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Aid & Fellowships:
Sources of Dissertation Funding
Government Funding Opportunities
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Centers for Disease Control
Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
Department of Veterans Affairs
National Center for Health Statistics/AcademyHealth
National Institute on Aging
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institue of Mental Health
National Science Foundation
U.S. Department of Justice
Department of Housing & Urban Development
Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program
Submission Date: June 12, 2008
Award: Up to $25,000 for up to 24 months
Description
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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Social Work Pre-doctoral Fellowship Program 2008-2009
Submission Date: June 18
Award: $26,330 for one year full-time
Description
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National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) / AcademyHealth
Health 2008 Policy Fellowship
Submission Date: January 7, 2008
Award: Please click here for information on stipend levels and duration.
Description
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National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36)
Submission Date(s): March 15, November 15, annually
Expiration Date: March 16, 2008
Award: Stipend (for current stipend rate: click here) plus up to $15,000 for additional expenses for up to 2 years
Description
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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Drug Abuse Dissertation Research: Epidemiology, Prevention, Treatment, Services, and Women and Sex/Gender Differences (R36)
Submission Date(s): February 16, June 16, October 16, annually
AIDS Applications Submission Date(s): January 2, May 1, September 1, annually
Expiration Date: September 2, 2009
Award: Total direct costs up to $50,000 per year for up to 2 years
Description
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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Mental Health Dissertation Research Grant to Increase Diversity (R36)
Submission Date(s): April 22, August 22, December 22, annually
Expiration Date: January 8, 2009
Award: Total direct costs up to $35,000 per year for a total period of up to 2 years.
Description
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Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Pre-doctoral Fellows (F31)
Submission Date(s): April 8, August 8, December 8, annually
AIDS Applications Submission Date(s): January 7, May 7, September 7, annually
Expiration Date: January 8, 2010
Award: Stipend (for current stipend rate: click here) plus 60% of tuition & fees up to $16,000 for up to 5 years.
Description
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National Science Foundation (NSF)
SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
Submission Date(s) & Award: Please see web site for specific information by discipline.
Description
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U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Graduate Research Fellowship
Submission Date: November 21, 2008
Award: $20,000
Description
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Foundation Funding Opportunities
AERA Grants Program
American Association of University Women
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Center for the Study of Social Work Practice
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation
Council for European Studies
Elderhostel
Epilepsy Foundation
Fahs-Beck Fund for Research & Experimentation
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
Hedge Funds Care, Inc.
John A. Hartford Foundation of New York City
National Development and Research Institutes, Inc.
National Research Council (NRC)
New York Foundling / Vincent J. Fontana Center
Peace Educational Organization
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Social Science Research Council
Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR)
Spencer Foundation
Stanford Center on Adolescence
University of Minnesota
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AERA Grants Program
Dissertation Grants Program
Submission Date(s): August 29, 2008; January 7, 2009 (tentative); March 6, 2009 (tentative)
Award: Up to $15,000 for 1 year
Description
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American Association of University Women (AAUW)
American Dissertation Fellowships
Submission Date: November 15
Award: $20,000
Description
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International Fellowships
Submission Date: December 1
Award: $20,000
Description
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
International Dissertation Research Fellowship
Submission Date: November
Applications for 2009 will be available online beginning in August.
Award: Up to $20,000 for 9-12 months support
Description
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Center for the Study of Social Work Practice (CSSWP)
Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
Submission Date: Check back for date
Award: Up to $20,000 for up to 2 years
Description
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The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange
Dissertation Fellowships for ROC Students Abroad
Submission Date: February 15
Award: Up to $15,000
Description
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Doctoral Fellowships for Non-R.O.C. Citizens
Submission Date: October 15
Award: Up to $15,000
Description
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Elderhostel
K. Patricia Cross Doctoral Research Grant
Submission Date: February (tentative)
Note: Please refer back to the website in November 2008 for the 2009 application.
