Government Funded Fellowships
- Department of Defense (DOD), National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
- National Academies Fellowships
- National Security Education Program, David L. Boren
- National Science Foundation – Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards
- SMART Scholarship Program
Non-Government Funded Fellowships
- American Psychological Foundation, Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Student Fellowship
- American Psychological Foundation, Esther Katz Rosen Fund Grants
- American Association for University Women – International Fellowships
- Amelia Earhart Fellowships (Zonta International Foundation)
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association – Investigator-Initiated Research Grant Program
- American Heart Association – Predoctoral Fellowship
- Autism Speaks – Scientific Research Grants and Fellowship Programs
Deadlines vary - Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Foundation PhD Fellowships
Deadlines: February 1, June 1, and October 1, annually - Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
Deadline: August 20, 2025 - DAAD Research Grants for Doctoral Candidates and Young Academics
Deadline: October 30, 2026 and April 30, 2027 - Epilepsy Foundation – Predoctoral Research Training Fellowship
Deadline: January 22, 2026 - Pathfinder Grant (previously Exploration Fund) – the Explorers Club
Deadline: August 31, 2026 - Fannie & John Hertz Foundation Fellowship
Deadline: October 30, 2026 - Fight for Sight Grants
Deadline: September 7, 2026 and November 2, 2026 - Gladstone NOMIS Fellowship Program
Accepts applications throughout the year - Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) – Gilliam Fellows Program
Deadline: October 27, 2026 - Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) – Hanna H Gray Fellows Program
Deadline: December 15, 2026 - International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) Funding Program
Deadlines vary - Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust
Deadline: January 29, 2026 - Graduate Fellowships for STEM Development (formerly National Physical Science Consortium)
Deadline: January 31, 2027 - Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Deadline: October 29, 2026 - Porter Physiology Development Fellowship
Deadline: February 13, annually - Rose Hills Foundation – Fellowship
Accepts applications throughout the year - Society of Women Engineers
Deadlines vary - USC Graduate School – Fellowships
Students nominated by their department in the Spring. Date pending. - Wellcome Trust- Biomedical Science Funding Schemes
Deadlines vary - Ada I. Pressman Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: late-January, annually - BHW Women in STEM Scholarship
Deadline: April 30, annually - ABC Humane Wildlife Control & Prevention, Inc., and Landmark Pest Management Academic Scholarship
Deadline: July 1, annually
Dates will be updated on an ongoing basis as new information is released. ngp@usc.edu.
