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We are currently recruiting graduate students and high school STEM educators to join the NASA GISS Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI) program!
The NASA Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI) is a year-long STEM engagement opportunity for educators and graduate students to work directly with NASA scientists and lead research teams in a NASA research project hosted at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City, NY; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD; or NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA.
The application deadline is August 29, 2021.
For detailed information about educator participation in CCRI 2021-2022, including descriptions of the opportunities, please see the information and instructions document for educators (PDF) and submit application documents using the Fall 2021 CCRI Educator link.
For detailed information about graduate student participation in CCRI 2021-2022, including descriptions of the opportunities, please see the information and instructions document for graduate students (PDF) and submit application documents using the Fall 2021 CCRI Graduate Student Research Assistants link.
Date: Wednesday, August 11th
Time: 6pm
Description: Come join us for a workshop on developing and improving your CV before the start of the semester! Kay Gruder from UConn’s Center for Career Development will be leading an interactive workshop, so please remember to have your CV ready to work on during the event. See you there!
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85707544282?pwd=L2lmQjljMG12NlRqeG5MdjRGRmdGQT09
Meeting ID: 857 0754 4282
Passcode: x4rGwG
Applications for the Conference Participation Award (formerly the Doctoral Travel Fellowship) will be accepted through June 30. Detailed information, including eligibility criteria and the application form, can be found on our website and application information will be appearing in SoapBox posts for grads throughout June.
As a reminder, the Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship is transitioning to a summer fellowship where applications for funding in Summer 2022 will be accepted in February 2022. As part of this transition, a limited submission cycle will occur in July-August 2021 for applicants who will graduate by May 2022. Details will appear in SoapBox as we get closer to July but I wanted to highlight that here, as well.
If you have any questions about these fellowships, please reach out to Abbey Campbell (Abigail.j.campbell@uconn.edu or gradschool@uconn.edu). Abbey recently joined The Graduate School following Barbara Parziale’s retirement and will be administering these awards going forward.
The Graduate School is committed to helping graduate students achieve their academic, professional, and personal goals during their time at the University of Connecticut. In support of this goal, The Graduate School invites applicants for the Summer Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, which is intended to support the successful completion of the dissertation. Please review the eligibility criteria for this fellowship carefully before applying. This is a one-time $2,000 fellowship. If awarded, the funds will be awarded for the Summer term and paid through the Office of the Bursar.
Deadline: A limited submission cycle will be held from July 1-August 31, 2021 as this award transitions from a bi-annual award to a summer fellowship.
Eligibility: This application period is only open to doctoral students who will graduate by May 2022.
- The applicant must be a doctoral student in a program that requires a dissertation.
- The applicant must be an active student when they apply and are awarded. Students who complete their degree during the prior semester cannot be awarded.
- For the limited submission cycle in July/August 2021, the applicant must be an active student in Fall 2021 who plans to graduate by Spring 2022.
- The applicant must have documented successful completion of the General Examination by submitting the Report on the General Exam to the Office of the Registrar’s Degree Audit team no later than August 31, 2021.
- The applicant must have documented successful completion and submission of the dissertation proposal by submitting the Dissertation Proposal form.pdf to the Office of the Registrar’s Degree Audit team no later than August 31, 2021.
- For the limited submission cycle in July/August 2021, the Dissertation Proposal form may be submitted to Degree Audit without IRB/IACUC approval. The milestone will be posted as “in progress” and that will satisfy eligibility for this application. IRB/IACUC approval must be submitted to Degree Audit when received so that the milestone may be updated to “complete” on the student record.
- The applicant is not eligible if they have previously received a Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship.
- Students at UConn Health (with the exception of Public Health doctoral students) and UConn Law are not eligible to apply for this fellowship.
Website: https://grad.uconn.edu/financing/fellowships/dissertation/
The Graduate School is committed to helping graduate students achieve their academic, professional, and personal goals during their time at the University of Connecticut. In support of this goal, The Graduate School offers a Conference Participation Award (previously known as the Doctoral Student Travel Award) to support students’ ability to present their research at national or international meetings and conferences, including both in-person and virtual events. This conference participation fellowship in the amount of $750 will be awarded for the semester following the application submission and paid through the student’s fee bill. Please review the eligibility criteria for the fellowship carefully before applying.
Deadline: Applications will be accepted between June 1st, 2021 and June 30th, 2021
Eligibility:
- The applicant must be a doctoral or MFA student.
- The applicant must be enrolled in the semester for which the fellowship is awarded, e.g., fall semester for applications due in June.
- The applicant must have successfully completed at least 30 credits toward their degree program prior to applying for this fellowship.
- The applicant is not eligible if they have previously received a Doctoral Student Travel Award or Conference Participation Award.
- The funds are intended to be used for participation in a conference at which the student is presenting their research.
- Students at UConn Health and UConn Law are not eligible for this award.
Website: https://grad.uconn.edu/financing/fellowships/travel-fellowship/
The Women’s International Network of Utility Professionals (WiNUP) believes in doing all it can to help those within the industry with their educational pursuits. WiNUP currently has three fellowships available annually to females pursuing advanced degrees (beyond a bachelor’s degree), which will lead to careers in the utility industry or allied fields. Relevant fields must relate to a career in a utility related profession such as engineering, business administration, accounting, environmental sciences, communication, information technologies, and so on. Three fellowships are offered annually: the Julia Kiene Fellowship ($2,000 award), the Lyle Mamer Fellowship ($1,000 award), and the Louisan Mamer Fellowship ($500 award).
Deadline: May 1
Citizenship: Unspecified
Website: https://www.winup.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=537788&module_id=371103
The goal of the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is to prepare graduate students for science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission, by providing graduate thesis research opportunities at DOE laboratories. The SCGSR program provides supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students (US citizens or lawful permanent residents) to pursue part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE laboratory/facility in areas that address scientific challenges central to the Office of Science mission. The research opportunity is expected to advance the graduate students’ overall doctoral thesis while providing access to the expertise, resources, and capabilities available at the DOE laboratories/facilities. The SCGSR program provides supplemental funds for graduate awardees to conduct part of their thesis research at a host DOE laboratory/facility in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist within a defined award period. Collaborating DOE Laboratory Scientists may be from any of the participating DOE national laboratories/facilities. The award period for the proposed research project at DOE laboratories/facilities may range from 3 to 12 consecutive months.
Deadline: May 5, 2021
Citizenship: U.S. citizens or permanent residents
Website: https://science.osti.gov/wdts/scgsr
The grant is designed to assist those working in the area of distribution and systematics (taxonomy) of raptors. Systematics covers a wide array of interests from molecular work to differential migration of populations from various geographic regions, for example. Distribution also covers a wide array of interests but should have something to do with where raptors live or why they are there. Up to $2,000 will be awarded to one applicant. The awardee will also receive waived page charges.
Deadline: June 30
Citizenship: Unspecified
Website: https://www.raptorresearchfoundation.org/grants-and-awards/dean-amadon-grant/
The NHSC SP is administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The NHSC SP is a competitive federal program that awards scholarships to students pursuing eligible primary care health professions training leading to: A degree in medicine (allopathic or osteopathic); A degree in dentistry; or A postgraduate degree or postgraduate certificate from a school or program in nurse-midwifery education, physician assistant (PA) education, or nurse practitioner (NP) education specializing in adult medicine, family medicine, geriatrics, pediatrics, psychiatric-mental health, or women’s health. In return for scholarship awards, scholars commit to providing primary care health services to underserved communities. The program provides support to students who seek financial assistance to complete primary care health professions education. The NHSC SP pays for tuition and various other reasonable education-related costs and also provides a monthly stipend to assist with living expenses in exchange for a minimum of two (2) years of fulltime service.
Deadline: May 11, 2021
Citizenship: U.S. citizens and nationals
Supports CSD graduate students who demonstrate academic achievement and promise.
Award: Up to 15 scholarships of $5,000 each
Eligibility: Students (who are undergraduate seniors accepted to a master’s program or students currently pursuing master’s or doctoral (research or clinical) degrees)
Deadline: May 19, 2021
When applying for the Graduate Student Scholarship, you will be able to indicate if you would also like to be considered for the following scholarship categories. You are able to apply for any that you are eligible for, but you will receive a maximum of one award.
- International Student ScholarshipFor international students studying in the United States. (Only non-U.S. citizens are eligible.)
- Minority Student ScholarshipFor students who are members of a racial or ethnic minority group and are U.S. citizens.
- NSSLHA ScholarshipFor undergraduate senior students with active National NSSLHA memberships and who will begin graduate study in the fall.
- Student With a Disability ScholarshipFor students with a disability.
Website: https://www.ashfoundation.org/apply/graduate-student-scholarship/
Supports student research studies in early childhood language development.
Award: Up to three grants of $2,000 each
Elegibility: Students (enrolled full time in master’s or doctoral (research or clinical) degree programs in speech-language pathology or speech-language science in the U.S.)
Deadline: April 19, 2021
Website: https://www.ashfoundation.org/apply/student-research-grant-in-early-childhood-language-development/
Supports student research studies in clinical and/or rehabilitative audiology.
Award: Up to three grants of $2,000 each
Eligibility: Students (enrolled full time in doctoral (research or clinical) degree programs in audiology or hearing science in the U.S.)
Deadline: April 19, 2021
Website: https://www.ashfoundation.org/apply/student-research-grant-in-audiology/
Supports new investigators by funding preliminary studies that could launch larger-scale research investigations.
Award: Up to 10 grants of $10,000 each
Eligibility: Researchers (with a PhD or equivalent research doctorate earned within past five years)
Deadline: April 19, 2021
Website: https://www.ashfoundation.org/apply/new-investigators-research-grant/
Supports innovative studies that foster new research ideas and directions for investigators, and that will advance knowledge, tools, and techniques in communication sciences and disorders.