Award: $5,000
Description
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Epilepsy Foundation
The Behavioral Sciences Student Fellowship
Submission Date: March 2, 2009
Award: $3,000
Description
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Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation
Doctoral Dissertation Grant Program
Submission Date(s): May 1, November 1, annually
Award: Up to $5,000
Description
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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
Dissertation Fellowships
Submission Date: February 1
Award: $15,000
Description
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Hedge Funds Care, Inc.
New York City Chapter
Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
No new RFA's have been posted. Please check back for updates.
Award: Up to $20,000 for up to 2 years
Description
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John A. Hartford Foundation of New York City / Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
Doctoral Fellows Program
Submission Date(s): February 1 (cycle 1), August 1 (cycle 2), annually
Award: $25,000 per year for up to 2 years
Description
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National Development and Research Institutes, Inc.
Predoctoral Fellowships: Behavioral Science Training in Drug Abuse Research
Submission Date: Rolling Admission
Award: Intially awarded up to 12 months and renewable up to 4 more years. Fellows receive an annual stipend of $20,772 ( 2007-08 rate), health insurance, tuition and fees at the university where pursuing degree, and modest amount for travel and research-related expenses.
Description
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National Research Council (NRC)
Dissertation Fellowships for Achieving Excellence in College and University Teaching
Submission Date: November 29, 2007
Award: $21,000 for 1 year, plus travel expenses to attend one Conference of Ford Fellows
Description
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The New York Foundling/Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection
Grant Program for Support of Dissertation Research in the Field of Child Welfare
Submission Date: July 15, 2008
Award: Up to $7,500 per year for up to 2 years
Description
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Peace Educational Organization (PEO)
P.E.O. Scholar Awards
Chapter Nomination Deadline: December 1
Award: Partial support for a year's study depending on funds available
Description
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NY Chapter: Click Here
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Active Living Research Grant Program Dissertation Awards
Submission Date: May 14, 2008
Award: Up to $25,000
Description
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Social Science Research Council
Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF)
Submission Date: January 30, 2009
Award: Support for sustained research and/or training; participation in two sets of workshops
Description
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Eurasia Fellowship Program
Submission Date: November 13, 2007
Award: 1) Predissertation Training Fellowships: up to $7,000 in addition to training opportunities for individuals in the early stages of their programs; 2) Dissertation Write-up Fellowships: $22,000
Flyer: Click Here
Description
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International Dissertation Research Fellowships
Submission Date (Anticipated): November 2008
2009 IDRF application materials will be available online in August 2008.
Award: Support for 9-12 months of dissertation research. Individual awards will be approximately $20,000
Description
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Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop
Workshop Dates: July 13-17, 2008
Submission Date: May 1, 2008
Award: Travel, lodging and meals for duration of workshop.
Description
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Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR)
Doctoral Fellows Award
Submission Date: August 15, 2008
Award: $3,000
Description
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Spencer Foundation
Dissertation Fellowships Program
Submission Date: November 2, 2007
Award: $25,000
Description
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Stanford Center on Adolescence
Early Investigator Grants
Submission Date: January 17, 2008
Award: Up to $10,000
Description
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University of Minnesota
Clarke Chambers Travel Fellowships
Submission Date: April 15, 2008
Description
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Columbia University Support Programs
CUSSW Ruth Fizdale Dissertation Support Program
ISERP Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellows Program
Columbia University School of Social Work
Ruth Fizdale Dissertation Support Program
Application Deadline: April 21, 2008
Eligibility: CUSSW PhD students anticipating completion of the dissertation within 2 years.
Description
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Institute for Social & Economic Research & Policy, Columbia University
Andrew W. Mellon Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellows Program
Application Deadline: April 15, 2008
Award: Research support in the form of a summer stipend, mini-grants & mentoring; office space with computers; year-long educational programs
Eligibility: Columbia PhD students who have begun or are about to begin writing their dissertations and are within two years of completion
Description
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