For Current Students

Below are a number of funding opportunities and resources for graduate students. Programs are divided into University and non-University programs/resources and are organized by application or submission deadline. Programs with rolling application/submission deadlines are listed first.

For external programs, please verify submission deadlines as they may change from year to year. Programs with deadlines that have passed will remain posted so individuals may plan for the upcoming academic year. Please submit additions to gradstudies-at-virginia.edu.

University Programs & Resources

Travel Reimbursement for Graduate Recruitment by Senior Doctoral Students: This program seeks to enhance the visibility of the University's graduate programs to prospective applicants by encouraging personal contact with U.Va. graduate students who are within a year of completing their Ph.D. programs. Rolling application process. [This program has been suspended due to budget reductions.]

Tomorrow's Professor Today: A program for aspiring professors offered by the Teaching Resource Center (TRC), and funded in part by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies (VPR). Research News story Applications for 2009-10 due Jun. 5, 2009. [more info]

Travel Sponsorship for the Universitas 21 Graduate Research Conference: Universitas 21 (U21), an international consortium of 21 research-intensive universities of which U.Va. is the only U.S. member, will host the second annual graduate research conference entitled Sustainable Cities for the Future. The conference will be held from Nov. 29th to Dec. 6th at the Universities of Melbourne and Queensland. Graduate students, from any department, enrolled at a U21 institution are eligible to submit a proposal. The Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR) will sponsor one U.Va. graduate student to attend the conference. VPR sponsorship will include conference registration (AU$1,000) and international airfare (up to US$2,000). Applications due Sep. 17, 2009. [more info]

60th Meeting of Nobel Laureates and Students: Each year since 1951, Nobel Prizewinners in Chemistry, Physics or Physiology/Medicine have met in Lindau, Germany, to discuss major issues of importance to their fields with students from around the world. The University of Virginia is permitted to submit three graduate student nominations for consideration. An internal nominations process will select the University’s nominees. Nominations due Oct. 12, 2009. [more info - PDF - DOC]

SAIC-U.Va. Scholars Research Stipend: SAIC is offering research stipends to University of Virginia math, science and engineering students to foster a collaborative relationship between the scientists and engineers at SAIC and the students at UVA. These stipends will support students addressing technical problems and research issues that are of interest to SAIC and its customers. In return, SAIC funds will encourage new research directions and help cultivate a new generation of engineers and scientists. Applications due Oct. 16, 2009. [more info]

Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Fellowship: This fellowship is open to doctoral students studying child psychology. Four fellowships of up to $25,000 and two runner-up scholarships of $5,000 will be awarded for a duration of one year. The University of Virginia is permitted to submit one application for consideration. An internal nomination process will select the University’s nominee. Applications due Oct. 22, 2009. [more info]

Bankard Fund for Political Economy, Doctoral Public Policy Fellowships: The Bankard Committee invites proposals for doctoral student research awards of $10,000. The focus of research projects must have the greatest possible influence upon the development and continuation of the public policy necessary for a healthy private business system and a healthy national economy. Applications due Nov. 12, 2009. [more info]

Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship: The Delores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowships are designed to attract and support graduate students with outstanding character and ability who hold promise for achievement and distinction in their chosen fields of study. Fellowships provide an $18,000 stipend, plus tuition, for one year (with the possibility of renewal for a maximum of three years). Fellowships are to be awarded only to candidates who have demonstrated a need for financial assistance. Applications due Dec. 9, 2009. [more info; application form - PDF - DOC]

Award for Excellence in Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences - The purpose of this program is to reward outstanding research and scholarship among graduate students in the humanities and social sciences. 2005-06 awardees; 2006-07 awardees; 2007-08 awardees; 2008-09 awardees. Nominations due Dec. 17, 2009. [more info]

Award for Excellence in Scholarship in the Sciences and Engineering: The purpose of this program is to reward outstanding research and scholarship among graduate students in the sciences and engineering. 2005-06 awardees; 2006-07 awardees; 2007-08 awardees; 2008-09 awardees. Nominations due Dec. 17, 2009. [more info]

