Funding Opportunities Upcoming Deadlines and Opportunities (August 2022)

To see additional fellowships and award opportunities, visit the CURF Resources for Graduate Students and Grad Center Grants and Fellowships webpages. Additional individual & student funding and financial assistance can be found on our Graduate Funding & Finances page. 

Funding and Professional Opportunities

Chicagoland Diverse Postdoc Recruiting Event 
Deadline: September 12 
Northwestern University, the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), and the University of Chicago (UChicago) invite applications for the second annual Chicagoland Diverse STEM Postdoc Recruitment Initiative!  The initiative has two components, both conducted virtually: 1) Professional Development programming held virtually from October 20-21; and 2) Informational Interviews conducted from October 20 – November 5. This opportunity is for advanced (post-candidacy) PhD students, recent PhD grads, or early-career postdoc scholars in STEM fields who identify as an underrepresented racial and/or ethnic minority, disabled, LGBTQIA+, or first-gen. There is no citizenship requirement.

Schwarzman Scholarship (for Fall 2023 start)
Deadline: Sept 20 (all countries excluding China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao) 
Highly selective international scholarship program designed to prepare future leaders for success in a world where China plays a key global role. Scholars develop their leadership skills through a fully-funded one-year Master's degree in Global Affairs at Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University in Beijing – one of China's most prestigious universities. Chinese language proficiency is NOT required.

WW Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies
Deadline: October 14
W Women’s Studies Fellowships support the final year of dissertation writing for Ph.D. candidates in the humanities and social sciences whose work addresses topics of women and gender in interdisciplinary and original ways. The Women’s Studies competition is for projects in the humanities and social sciences; projects in fields such as management, the clinical and biological sciences, and law are not eligible unless they have a demonstrable academic grounding in the humanities and social sciences.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
Deadline: October 17 - 21 (varies by field)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recognizes and supports promising students in NSF-supported STEM and social science disciplines who are pursuing research-based graduate degrees. For information about applying for the NSF GRFP at Penn, visit: www.curf.upenn.edu/content/nsf.

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans 
Deadline: October 27
Prestigious national fellowship provides up to two years of support for graduate study for new Americans - permanent residents or naturalized citizens if born abroad; otherwise children of naturalized citizen parents - in any field and in any advanced degree-granting program in the US. Learn more about the application process and access the schedule for upcoming information sessions on applying for the fellowship at www.pdsoros.org/apply/information-sessions.

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships
Deadline: October 31
1-3 year fellowship awarded to applicants who will pursue a doctoral degree in, or closely related to, an area of DoD interest within one of their fifteen prioritized disciplines in science and engineering. Fellows receive full tuition & fees, a monthly stipend, and up to $1000 for medical insurance.

American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) Fellowship 
Deadline: November 1
Fellowships (up to $23,000) and grants (up to $5,000) to individuals to pursue research, study or creative arts projects in one or more Scandinavian country for up to one year.

National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies Research Associateship Program (RAP) 
Deadline: November 1
Graduate and postdoctoral research opportunities in science and technology at sponsoring federal laboratories and affiliated institutions.

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Fellowships and Grants 
Deadline: November 1
Supports women scholars who are completing dissertations, planning research leave from accredited institutions, or preparing research for publication. Funds research in a variety of disciplines that helps to improve communities. Eligibility: Women PhD candidates in all fields of study

Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Deadline November 15
Fellowships of $30,000 will be awarded for 12 months of full-time dissertation writing to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner. Eligibility: PhD candidates are who writing on topics where ethical or religious values are a central concern, and who expect to complete the dissertation between April 1 and August 31, 2022

Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program
Deadline: November 15 (Tentative)
Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) institutes provide fully-funded group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for 7-10 weeks for U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master ’s and Ph.D. students. Countries may include: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Russia, South Korea, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, or others where the target languages are spoken. Apply in November for a fellowship the following summer.

Ongoing Opportunities or Rolling Deadlines 

Campaign for Community 
Deadline: rolling
The Campaign for Community aims to strengthen our Penn community by finding ways to discuss and understand key issues that may appear to be difficult or intractable. The program provides grants of up to $1500 for projects and activities that help advance the Campaign's goals of encouraging mutual understanding, respect, and discussion among members of the community on important topics. Learn more at https://provost.upenn.edu/campaign-community.

Dirksen Congressional Center Congressional Research Grants 
Deadline: rolling 
Eligibility: Students with a serious interest in studying Congress; a significant portion of the funds is awarded for PhD dissertation research

Data Incubator Data Science Fellowship 
Deadlines: Multiple sessions each year, deadlines vary.
An advanced 8-week fellowship for PhDs looking to enter industry. Free for admitted Fellows. Participate either in person in New York City, Washington, DC, the San Francisco Bay Area, or online.