Fellowships and funded programs for master's and doctoral students
Graduate-level funding is more competitive but significantly larger — NSF, DOE, and private foundations offer multi-year fellowships worth $30,000–$50,000+ per year. This page covers every graduate and PhD-level program in the directory for women in STEM.
Deadline: November
Fellowships supporting women pursuing their first full-time master's or professional degree in fields where women remain underrepr…
View details →Deadline: October
The NSF GRFP provides three years of funding to outstanding graduate students pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degree…
View details →Deadline: October
One of the most prestigious PhD fellowships in the US, providing up to five years of support for exceptional graduate students in …
View details →Deadline: November
The oldest non-institutional source of graduate funding for women in the US, established in 1888, providing dissertation fellowshi…
View details →Deadline: February
An annual program awarding five women postdoctoral scientists $75,000 each for their contributions to STEM research and commitment…
View details →Deadline: September
A fellowship supporting exceptional PhD students in computing and related disciplines, providing tuition, stipend, and a paid rese…
View details →Deadline: Spring
A fellowship recognizing outstanding PhD students doing innovative research in computer science and related fields, providing up t…
View details →Deadline: November
Merit-based awards of $20,000 each for women from the US and Canada who are pursuing a doctoral-level degree and are near completi…
View details →A UK professional membership society founded in 1919 that supports women in engineering through its MentorSET cross-sector mentori…
View details →Deadline: Spring
Annual fellowships of £15,000 each awarded to early-career women researchers in the UK and Ireland conducting postdoctoral researc…
View details →Deadline: March
A $6,000 award enabling Canadian and international senior undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows to conduct 1…
View details →A program established in 1996 that funds five regional Chairs across Canada to increase the participation and retention of women i…
View details →Deadline: March
Annual fellowships of AU$25,000 each for early-career women scientists within five years of completing their PhD at Australian or …
View details →Deadline: November
A global program founded in 1998 that has supported over 4,400 women scientists from 110 countries, awarding up to $40,000 each to…
View details →Deadline: November
Established in 1938 and named for aviator Amelia Earhart, this fellowship awards $10,000 each to up to 30 women annually pursuing …
View details →Deadline: November
A fellowship program launched in 2004 awarding women from developing and emerging economies up to $50,000 per year to pursue PhD o…
View details →Deadline: March
Fellowships for women scientists from Science and Technology-Lagging Countries (STLCs) to pursue PhD or early-career research in n…
View details →NIH / Office of Research on Women's Health
NIH administrative supplements that enable researchers returning to biomedical research after a career break of two or more years …
View details →JPMorgan Chase
A paid 15-week returnship program at JPMorgan Chase for experienced professionals, including technologists, who have been out of t…
View details →European Innovation Council (European Commission)
A European Commission initiative under the European Innovation Council providing female-led deep-tech startups with €75,000 in gra…
View details →Royal Society
Deadline: October
Up to 1.87M GBP over 8 years for early-career researchers who need a flexible working pattern due to caring responsibilities or he…
View details →Graduate Women New Zealand (GWNZ)
Fellowship for outstanding New Zealand female graduates undertaking doctoral study, providing financial assistance and honorary GW…
View details →NASA Office of STEM Engagement
Competitive fellowship for graduate students from underrepresented groups in STEM including women, ethnic minorities, and persons …
View details →Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
$8,000 per year for three years ($24,000 total) to propel the research careers of women mathematicians. Founded through a gift by …
View details →Palantir Technologies
Deadline: November
A fellowship designed for students from underrepresented backgrounds in tech, offering mentorship, networking, and a pathway to Pa…
View details →Major League Hacking
Deadline: Rolling
A 12-week remote program where participants contribute to open source projects, work on production software, and receive mentorshi…
View details →Software Freedom Conservancy
Deadline: February
Three-month paid remote internships with free and open source software organizations for people subject to systemic bias and under…
View details →Linux Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Connects students and open source newcomers with mentors from Linux Foundation-hosted projects including Linux kernel, Kubernetes,…
View details →A postdoctoral fellowship for early-career researchers in the natural sciences, mathematics, engineering, and computing who pivot …
View details →Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Deadline: August
A four-year postdoctoral fellowship supporting early-career scientists pursuing theoretical or experimental research relevant to t…
View details →Deadline: October
The flagship international exchange program of the U.S. Department of State, offering Study/Research and English Teaching Assistan…
View details →Deadline: January
A one-year fellowship from the Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation for master's and PhD students at accredited U.S. graduate inst…
View details →Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Deadline: September
