External Funding Opportunities

Opportunities for funding of graduate study are available from public and private institutions. The following websites are provided to assist students in identifying some external sources of financial assistance. Some sites are specific to certain foundations, others contain general advice and many include search engines to identify sources of aid. This list is not intended to be all inclusive. Additional information about outside sources of funding may be available in a student's academic department.

AAAS Journal
American Association for Advancement of Science fellowships. View AAAS Journal

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AHRQ provides an array of intramural and extramural predoctoral and postdoctoral educational and career development grants and opportunities in health services research. View AHRQ

American Council of Learned Societies
ACLS provides fellowships in the humanities and related social sciences at the doctoral and postdoctoral levels. View ACLS

American Indian College Fund
The American Indian College Fund raises scholarship, endowment and operating funds for the 30 tribally-controlled colleges. View American Indian College Fund

Association of International Educators
AIE promotes the exchange of students and scholars to and from the United States. Their website contains useful information for U.S. students interested in study abroad and a wealth of practical advice and financial aid information for foreign nationals studying in the U.S. View Association of International Educators

Black Collegian Online
Offers a listing of information on fellowships, grants, and scholarships of interest to people of color. View Black Collegian Online

Broke Scholarship
Free searches with a database of over 900,000 scholarships. View Broke Scholarship

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Database of all federal funding opportunities to find available federal grants. View Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

College Board Online
Contains a wealth of information on financial aid services and a scholarship search function to help identify scholarships, loans, internships and other financial aid programs that match your education level, talents, and background. View College Board Online

College NET Scholarships and Search
Scholarship searches for college. View College NET Scholarships and Search

College Scholarships and Financial Aid Page
Free Scholarships Searches and additional links. View College Scholarships and Financial Aid Page

Community of Science (COS) Funding Opportunities
A leading global database of over 400,000 funding opportunities in all disciplines.
View Community of Science

Council for International Exchange of Scholars
View Council for International Exchange of Scholars

Council on Libraries and Information Resources
CLIR is pleased to offer fellowships generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for dissertation research in the humanities or related social sciences in original sources. View CLIR

Department of Education
Includes information on the need-based grants, loans, and work-study funds available through federal student aid and the online version of DOE's Student Guide to Financial Aid. View Department of Education

Fast Web
"The Internet's largest free scholarship search." View Fast Web

The Financial Aid Information Page
A comprehensive, independent, and objective guide to student financial aid, sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA). View The Financial Aid Information Page

Ford Foundation Fellowship
Awards focus on diversity in colleges and universities and are offered at the predoctoral, dissertation and postdoctoral levels. View The Ford Foundation Fellowship

The Foundation Center
View The Foundation Center

Foundation Directory Online
Comprehensive database of over 70,000 foundations of all types. View Foundation Directory Online

Free Scholarship Information Service
View Free Scholarship Information Service

Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund is the largest Hispanic scholarship-granting organization in the nation. It provides financial assistance to outstanding Hispanic students in higher education throughout the US and Puerto Rico. View Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)

MacArthur Fellows Program
The MacArthur Fellows Program awards unrestricted fellowships to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction. View MacArthur Fellows Program

National Endowment for the Humanities
View National Endowment for the Humanities

National Institutes of Health, US Dept of Health and Human Services
View National Institutes of Health, US Dept of Health and Human Services

National Science Foundation
See NSF's section on grants and proposal preparation and award information. View National Science Foundation

National Research Council
Information on the the predoctoral, dissertation, and postdoctoral fellowship programs administered by the fellowship office of the National Research Council, including Ford Foundation Fellowships for Minorities. View National Research Council

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
The purpose of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. View The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Petersons Graduate Planner
The solution to graduate and professional education financing. Tips on and hints before taking on loans. View Petersons Graduate Planner

Rockefeller Foundation
View Rockefeller Foundation

Sallie Mae
Database of scholarships run by the financial aid giant Sallie Mae. View Sallie Mae

Scholarship Hunter
From the Department of Education -- database of 650,000 scholarships. View Scholarship Hunter

The Scholarships For Hispanics
View The Scholarships For Hispanics

Scholarsite.com
Bilingual (Spanish) database of over 600,000 scholarships. View Scholarsite.com

Social Science Research Council
SSRC fellowship and grants programs are strategic – they are targeted to a problem, promote individual and institutional change, generate new knowledge and build networks. View Social Science Research Council

Student Loan.com
Lists fellowships and loan programs. View Student Loan.com

Student Scholarship Search
Free database that includes graduate funding opportunities. View Student Scholarship Search

Yahoo's Search Engine for Financial Aid for Education
Database of financial aid and scholarships for education. View Yahoo's Search Engine for Financial Aid for Education