GradFunding Newsletter December 2012
Compiled and Distributed by Shelley Hawthorne Smith, PhD, Office of Fellowships and Community
Engagement, University of Arizona Graduate College. Contact Info: 520-626-0870,
ssmith@grad.arizona.edu
Funding Opportunities: Science and Engineering
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Institution for Supply Management Doctoral Dissertation Grants
National Institutes of Mental Health Mental Health Research Dissertation Grant to Improve
Diversity
Marine Resource Economics – Sea Grant Fellowships
Philadelphia Area Center for the History of Science Research Fellowships and Dissertation
Fellowships
U.S. Food and Drug Administration – various opportunities
Postdoctoral Opportunities
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de Duve Institute of Cellular Pathology Postdoctoral Fellowship
Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Molecular Evolution Fellowships
Smithsonian Institution (SI) National Air and Space Museum Postdoctoral Fellowship in Earth
and Planetary Sciences
University of Southern California (USC) Center for International Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship
U.S Department of Agriculture Postdoctoral Research Geneticist (Plants)
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine Postdoctoral Fellowship in Genetic
Epidemiology
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Postdoctoral Program
Opportunities in Science and Engineering
Institution for Supply Management Doctoral Dissertation Grants
Each year, the institute awards doctoral dissertation grants for support of outstanding doctoral
research. The intent is to award grants to doctoral candidates who are conducting research in
purchasing or related fields.… more » The objectives of these grants are to produce useful research that
can be applied to purchasing and supply management, and to help develop high-potential academicians
who will teach and conduct research in purchasing and supply management.
Deadline: January 31, 2013
Website: http://www.ism.ws/education/content.cfm?ItemNumber=20838
National Institutes of Mental Health Mental Health Research Dissertation Grant to Improve Diversity
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Institute of
Mental Health (NIMH), is to increase the diversity of the mental health research workforce by providing
dissertation awards in all areas of research within the strategic priorities of the NIMH to individuals from
diverse backgrounds underrepresented in mental health research to support the completion of the
doctoral research project.
Deadlines: December 21, 2012, April 22, 2013, August 22, 2013, December 23, 2013
Website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-103.html
Marine Resource Economics – Sea Grant Fellowships
The Graduate Fellowship Program generally awards two new PhD fellowships each year to students who
are interested in careers related to the development and implementation of quantitative methods for
assessing the economics of the conservation and management of living marine resources. Fellows will
work on thesis problems of public interest and relevance to NMFS under the guidance of NMFS mentors
at participating NMFS Science Centers or Laboratories. The NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowships in Marine
Resource Economics meets NOAA's Mission goal of "Protect, Restore and Manage the Use of Coastal
and Ocean Resources Through Ecosystem-Based Management". Eligibility: Must be U.S. Citizen
Deadline: February 22, 2013
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=205395
Philadelphia Area Center for the History of Science Research Fellowships and Dissertation Fellowships
The Center offers short-term Research Fellowships and nine-month Dissertation Writing Fellowships for
scholars in the history of science, technology and medicine. Fellows use offices in the Center’s facility in
Center City Philadelphia and have ready access to events and activities at consortium member
institutions as well as throughout Philadelphia’s vibrant academic and cultural communities. The
Dissertation Writing Fellows receive a stipend of $23,000. Fellows are expected to spend the academic
year at the Center and to participate in our events.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens or students at U.S. institutions
Deadline: January 7, 2013
Website: http://www.pachs.net/fellowships
U.S. Food and Drug Administration – various opportunities
The FDA has a number of opportunities for graduate students. They are all listed on one website and
include the following:
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Federal Information Privacy Internship Program
Student Intern Program (CDRH-OSEL)
Summer Student Research Program (NCTR)
Visiting Pediatric Pharmacology Fellows Rotation Program
Commissioner’s Fellowship Program
Veterinary Medicine Student Internships
Medical Device Fellowship Program
Pharmacy Student Experiential Program
Postgraduate Research Program
Science Internship Program
Office of Policy and Planning Internship Program
Website:
http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WorkingatFDA/FellowshipInternshipGraduateFacultyPrograms/default.h
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Deadlines: varied
Postdoctoral Opportunities
de Duve Institute of Cellular Pathology Postdoctoral Fellowship
The de Duve Institute in Brussels awards 1-year fellowships, which are renewable once, to young foreign
scientists, who wish to carry out their post-doctoral research within one of the research groups in the
Institute. Candidates must hold a PhD, MD or equivalent degree to be eligible.
