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AAUW Fellowships and Grants Program Information
Graduate support for women.

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AAUW provides funding exclusively for graduate women, and those pursuing professions where women are traditionally underrepresented.
Consortium Research Fellows Program (CRFP)
Research opportunities in a wide array of disciplines.

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The Consortium Research Fellows Program (CRFP) is a partnership between the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area and several Department of Defense agencies. Providing an opportunity for graduate students in the behavioral and social sciences a chance to work in a Federal research setting.
Dissertation Funding Resources
Helpful links to locate dissertation funding. (Tufts University)

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Tufts University Office of Graduate Studies compilation of Web sites on dissertation funding.
Fulbright Program
Funding for graduate study and advanced research in all academic disciplines.

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Sponsored by the United States Department of State, the Fulbright Program provides funding for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary, and secondary schools. (description from Fulbright website)
Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowship Program for Minorities
Funding resource for minorities. (American Bar Foundation Law and Social Science Dissertation Fellowship & Mentoring Program)

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American Political Science Association provides a list of programs aimed at minorities in a variety of disciplies for undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral studies.

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The databases listed below provide a multidisciplinary starting point for your funding search. They are searchable by discipline or research topic.

Whenever a keyword or free text search option is available, consider including keywords like "dissertation" or "graduate students" to help narrow your search.

"Vanderbilt subscription" indicates that if you are off-campus, you will be prompted for your VUNet ID and password in order to use these databases.

Foundation Directory Online
A database of the entire universe of over 98,000 foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities in the U.S. (Vanderbilt subscription)
Grant Advisor
Leading source of information on grant, research, and fellowship opportunities for U.S. institutions of higher education and their faculty. (Vanderbilt subscription)
NIH RePORTER
Database contains National Institute of Health funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions

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Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool (RePORT) is a searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions.
Graduate and Professional Student Funding
Comprehensive database to locate funding for research, study, and projects. (Duke University)

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Duke University's Graduate and Professional Student Funding resources allows you to search by category; arts & humanities, environmental & life sciences, international opportunities, medical, multidisciplinary, physical sciences & engineering and social sciences.
GrantsNet
Useful for basic science research funding. Advanced Search allows option for searching by experience level. (Science/AAAS)

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