The following is a list of extramural funding sources that are open to MD/PhD trainees. Since this list is not exhaustive, we have included Web sites of other academic institutions that provide similar information. Please visit the Web sites for deadlines, qualifications, and funding applications.
American Association of University Women
American Cancer Society
American Chemical Society, Division of Analytical Chemistry: Pfizer Graduate
Travel Awards in Analytical Chemistry
American Diabetes Association
American Federation for Aging Research Scholarship – Applications accepted annually in December. It appears the next round of funding will be for 2008.
American Heart Association Regional Affiliates Predoctoral Fellowship
American Physiological Society
American Society for Microbiology Robert Watkins Graduate Fellowship for Minorities
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Community of Science Funding Opportunities Database
Department of Defense National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Ford Foundation Dissertation Diversity Fellowships
Fulbright Program Institute of International Education for Studies Abroad
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Fellows Program
Josephine de Karman Predoctoral Fellowship
L’Oreal Foundation Women in Science Predoctoral Fellowships - Applications accepted annually in October.
NASA Individual Predoctoral Fellowship
National Science Foundation Individual Predoctoral Fellowship
NATO Predoctoral Fellowship With Partner Nations
NIH Predoctoral Fellowship Awards for Students with Disabilities (F31)
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Proposal Central - ProposalCENTRAL is an e-grantmaking website shared by many government, non-profit, and private grant-making organizations. Over twenty thousand applicants and reviewers interact electronically with the grant-makers that are members of ProposalCENTRAL.
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows (F30)
Participating Organizations
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Components of Participating Organizations
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA/NIH)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD/NIH)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS/NIH)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships (F31) to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
Participating Organizations
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Components of Participating Organizations
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
National Eye Institute (NEI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)
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