External Funding
Beyond campus, there are a myriad of funding sources that Stanford graduate students may pursue to support their education, research, travel, and other initiatives.
Several Stanford schools and degree programs and other universities maintain lists of funding opportunities that may be of interest to individual students. Professional and scholarly societies often offer funding to graduate students for dissertation research or conference travel. These sources may take time and patience to investigate, and the links may not be current.
Examples of Awarded External Fellowships
Limited Submission Fellowships -- Direct Application
The following fellowships are open for direct application for graduate students from a variety of disciplines. Students are responsible for understanding the requirements, restrictions, and terms of each external award.
Visit HHMI Gilliam Fellows for eligibility and full details.
About
The program invests in graduate trainees who are committed to advancing inclusion and excellence in science, and engaging their communities in science, and empowers them as future science leaders. The Fellowship also provides support for thesis advisors to enhance their mentorship skills and act as change-makers to develop more inclusive and healthy scientific training environments.
Deadlines
Submission deadlines are normally in December.
Visit the Paul and Soros Fellowships for New Americans for eligibility and full details.
About
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans provides merit-based funding for New Americans, immigrants and children of immigrants, who are poised to make significant contributions to US culture, society and academia.
Deadlines
Submission deadlines are normally in October.
Visit the Trudeau Foundation Scholarship for eligibility and full details.
About
The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship brings together remarkable individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds with a shared interest in making Canada and the world a better place into a life-changing community.
Deadlines
Submission deadlines are normally in November.
Searchable Databases
SOLO: Stanford On and Off-Campus Learning Opportunities
The School of Medicine maintains a list of searchable database of funding and fellowship opportunities and guidance on how to use them:
Visit the School of Medicine database site
- Pivot (formerly Community of Science)
- Grant Forward
- grants.gov and other federal sources
- Foundation Directory
Pathways to Science (searchable database and tips for applying to graduate school and fellowships)
Pathways to Science Database of Postdoc Positions
DoResearch Funding Opportunities
Department and School Lists
- School of Humanities & Sciences (internal and external opportunities)
- Bechtel International Center Overseas Scholarships
- Cornell University Graduate School Fellowship Database
- Columbia University Graduate School Fellowship Database
- Harvard University's List of Fellowships
Professional and Scholarly Societies
- The American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting
- Computational Intelligence Society Conference
- Modern Language Association Convention
- American Association of University Women
- Immigrants Rising (scholarships for undocumented students)
- Phi Beta Kappa Northern California Association
Browse the National Institutes of Health list of professional associations