Education
| Fellowship/Scholarship | Funder | Focus | Eligibility/Criteria | Amount | Deadlines | Website |
| Association for Women in Science Predoctoral Awards | Association for Women in Science | Behavioral sciences | Women expecting to graduate within 2 years of the application deadline | $10,000 | March | https://www.awis.org/scholarships/ |
| David L Boren Graduate Fellowships | National Security Education Program | cultures in world regions underrepresented in study abroad | US citizens, graduate students | up to $25,000 | January | https://www.borenawards.org/ |
| Dissertation Fellowships | American Association of University Women | all fields of study | women scholars, US citizens, permanent residents | up to $30,000 | November | https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/current-opportunities/american/ |
| Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship | Ford Foundation | research-based Ph.D. or Sc.D. programs | U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. permanent residents, Individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level in the U.S. | $27,000 annual stipend | December | http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_047958.htm |
| Graduate Research Fellowships | NSF | Social sciences, psychology, STEM education | US citizens, have completed no more than one academic year of full-time graduate study | $34,000 annual stipend, $12,000 cost of education allowance to institution | October | http://www.nsfgrfp.org/ |
| Humane Studies Fellow | Institute for Humane Studies | classical liberal scholarship | Be enrolled full time in a PhD program at any institution | $15,000 | numerous throughout the year | https://theihs.org/funding-career-resources/humane-studies-fellowship/ |
| Research Report Stipends | IBM Center for the Business of Government | public management research | Individuals working in universities, nonprofit organizations, or journalism | $20,000 | June/October | http://www.businessofgovernment.org/content/research-stipends |
| Science of Science Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants | NSF | understand the scientific research enterprise and increase the public value of scientific activity | graduate students | up to $20,000 | February/September | https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19611/nsf19611.htm |
| The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP) | Smithsonian Institute | environmental science, anthropology, history of science and technology, social and cultural history of the US | graduate students | $40,000 stipend and up to $4,000 research allowance | November | https://www.smithsonianofi.com/fellowship-opportunities/smithsonian-institution-fellowship-program/ |
| Switzer Fellowships | Switzer Foundation | environmental improvement | graduate students | $15,000 | January | https://www.switzernetwork.org/become-fello |
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