Dumas Malone & Albert Gallatin Graduate Research Fellowships: Sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, these fellowships are awarded to graduate students in architecture, history, politics, and/or international affairs. Nominations due Jan. 13, 2010. [more info]

Clare Boothe Luce Graduate Fellowships: Sponsored by the Clare Boothe Luce Program, of the Henry Luce Foundation, these fellowships seek to increase the representation of women in the sciences and engineering, particulary among the professoriate. Nominations due Feb. 4, 2010. [more info]

Faculty Senate Dissertation-Year Fellowships: Each Faculty Senate Dissertation-Year Fellowship of approximately $25,000 will provide funding for the final year of doctoral work; this amount includes tuition, fees, health insurance, and stipend. Applicants must be deemed by their departments to be doing important research pointing toward a productive scholarly career. They must also have established a strong record in the classroom, indicating their high promise as teachers. Applications due early-Feb. 2010. [more info]

Seven Society Graduate Fellowship for Superb Teaching: The Seven Society Fellowship for Superb Teaching is an award for TAs who demonstrate exceptional commitment to their students' learning, knowledge of and passion for their subject, and creativity in their teaching. The recipient is awarded a $7,000 fellowship to further his/her graduate studies. Nominations due early-Feb. 2010. [more info]

Double Hoo Research Grant: The Double Hoo Research Grant supports pairs of undergraduate and graduate scholars seeking to pursue independent research projects. The award is intended to encourage collaborative interaction between the undergraduate and graduate communities at the University. Proposals from all schools at the University will be considered. Applications due late-Mar. 2010. [more info]

Graduate Student Survey: This survey of graduate students, conducted in fall 2004, covered such issues as research fees, health insurance, housing, child care, and dining. Co-sponsored by the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Council (GSASC) and the Office of the the Vice President for Research (VPR), a total of 1,969 graduate students were surveyed, with 1,523 responding for a response rate of 77 percent. [more info]

External Programs & Resources

Fellowship Database: Cornell University has compiled a comprehensive database on national and intertnational fellowship opportunities . Fellowships may be searched using the following fields: (1) biological sciences, (2) humanities & arts, (3) physical sciences and engineering, (4) social sciences, (5) women, (6) minorities, (7) international students, (8) summer, (9) study abroad, and (10) post-docs. [more info]

Virginia Community College System (VCCS) Faculty Diversity Program: VCCS has developed a program to help create opportunities for graduate students to teach courses at a VCCS college while in graduate school. The program matches university students with community colleges in their local area. Eligible students will teach a course, receive mentorship from a full-time VCCS faculty member, and be paid as an adjunct faculty member. Rolling application process. [more info]

University of Birmingham U21 Overseas Alumni Scholarship: The University of Birmingham, College of Life and Environmental Sciences is offering up to twenty five £12,000 PhD scholarships exclusively for alumni of Universitas 21 (U21) affiliated Universities. [more info]

IAC Traveling Scholar Program: The IAC Traveling Scholar Program enables doctoral-level students at participating ACC universities to take advantage of distinctive educational opportunities--specialized courses, unique library collections, unusual laboratories--at any other participating ACC university without change in registration or increase in tuition. Rolling application process. [more info]

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL): The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) sponsors a Postdoctoral Program. The Postdoctoral (Postdoc) Program offers the opportunity for appointees to perform research in a scientifically rich R&D environment; present and publish research; contribute to the overall research efforts at the Laboratory; advance knowledge in the areas of basic and applied research; strengthen our national scientific and technical capabilities. Rolling application process. [more info]

Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) sponsors a Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at a number of Naval R&D centers and laboratories. The program is designed to significantly increase the involvement of creative and highly trained scientists and engineers from academia and industry to scientific and technical areas of interest and relevance to the Navy. Rolling application process. [more info]

Master's International-Peace Corp: Master's International (MI) has made the truly unique opportunity of complementing a master's degree with overseas service available in a variety of fields at over 50 academic institutions nationwide. Established in 1987, Master's International addresses the first goal of the Peace Corps: to help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women. Master's International students serve in over 70 different countries and participate in every aspect of life overseas. Rolling application process. [more info]

