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PhD & Postdoctoral Fellowships
Guides for fully funded doctoral and postdoctoral research opportunities. Each guide covers eligibility, documents, benefits, and the full application process.
SAE Doctoral Engineering Scholarship 2027 - $15,000
The SAE Doctoral Engineering Scholarship awards $15,000 to U.S. graduate students pursuing a master''s or doctorate in engineering who intend to teach engineering at the university level. SAE expects at least a 3.5 GPA, leadership through Collegiate Design Series, SAE chapters, or similar activities, transcripts, GRE scores if taken, two recommendations, and a personal statement. Apply on sae.org by February 28, 2027. Recipients are notified by late June and paid through the university in July or August.
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.
PDF Student Travel Award 2027 - Up to $1,000
The PDF Student Travel Award, originally run by the Parkinson''s Disease Foundation and now folded into the Parkinson''s Foundation early-career portfolio, helps students present Parkinson''s disease research at scientific meetings. Historical standalone applications offered up to $1,000 for conference registration, transportation, and lodging when graduate or medical students, or undergraduates who completed a PDF Summer Student Fellowship, submitted budgets through the Foundation grant portal. Today the same travel support is described for Summer Student Fellowship awardees and Visiting Scholars, who may request up to $1,000 after their funded project to attend a related conference and present data from the award. Applicants justify expenses, submit receipts afterward, and file a short conference report. International students at US institutions may qualify when they meet programme rules and visa requirements.
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.
Doc Locke Memorial Adelphe Scholarship 2027
The Miriam Doc Locke Memorial Adelphe Scholarships from the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation pay about $3,000 to full-time graduate members pursuing advanced degrees nationwide. The fund honors Miriam Austin Locke, the longtime University of Alabama English professor and national Kappa leader who chaired graduate fellowships for more than thirty years. Adelphe marks the Foundation''s major-donor society. Selection weighs academic merit, financial need, and leadership in Kappa and the community. You apply through the graduate scholarship portal on kappakappagamma.org. For 2027-28 funding, expect a mid-November 2026 opening and a February 3 deadline, with Kappa''s national cycle also closing in early February at 5 p.m. Eastern.
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.
James R. Vogt Radiochemistry Scholarship 2027
The James R. Vogt Radiochemistry Scholarship from the American Nuclear Society Isotopes and Radiation Division awards $2,000 to one undergraduate or $3,000 to one graduate student each year. Juniors, seniors, and first- or second-year graduate students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled at accredited U.S. colleges, conduct or propose research in radioanalytical chemistry or analytical applications of nuclear science, and spell that focus in the ANS personal statement. Applications open 1 November and close 1 February through the ANS scholarship portal at cms.ans.org. The award is one year only and past recipients cannot reapply.
Jean Clark Berry Scholarship 2027 - $3,000
The Jean Clark Berry Scholarship from the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation pays $3,000 annually to full-time undergraduate or graduate Kappas who hold at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA. CareerOneStop notes first preference for the newly elected president of Delta Sigma at Oklahoma State University, with Beta Theta in Oklahoma as a secondary line if Delta Sigma is inactive. Selection weighs academic merit, financial need, and leadership in Kappa and the community. You apply through the Foundation merit-based, need-based, or graduate portal on kappakappagamma.org. For 2027-28 funding, expect a mid-November 2026 opening and a February 3 deadline, with Kappa''s national cycle also closing in early February at 5 p.m. Eastern.
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.
E. Wayne Kay Graduate Scholarship 2027
The E. Wayne Kay Graduate Scholarship from the SME Education Foundation supports full-time master''s and doctoral students pursuing manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, or a closely related graduate emphasis at an accredited institution in the United States or Canada. You need a 3.0 GPA, strong character, and leadership potential in the manufacturing profession. Awards typically range from $1,000 to $6,000 and may apply toward tuition, fees, books, or other approved expenses. Apply through scholarships.smeef.org between 1 November 2026 and 1 February 2027.
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.