While GW SMHS provides funding for PhD students, we strongly encourage students to apply for external funding. Having a fellowship during your graduate study will make you more competitive when you apply for a job after graduation. You should consider applications to PhD fellowships as well as travel awards to professional meetings. This listing below, arranged by application deadline, highlights many of the fellowships available. Please note that some fellowships are available only to U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents, while others are also available to international students.
For international opportunities, please also see the NIH Fogarty International Center’s list of fellowships.
Use PIVOT to do your own search! See how these searches were done below, and feel free to tailor your search. Please contact Research Workforce Development at gwsmhsresearch@gwu.edu to report any errors in these listings.
All Biomedical Research | Cancer & Hematology | Cardiology | Gastroenterology | Genetics | Infectious Disease & Immunology | Neuroscience | Pharmacology & Physiology | Pulmonology
All Biomedical Research
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| American Fellowships Dissertation Fellowships American Association of University Women (AAUW) |
$30,000 | "American Fellows: Nov 1 International Fellows: Nov 15" |
| American Indian College Fund Scholarships American Indian College Fund |
May 31 | |
| A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) |
$2,000 | Mar 31 |
| Education and Research Fund - I. Dean Spradling Graduate Research Grant American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) |
$3,000 | Apr 1 |
| Cosmos Scholars Cosmos Club Foundation |
$5,000 | Nov 1 |
| Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust de Karman Fellowship Trust |
$22,000 | Jan 31 |
| DoD National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Department of Defense |
Dec 4 | |
| Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Program (DOE CSGF) Department of Energy |
$38,000 | Jan 15 |
| Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund Fellowship Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund |
$18,000 | Jan 1 |
| Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs Ford Foundation |
$24,000 | Dec 17 |
| Fulbright U.S. Student Program Fulbright U.S. Student Program |
Oct 13 | |
| Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
Jan 18 | |
| Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
Dec 8, Apr 8, Aug 8 | |
| Research Dissertation Fellowship for Au.D. Audiologists (F32) National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIDCD |
Dec 8, Apr 8, Aug 8 | |
| NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) National Science Foundation |
$46,000 | Oct 19 |
|
Predoctoral Fellowships: Drug Discovery |
$25,000 | May 15 |
| Predoctoral Fellowships: Health Outcomes Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation, Inc. (PhRMA Foundation) |
$25,000 | Feb 1 |
| Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research Sigma Xi |
$1,000 | Mar 15, Oct 15 |
| Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowships The Hertz Foundation |
Oct 24 | |
| The GEM Fellowship Program The National GEM Consortium |
$16,000 | Nov 12 |
Cancer & Hematalogy
Cardiology
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| AHA Predoctoral Fellowship American Heart Association |
$31,520 - $63,040 |
Genetics
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Student Traineeships Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
$3,000 | Dec 31 |
Infectious Disease & Immunology
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| "Research Participation Programs at The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education" CDC |
Continuous | |
| Autism Science Foundation Autism Science Foundation |
$25,000 | TBD |
| Gina M. Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship Program Lupus Foundation of America |
$4,000 | Apr 8 |
Neuroscience
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Henry Grass, MD Rising Stars in Neuroscience Award The Grass Foundation |
$10,000 | June 1 |
| Predoctoral Research Fellowships American Epilepsy Society |
$30,000 | Dec 20 |
| David H. and Beverly A. Barlow Grant American Psychological Association |
$8,500 | Sep 15 |
| Predoctoral Fellowship in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services American Psychological Association |
Jan 15 | |
| F. J. McGuigan Dissertation Award American Psychological Foundation |
$2,000 | Jun 1 |
| Sir Dennis Weatherstone- Predoctoral Fellowship Program Autism Speaks |
$35,000 | Feb 27 |
| Royal Arch Masons Research Fellowships in central processing disorder, autism and related conditions Autism Speaks |
$35,000 | Feb 27 |
| Drug Abuse Dissertation Research (R36) National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
Dec 8, Apr 8, Aug 8 | |
| Neuroscience Scholars Program Society for Neuroscience (SfN) |
May 1 |
Pharmacology & Physiology
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Carl V. Gisolfi Memorial Fund American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) |
$5,000 | Jan 18 |
| Doctoral Student Research Grant American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) |
$5,000 | Jan 18 |
Pulmonology
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Francis X. McCormack, MD, Career Development Award The LAM Foundation |
$60,000 | June 15 |
| Awards and Grant Opportunities The American Lung Association |
TBA | TBA |
Updated July 2020
We strongly encourage postdoctoral fellows to apply for external funding. Having a fellowship will make you more competitive when you apply for your next job. You should consider applications to postdoctoral fellowships as well as travel awards to professional meetings. This listing below, arranged by application deadline, highlights many of the fellowships available. Please note that some fellowships are available only to U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents, while others are also available to international students.
For international opportunities, please also see the NIH Fogarty International Center’s list of fellowships.
Use PIVOT to do your own search! See how these searches were done below, and feel free to tailor your search. Please contact Research Workforce Development at gwsmhsresearch@gwu.edu to report any updates or errors in these listings.
All Biomedical Research | Anatomy | Cancer | Cardiology | Endocrinology | Genetics, Genomics, & Bioinformatics | Geriatrics | Infectious Disease & Immunology | Kidney | Neuroscience | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Ophthalmology | Pediatrics | Pharmacology & Physiology | Psychiatry & Behavioral Science | Radiology | Surgery & Rheumatology | Urology
All Biomedical Research
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Science and Technology Policy Fellowships American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) |
$80,000-105,000 | November 1 |
| American Fellowships Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships American Association of University Women (AAUW) |
$6,000-$30,000 | November 1 |
| Postdoctoral Enrichment Program Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) |
$20,000 | Jan 15 |
| Biomedical Research Fellowships Hartwell Foundation |
$50,000 | May 1 |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Helen Hay Whitney Foundation |
$54,000 | Jun 15 |
| Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
$90,000 | Jan 8 |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research |
$52,000 | Feb 1 |
| For Women in Science Fellowship Program L'Oreal Group |
$60,000 | Feb 1 |
| NRC Research Associateship Programs National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine |
Feb 1, May 1, Aug 1, Nov 1 | |
| Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
$50,000 | Dec 10 |
| NIH NIDCD Research Dissertation Fellowship for Au.D. Audiologists (F32) National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
$50,004 | April 8; Aug 8; Dec 8 |
| NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00) National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
$50,004 | Mar 12, Jul 12, Nov 12 |
| Postdoctoral Fellowships in Bioethics National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
$50,004 | Dec 31 |
| Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32) National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
$50,004 | April 8; Aug 8; Dec 8 |
|
Postdoctoral Fellowships: Drug Discovery |
$5,000 | May 20 (LOI), Sep 1 (proposal) |
| The George Burch Fellowship in Theoretical Medicine and Affiliated Theoretical Science Smithsonian Institution (SI) |
$60,000 | Nov 1 |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program |
$60,000 | Nov 14 (LOI), Jan 23 (proposal) |
| National Marfan Foundation (NMF) Victor A. McKusick Fellowship Program |
$50,000 (for PhDs), $75,000 (for MDs) | Feb 1 |
| LSRF Postdoctoral Fellow Life Sciences Research Foundation |
$62,000 | Oct 1 |
| Postdoctoral Training in the NIH Intramural Research Program: Postdoctoral Research Training Awards (IRTAs) National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
$50,004 | Continuous |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology (PRFB) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
$54,000 | Nov 6 |
| Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) |
$75,000 | Feb 28 |
| Schmidt Science Fellows Schmidt Futures, Rhodes Trust |
$100,000 | Nov 30 |
| Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellows Program The Beckman Institute |
$54,000 | Mar 25 |
| Postdoctoral Fellowships Human Frontier Science Program |
Depends on host country | May 19 |
| EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships (International) EMBO |
Depends on host country | Continuous |
Anatomy
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship Program American Association of Anatomists (AAA) |
$20,000 | October 1 |
Cancer
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Psychosocial Grant Program Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (ALSF) |
$50,000 | Jun 11 |
| Basic Research Fellowships American Brain Tumor Association |
$50,000 | Nov 14 (LOI), Mar 15 (proposal) |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship American Cancer Society |
$52,000 | Apr 1, Oct 15 |
| Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Cancer Research Institute (CRI) |
$58,500 | Apr 1, Oct 1 |
| Damon Runyon Fellowship Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation |
$52,000 | Mar 15, Aug 17 |
| Career Development Program: Special Fellow Leukemia Society of America |
$67,000 | Sep 1 |
| NIH Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (CPFP) National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
$50,004 | Aug 17 |
| Grant and Fellowship Program Prevent Cancer Foundation |
$50,000 | July 11 |
| Young Investigator Award Prostate Cancer Foundation |
$75,000 | May 18 |
| Postdoctoral Fellowships Susan G. Komen |
$60,000 | |
| Hope Funds for Cancer Research- Postdoctoral Fellowship The Hope Funds for Cancer Research |
$50,000 | Jan 25 |
| Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) - Breakthrough Fellowship Award United States Department of Defense (DOD) |
$100,000 | Sep 8 (LOI), Sep 22 (application) |
| Young Investigator Grants Alex’s Lemonade Stand |
$50,000 | Dec 12 |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants The Lymphoma Research Foundation |
$55,000 | TBA [Summer 2022] |
Cardiology
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship American Heart Association (AHA) |
$52,704 | Jul 12 |
| HRS Research Fellowship Scholarship Heart Rhythm Society |
$50,000 | Feb 3 |
Endocrinology
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Core Program - Training Awards - Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship (PMF) American Diabetes Association (ADA) |
$50,004 | Nov 16 |
| Postdoctoral Fellowships Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International |
$69,060 | June 26 |
| Core Program - Training Awards -- Postdoctoral Fellowship (PMF) American Diabetes Association (ADA) |
$50,004 | Nov 16 |
Gastroenterology
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Research Fellowship Awards Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation |
$58,250 | NMay 5 (Fall/Winter) November (Spring/Summer |
Genetics, Genomics, & Bioinformatics
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Grant Opportunities Alpha-1 Foundation |
TBA | TBA |
| Research Fellowships Cooley’s Anemia Foundation |
$50,000 | Feb/TBA |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Heritable Disease Foundation |
$75,000 | Feb 1 |
| PKU Post-doctoral Fellowship National PKU Alliance |
$60,000 | May 1 |
| FRAXA Fellowships FRAXA Research Foundation |
$50,000 | Aug 1 |
| Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation Research Fellowship Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation |
$52,500 | Sep 9 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Postdoc-to-Faculty Transition Awards Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
$58,850 | Dec 5 |
Geriatrics
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) |
$60,000 | Jan 22(LOI) |
| Fellowship Grant (for fellowships at institutions in the state of California) Larry L. Hillblom Foundation |
$65,000 | Dec/TBA |
Infectious Disease & Immunology
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Career Development Grants for Postdoctoral Women (CDGPW) American Society for Microbiology (ASM) |
$1,500 | Jan 15 |
| Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
$86,984 | Jun 12 |
| NINDS Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) for Training of Postdoctoral Fellows (F32) National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
$50,004 | April 8; Aug 8; Dec 8 |
Kidney
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship Program American Society of Nephrology (ASN) |
$50,000 | Dec 5 |
| Fellowship Grants Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation (PKD Foundation) |
$60,000 | Jan 7 |
Neuroscience
Obstetrics & Gynecology
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| PFD Research Foundation and ICA IC/PBS Research Grant American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) |
$25,000 | Mar 2 |
| Fellowships The Lalor Foundation |
$55,000 | Jan 18 |
Ophthalmology
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards BrightFocus Foundation: Alzheimer's Disease Research (ADR) |
$100,000 | Oct 2 |
| Fight for Sight Postdoctoral Awards Fight for Sight |
$22,500 | Nov 15 |
Pediatrics
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Early Career Awards Thrasher Research Fund |
$25,000 | Mar 17 (concept), May 8 (proposal); Sep 15 (concept), Nov 6 (proposal) |
Pharmacology & Physiology
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Health Outcomes Post Doctoral Fellowships Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation, Inc. (PhRMA Foundation) |
$55,000 | Feb 3 |
| APS Postdoctoral Fellowship American Physiological Society |
$50,000 | Nov 15 |
Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Innovation Grants American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) |
$50,000 | Nov 15 |
| APsaA Fellowship American Psychoanalytic Association |
Jan 28 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services American Psychological Association (APA) |
$50,004 | Jan 15 |
| BBRF Young Investigator Grant Brain & Behavior Research Foundation |
$35,000 | Mar 22 |
| SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
$54,000 | Nov 1 |
| TAA Fellowships Tourette Association of America |
$80,000 | Dec 4 (pre-proposal), Feb 1 (full proposal) |
Radiology
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Postdoctoral Molecular Imaging Scholar Program Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) |