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Postdoctoral Research Associates Program: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is the largest of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE’s) multiprogram, nonweapons national laboratories with a staff of 4,000 scientists, engineers, and other professional, technical, and support personnel. Early in 1992, ORNL announced new and expanded Postdoctoral Research Associates and Postmaster’s Programs. This action further strengthened the laboratory's long-standing commitment to excellence in research while contributing to the development of the new MS and Ph.D. scientists and engineers on whom the future of the nation's research and development enterprise depends. Multilple applications deadlines. [more info]

National Academies Research Associateship Program: The Research Associateship awards are open to doctoral level scientists and engineers (U.S and Foreign Nationals) who can apply their special knowledge and talents to research areas that are of interest to them and to the host laboratories and centers. Awards are available for Postdoctoral Associates (within 5 years of the doctorate) and Senior Associates (normally 5 years or more beyond the doctorate). Associates conduct research in residence at the host laboratory they have chosen. Applications due November 1, February 1, May 1, August 1. [more info]

NASA Postdoctoral Program: The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly talented national and international individuals to engage in ongoing NASA research programs at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institution. These one- to three-year fellowship appointments are competitive and are designed to advance NASA's missions in space science, earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology. Applications due March 1, July 1, November 1. [more info]

National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP): The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are at the early stages of their graduate study. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) invests in graduate education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation. Applications due November 2-12, 2009 (multiple deadlines). [more info]

Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships: The Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships seek to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Applications due November 2-9, 2009. [more info]

National Physical Sciences Consortium (NPSC): The National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC) has one primary objective: Increase the number of qualified U.S.-citizen Ph.D.s in the physical sciences and related engineering fields, emphasizing recruitment of a diverse applicant pool of women and historically underrepresented minorities. NPSC accomplishes this objective by assisting corporations and government agencies and laboratories in awarding doctoral fellowships and dissertation support to outstanding U.S. students. Applications due November 5, 2009. [more info]

Andrew M. Mellon Foundation-ACLS Early Career Fellowships: The American Council of Learned Societies is launching a significant new fellowship program providing support for young scholars to complete their dissertation and, later, to advance their research after being awarded the Ph.D. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-ACLS Early Career Fellowship Program will award fellowships, to students in the humanities and social sciences, in two categories: Dissertation Completion Fellowships & Fellowships for Recent Doctoral Recipients. Applications due November 11, 2009. [more info]

The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship: The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed 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. Applications due November 15, 2009. [more info]

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Grants & Fellowships: One of the world's largest sources of funding exclusively for graduate women, the AAUW Educational Foundation supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented. Applications due November 15, 2009. [more info]

Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Fellowship: The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (SC) has established the DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship ( DOE SCGF) program to support outstanding students to pursue graduate training in basic research in areas of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computational sciences, and environmental sciences relevant to the Office of Science and to encourage the development of the next generation scientific and technical talent in the U.S. Applications due November 30, 2009. [more info]

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad: This program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students who conduct research in other countries, in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of six to 12 months. Applications due December 1, 2009. [more info]

The Leifur Eiriksson Foundation: The Robert Kellogg Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by the Leifur Eiriksson Foundation, funds one scholar or fellow annually from the University of Virginia for graduate research or study in Iceland, or an Icelander to conduct research or study at the University of Virginia. Work may be in any area including but not limited to the sciences, the humanities, the arts, history, or architecture. Applications due early-December 2009. [more info]

East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI): The East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes provide U.S. graduate students in science and engineering: 1) first-hand research experience in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore or Taiwan; 2) an introduction to the science and science policy infrastructure of the respective location; and 3) orientation to the society, culture and language. Applications due December 8, 2009. [more info]

Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART) Defense Scholarship: The Department of Defense (DoD) is proud to offer scholarships to undergraduate, master's and doctoral students who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for training in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) fields. The DoD also offers them career opportunities to continue their research as civilian employees of a DoD laboratory after graduation. Applications due December 15, 2009. [more info]

AACR Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Awards Program: AACR Minority Scholar Awards in Cancer Research are offered to eligible minority scientists wishing to participate in Annual Meetings and Special Conferences of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). These awards are intended to enhance the education and training of minority researchers and to increase the visibility and recognition of minorities involved in cancer research. Applications due mid-December 2009. [more info]

