Financial
Resources for Biology Graduate Students
Note: All awards which require a proposal to be
submitted must go through internal clearance (download
form here).
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funds research and education in biology
and the sciences through grants, contracts and cooperative agreements.
The Foundation accounts for about 20 percent of federal support
to academic institutions for basic research.
Click here for more
information on the NSF Fellowship and for a list of research grants
awarded to FIU.
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- awards fellowships to
individual students or recent graduates for environmental study.
The award consists of a stipend and tuition costs depending on
the individual. Potential funding per Fellow per year is $34,000.
Please see our EPA
award informational web page for more information.
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- is awarded to students based on GRE scores, GPA,
and recommendations from the Chairperson and Dean. The award boosts
the student's annual stipend by $5,000 and is for four years.
Those admitted students who are selected for the Presidential
Award are contacted by the University
Graduate School.
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Program is to enhance the research environment at minority-serving
institutions and increase the interest, skills, and competitiveness
of students and faculty in pursuit of biomedical research careers.
The Program covers 9 credits/semester of tuition and $15/hr for
20/hrs a week. Full-time students seeking degrees in science or
engineering, with a GPA of 3.0 or better are invited to apply
to the program. U.S. citizen or resident alien applicants should
complete the application and submit a copy of their complete transcript,
along with three letters of recommendation.
The program coordinator must receive these materials by
February 28, 2003.
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- has established a grant to assist minority students
with their graduate education in areas where they have been traditionally
underrepresented.
Eligibility: Admission to FIU Graduate school
for the first time in the summer or spring semesters of the award
year. Enrollment for a minimum of six credit hours. Minority students
(American Indian/Alaskan Native, Pacific Islander, Black and Hispanic)
who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. The award
is on a one-time basis and is for $1,300
The application can be obtained in the University
Graduate School. The deadline is February 15th (Spring
admission) or April 1st (Summer admission).
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- in
Tampa, Florida provides fellowships for African American citizens
to pursue Ph.D. degrees in the state of Florida.
Eligibility: Applicants must be African American,
U.S. citizens ready to start their Ph.D. degree. The fellowship
will be awarded only to persons who intend to seek the Ph.D. degree.
The award is up to $5000 per year plus an annual stipend on $12,000.
The application can be obtained in the University Graduate School,
by calling the Florida Education Fund at (813) 272-2722 or by
visiting http://www.fl-educ-fd.org.
The application deadline is January 15th of every year.
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- ,
in conjunction with the Florida Board of Regents (BOR), offers
a number of fellowships to minority graduate students.
Eligibility: Is restricted to minority students
who are permanent residents of the United States and have been
admitted into select graduate disciplines and professional program
where minority graduate students are disproportionately underrepresented.
The award is up to $5,000 per year.
All interested students should contact Ms. Bennie Osborne (305)
348-2785 or by
email. Florida International University, Office of Equal Opportunity
Programs, PC 511, Miami, Fl 33199.
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- pays
up to $1,000 per semester (Graduate Need-Based Grant)
to students who have financial need. Students must complete a
financial aid form which can be obtained in Florida International
University, Financial Aid Office, PC 125, Miami, Fl 33199 or online
at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.
- Monies will be awarded on a first-come, first serve basis
- International students are not eligible for these awards
- Students must be enrolled on a full-time basis
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- involve
work assignments as teaching or research assistantships. The Biology
Department offers new students an annual $15,000 stipend for teaching
undergraduate labs for a total of 20 hours/week. Assistantships
carry either a partial (TA) or full tuition waiver.
Please see the assistanceships
page for more information.
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- of every college
offers a limited amount of scholarship funds. Criteria for awarding
these funds, as well as the amount of the award, vary from one
academic unit to the other. Full time enrollment is a requirement.
Please email the dean for
more information.
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- provides opportunities for continuing
generations of able and accomplished New Americans to
achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The Program is established
in recognition of the contributions New Americans have made to
American life and in gratitude for the
opportunities the United States has afforded the donors and their
family.
Eligibility: Applicants must be (1) is a resident
alien; i.e., holds a Green Card or, (2) has been naturalized as
a U.S. citizen or (3) is the child of two parents who are both
naturalized citizens. The award is intended for students who are
in their first or second years of graduate study and is for a
maintenance grant of $20,000 plus 1/2 of tuition.
The completed application must be postmarked by November
30, 2002.
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- solicits applications for an
upper division/graduate scholarship for students conducting research
or anticipating research in the general subject area of invasive
aquatic plant management. This scholarship is for $1,000 to $2,000
and is for U.S. Citizen students with a GPA of 3.0 or above, majoring
in the field of study directly related to the management of freshwater,
aquatic vegetation for the ecological benefit of aquatic or freshwater
environments.
Completed applications must be received by August 15,
2002. Please stop by the Graduate
Biology Program Office in FIU, University Park Campus, OE
246 to obtain an application.
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- supports graduate student travel
to professional meetings on a match basis. Up to $200 is awarded
on an annual basis per student for travel. Applications for the
Graduate
Student Travel Subsidy(pdf) must be submitted at least 4 week
prior to travel date and must be accompanied by a memo from the
Graduate Program Director/Chair,
unofficial transcript, program from conference, and a Travel Authorization
Request (TAR). Please see the Graduate Program Secretary for the
accompanying memo. The TAR can be downloaded
from here.
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- program awards small research
grants to full-time undergraduate and graduate students from all
areas of the sciences and engineering. Grants range from a few
hundred dollars to $1,000. Funds may be used to purchase non-standard
laboratory equipment necessary to complete a research project
or for travel expenses to a research site.
Submission deadlines for this grant are March 15th and
October 15th. This grant has no citizenship restrictions,
so all international and permanent resident students are encouraged
to apply. Please see website or email
for details.
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- is now accepting
applications for two $3,750 awards for Lepidoptera research/conservation
projects to be executed in 2003. The Dewind awards are given to
a person or persons engaged in studies or research leading to
a university degree (graduate or undergraduate) related to Lepidoptera
research and conservation, and working or intending to work in
that field. Click
here for more information on submission.
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- is seeking
applications to provide fellowships to needy graduate students
pursuing advanced study in areas of national need.
Deadline: November 22, 2002
Eligibility: Academic departments of higher education
that provide fellowships in one or more of the following areas:
biology, chemistry, computer and information sciences, engineering,
geological and ralted sciences,mathematics, and physics.
Contact: Brandy Silverman at 202-502-7886 or
ope_gaann_program@ed.gov;
www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister.
CFDA #84.200A
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is invited to make a nomination to Oak Ridge Associated
Universities (ORAU) for a student to attend the 2003
Nobel Laureate meeting to be held June 30 - July 4, 2003 in Lindau,
Germany.
Eligible students must have completed by September
2003 two years, but not more than three years, toward a doctoral
degree in biology or medicine or a related discipline (for example,
biochemistry, biophysics, computer science, engineering, pharmacology,
biotechnology); be a U.S. citizen; and be currently enrolled at
a university as a full-time graduate student. They must be participating
in a research project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) or other Federal Agency or on tenure as a National Science
Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. ORAU shares DOE's interest
in receiving nominations from a diverse group of students, including
women and minorities
Deadline: All nominations must be received by Thursday,
January 23, 2003.
Further information on the program can be found at
http://orau.gov/orise/edu/lindau2003.
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- has available funding for a small number of research grants/scholarships
for students conducting studies related to invasive exotic plant
management in Florida.
The deadline for proposal admission is January 31, 2003
by 5:00 pm. Written proposals should be no more than
three pages in length and should request funding for no more than
$2,500. The proposal should include a summary of the research
project and its relationship with Florida exotic plant management
problems. Particular plant species involved in the study should
be one or more of the Category I or Category II exotic pest species
listed by FLEPPC (http://www.fleppc.org).
In addition , the applicant should provide complete contact information
and detailed budget -- with an explanation of how the funding
will be used. Examples include (but are not limited to) travel
funds for field work, funds for research equipment or supplies
(or temporary use of specialized equipment), stipend for applicant's
projectrequested are to be used for the direct costs of conducting
research on the proposed project and are not to be used for indirect
costs incurred by the student's university.
Eligibility: Must be undergraduate or graduate
student enrolled at an accredited institution of higher learning.
The research must be on a listed Florida invasive plant http://www.fleppc.org/Plant_list/list.htm.
An accompanying letter of recommendation from a faculty advisor
is strongly encouraged.
Send proposals by e-mail, fax or mail to: John Volin, Chair; Research
Committee, FLEPPC; Florida Atlantic University; 2912 College Ave.
Davie, FL 33314 jvolin@fau.edu.
FAX (954) 236-1099; (954) 236-1115.
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