$65,000 | Jan 9 |
Surgery & Rheumatology
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship Scleroderma Research Foundation (SRF) |
$55,000 | Dec 15 |
Urology
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Research Scholar Awards American Urological Association (AUA) |
$40,000 | Nov 5 |
Updated July 2020
Faculty Fellows-Diversity
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
$105,000 | Mar 18 |
| Minority Faculty Leadership Development Seminar Association of American Medical Colleges |
TBA | TBA |
| Mid-Career Minority Faculty Leadership Seminar Association of American Medical Colleges |
TBA | TBA |
| Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health Related Research | TBA | TBA |
| NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01) NHLBI K01, NINDS K01, NINDS K22 |
TBA | Feb 12, June 12, Oct 12 |
| Fellowship Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) |
TBA | Jan 8 |
| American Psychiatric Association, Diversity Awards and Fellowships | APA awards include the Spurlock (Jeanne) Minority Fellowship Achievement Award and the Symonds (Alexandra) Award for a woman psychiatrist. | TBA |
Postdoctoral-Diversity
Predoctoral-Diversity
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| American Fellowship American Association of University Women (AAUW) |
$6,000–$30,000 | Nov 1 |
| International Fellowship American Association of University Women (AAUW) |
$18,000–$30,000 | Nov 1 |
| Dissertation Grants American Educational Research Association (AERA) |
$25,000 | Nov 2 |
| Minority Fellowships in Education Research American Educational Research Association (AERA) |
$19,000 | Nov 1 |
| Academic Year Fellowship American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC) |
TBA | Jun 1 |
| Minority Doctoral Fellowships American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) |
$12,000 | May 30 |
| Malyon-Smith Scholarship Award American Psychological Association Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues |
$1,000 | Mar 30 |
| Robert D. Watkins Minority Graduate Fellowship American Society for Microbiology |
$21,000 | May 21 |
| Minority Fellowship Program American Sociological Association (ASA) |
$18,000 | Jan 31 |
| Predoctoral, Dissertation, and Postdoctoral Fellowships for Minorities Ford Foundation |
$28,000 | Dec 10 |
| PhD Fellowship Microsoft |
$42,000 | Aug 14 |
| PhD Science Fellowship GEM |
$16,000 | Nov 13 |
| Point Foundation Scholarship The National LGBTQ Scholarship Fund |
TBA | Jan 27 |
| Fellowships SRC Fellowships and Scholarships |
TBA | Suspended for 2020 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) Predoctoral Fellowship American Psychological Association |
TBA | Jan 15 |
| Underrepresented Trainee Scholarships Keystone Symposium |
$1,200 | TBA |
Medical Students-Diversity
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| Visiting Medical Student Diversity Scholar American Academy of Neurology |
TBA | TBA |
| Jeanne Spurlock Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse and Addiction for Minority Medical Students American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
$4,000 | Apr 13 |
| Summer Internship American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons |
TBA | TBA |
| Summer Fellowship American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology |
$5,000 | Feb 7 |
| Medical Student Rotation for Underrepresented Populations American Society of Clinical Oncology |
$5,000 | TBA |
| Minority Medical Student Award Program American Society of Hematology |
TBA | Jan 15 |
| Summer Internships CDC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities |
TBA | Jan 31 |
| Graduate Fellowship Training Program Hispanic Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS) |
TBA | TBA |
| Ramp Scholars HIV Vaccine Trials Network |
$20,000 | TBA |
| HHMI Gilliam Fellowship Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
$50,000 | Jan 3 |
| NMF Diverse Medical Scholars Program United Health Foundation |
$7,000 | Sep 14 |
| ACLS Scholarship for Healthcare Providers The Pacific Medical Training |
$1000 | Nov 1 |
| General Scholarships & Awards National Medical Fellowship, Inc. |
Variable | Variable |
MD Student Travel Awards-Diversity
| Fellowship & Sponsor | Funding Amount / Year | Deadlines |
| AACR Minority Scholar Awards in Cancer Research AACR |
TBA | TBA |
| Medical Student Diversity Scholarship American Academy of Neurology |
$450 | TBA |
| Travel Award for Underrepresented Minority Medical Trainees American College of Medical Toxicology |
$1,500 | Nov 1 |
| Travel Scholarship for Minority Medical Students American Psychiatric Association |
TBA | Jan 31 |
| Minority Travel Grant Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine |
$500 | Aug 16 |
| Diversity Medical Student Vascular Annual Meeting Travel Scholarship SVS |
TBA | TBA |
Updated August 2020
