PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
General Resources Federal Fellowships (NIH, NSF and others) Professional & Private Organization Fellowships UAB Funding Sources Diversity Funding Initiatives Postdoctoral Fellowships
NOTE: The new Graduate School Incentive Program to Promote Individual Fellowship Applications will provide $250 awards to students who submit fellowship applications and $2000 additional support to students who receive a fellowship award.
Community of Science ScienceCareers.Org GrantsNet - funding database tailored to biomedical scientists in early career stages GrantDoctor Career Development: Grants and Grant Writing UAB Office of Grants and Contracts – UAB processing and forms UAB Financial Affairs – Tax information regarding Fellowships & Scholarships UAB Graduate School Professional Development Workshops Grants and Fellowships 101 Writing Fellowships UAB Fellowships and Scholarships Office
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD and Other Dual Doctoral Degree Fellows (Parent F30) (PA-10-107) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (Parent F31) (PA-10-108) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31 - Diversity) (PA-10-109) IMPORTANT: Note that only selected NIH Institutes offer Individual Predoctoral NRSA Fellowships. Also, recipients must be US citizens or permanent residents. See below for additional Institute-specific NRSA Fellowship information:NHLBI Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows (F30) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) for Individual Predoctoral Fellows in Nursing Research (F31) NINDS Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows in MD-PhD programs (F31) (PAR-10-091)
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD and Other Dual Doctoral Degree Fellows (Parent F30) (PA-10-107) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (Parent F31) (PA-10-108) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31 - Diversity) (PA-10-109)
IMPORTANT: Note that only selected NIH Institutes offer Individual Predoctoral NRSA Fellowships. Also, recipients must be US citizens or permanent residents.
See below for additional Institute-specific NRSA Fellowship information:NHLBI Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows (F30) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) for Individual Predoctoral Fellows in Nursing Research (F31) NINDS Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows in MD-PhD programs (F31) (PAR-10-091)
Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36) AHRQ Grants for Health Services Research Dissertation (R36) NIDA Drug Abuse Dissertation Research: Epidemiology, Prevention, Treatment, Services, and Women and Sex/Gender Differences (R36) NIMH Mental Health Dissertation Research Grants to Increase Diversity in the Mental Health Research Arena (R36)
Individual Kirschstein Postdoctoral Fellowships (F32) (offered by ALL NIH Institutes)NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award (offered by all NIH Institutes)NIH Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related ResearchNIH LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS (all available to PhD as well as MD trained postdocs)
NIH Forms and Applications Individual NRSA Fellowship Application Guide SF424 (R&R) (PHS 416-1) Individual NRSA Progress Report for Continuation Support Forms (PHS 419-9)Standard Application Receipt Dates (check specific Institutes for exceptions) NIH Center for Scientific Review NIH Fellowship Study Sections NIH eRA Commons NIH Office of Extramural Research NIH Extramural Awards by State NIH RePORTER ( (Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools)
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramNSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants Specialized Information for Graduate StudentsNSF FastLane Introduction: NSF online application process
OTHER FEDERAL
Environmental Protection Agency Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study Department of Homeland Security Graduate Fellowships NASA Graduate Student Researchers ProjectNational Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship US Army Medical Research and Material Command (USAMRMC): Fellowships in Breast Cancer
Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama (research grants) American Association of University Women* American College of Rheumatology Medical and Graduate Student Achievement Award American Diabetes Association – Clinical Scholars Award (MD/PhD or optometry students)American Heart Association: Southeast Affiliate* American Lung Association* American Medical Association Foundation Seed Grants (MD/PhD student interest)American Physiological Society: (minority fellowships, travel awards)APA Predoctoral Fellowships in the NeurosciencesAmerican Society for Microbiology/CDC (minority fellowships)American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (travel, best paper awards)Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (summer or supplement awards) Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America* (summer or supplement awards) The Epilepsy Foundation* HHMI Research Training Fellowships for Medical Students (MD/PhD, DMD/PhD students)L’Oreal Women in Science International Fellowships* Lupus Foundation of America* (summer or supplemental awards)The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans PHRMA Fellowship Awards in Pharmacology (one predoc application allowed per institution)PHRMA Fellowships in Health Outcomes Research Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation (MD/PhD students) * Denotes awards that are available to both US citizen and international students
UAB T32 Training Program Support (Pre-and Postdoctoral) - NIH FY2010 Lister Hill Center for Health Policy fellowship program Comprehensive Minority Faculty and Student Development Program (CMFSDP) Fellowships Howard Hughes Medical Institute-funded UAB Hughes Med to Grad Fellowship Program NIH Training Grants at UAB, with predoctoral & postdoctoral positionsGraduate School Incentive Awards to Promote Individual Predoctoral Fellowship ApplicationsGraduate Student Association (GSA) Travel Grants Graduate Student Research Day Awards (Graduate School) Ireland Research Travel Scholarships (Graduate School)Samuel B. Barker Awards (Graduate School)
Federal Sources Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31 - Diversity) (PA-10-109) NIH Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research NIH NCI Opportunities for Training and Career Development for Minority IndividualsNSF Graduate Student Travel Award (for visiting prospective postdoctoral sponsors) Professional Society Sources AACR Minority Scholar Awards in Cancer Research (travel award) AACR-Women in Cancer Research Brigid G. Leventhal Scholar Awards in Cancer Research (travel awards) American Physiological Society:* (minority fellowships, travel awards)American Psychological Association Fellowships in the Neurosciences American Society for Cell Biology Minority Affairs Committee Awards American Society for Microbiology Graduate Research FellowshipFASEB/MARC ProgramsFASEB MARC Travel Awards Ford Foundation Predoctoral Diversity Fellowships Ford Foundation Dissertation FellowshipsGraduate Women in Science Fellowships (supplement & travel awards) L’Oreal Women in Science International Fellowships* SACNAS Genome Scholars Fellowship Program Society for Neuroscience Scholars Program UNCF/Merck Science Initiative UAB Sources Comprehensive Minority Faculty and Student Development Program (CMFSDP) Fellowships
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31 - Diversity) (PA-10-109) NIH Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research NIH NCI Opportunities for Training and Career Development for Minority IndividualsNSF Graduate Student Travel Award (for visiting prospective postdoctoral sponsors)
AACR Minority Scholar Awards in Cancer Research (travel award) AACR-Women in Cancer Research Brigid G. Leventhal Scholar Awards in Cancer Research (travel awards) American Physiological Society:* (minority fellowships, travel awards)American Psychological Association Fellowships in the Neurosciences American Society for Cell Biology Minority Affairs Committee Awards American Society for Microbiology Graduate Research FellowshipFASEB/MARC ProgramsFASEB MARC Travel Awards Ford Foundation Predoctoral Diversity Fellowships Ford Foundation Dissertation FellowshipsGraduate Women in Science Fellowships (supplement & travel awards) L’Oreal Women in Science International Fellowships* SACNAS Genome Scholars Fellowship Program Society for Neuroscience Scholars Program UNCF/Merck Science Initiative
Comprehensive Minority Faculty and Student Development Program (CMFSDP) Fellowships
AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering FellowshipsAAAS Science and Technology Policy FellowshipsGrass Fellowships in Neuroscience at the Marine Biological Laboratory (14 week summer research program)The National Academies: Internship Program in Science Policy
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