A two-year fellowship for early-career, tenure-track but untenured faculty at U.S. and Canadian institutions in chemistry, compute…
View details →David and Lucile Packard Foundation
A flexible, multi-year research grant for the nation's most promising early-career professors in science and engineering, awarded …
View details →Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research
A postdoctoral fellowship supporting early-career researchers conducting fundamental biomedical research into the causes, treatmen…
View details →Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
Deadline: June
A three-year fellowship supporting early postdoctoral research training across all basic biomedical sciences at academic instituti…
View details →Life Sciences Research Foundation
Deadline: October
A three-year postdoctoral fellowship supporting exceptional researchers across all areas of basic life sciences discovery. The fou…
View details →Burroughs Wellcome Fund
An award bridging advanced postdoctoral training and the first years of faculty appointment for researchers applying quantitative …
View details →American Association for the Advancement of Science
A fellowship placing accomplished scientists and engineers in U.S. federal government offices in Washington, DC, to learn first-ha…
View details →The Human Frontier Science Program offers Long-Term Fellowships for PhD holders in the life sciences and Cross-Disciplinary Fellow…
View details →EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships support postdoctoral researchers in the life sciences for up to two years, with international mobili…
View details →The Searle Scholars Program funds the independent research of exceptional early-career faculty in the biomedical sciences and chem…
View details →The Pew Biomedical Scholars program supports early-career assistant professors running independent labs in the biomedical sciences…
View details →The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation's Beckman Young Investigator Program funds early-career faculty in the chemical and life s…
View details →Royal Society
A postdoctoral fellowship enabling early-career international researchers in the natural and social sciences to work at a UK resea…
View details →University of California, Berkeley
Deadline: October 9, 2026
A prestigious postdoctoral fellowship from UC Berkeley's Miller Institute giving early-career scientists three years of independen…
View details →Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
A fellowship enabling internationally recognized researchers of any nationality and discipline to carry out long-term research in …
View details →Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science funds overseas postdoctoral researchers to conduct research at Japanese universitie…
View details →American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society funds postdoctoral researchers in the first phases of their independent cancer-research careers across…
View details →Australian Research Council
An Australian Research Council scheme providing three years of salary and project funding to outstanding early-career researchers …
View details →Wellcome Trust
A Wellcome Trust award giving early-career researchers in health-related science the funding and support to develop their research…
View details →Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network
A program from the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network supporting early-career scientists worldwide pursuing bold, interdisciplinary bi…
View details →Marine Biological Laboratory
Deadline: December 1
Summer fellowship at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole for early-career investigators to run independent neuroscience…
View details →Cancer Research Institute
Deadline: March 1 and September 1
Three-year postdoctoral fellowship from the Cancer Research Institute in immunology and cancer immunology, with a rising stipend p…
View details →Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund
Deadline: February 1
Award for early-career investigators researching mechanisms of neurological and psychiatric disorders, providing $150,000 per year…
View details →Simons Foundation / Flatiron Institute
Deadline: Varies by center
Postdoctoral fellowships at the Flatiron Institute across computational astrophysics, biology, mathematics, neuroscience and quant…
View details →University of British Columbia
Deadline: Varies by department
Fellowship for recent PhDs (within 24 months) in most fields, including STEM, at participating Canadian universities; roughly $60,…
View details →Rita Allen Foundation
Deadline: Institutional nomination
Award for early-career biomedical researchers in cancer, immunology, neuroscience and pain, providing up to $110,000 per year for …
View details →Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation
Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation program funding a postdoctoral fellow in environmental chemistry, providing $120,000 over two y…
View details →Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Postdoctoral Fellow award for researchers with under three years of postdoctoral training pursuing basic or translational research…
View details →Deadline: December
NSERC's flagship master's-level scholarship providing $17,500 for one year to high-caliber students beginning their graduate studi…
View details →NOAA
A prestigious NOAA scholarship supporting master's and doctoral students in oceanography, marine biology, and maritime archaeology…
View details →Palantir
A $7,000 scholarship for women pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in computer science or a related technical field at US o…
View details →International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
