Ford Predoctoral Diversity Fellowships

Ford Predoctoral Diversity Fellowships (Ford Foundation)  

The predoctoral fellowships provide 3 years of support (stipend of $20,000/year plus $2,000 to the institution) to underrepresented minorities for study in research-based PhD programs in American studies, anthropology, archaeology, art and theater history, astronomy, chemistry, communications, computer science, earth sciences, economics, engineering, ethnomusicology, geography, history, international relations, language, life sciences, linguistics, literature, mathematics, performance study, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religion, sociology, urban planning, and women's studies. Also eligible are interdisciplinary ethnic studies programs, such as African American studies and Native American studies, and other interdisciplinary programs, such as area studies, peace studies, and social justice.
DEADLINE: November 1, 2010 
For more information: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_047958

SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program

SMART Scholarships (DoD) 

The Dept of Defense recognizes the need to support the education of America's future scientists and engineers. The SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program is part of a concentrated effort to improve the flow of new, highly skilled technical labor into DoD facilities and agencies and to enhance the technical skills of the workforce already in place. SMART offers scholarships to undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students who have demonstrated ability and
special aptitude for excelling in STEM fields. Students are also provided opportunities to continue their research in civil service roles following graduation. Through SMART, we are proud to offer our research leaders of tomorrow not only an education, but a career. SMART Scholars Receive:
" Cash award paid at a rate of $25,000 - $41,000 per
year depending on prior educational experience
" Full tuition and related education expenses
" Health Insurance reimbursement allowance
" Book allowance
" Summer Internships (multi-year participants)
" Post-Graduation Career Opportunities
DEADLINE: December 1, 2010 
For more information: http://www.asee.org/smart

Fellowships For Graduate Environmental Study (EPA)

Fall 2011 Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships For Graduate Environmental Study (EPA) 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering Graduate Fellowships for master s and doctoral level students in environmental fields of study. The deadline is November 5, 2010 at 4:00 PM for receipt of paper applications, and November 5, 2010 at 11:59:59 PM ET for submittal of electronic applications to Grants.gov. Subject to availability of funding, the Agency plans to award approximately 105 new fellowships by June 30, 2011. Master's level students may receive support for a maximum of two years. Doctoral students may be supported for a maximum of three years, usable over a period of five years. The fellowship program provides up to $42,000 per year of support per fellowship. 
DEADLINE: November 5, 2010 
For more information: http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2011/2011_star_gradfellow.html

Institut Pasteur in Paris

Three year fellowships are open to American postdoctoral scientist wishing to pursue research at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. Deadline is September 17, 2010.

Ten week internships at the Insitut Pasteur are also available to undergrads contemplating a scientific career. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Living allowance is $400 per week. Application and deadline information for both programs may be found at http://www.pasteurfoundation.org/

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Women from developing countries: FUNDING

Since 1981 the Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund (MMMF), a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit, public charity, has awarded scholarships to outstanding women from developing countries, who are completing degrees at US/Canadian universities and are committed to improving the wellbeing of women and children in developing countries. Individual MMMF Scholarships are between $12,000-$15,000 and must be used during the 2011-2012 academic year. The MMMF administers the program with support from volunteers affiliated with the World Bank and the World Bank Family Network (WBFN).

Human Rights Watch Fellowships

This would be a great opportunity for GLBH or ENVH students with a specific interest in monitoring environment or health related human rights.  "Water as a human right". 

Human Rights Watch Fellowships

Human Rights Watch, the international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization, invites applications for its fellowship program. Human Rights Watch is known for its impartial and reliable human rights reporting on over 70 countries worldwide, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in affecting the policy of the US and other influential governments toward human rights abusers.

Fellows work full-time for one year with Human Rights Watch in New York, Washington, D.C., or London. (Aryeh Neier fellows work full-time in New York or Washington, DC, and, for an additional year at the ACLU.) Fellows monitor human rights developments in various countries, conduct on-site investigations, draft reports on human rights conditions, and engage in advocacy aimed at publicizing and curtailing human rights violations. Past fellows have conducted research and advocacy on numerous different issues in countries all over the world.

The salary for 2010-2011 fellows will be $55,000, plus excellent employer-paid benefits. The salary for 2011-2012 is currently under review and may be increased.
http://www.hrw.org/about/fellowships

Round 6 of Grand Challenges Explorations

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for Round 6 of Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative to encourage innovative and unconventional global health solutions. Anyone can apply - from any experience level, from any discipline, and from any organization, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies. 

Grant proposals are being accepted online until November 2, 2010 on the following topics:

• New! The Poliovirus Endgame: Create Ways to Accelerate, Sustain and Monitor Eradication
• New! Create the Next Generation of Sanitation Technologies
• New! Design New Approaches to Cure HIV Infection
• Create New Technologies to Improve the Health of Mothers and Newborns
• Create Low-Cost Cell Phone-Based Applications for Priority Global Health Diseases

Initial grants will be US $100,000 each, and projects showing promise will have the opportunity to receive additional funding of up to US $1 million. Full descriptions of the new topics and application instructions are available here. 

We encourage you to sign up to receive email updates on this and future grant opportunities.

We are looking forward to receiving innovative ideas from around the world and from all disciplines. If you have a great idea, apply. If you know someone who may have a great idea, please forward this message. 

Thank you for your commitment to solving the world's greatest health challenges