This page is meant to help graduate students find funding opportunities that support their research needs including fellowships for dissertation support.
Prestigious Fellowships
The following list provides links to nationally competitive, highly prestigious fellowships that support dissertation or laboratory research that qualify for institutional support.
- American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
Ford Foundation Fellowship (Dissertation) - HHMI Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study*
- Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship
- NASA FINESST Fellowship
- NIH NRSA F31
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Oregon Students Learn and Experience Research (OSLER) TL1 Program (equivalent to F31)
- PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
Other highlighted opportunities include:
- American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowships
- APA Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Child Psychology Graduate Student Fellowship*
- Fulbright-Hayes Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
- Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of Art
- Google Ph.D. Fellowship Program
- Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowship in American Art
- NSF List of Graduate/Postdoctoral Opportunities
- Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
*Indicates a limited submission competition.
Examples: Pivot Saved Searches
The buttons below provide access to broad-based searches using generalized criteria in Pivot. To find funding opportunities specific to your subdiscipline or funding need, please create and save your own advanced searches in Pivot. For assistance with using Pivot, please email Research Development Services for one-on-one training.