Recent Awards:

Rosemary Grant Award for Graduate Student Research:
Liz Droge-Young (Pitnick)

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP): Andrew Siefert (Ritchie)

Congratulations to Mason Heberling (Fridley) and Luka Negoita who will also be joining the Fridley Lab. Both students just received notification of award from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) begining 2012-2013.

Awards & Fellowships

Brief listing of resources and databases.

See also: Syracuse University Office of Sponsored Programs and Searchable databases (below).

SU Graduate Fellowships

Funding for graduate study at Syracuse University is determined at the departmental level. Students must be nominated by the admitting department for consideration of a University fellowship. Graduate application deadline : January 1st.
For information about Graduate Studies in Biology visit our graduate program website.

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Soft Interfaces IGERT @ SU: http://soft-igert.syr.edu/
An interdisciplinary graduate program offering competitive fellowships to train PHD scientists and engineers in the areas of biological membranes, biomaterials and nanostructured interfaces.
More information.

External Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students & Postdocs:

Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology's (SICB) Grants-in-Aid of-Research and Fellowship of Graduate Student Travel. Both are for research funding, for US and international students.

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Five Fellowships and grants : American and International Fellowships, Career Development Grants, and Selected Professions Fellowship. Applications available beginning: Aug. 1; submission deadlines vary for each.

Animal Behavior Society grad student research awards

Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds - PhD student fellowships for European citizens

FORD FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS - See individual announcements for Predoc, Dissertation, & Postdoc info.
Online application opens on or about Sept 1. Application deadline November.

GEM Fellowships

Graduate Women in Science (GWIS)

International Federation of University Women: international research grants for grads and postdoc women

L’ORÉAL Foundation-UNESCO - see link: For Women In Science (postdoctoral)

NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships (F32)

National Science Foundation - Specialized Information for Graduate Students. Of special interest:

Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants (DDIG)
Deadline: November 18, 2011

NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

See also: Other funding resouces for an extensive list with links to specific programs & funding agencies for Graduate and Postdoctoral support.

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Grad Student Research Opportunities

Resources for the Future (RFF) several academic fellowships including Joseph L. Fisher Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships. Submission deadline: mid-February

Rosemary Grant Award for Graduate Student Research (Evolution Society), Application Deadline: April 1

Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research Program
Students from any country are eligible to receive funding.
Application Deadlines: March 15 and October 15 annually

Udall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, Deadline, late- February.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The Company of Biologists Travelling Fellowships of up to £2500 to graduate students and post-docs wishing to make collaborative visits to other laboratories; designed to cover the cost of travel and other expenses; open to all nationalities.

Searchable Databases:

COS (Community of Science) - comprehensive database of available funding

Grants.gov

Grantsnet.org - find funds for research and training in the sciences

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