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Dissertation Grants: The MMUF Dissertation Grants are available to graduate students who participated in the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program. The grants provide graduate students at the critical juncture of completing their graduate degrees with support to spend a year finishing the writing of the dissertation. Applications due mid-December 2009. [more info]

The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS), Summer Graduate Research Fellowships: Graduate students who share an interest in the classical liberal tradition receive financial and mentoring support to work on a paper or dissertation chapter. Applications due December 31, 2009 . [more info]

Dissertation-Year Visiting Diversity Fellowships: The goal of the Northeast Consortium for Faculty Diversity is to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties. The Consortium's three objectives are to maximize the educational benefits of diversity; to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students; and to enhance opportunities for academic careers to persons who are underrepresented in the professoriate and to persons who have demonstrated a commitment to the elimination of racial disparities in the academy. Applications due January 1, 2010. [more info]

National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG): The Department of Defense (DoD) is committed to increasing the number and quality of our nation's scientists and engineers. Toward that end, the DoD annually supports approximately 8,000 graduate students in fields important to national defense needs. Applications due January 4, 2010. [more info]

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Scholarship & Fellowship Program: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) realizes that the country’s strong science and technology community provides a critical advantage in the development and implementation of counter-terrorist measures and other DHS objectives. The DHS Scholarship and Fellowship Program is intended for students interested in pursuing the basic science and technology innovations that can be applied to the DHS mission. This education program is intended to ensure a highly talented science and technology community to achieve the DHS mission and objectives. Eligible students must be studying in a homeland security related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (HS-STEM) field. Applications due early-January 2010. [more info]

Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP): This ten-week internship program, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), is designed to provide opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to participate in research, under the guidance of an appropriate research mentor, at a participating Navy laboratory. Applications due mid-January 2010. [more info]

Department of Energy (DoE) Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF): DOE CSGF is a program funded by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science and National Nuclear Security Administration. Now in its 15th year, the DOE CSGF trains scientists to meet the nation’s workforce needs and helps to create a nationwide interdisciplinary community. The fellowship provides support and guidance to some of the nation’s best scientific graduate students, and these graduates now work in DOE laboratories, private industry and educational institutions. Applications due mid-January 2010. [more info]

Smithsonian Institution: (1) Predoctoral Fellowships are offered to doctoral candidates who have completed preliminary course work and examinations. Candidates must have the approval of their universities to conduct doctoral research at the Smithsonian Institution. The term is 3 to 12 months. The stipend is $25,000 per year plus allowances. (2) Graduate Student Fellowships are offered to students formally enrolled in a graduate program of study, who have completed at least one semester, and not yet been advanced to candidacy if in a Ph.D. program. Applicants must submit a proposal for research in a discipline, which is pursued at the Smithsonian. The term is 10 weeks; the stipend is $5,500. (3) Latino Studies Fellowships are offered to U.S. Latino/a predoctoral students and postdoctoral or senior scholars to pursue research related to Latino history, art, and culture using Smithsonian resources. Fellowship appointments are for up to twelve months with the opportunity to spend up to a third of the time in the field but not at the home institution. Predoctoral fellowships offer a stipend of $25,000 per year plus allowances. Applications due mid-January 2010. [more info]

NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Program: Fostering new generations of highly skilled scientists and engineers is critically important to the aeronautics community. ARMD, as part of its commitment to mastering the core competencies of aeronautics in all flight regimes, is restructuring its education program, including focusing investments in undergraduate and graduate education. Applications due January 11, 2010. [more info]

Inter-American Foundation Dissertation Fellowships: IAF fellowships support dissertation research in Latin America and the Caribbean undertaken by students who have advanced to Ph.D. candidacy in a university in the United States. Fellows must be U.S. citizens or citizens of the independent Latin American or Caribbean countries. Proficiency in the language(s) appropriate to the research proposal is required. Awards are based on development and scholarly criteria. Proposals should offer a practical orientation to field-based information. Applications due mid-January 2010. [more info]

Boren Fellowships: Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 to U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency. Boren Fellowships support study and research in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interest, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin American, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. Applications due late-January 2010. [more info]

The Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship: The Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship program provides funding to participants as they are prepared academically and professionally to enter the United States Department of State Foreign Service. Applications due early-February 2010. [more info]

John Bardeen Engineering Fellowship Program at Fermilab: The John Bardeen Engineering Fellowship is designed to provide entry-level opportunities for outstanding engineering graduates who are interested in working in a cutting edge research environment. Fermilab provides opportunities in the fields of electrical, electronics, radio frequency systems, power distribution, super- conducting magnets, super-conducting RF cavities, mechanical, materials science, cryogenic, and civil engineering. Applications due early-February 2010. [more info]

National Science Foundation (NSF) Central Europe Summer Research Institute (CESRI): With support from the National Science Foundation, the Central Europe Summer Research Institute (CESRI) will provide fourteen U.S. graduate students in the sciences and engineering with a high-quality international research experience in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland or Slovakia. The CESRI program will be 8 weeks in length, with the first week spent as a group in Budapest, Hungary in a specially designed cultural and academic orientation to the region. Participants will spend the remaining 7 weeks working in individually-arranged placements in university labs or other appropriate sites where they can participate in creative research activities under the supervision of European mentors. Applications due early-February 2010. [more info]

Explorer's Club Washington Group's Exploration and Field Research Grants Program: The Explorers Club Washington Group’s Exploration and Field Research Grants Program was established in 1997 to encourage young men and women to add to the body of knowledge of the earth, its people and the universe through exploration and field research. Examples of disciplines appropriate for support are anthropology, archaeology, ecology, entomology, botany, linguistics, ornithology, geography, ichthyology, geology, oceanography, glaciology, and similar disciplines. Applications due February 1, 2010. [more info]

Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC): Fellowships are $5,000 add-on awards, designed to supplement and enhance basic graduate research support, such as graduate research assistantships, graduate teaching assistantships, and non-federal scholarships and fellowships. Awards are made annually and are renewable up to a total of three years for stu dents mak ing satisfactory research and academic progress. Applications due February 8, 2010. [more info]

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, Graduate & Young Professional Fellowship: The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) solicits applications from graduate students in the fields of housing, health, law and international affairs for its newly expanded Graduate & Young Professional Fellowship. CHCI's Graduate & Young Professional Public Policy Fellowship Program offers exceptional Latino graduates and young professionals unparalleled exposure to leaders, firsthand experience and leadership development in underserved public policy areas in Washington, D.C. Applications due mid-February 2010. [more info]

Morris K. Udall Environmental Public Policy & Conflict Resolution Fellowship: The Udall Foundation awards two one-year fellowships of up to $24,000 to doctoral candidates whose research concerns U.S. environmental public policy and/or environmental conflict resolution and who are entering their final year of writing the dissertation. Applications due mid-February 2010. [more info]

Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC): Fellowships are $1,000 awards given to students enrolled full time at a Virginia Space Grant university in a track that leads to teacher certification in a pre-college setting. Priority is given to those majoring in technology education, mathematics, or earth/space/ environmental science. Undergraduate students and graduate students enrolled in a Master or Doctorate of Education degree program leading to teacher certification in science, technology, engineering, math and related fields may apply. Students must be preparing to teach STEM at the K-12 level. Applications due March 22, 2010. [more info]

Washington State University Summer Doctoral Fellows Program: Washington State University invites applications from and nominations for doctoral candidates who are nearing completion of their graduate degrees and preparing for careers in higher education to attend an annual six-week Summer Doctoral Fellows Program. Applications and nominations due mid-March 2010. [more info]

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Travel & Research Grants: The MMUF Travel & Research Grants are available to graduate students who participated in the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program. The grants provide eligible graduate students with the financial means to complete their research prior to the start of dissertation writing. Funding is for one summer or one semester of travel and/or research support. Awards are based on the scholarly merit of individual applications received. Applications due mid-March 2010. [more info]

