Fellowships, Internships, and Scholarships

Graduate Level and Beyond

AAUW Educational Foundation Fellowships and Grants
The Association of University Women Educational Foundation, which is the largest source of funding exclusively for graduate women in the world, supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented.

Association of Women in Science (AWIS) Graduate Awards
About 5-10 AWIS graduate fellowships in the amount of $1,000 are awarded each year, including four memorial awards: (1) Amy Lutz Rechel Award, for an outstanding graduate student in the field of plant biology, (2) Luise Meyer-Schutzmeister Award, for an outstanding graduate student in physics, (3) Ruth Satter Award, for an outstanding graduate student who interrupted her education for at least three years to raise a family, and (4) the Diane H. Russell Award, for an outstanding graduate student in the field of biochemistry or pharmacology. In addition, Citations of Merit ($300) may be given.

AT&T Labs Fellowship Program
For woman or a member of a minority underrepresented in the sciences beginning full-time PhD studies in a graduate program accepted by AT&T Labs with high potential for success in scientific research.

Sigma Delta Epsilon Graduate Women in Science Research Fellowships & Travel Award
To be eligible, the fellowship applicant must be enrolled as a graduate student, or engaged in post-doctoral or early-stage academic research. The applicant must also be a member of SDE/GWIS (membership may be obtained by including $20.00 in membership dues with the fellowship/travel award application).

UMass Graduate Student Service
University of Massachusetts External Funding Database.