Award: Up to four grants of $25,000 each
Eligibility: Researchers (with a PhD or equivalent research doctorate in CSD)
Deadline: April 19, 2021
Website: https://www.ashfoundation.org/apply/new-century-scholars-research-grant/
Advances knowledge of treatment efficacy and assessment practices. When applying for a Clinical Research Grant, applicants will be able to choose one of the three support options listed below, depending on the type of research study.
- Mentored Research StudiesFor new investigators, especially post-docs, who will actively work with a mentor.
- Independent Research StudiesFor investigators early in their careers who are developing an independent research record or for experienced researchers who are pursuing a new effort.
- Collaborative Research StudiesFor mid-career investigators, who may have an extensive research history, who will collaborate with other investigators.
Award: Up to four grants of $50,000–$75,000 each
Eligibility: Researchers (with a PhD or equivalent research doctorate in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) or related discipline)
Deadline: April 19, 2021
The Jan S. Bashinski Criminalistics Graduate Thesis Assistance Grant is to provide graduate students with financial assistance to complete their thesis or independent research project as required for a graduate degree in Criminalistics/Forensic Sciences. The thesis or research project must be in the field of Criminalistics/Forensic Sciences. The Jan Grant award is $1,700. In addition, up to $1,300 is available for travel expenses to attend a future American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) Annual Scientific Meeting where the awardee has an approved platform presentation of the completed research. The funding must be used to complete the research project.
Deadline: July 31
Citizenship: Unspecified
Website: http://fsf.aafs.org/grants-scholarships-awards/jan-s-bashinski-grant/
As part of our ongoing efforts at Genentech to help develop and recruit our workforce for the future, we launched a new training program for Early-in-Career doctoral graduates last year called the Drug Development Training Program (DDTP). The DDTP gives recent doctoral graduates the chance to gain hands-on training and mentoring in multiple areas of clinical and preclinical drug development. DDTP trainees will spend three years gaining invaluable, on-the-job experience in one of the functions of the Development Sciences organization in South San Francisco, California.
The ultimate goal is to prepare participants with the skills and experience they need to secure a scientist-level position here or at another top-tier biomedical research organization. Come join us and apply today!
Eligibility: Recent graduates of a doctoral program (e.g. PhD, MD/PhD, DVM) or in final year of doctorate are eligible to apply. Recent graduates are defined as being within two years since graduating from a doctoral program.
Deadline: Friday May 14, 2021 at 5:30pm (PST).
Website: https://go.gene.com/ddtp
Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) Graduate Fellowship
Deadline: Apr 30, 2021 at 5:00pm Eastern Time
Eligibility: Applicants of the DDETFP Graduate Fellowship must: Possess a baccalaureate degree from, or be a confirmed graduating undergraduate senior at, an accredited IHE within the United States or its Territories by the Electronic Application due date; Demonstrate confirmation of acceptance in a graduate degree program at an accredited IHE in the United States or its Territories by the Electronic Application due date; Be enrolled in an accredited IHE within the United States or its Territories; Be pursuing a graduate degree in a full-time program in a transportation-related discipline; Have at least 1 full academic year remaining in program of study; Conduct ongoing research in one or more transportation-related disciplines, and Plan to enter the transportation profession after completing their higher-level education.
Website: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=331800
Deadline: January 1, 2021
Citizenship: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or already hold visas that allow them to receive payment for work.
Website: https://www.aaas.org/fellowships/mass-media/about
Mark your calendars and Register to attend this exclusive (Engineering only) virtual workshop on Tuesday August 18 and Wednesday August 19 (10 – 11:30 AM)
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards three-year scholarships for graduate study in mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences, including the history of science. This fellowship carries a stipend of $32,000 per year plus a cost of education allowance to cover tuition and fees for three years. This is a significant graduate fellowship that affords students the freedom to focus on their research and lessen the time to degree completion. To qualify, applicants must be U.S. citizens, have U.S. national status or be permanent residents, and intend to pursue a research-based master’s or PhD program in an NSF-supported field.
Incoming PhD students and rising 2nd year PhD students please consider applying for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The full solicitation is attached. This is not only a great honor if you are selected, the process of applying also has great value in helping you clearly define your agenda for graduate research.
We are providing a 2-day workshops (1.5 hour each day) ONLY for Engineering students who are planning to apply for this award. Dr. Rowena Grainger has helped many UConn students to apply and win this fellowship, will lead the workshop.
- Day 1:
a. General information on how to locate funding for graduate school
b. Application Tips: Writing the Relevant background statement - Day 2:
a. Student Awardee Panel
b. Application Tips: Writing the Research Statement
You will learn about review criteria for the NSF GRFP and other awards, what the review panels are looking for and how to write a strong research proposal. Here is the link to the NSF site and deadlines:
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20587/nsf20587.htm
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20587/nsf20587.pdf
