Grant Information for Chemistry Graduate Students
Brought to you by the Tufts Chemistry Grad Student Council (CGSC)
Updated October 21, 2003
I recently spent some time researching grant opportunities
for chemistry graduate students. I have compiled the most popular programs into
the table below to help you start your search for funding. They are divided into
stipend programs, which essentially award you a research assistantship, and
travel grants, which provide you with money to attend conferences. Most of the
funding is for US citizens or permanent residents, though there are a few
programs with no citizenship requirements. **There is a lot of funding for
female graduate students.**
Applying for a grant is useful experience for future research work. Of course there are numerous benefits to actually receiving the grant also, not the least that you will receive $money$ for your research and you can add to the “Awards” section of your resume or CV.
| Award Name | Sponsor | Eligibility | Citizenship | Amount of Award | Duration | Soonest Due Date | Comment | Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fellowships: | NSF Graduate Research Fellowship | National Science Foundation | "Senior undergraduate, 1st or 2nd year graduate student" | US | Full stipend | 1-3 years | Nov-03 | http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/dge/programs/grf/
https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/jsp/homepage/grad_research_fel.jsp |
|
| AAUW American Fellowship | American Association of University Women | Female; writing dissertation or postdoctoral | US or permanent resident | Full stipend | 1 year | 15-Nov-03 | Applicants come from all disciplines | http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/index.cfm | |
| AAUW International Fellowship | American Association of University Women | Female; writing dissertation or postdoctoral | Non-US, only certain countries | Full stipend | 1 year | 15-Dec-03 | Applicants come from all disciplines | http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/index.cfm | |
| ACS Organic Division Fellowship | American Chemical Society - Organic Division | Organic Ph.D candidates in 3rd or 4th year | US or permanent resident | Full stipend | 1 year | Jun-04 | http://www.chem.wayne.edu/acs-organic-division/fellowships.html | ||
| ACS Analytical Division Fellowship | American Chemical Society - Analytical Division | Analytical Ph.D candidate in 3rd or 4th year | Full stipend | 9 months | 5-Dec-03 | http://www.wabash.edu/acsgraduatefellowship/home.htm | |||
| EPA STAR Fellowship | Environmental Protection Agency | Up to 3rd year Ph.D or beginning M.S. | US or permanent resident | Full stipend | 1 year | 20-Nov-03 | "Applicant should be in ""environmentally related field of specialization "" -- includes Biochemistry and Environmental Chemistry" | http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/current/2004_grad_fellow.html | |
| SDE/Graduate Women in Science Research Fellowships | Graduate Women in Science | Female graduate student; GWIS member (not sure what membership entails) | Any | Various awards, $900-$3000 | 1 year | 1-Dec-03 | http://www.gwis.org/Awards-Grants/Awards.htm | ||
| NIH Predoctoral Fellowship for Minority Students | National Institute for Health | Must be underrepresented minority in biomedical science | US or permanent resident | $15,000 per year | Up to 5 years | 15-Nov-03 | Applicant is in biomedical sciences; additional applications accepted in spring, due 01-May | http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-069.html | |
| AT&T/Bell Labs | AT&T | Female or minority Ph.D candidates | US or permanent resident | $16800 per year+ | Up to 6 years | 15-Jan-03 | Applicant should be in computer or communications-related field; check with AT&T as some info seems outdated | http://www.research.att.com/academic/ | |
| Travel Grants: | ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry Travel Grant | American Chemical Society - Medicinal Division | ACS member | $600 | Travel to ACS national conference; awarded twice yearly | Check newsletter at Med Chem website | http://wiz2.pharm.wayne.edu/ | ||
| Women Chemists Committee Travel Grant | American Chemical Society - Women Chemists Committee | Female; any level | $500 | Travel to ACS national conference; awarded twice yearly | 15-Feb-04 | http://membership.acs.org/W/WCC/ | |||
| Ford Travel Grant | American Chemical Society - Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering | Female or minority male graduate student | $500 | Travel to ACS national conference; awarded twice yearly |
Where to look next
This should be considered merely a start in a search for funding. Here is a list of web resources which may help broaden your search.
GrantsNet [www.grantsnet.org]
Tufts ASE research site [ase.tufts.edu/gradstudy/research/]
Community of Science (COS) Funding Opportunities (this has quite a bit of international information as well) [fundingopps2.cos.com/]
In addition to the fellowships above, the various ACS
divisions may provide support for research and travel. Contact your division
(Carbohydrate, Inorganic, Medicinal, etc.) through the ACS homepage [www.chemistry.org].
Other fellowships may be available in biomedical or “quantitative sciences” from NIH, see their fellowship page [http://grants1.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm].
***Please note that the Howard Hughes Medical Institute has
ended its predoctoral fellowship program as of 2003.
I found some wrong information! Or, I want to thank you! Or, I have more questions!
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