Doctoral Student Grant Opportunities
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Pre-doctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)
- Various institutes have their own instructions
- NIH Individual Fellowships
- AHRQ Health Services Research Dissertation Program (R36)
- Drug Abuse Dissertation Research (R36)
- Mental Health Research Dissertation Grant to Enhance Workforce Diversity (R36)
- Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36)
- NSF Doctoral Dissertation Awards
Foundation Examples
Below is a select list of foundation grant opportunities. More opportunities are available.
- American Association of University Women (AAUW)
- American Epilepsy Society
- American Heart Association Pre-doctoral Fellowship
- American Lung Association – Lung Health Dissertation Grant
- Autism Science Foundation
- Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Dissertation and Postdoctoral Fellowships
- Gerber Foundation – Novice Research Awards
- PhRMA Foundation in Health Outcomes
- United Negro College Fund (UNCF) - Merck Science Initiative Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowship
Search the CARAT Database
Harvard University hosts a free database of grants available to graduate students.