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Postdoctoral and research fellowships for international scholars, sorted by most recently published.
PhRMA Health Outcomes Pre Doc Fellowship 2027
The PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship in Value Assessment and Health Outcomes Research (VA-HOR) supports PhD students conducting thesis work on how medicines and care deliver clinical, patient-centered, and economic value. The award pays $30,000 per year for 12, 18, or 24 months at an accredited US university, with up to $1,000 annually for thesis incidentals or US conference travel. You must be a full-time in-residence candidate who has passed qualifying exams, hold at least one publication or poster, include meaningful patient or clinician engagement in the proposal, and expect to finish the PhD after April 1, 2028. Applications are due October 30 at noon Eastern through ProposalCentral; the portal typically opens in August.
NYCT Graduate Philanthropy Fellowship 2027 - Arts
The New York Community Trust Graduate Student Philanthropy Fellowships place full-time graduate students in paid one-year roles at The Trust's midtown Manhattan office. Program Fellows work with grantmaking teams on health, equity, environment, and arts portfolios, including site visits, grant reports, and funding recommendations. Pay is $25 per hour at up to 35 hours weekly in summer and 15 to 20 hours during the academic year from June 2027 through May 2028. Apply once through Paylocity when January 2027 postings go live; the 2026 cycle closed February 25 at 11:59 p.m.
Nancy B Woolridge McGee Fellowship 2027 - ZNEF
The Nancy B. Woolridge McGee Graduate Fellowship from the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority National Educational Foundation awards about $500 to $1,000 to Zeta Phi Beta members pursuing a full-time graduate or professional degree at an accredited US college or university. College directories describe the fellowship as renewable for fall-through-spring study when you remain eligible. You apply through the ZNEF AwardSpring portal with transcripts, three recommendation letters, a 150-word essay, and proof of enrollment. The fund typically closes around February 1 each year, with payment sent to your institution.
Mildred Cater Bradham Social Work Fellowship 2027
The Mildred Cater Bradham Social Work Fellowship from the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority National Educational Foundation (ZNEF) awards about $500 to $1,000 to Zeta Phi Beta members pursuing a full-time graduate or professional social work degree at an accredited US college or university. GuideStar and CareerOneStop describe the fellowship as renewable for fall-through-spring study when you remain eligible. You apply through the ZNEF scholarship portal with transcripts, three recommendation letters, a 150-word essay, and documentation of academic study. The fund typically closes February 1 each year. Payment goes to your college or university.
Louisville Institute Dissertation Fellowship 2027 - $35K
Louisville Institute Dissertation Fellowships (DF) pay $35,000 to support the final year of dissertation writing for Ph.D. or Th.D. candidates at accredited graduate schools in the United States or Canada whose research focuses on North American Christianity. The 2027 cycle closes 1 February 2027 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, expects fellows to be all-but-dissertation by that date, and funds work from fall 2027 through fall 2028 with awards announced in May 2027. Grantees attend a required Winter Seminar in January 2028 with travel and lodging covered.
FLAS Academic Year Fellowship 2027 - Title VI
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) academic year fellowships are federal Title VI awards that help US citizens and permanent residents pay for intensive modern language study combined with area or international studies at a US college that holds a Department of Education FLAS allocation. For the 2025-2026 grant cycle, published caps are $18,000 toward tuition and fees plus a $20,000 stipend for graduate fellows ($38,000 total) and $10,000 tuition plus a $5,000 stipend for undergraduates ($15,000 total). You never apply to the Department of Education directly; each National Resource Center or FLAS-granting program runs its own competition, usually in late winter or spring for the following academic year. Deadlines and language lists differ by campus, so Columbia''s Weatherhead East Asian Institute is one example among dozens nationwide.
Deborah Partridge Wolfe Fellowship 2027 - ZNEF
The Deborah Partridge Wolfe International Fellowship from the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority National Educational Foundation (ZNEF) awards $500 to $1,000 for full-time study abroad or for international students studying full time in the United States. Graduate and undergraduate applicants may apply when their programme runs a full academic year from fall through spring; summer-only trips do not qualify. You apply through znefscholarships.awardspring.com with transcripts, three recommendation letters, a 150-word essay, and a study plan signed by a program director. The fund typically closes February 1 each year. Zeta membership is not required for this international exchange award.
Alpha-1 Clinical Research Training Grant 2027
The Advanced Degree and Clinical Research Training Grant in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency was a joint award from the Alpha-1 Foundation, the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), and the American Respiratory Care Foundation (ARCF). It funded one respiratory therapist pursuing a master''s-level or higher degree while conducting clinical or translational research on alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD). Historical cycles offered $30,000 over two years ($15,000 per year) through ProposalCENTRAL peer review. Federal scholarship finders still list the programme under arcfoundation.org; confirm whether the partners reopen it or steer applicants to Alpha-1 Foundation postdoctoral and clinical pilot grants before you invest in a full proposal.
UC MEXUS Postdoc Small Grant 2027 - Archive Guide
UC MEXUS Small Grants historically paid up to $1,500 to University of California graduate students and postdoctoral researchers for short binational research trips of one week to six months tied to Mexico, Latino studies, or cross-border policy. Projects needed a UC faculty sponsor, a detailed budget, CV, and sometimes a Mexican host letter. Alianza MX absorbed UC MEXUS in 2019 and states it no longer announces UC MEXUS grant applications after the CONACYT agreement expired in 2020. This 2027 guide documents eligibility and documents for researchers tracing past awards or contacting [email protected] about current Mexico collaboration funding.
Soros Justice Media Fellowship Track II 2027
Soros Justice Media Fellowship Track II from Open Society-U.S. targets experienced media makers with at least ten years of full-time work on US criminal justice storytelling. The last published Track II award was $85,000 over twelve months of full-time project work, with deliverables due during the fellowship year. Open Society paused the Soros Justice Fellowships and did not issue a 2025 call; watch opensocietyfoundations.org for any revival before planning a March application.
Rovelstad Scholarship 2027 - IFLA Travel Award
The CLIR Rovelstad Scholarship in International Librarianship funded one US library-school student each year to attend the IFLA World Library and Information Congress, covering registration, economy airfare, ground transport, meals, lodging, and passport fees when needed. CLIR awarded sixteen scholarships between 2003 and 2018 and states that endowment funds are fully expended, so the program is no longer accepting applications. This guide documents eligibility, benefits, and the historical January deadline for students researching the award.
Richard M. Weaver Fellowship 2027 - Up to $15,000
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute Richard M. Weaver Graduate Fellowship awards up to fifteen US citizens in humanities or social-science graduate programs between $5,000 and $15,000 for the 2027-28 academic year when they commit to college teaching. ISI excludes paraprofessional tracks such as law, medicine, divinity, and business. The 2026-27 cycle closed 14 March 2026; expect the next portal to open in fall 2026 with a mid-March 2027 deadline following the annual pattern.