Research funding
Graduate student
2,600+ open programsCatalog updated
Graduate funding is a volume game. There are more open programs for graduate and doctoral students than for any other career stage in this catalog, and the median award is $3,000. These are not salary. They pay for fieldwork, travel to an archive or a field site, conference attendance, equipment and the specific unfunded line that stalls a dissertation.
Because the awards are small the arithmetic is different. Writing four applications at $3,000 each is a reasonable use of a month when one lands, and a society award restricted to student members can attract a handful of applicants.
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The funders are almost entirely disciplinary societies: the Archaeological Institute of America, the Entomological Society of America, the Society for Applied Anthropology, Psi Chi. The Garden Club of America funds more graduate research in botany than its name suggests. Most require membership, and student membership is usually cheap enough that joining to apply is rational.
Travel awards deserve singling out. They are the most winnable and the most overlooked, and the deadline is often only weeks before the meeting.
Open programs 2,600+
ASSFN AMPLify Mentorship Program (3-month visiting fellowship)
The American Association for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN) AMPLify Mentorship Program funds mentor–mentee partnerships to provide early exposure, practical guidance, and networking in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery through a contiguous 3‑month visiting fellowship at the mentor’s institution (to occur between July 1, 2027 and June 30, 2028) plus nine months of ongoing mentorship; ASSFN will offset housing, board, and travel costs (total award amount TBD).
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Clinical Investigator Training and Mentorship Program
The Skin of Color Society, in partnership with the National Medical Association Dermatology Section and with support from Johnson & Johnson, offers the Clinical Investigator Training and Mentorship Program to develop dermatologists’ clinical research skills and advance health equity in skin of color dermatology.
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Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology
The American Philosophical Society, in collaboration with the NASA Astrobiology Program, offers Lewis and Clark Fund grants for field studies addressing astrobiology, including the origins, evolution, distribution, and habitability of life on Earth and beyond.
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- $5,000
These are the soonest deadlines of 2,600+ open programs. FundFit holds every one, screens it against the researchers at your institution, and names who should apply.
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