Deadline: January 15 and August 15
Website: http://www.deduveinstitute.be/post_doc.php
Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
The program was established to fund unclassified, basic research in areas of interest to the Intelligence
Community, from behavior and language to energy and atmosphere. The program annually funds
several Postdoctoral … more »Fellows representing colleges, universities, and other research institutions
throughout the United States. Senior scientists in the Intelligence Community identify critical research
topics and Principal Investigators at research institutions work with Postdoctoral Fellows to submit
technical proposals that align with Intelligence Community priorities.
Deadline: January 4, 2013
Website: http://www.icpostdoc.org/
Molecular Evolution Fellowships
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Molecular Evolution are available to support research that uses the
resources and research opportunities offered at the National Zoological Park (Washington, D.C.), the
National Museum of Natural History (Washington, D.C.) or the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
(Panama). Stipend is $45,000 for one year (12 months) to $90,000 for two years (24 months)
Deadline: January 15th
Website: http://www.si.edu/ofg/fell.htm#fnasm
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Postdoctoral Program
Postdoctoral Scholar awards are offered annually to recipients of new or recent doctorates in the fields
of chemistry, engineering, geology, geophysics, mathematics, meteorology, physics, and biology as well
as … more »oceanography. The competitive awards are designed to further the education and training
of the applicant with primary emphasis placed on the individual's research promise. In order to be
eligible for one of these awards, applicants must have received their doctoral degree within the past 2-3
years.
Deadline: January 5, 2013
Website: http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=8021
University of Southern California (USC) Center for International Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship
CIS invites applications from scholars who specialize in international relations and political science. This
covers a wide range of topics but we are particularly eager to encourage applications from candidates
engaged … more »in scholarship related to the research activities of the center's faculty. Applications
from a variety of disciplines, including the social sciences, humanities and communications are
encouraged.
Deadline: January 28, 2013
Website: http://dornsife.usc.edu/cis/research-opportunities/
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine Postdoctoral Fellowship in Genetic Epidemiology
The primary objective of this post-doctoral research training program is to produce cutting edge
independent scientists and future research leaders in genetic epidemiology. The program is proposing to
do this in a … more »multidisciplinary setting and with emphasis on substantive applied orientation in
cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD risk factors and other complex traits related to heart, lung, and
blood disorders. The program team believes that the research environment at Washington University is
outstanding for carrying out research in genetic epidemiology and cardiovascular genetic epidemiology.
Background in one or more areas among biostatistics, statistical genetics, genetic epidemiology, and
bioinformatics is highly desirable. Candidates with research … more »interests in the development of
novel analytic methods in genetic epidemiology are particularly encouraged to apply.
Deadline: continuous
Website: https://biostatistics.wustl.edu/training/Pages/Post-DocTrainingGrant.aspx
Smithsonian Institution (SI) National Air and Space Museum Postdoctoral Fellowship in Earth and
Planetary Sciences
The National Air and Space Museum has established the Postdoctoral Earth and Planetary Sciences
Fellowship to support scientific research in this area. Scientists in the Center for Earth and Planetary
Studies … more »concentrate on geologic and geophysical research of the Earth and other terrestrial
planets, using remote sensing data obtained from Earth-orbiting and interplanetary spacecraft.
Website: http://www.si.edu/ofg/fell.htm
U.S Department of Agriculture Postdoctoral Research Geneticist (Plants)
This position requires a Ph.D in Genetics, Biology, Crop Sciences, Molecular Biology or a related field of
study that has equipped the applicant with the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the
duties and responsibilities of the position. Knowledge of quantitative genetics is desirable. Researcher
will: investigate ozone tolerance in a population of soybean recombinant inbred lines in the field under
open air conditions; identify variation in ozone tolerance and design genomic, … more »biochemical, and
physiological experiments to investigate the mechanisms responsible for the differences in ozone
tolerance; and design field and lab-based studies to investigate ozone interactions with other aspects of
climate change, including elevated carbon dioxide, drought, and high temperature stress.
Deadline: open until filled
Website: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/331496400