara Blum Center for up to $3,000 towards your research expenses. Deadline to apply is May 24, 2019. Read on for more info!

This $60,000 award is offered to early doctorate researchers to support research and book writing related to American foreign policy, international relations, international security, military policy, and diplomatic and military history. The deadline to apply is June 17, 2019. Read on for details.

The Simons Foundation invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships to support research on fundamental problems in marine microbial ecology. The award is for three years, contingent upon satisfactory annual progress reports, and will include an annual stipend of $62,000 and an annual allowance of up to $25,000. Deadline to apply is June 14, 2019.

The Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS) supports students and scholars through fellowships and awards for research contributions to the historical, cultural, and political issues of vital concern to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals and communities. Read on for details about various funding opportunities. The next upcoming deadline is June 1, 2019.

The Guru Gobind Singh Fellowship was established to support graduates of universities in a specific area of India and Pakistan for the purpose of pursuing graduate study at the University of California. Work with your faculty advisor to submit a nomination by the May 29, 2019 deadline.

The Russell Sage Foundation is devoted exclusively to strengthening the methods, data, and theoretical core of the social sciences as a means of improving social policies and currently sponsors a number of core programs, working groups, and special initiatives. Large and small grants available. Next deadline for Letter of Intent (LOI) is May 23, 2019. Read on for more info.

Does your research involve the study of poverty reduction and self-sufficiency, healthy marriage and responsible fatherhood, early care and education, or cross-cutting topics relevant to low-income Hispanic children and families? Consider applying to the Hispanic Center Research Scholars Program. Deadline to apply is May 20, 2019. Read on for more info!

The IIE Scholar Rescue Fund fellowships support displaced scholars at partnering institutions worldwide in order for them to continue their work in safety. Applicants may apply for the year-long fellowships of $25,000 and potentially a second and final year of support. Applications are accepted year-round. Read on for details.