An IAEA fellowship providing up to €40,000 in total support for women pursuing a master's degree in nuclear science, engineering, …
View details →American Chemical Society / Merck
Recognizes up to 8 women in their third or fourth year of graduate school for excellence in chemistry research. Recipients receive…
View details →British Council
Fully funded one-year Master's degrees at UK universities for women from 30 eligible countries across Asia, Latin America, and Sou…
View details →Rotating (MIT, Berkeley, CMU, Stanford, Georgia Tech)
Deadline: September
Intensive two-day annual workshop for women graduate students and postdocs pursuing academic careers in EECS. Hosted at rotating t…
View details →Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Deadline: November
Supports graduate education of immigrants and children of immigrants across all disciplines including STEM. Provides up to $90,000…
View details →National GEM Consortium
Deadline: November
Provides opportunities for underrepresented minority students to pursue graduate education in applied science and engineering thro…
View details →National Science Foundation
Deadline: November
One of the oldest graduate fellowships in the US, GRFP awards three years of support — $37,000 annual stipend plus $16,000 cost-of…
View details →European Space Agency
Deadline: November
The European Space Agency's YGT programme offers one-year paid placements for recent graduates in engineering, science, and relate…
View details →University of Cambridge
Awarded by the Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States, this scholarship funds a year of master's-level study or indepen…
View details →University of Cambridge
A full-cost postgraduate scholarship for outstanding international students to pursue a one-year postgraduate degree or doctoral s…
View details →Stanford University
A fully funded, multidisciplinary graduate leadership program at Stanford University open to applicants worldwide pursuing any ful…
View details →NOAA Sea Grant
Deadline: February
A one-year paid fellowship administered by NOAA's National Sea Grant College Program that matches highly qualified graduate studen…
View details →A STEM graduate fellowship sponsored by the governments of Australia, India, Japan and the United States (open to citizens and res…
View details →Geological Society of America
Deadline: February
The Geological Society of America's flagship research grant program provides partial support for master's and doctoral thesis rese…
View details →Established in 1989 by the American Statistical Association's Committee on Women in Statistics and the Caucus for Women in Statist…
View details →ACM SIGHPC
Deadline: May
A fellowship created by ACM's Special Interest Group on High Performance Computing to increase the diversity of students pursuing …
View details →The Rhodes Scholarship, administered by the Rhodes Trust, funds postgraduate study at the University of Oxford across all discipli…
View details →Run by the Environmental Defense Fund, Climate Corps places graduate-student fellows with companies, public institutions, and nonp…
View details →The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Student Traineeship Award introduces students to CF research by funding a mentored research project…
View details →Part of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, the Education and Workforc…
View details →National Institute of Standards and Technology
Deadline: December
A NIST fellowship providing graduate and doctoral students full graduate-school tuition, a stipend, and paid internship experience…
View details →Deadline: August 1
American Water Works Association scholarships and fellowships (Abel Wolman Fellowship, Edzwald Scholarship, LARS, and others) for …
View details →Deadline: March 31
A Water Environment Federation scholarship supporting graduate students pursuing careers in water-quality and wastewater engineeri…
View details →Deadline: June 1
An Entomological Society of America award recognizing graduate and undergraduate students for scholarship, research, and leadershi…
View details →Deadline: May 30
An IEEE Photonics Society scholarship recognizing graduate students conducting research in photonics, optics, and optoelectronics.…
View details →The Environmental Research and Education Foundation funds master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral students conducting research in sus…
View details →NASA
Deadline: January 29, 2026
A NASA fellowship funding graduate students performing space-technology research relevant to NASA's mission, including a stipend, …
View details →Air & Waste Management Association
Deadline: January
Named graduate scholarships (Richard Stessel Memorial, Jacqueline Shields Memorial, Dave Benforado) from the Air & Waste Managemen…
View details →Acoustical Society of America
A $30,000 annual scholarship for a U.S. graduate student in architectural acoustics or noise control, one of several Acoustical So…
View details →American Association of Bovine Practitioners
The American Association of Bovine Practitioners' premier $12,000 scholarship for veterinary students demonstrating potential to b…
View details →American Geosciences Institute
A one-time $5,000 merit-based award from the American Geosciences Institute supporting entry into geoscience graduate studies for …
View details →University of Oxford
Deadline: Aligns with course application deadline
Roughly 140 fully funded graduate scholarships per year at the University of Oxford across all degree-bearing subjects, covering c…
View details →Krell Institute / U.S. Department of Energy
One of the most prestigious computational science fellowships in the US, providing $36,000 per year plus full tuition and fees for…
View details →U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science
The Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program supports PhD dissertation research at DOE national laboratories by providing…
View details →Krell Institute / DOE NNSA
A fully funded graduate fellowship supporting PhD students whose research addresses challenges in stewardship science, including h…
View details →Meta
A two-year fellowship for exceptional PhD students conducting research in areas relevant to Meta's research agenda, including AI, …
View details →Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
$10,000 scholarship supporting pre-doctoral women conducting dissertation research expected to make important and original contrib…
View details →NVIDIA
Deadline: September
Up to $60,000 for PhD students doing outstanding research in computing, AI, graphics, autonomous vehicles, and related fields. Now…
View details →Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
Deadline: November
Supports PhD students from underrepresented backgrounds — including women — in the life sciences with up to 3 years of stipend sup…
View details →Microsoft Research
Fellowship for second-year PhD students from underrepresented groups in computing including women. Covers tuition and fees for thr…
View details →Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
Deadline: September
Annual award recognizing outstanding PhD dissertations by female mathematical scientists. Up to three prizes of $500 each presente…
View details →U.S. Department of Defense
Deadline: December
Sponsored by the Department of Defense, NDSEG fellowships support US citizens pursuing doctoral degrees in science and engineering…
View details →Fannie and John Hertz Foundation
Deadline: October
One of the most prestigious US graduate fellowships, supporting innovative PhD research in applied physical, biological, and engin…
View details →Ford Foundation / National Academies
Deadline: December
Administered by the National Academies, Ford Foundation Fellowships increase faculty diversity by supporting predoctoral, disserta…
View details →Microsoft Research
Deadline: November
Microsoft Research offers paid internships for PhD students to collaborate with world-class researchers on projects in AI, machine…
View details →The Link Foundation
Deadline: December
A two-year fellowship of $45,000 per year for doctoral students conducting research that advances the production, storage, distrib…
View details →A competitive fellowship for PhD students at participating North American, European, and Asian universities working in AI, machine…
View details →Deadline: September
A fellowship for doctoral students expanding the frontiers of a STEM field such as statistics, applied mathematics, computer scien…
View details →A fellowship for full-time doctoral students working in data science and related fields including natural language processing, mac…
View details →Deadline: March 27
An American Geophysical Union research grant of up to $10,000 for Ph.D. students studying hydrology, water resources, or a closely…
View details →Apple's AI/ML PhD fellowship supports emerging research leaders in computer science and machine learning with up to two years of f…
View details →The Simons Dissertation Fellowship supports full-time PhD students in mathematics departments at US institutions who are in the la…
View details →Administered with the National Research Council of the National Academies, this two-year fellowship supports U.S. postdoctoral sci…
View details →The Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program gives postdoctoral fellows the opportunity to conduct research alongside U.S. Geologica…
View details →UK Research and Innovation
Deadline: September 8
A funded three-month internship placing UKRI-funded doctoral students with UK government and parliamentary host organisations to g…
View details →National Institutes of Health
An accelerated, individualized doctoral training program for outstanding science students committed to biomedical research, combin…
View details →Jane Street
A fellowship for PhD students in EECS, mathematics, physics, or statistics, providing full tuition and fees plus a $45,000 stipend…
View details →Citadel
Deadline: February 28, 2026
Citadel's Global Quantitative Strategies awards three PhD fellowships (mathematics/statistics, physics, and computer science/elect…
View details →Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust
Deadline: January 29
Merit-based fellowship for final-year PhD candidates in all disciplines, including STEM, at U.S. universities; four awards of $28,…
View details →Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
Deadline: Varies by nominating agency
Fully funded Master's and PhD scholarships for Commonwealth-country students to study in the UK across all fields including STEM, …
View details →The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship ($34,000/year stipend + $12,000 cost of education) is the most broadly applicable. The Hertz Foundation Fellowship ($50,000/year) is highly competitive. Microsoft Research Ada Lovelace Fellowship and Meta Research PhD Fellowship ($42,000/year + tuition) are top tech-industry awards. AAUW American Fellowships support doctoral and postdoc women.
Yes — AAUW Selected Professions Fellowships, P.E.O. Scholar Awards, and NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships support master's students. The NSF GRFP also funds master's students, though it's more competitive at that level. Many corporate fellowships (Google, Microsoft) have master's tracks.
NSF GRFP applications are due in October each year — typically the third or fourth week. First-year PhD students and the year before starting a PhD program are both eligible. The L'Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowships target postdocs specifically. Plan to apply during your last year of undergrad or first year of grad school.
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