24th Annual Hampton University Graduate Studies (HUGS): HUGS is a summer school designed for second and third year experimental or theoretical Nuclear/Particle physics graduate students who have finished (or nearly finished) their coursework. Students who are well into a research project are encouraged to apply as well. Acceptance into the program is competitive. Students will receive one transferable credit hour from Hampton University. The 2009 school will focus primarily on experimental and theoretical topics of high current interest in strong interaction physics. Applications due early-April 2010. [more info]

Southern Regional Education Board's Doctoral Scholars Program: The Southern Regional Education Board's Doctoral Scholars Program was developed with support from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Ford Foundation. It is part of a nationwide initiative, the Compact for Faculty Diversity, to produce more minority Ph.D.s and to encourage them to seek faculty positions. Applications due early-April 2010 [more info]

NASA's 20th Annual Planetary Science Summer School: This program seeks people who have completed their graduate work and beyond in science and engineering fields, and who have a keen interest in a career in planetary exploration. Preference is given to post-docs, recent PhD's and current doctoral students; applications from graduate-level students or faculty members will be considered on a space-available basis. Applications due early-May 2010. [more info]

Virginia Society AIA Student Prize: The Virginia Society AIA, recognizing the importance of both theory and applied research in architecture, the importance of discourse in the architectural process, and the role that discourse plays in driving both, has created the VSAIA Prize for Design Research & Scholarship. The purpose of this prize is to encourage theoretical awareness, educational exchange, thought and research in architecture, both within academic institutions and within the offices of practicing architects who participate in these pursuits. Applications due early-July 2010. [more info]

NASA Langley Research Center-Virginia Space Grant Consortium Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Internship Program: The GIS Internship Program is open to community college, undergraduate, and graduate students majoring in the fields of geography, technology, and civil engineering with experience in geospatial technology or an interest in developing their skills in spatial data technology in support of NASA’s mission. A student majoring in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) or any other major and demonstrating an interest in working in geospatial technology will also be considered. Applications due early-August 2010 [more info]

American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) & the Educational Testing Service (ETS): AAHHE and ETS recognize the significant need to increase the number of Hispanics receiving doctoral degrees, entering higher education on the tenure track, and eventually serving in faculty leadership and administrative roles. By developing this competition, AAHHE and ETS are providing an opportunity to spotlight top doctoral students and, at the same time, are rewarding excellence in Hispanic student performance at the doctoral level. Nominations due early-September 2010. [more info]

Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS) Master's Theses Awards: The CGS Master's Theses Awards recognize outstanding contributions to scholarship in (1) the life sciences, (2) social sciences, business, and education, and (3) innovative application of technology. Nominations due early-October 2010. [more info]

U.S. Department of Education, Jacob K. Javits Fellowship: This program provides fellowships to students of superior academic ability—selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise—to undertake study at the doctoral and Master of Fine Arts level in selected fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. Applications due early-October 2010. [more info]

AAC&U K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award: The K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award recognizes graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education; whose work reflects a strong emphasis on teaching and learning; and who demonstrate a commitment to developing academic and civic responsibility in themselves and others. Nominations due early-October 2010. [more info]

The Woodrow Wilson Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in Women's Studies: The Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies encourages original and significant research about women that crosses disciplinary, regional, or cultural boundaries. Applications due mid-October 2010. [more info]

IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Program: The IBM Ph.D. Fellowship program honors exceptional Ph.D. students in many academic disciplines and areas of study, such as computer science and engineering, electrical and mechanical engineering , physical sciences (including chemistry, material sciences, and physics), mathematical sciences (including optimization), business sciences (including financial services, communication, and learning/knowledge ), and service sciences, management, and engineering. Nominations due late October 2010. [more info]

Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowships: The Hertz Foundation's mission is to build America's capacity for innovation by nurturing remarkable applied scientists and engineers who show the most promise to change the world. The Hertz Foundation identifies the rare young scientists and engineers with the potential to change the world for the better and supports their research endeavors from an early stage. The Foundation empowers these outstanding young people with the freedom to innovate in collaboration with leading professors in the field. Applications due late-October 2010. [more info]

Lawrence Fellowship: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has established the Lawrence Fellowship, a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship program. The purpose of the fellowship is to pursue cutting-edge science and stimulate cross-fertilization of ideas. Applications due early-November 2010. [more info]

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