For Graduate Students

This list is not exhaustive; many other sources of funding are also available.  The first section, therefore, provides links to other databases and lists of funding sources.  Also, please be aware that eligibility, timelines, and award amounts vary; please check the information provided by the funding source for details. 

• Grants and Fellowships Databases and Lists
• Grants Offered by Government, Foundations, and Institutes
• Grants and Fellowships at Libraries, Archives, or Research Centers
• Grants Offered by Professional Groups or Scholarly Associations

    Grants and Fellowships Databases and Lists 

Loyola University Chicago Office of Research Services External Funding page

 http://www.luc.edu/ors/funding.shtml

American Philosophical Society - Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research

www.amphilsoc.org

   Cornell University Graduate Fellowship Notebook

 http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/

   Council for European Studies Fellowship Program

    http://www.councilforeuropeanstudies.org

 Higher Education for Development

    http://www.aascu.org/ALO/RFPs/RFPMain.htm

 Michigan State University Graduate Funding Page

     http://www.lib.msu.edu/

 Northwestern University Office for Sponsored Research Page

       http://www.northwestern.edu/ors/

 Northwestern University Office of Fellowships

   http://www.northwestern.edu/fellowships/info/grad/graduate.html

      University of Chicago Research Administration Page

 http://researchadmin.uchicago.edu/funding/

 Federal money.org guide to U.S. government grants

http://www.fedmoney.org/grants/0-fellowships.htm

Community of Scholars

http://scholars.cos.com/

e-Scholar

http://www.studentjobs.gov/e-scholar.asp

 Post-Docs.Com Fellowships Page

http://www.postdocjobs.com/jobseekers/fellowships.shtml

 IRIS

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/iris/ Note: this is a subscription-based service; Loyola does not have a subscription.

    Grants offered by Government, Foundations, and Institutes

 Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children

http://www.clocc.net/partners/index.html

 Forecast of funding for Dept. of Ed

http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html 

 Jacob K. Javits Fellowships (Dept. of Ed)

http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html 

 Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships: 

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/FELLOWSHIPS/forddiss.html 

 Fulbright Scholar Program

http://www.cies.org/

http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html

 Henry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

http://www.hfg.org/rg/guidelines.htm

 Hispanic Theological Initiative

www2.ptsem.edu/hti/

 James Madison Graduate Fellowships

http://www.jamesmadison.com/

 Andrew Mellon Foundation Fellowships

http://www.mellon.org/

 National Academies Graduate Fellowship Program

 http://www7.nationalacademies.org/policyfellows/ 

 National Endowment for the Humanities

 http://www.neh.gov/grants/grantsbydivision.html

 National Science Foundation Graduate Student Funding

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/

 William E. Simon Fellowship

http://www.isi.org/programs/fellowships/simon.html

 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

http://www.pdsoros.org/

 Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowships

 http://www.spencer.org/programs/index.htm 

 TIAA-CREF Ruth Simms Hamilton Research Fellowship

http://www.tiaa-crefinstitute.org/

 Morris K. Udall Fellowships for Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution

http://www.udall.gov/ 

 The Woodrow Wilson Foundation Fellowships

http://www.woodrow.org/

    Grants and Fellowships at Libraries, Archives, or Research Centers

 National Archives

http://www.archives.gov/grants/

Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

http://www.newberry.org/research/

 Getty Library and Research Institute, Los Angeles, California

http://www.getty.edu/grants/research/scholars/

http://www.getty.edu/grants/education/

 Huntington Library, San Marino, California

http://www.huntington.org/

 Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, Delaware

http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/grants.html

 Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, Winterthur, Delaware

http://www.winterthur.org/research/fellowship.asp?sub=fellowships_avail

 Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, Massachusetts

http://masshist.org/fellowships/

 American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

http://www.americanantiquarian.org/fellowships.htm

 New York Public Library, New York, New York

http://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/fellowships-institutes

 New York Academy of Medicine, New York, New York

http://www.nyam.org/grants/

 Library Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

http://www.librarycompany.org/fellowships/american.htm

 Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

http://www.hsp.org/default.aspx?id=37

 Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia

http://www.vahistorical.org/research/fellowships.htm

 Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.

http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=298

 Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

http://www.si.edu/ofg/fell.htm

 National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.

http://www.nasm.si.edu/getinvolved/fellow/

 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Washington, D.C

http://www.serc.si.edu/pro_training/fellowships/fellowships.aspx  

    Grants Offered by Professional Groups or Scholarly Associations

 American Academy of Religion

http://www.aarweb.org/

 American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, Inc.

http://www.aahhe.org/gradStudent.aspx

 American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese

https://www.aatsp.org/

 American Association of University Women

http://www.aauw.org/fga/index.cfm

 American Catholic Historical Association

http://research.cua.edu/acha/prizes.cfm

 American Council of Learned Societies

http://www.acls.org/

 American Dietetic Association

http://www.eatright.org/

 American Historical Association

http://www.historians.org/prizes/index.cfm

 American Institute of Indian Studies

http://www.indiastudies.org/

 American Library Association

www.ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/

 American Philosophical Assocation

www.apaonline.org/opportunities/

 Asian Cultural Council

http://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/

 Association for Symbolic Logic

http://www.aslonline.org/info-prizes.html

 Bishop Frank Murphy Scholarship for Women in Ministry

www.smu.edu/

 Center for Hellenic Studies (post-doctoral fellowship)

http://www.chs.harvard.edu/fellowships.sec/

Children’s Literature Association

http://chla.wikispaces.com/Awards

 College Art Association

http://www.collegeart.org/fellowships/

 Fund for Theological Education

http://www.thefund.org/programs/

 International Research and Exchanges Board

http://www.irex.org/programs/grants.asp

Institute of Museum and Library Services

http://www.imls.gov/applicants/name.shtm

 Labor and Working Class History Association

http://www.lawcha.org/grants.php?type=Ggrants

 Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society

mrds.eserver.org/awards

Modern Greek Studies Association

http://MGSA.org

 Modern Language Association

http://www.mla.org/awards

 The National Academies

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/rap/

 Phi Beta Kappa Society

http://www.pbk.org/

 Project on Civil Reflection

http://civicreflection.org/

 Renaissance Society of America

http://www.rsa.org/

 Social Sciences Research Council

http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/

 Society for the Study of Narrative Literature

http://narrative.georgetown.edu/

 Weaver Fellowship Program

http://www.isi.org/programs/fellowships/richard_weaver.html

 Women in German

http://www.womeningerman.org