Fellowships
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CBM students receive full fellowships from the program. Nevertheless, applying for external fellowships is encouraged, as receiving such an award will look good on ones' CV.
Below is a list of fellowships applicable to CBM students. WGSMC has a list of fellowships for graduate students at WCMC. The Cornell (Ithaca) graduate school also has information on fellowships, including a searchable database. Many of these are biased towards students early in their careers, so apply as early as you are comfortable.
When adding an entry, please be sure to include the deadline for submission, the target audience, and what unique qualifying criteria the funding agency is looking for. Please also include any eligibility requirements (e.g., "US citizen or permanent resident only").
NIH Kirschstein (NRSA) Fellowship (F31)
This grant is offered by the NIH for doctoral students in the biomedical sciences. Students submit a complete plan for their thesis research, the content of which must be closely aligned with one of the NIH's institutes (see link for a list). This is only done once the student has reached the "dissertation research stage of their training", which is likely late in the second year or the start of the third. The grant provides $20,000 for a stipend and up to $16,000 for tuition for up to 5 years.
- http://grants.nih.gov/training/F_files_nrsa.htm
- More information (PA-07-002 announcement), Forms
- Title: "Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual * Predoctoral Fellows (F31)"
- Deadline: April 8, August 8, December 8 (link).
- Unique Criteria: one applies through the NIH institute specific to their discipline. Not all NIH institutes participate (see PA-07-002, linked above, for participating institutes).
- Other info: Underrepresented minority F31 fellowship mechanism information here (PA-06-481 announcement). May have different deadlines and different participating NIH institutes.
- CBM students who have previously applied:
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
- http://www.nsfgradfellows.org/
- Deadline: approximately November 7
- Unique Criteria: Social/Community Service. Focuses on beginning students.
- CBM students who have previously applied:
DoE Computational Science Fellowship
From the US Department of Energy.
- http://www.krellinst.org/csgf/index.shtml
- Deadline: approximately January 16
- Unique Criteria: Research Using Computational Technology and Having a Solid
Training Plan (e.g. Coursework).
- CBM students who have previously applied: Melanie Lee
National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowship
- http://www.asee.org/ndseg/
- Deadline: approximately January 5
- Eligibility: applicant must
- be enrolled in their final year of undergraduate studies, or
- have completed no more than the equivalent of one year of academic full-time graduate study as a part-time or full-time student.
- Unique Criteria: Ensuring America has Capable Scientists.
- CBM students who have previously applied: Melanie Lee
Hertz Foundation Fellowship
- http://www.hertzfoundation.org/
- Deadline: approximately November 2
- Unique Criteria: Capacity for Innovation.
- CBM students who have previously applied:
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
- http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=9713
- Deadline: approximately January 16
- Unique Criteria: Research must be cardiac focused. Cornell is part of the "Founders affiliate", which is the regional branch of the AHA that CBM students must apply to.
- CBM students who have previously applied:
Google Anita Borg Scholarship
- http://www.google.com/anitaborg/
- Deadline: approximately February 1
- Unique Criteria: female students.
- CBM students who have previously applied: Anat Maoz
The Diversity Program in Neuroscience (DPN)
- http://www.apa.org/mfp
- Deadline: approximately January 10
- Unique Criteria: minority students in neuroscience.
- CBM students who have previously applied:
