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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.
Lee Loy Sr. Scholarship 2027 - Pauahi Education
The Hartwell Hewahewaokalani Lee Loy, Sr. Scholarship from the Pauahi Foundation awards one graduate scholarship each cycle to a full-time master's or doctoral student with a demonstrated focus in education. Your undergraduate degree need not be in education, there is no published minimum GPA, and applicants in Hawaiʻi and on the U.S. continent may apply. Pauahi gives preference to applicants of Hawaiian ancestry where law allows. Select this fund in the unified portal when the 2027-2028 postsecondary cycle opens October 1, 2026 and closes December 1, 2026.
Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship 2027 - $1,000 Merit
The Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship is a merit-based $1,000 award funded by authors Gen and Kelly Tanabe through genkellyscholarship.com. Legal U.S. residents in 9th grade through graduate school, including adult learners, may apply with a personal statement on the online form. A committee picks winners primarily on that essay. The site runs at least two competitions per year, including a Fall cycle that closed December 31, 2026 for the Fall 2026 competition and a July cycle. Submit only your latest application before the deadline; duplicate entries are discarded.
Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship 2027 - NOAA
The NOAA Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program supports U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and U.S. territory citizens pursuing master''s or doctoral degrees in oceanography, marine biology, maritime archaeology, and related ocean and coastal fields at accredited U.S. institutions. Typical support is about $47,000 per year ($35,000 stipend plus roughly $12,000 for education costs), plus collaboration and travel benefits. You need a 3.30 cumulative GPA. The FY27 cycle expects a Notice of Funding Opportunity in mid-September 2026, pre-applications about one month later, and invited full applications around mid-February 2027 via Grants.gov.
Brooklyn Injury Attorneys Essay Scholarship 2026
Brooklyn Injury Attorneys P.C. awards a $500 personal injury essay scholarship to undergraduate through post-graduate students actively enrolled at a US college or university. Email a PDF essay up to 1,500 words on stricter distracted driving laws with your name, address, phone, major, and school to [email protected] by 31 December 2026. The Brooklyn firm screens for plagiarism and AI-generated text. The winner is announced on the firm website on 31 January 2027.
Bronx Injury Lawyers Essay Scholarship 2026
Bronx Injury Lawyers P.C. offers a $500 annual essay scholarship for undergraduate through post-graduate students actively enrolled at a US college or university. Email a PDF essay up to 1,500 words on NYC 2026 unsafe-driver penalties with your name, address, phone, major, and school to [email protected] by 31 December 2026. The Bronx personal injury firm checks submissions for AI and plagiarism. The winner is announced on the firm website on 31 January 2027.
Boland Injury Lawyers Essay Scholarship 2026
Boland Injury Lawyers, P.C. awards a $500 annual essay scholarship to undergraduate through post-graduate students actively enrolled at a US college or university. Submit a PDF essay on New York No-Fault serious injury reform with your name, address, phone, major, and school to [email protected] by 31 December 2026. The Queens personal injury firm screens submissions for plagiarism and AI-generated text. The winner is announced on the firm website on 31 January 2027.
APTA Faculty Development Scholarship 2027 - $5,000
The APTA Faculty Development Scholarship Award, now part of the Access and Opportunity Scholarship Fund, supports physical therapist faculty pursuing a post-professional doctoral degree. Eligible nominees are APTA members in good standing, licensed in a US jurisdiction, and teaching full time in an accredited PT program with at least two semesters of doctoral coursework completed. The Physical Therapy Fund typically awards about $5,000. Nominations run 1 September through 1 December 2026 via APTA Achieve, with recipients notified in May.
AASLD AILD Pilot Research Award 2027 - $20,000
The AASLD Foundation Autoimmune Liver Diseases Exploratory Research Award (often searched as the AILD pilot research award) provides $20,000 for one year of pilot basic, translational, or clinical research on autoimmune hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, primary biliary cholangitis, and related conditions. Graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty within five years of their first faculty appointment may apply if they are AASLD members with a mentor who is also a member, devote at least 20% research effort, and hold sponsorship from an accredited nonprofit institution in the United States, Canada, or Mexico. Projects must be new exploratory work, not already funded. Expect the next request for applications around August 2026 with a deadline near December 8, 2026 and funding from July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2028.
AfterCollege Engineering Scholarship 2027 - $500
The AfterCollege Engineering and Technology Student Scholarship historically offered $500 quarterly awards to US students earning degrees in engineering, mathematics, computer science, cybersecurity, or related fields with at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicants completed a free AfterCollege profile with a short personal statement, and reviewers weighted that narrative alongside grades and activities. AfterCollege states its scholarship program is paused as of 2026, so watch aftercollege.com/scholarships for reopening news before the next March, June, September, or December quarterly deadline.
AFPE Pre-Doctoral Fellowship 2027 - $10,000 PhD
The AFPE Pre-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Pharmaceutical Sciences awards $10,000 to high-performing Ph.D. students at accredited US schools of pharmacy. You must be a US citizen or permanent resident, enrolled full time, with at least three semesters of graduate credit toward the Ph.D. and completion expected within three additional years. Selection weighs research plan (50%), academics (35%), and leadership (15%). The 2027-2028 cycle is expected to open in mid-November 2026 with Part 1 due mid-December 2026 and Part 2 due January 30, 2027 on SmarterSelect.
AISLS Language Instruction Grants 2027 - $400
AISLS Language Instruction Grants help US graduate students, faculty, and scholar-members build Sinhala, Tamil, or Pali for research on Sri Lanka. Awards up to $400 cover in-country tutoring or virtual lessons with tutors based in Sri Lanka, funded through the US Department of Education. Proposals are reviewed on a rolling basis by email to the AISLS US director.
NERRS Graduate Research Fellowship 2027 - NOAA
The Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship, often searched as the NERRS Graduate Research Fellowship, places master's and doctoral students at one of 30 National Estuarine Research Reserves for two years of collaborative coastal research. NOAA funds up to $45,000 per year in direct costs for stipend, tuition, travel, and supplies. US citizens and permanent residents apply through their university on Grants.gov; applications are due in late 2026 for an August 2027 fellowship start.