MORE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS – 3-8-05
From Sponsored Programs Office, Research and Graduate Studies, Kent State University, Charlee Heimlich, Director of Sponsored Programs Development
Listing by Charmaine Streharsky, Administrator, Sponsored Programs/RAGS, KSU
Dear Students - From time to time additions are made to this listing of external funding opportunities, some of which may be of particular interest to Kent State University graduate students, postdoctoral students, and their advisors. IMPORTANT to note is that even published deadlines and guidelines from funding agency websites or printed materials (sources for this listing, for example) are subject to change, including critical items regarding eligibility criteria and application instructions. Therefore, please seek current information DIRECTLY from the funding source. KSU faculty members also receive periodic notices of funding opportunities from this office and elsewhere. Be sure to seek advice too from advisors, chairs, department and dean’s offices for postings and/or knowledge if you are looking for funding or other opportunities.
[If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339. Individuals with disabilities may also obtain federal, and often other sources’, documents in an alternative format (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) upon request to the program contact persons].
HERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL NOTICES RECEIVED:
USENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
NNEMS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
www.epa.gov/enviroed/NNEMS/index.html
The purpose of the NNEMS program is to provide students with practical research opportunities and experiences in an EPA offices or labs; increase public awareness of and involvement in environmental issues; encourage qualified individuals to pursue environmental careers; and help defray the costs associated with the pursuit of academic programs related to the field of environmental education, such as pollution control, science, engineering, technology, social science, and specialty areas. Research projects are offered (developed and sponsored) by USEPA headquarters and carried out in EPA’s ten regional offices and labs throughout the US. Recipients of NNEMS fellowships receive a stipend based on the student’s level of education and the duration and location of the project. Applications for prestigious fellowships such as these benefit from planning well in advance. See details on this website to play for coming year. (This website offers an opportunity to add your name to the emailing list for the next call for applications).
ASEE NATIONAL DEFENSE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS
NDSEG Fellowship Program, Amer. Soc. For Engr. Education, 1818 N. St NW, Suite600, Washington, DC20036, ndseg@asee.org, phone 202-331-3516, www.asee.org/resources/fellowships/ndseg/
The Department of Defense (DoD) is committed to increasing the number and quality of our nation’s scientists and engineers. The DoD supports graduate students in a number of ways, including through these National Defense SCIENCE AND Engineering Graduate Fellowships. See the website for details and multiple opportunities for applications later this calendar year.
WOMEN’S RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INSTITUTE
CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
1750 New York Ave., NW, Suite 350, Washington, DC20006
http://www.wrei.org/fellowships/index.htm
email wrei@wrei.org, phone 202-628-0444
DEADLINE: MAY 20, 2005
WREI awards annual fellowships to a select number of graduate students (or recent graduates) with a proven commitment to equity for women. WREI Fellows gain practical policymaking experience and graduate credit as they work from January to August as Congressional legislative aides in Washington, DC. Fellows receive stipends for tuition and living expenses. Only students who are currently enrolled in master’s or doctoral program at an accredited institution in the USA OR WHO HAVE COMPLETED SUCH A PROGRAM WITHIN THE PAST 18 MONTHS ARE ELIGIBLE (at least 9 graduated credit hours of coursework is strongly suggested before applying). WREI fellows come from a wide range of academic fields, e.g., medicine, law, nursing, art, science, history, women’s studies, and business administration. Each fellow receives a monthly stipend of $1,300 with an additional sum of $500 for purchase of health insurance. WREI will also reimburse Fellows up to a maximum of $1,500 over 2 semesters ($750 per semester) for cost of credit hours at their home institutions. WREI receives between 45 to 100 applications each year for 6 fellowship positions. See website for details.
HAGLEYMUSEUMAND LIBRARY
SHORT-TERM GRANTS-IN-AID
PO Box 3630, Wilmington, DE19807-0630, 302-658-2400, email info@hagley.org
http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/grants.html
DEADLINES: MARCH 31, JUNE 30, OCTOBER 31, 2005
Short-term grants-in-aid support visits to Hagley for scholarly research in the imprint, manuscript, pictorial, and artifact collections. They are designed to assist researchers with travel and living expenses while using the research collections. Scholars receive a stipend, make use of the research holdings, and participate in the programs of the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society. These grants are to support serious scholarly work, both degree candidates and senior scholars and writers working independently as well as college and university teachers, librarians, archivists, museum curators, and scholars from fields other than humanities. Low cost housing may be available on the museum grounds. Stipends are for a minimum of 2 weeks, maximum of 2 months, at no more than $1,400 per month.
HAGLEYMUSEUMAND LIBRARY HENRY BELIN DU PONT FELLOWSHIP
(see address and deadlines in notice above)
www.hagley.lib.de.us/grants.html
See fellowship information above. Applicants must be from out of state and preference will be given to those whose travel costs to Hagley will be higher.
Remember to check earlier notices/newsletters AND the federal agency and Ohiofunding agency websites for additional grant/fellowship opportunities in the humanities and arts!
www.neh.fed.us/grants/grantsbydivision.html