GRADUATE  PROGRAMS

The Innovation Zone Makerspace Fellowship provides programmatic, educational, and administrative support to the UConn Innovation Zone Makerspace in Werth Tower. The Innovation Zone is a creative makerspace that enables and supports innovation, entrepreneurship, and making by providing resources, technologies, and mentorship to UConn students, faculty and staff. This is a live-in fellowship, with the cost of rent and utilities for a furnished one-bedroom apartment located in Werth Tower for one academic year considered as compensation for 15 hours per week. For more details, please view the full description.pdf.

Interested candidates should send a letter of interest; resume/CV; and names and contact information for three professional references to: Cody D. Ryan, LCIZ Makerspace Supervisor, Office of First Year Programs and Learning Communities at Cody.D.Ryan@uconn.edu. Candidates must be eligible to work 15 hours per week. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The University of Connecticut is an EEO/AA employer.

Supports collaborative studies that will increase knowledge to improve services for individuals with communication disorders.

Award: Up to four grants of $35,000 each

Eligibility: Partnerships of researchers (with a PhD or equivalent research doctorate in CSD or related discipline) and practitioners (with a degree in audiology, speech-language pathology or related field)

Deadline: Next competition will be offered in 2022

Website: https://www.ashfoundation.org/apply/researcher-practitioner-collaboration-grant/

Airport Cooperative Research Program 2021-2022 Graduate Research Award Program
Deadline: May 14, 2021
Eligibility: These awards will be offered only to persons who, on the date of the application, are U.S. or Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or current student visa holders and officially enrolled full-time in a graduate degree program at an accredited U.S. or Canadian institution of higher learning. Proof of both may be required. Eligibility status must be maintained throughout the academic year.

Deadline: January 15, 2021
Citizenship: U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, asylees, or individuals who are lawfully authorized to work full-time without restriction for any U.S. employer and who, at the time of application, possess lawful evidence of employment authorization. International students on F-1 or M-1 visas are not eligible for CHCI programs.
Website: https://chci.org/programs/graduate-fellowship-program/

Deadline:  Three opportunities (two due on 10/31/2020; one due on 10/30/2020)
Citizenship: not specified
Website:   https://www.energy.gov/eere/amo/articles/apply-now-doe-entrepreneurship-programs-seek-world-class-energy-and-manufacturing

Deadline:  November 15
Citizenship:  Not US Citizens or permanent residents
Website:  https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/current-opportunities/international/

• Deadline:  Late February – Early March 2021
• Citizenship  :International candidates are eligible for the program and are required to have the appropriate visa before starting the program.
• Website:  https://www.aphl.org/fellowships/Pages/Bioinformatics.aspx

Deadline:  December 10, 2020 (5:00 pm EST)
Citizenship:  all US Nationals, and US permanent residents
Website:  https://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/index.htm

• Deadline: October 23, 2020
• Citizenship: N/A
• Website: http://www.research.ibm.com/university/awards/fellowships

• Deadline: November 13, 2020
• Citizenship: citizen or permanent resident at time of application
• Website: http://www.gemfellowship.org/students/gem-fellowship-program/