External Funding Opportunities

Become a Mizzou Graduate Student of Distinction by securing external funding! You will find below a list of some featured external funding opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars due in the next three months. For a comprehensive list of external funding opportunities available across disciplines, please use this file, which you will need MU credentials to view, and which is updated weekly. If you find an opportunity of interest to you, please discuss it with your faculty mentor or Dr. Elizabeth “Liz” Bent (email her at benteo@missouri.edu) to decide if the opportunity is a good fit for you and you have ample time to prepare an application. Please note that some awards require you to apply as an individual, but others may require you to apply through the institution.

Prestigious National Fellowships

Summer Research Opportunities

Seek and apply now for summer research opportunities working with federal sponsors such as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and NASA. Search for opportunities on Pathways to Science!

Go here for a large list of opportunities for graduate students or here to search for a unique opportunity to enhance your science.

Continuous Deadlines

(Always Plenty of Time to Plan and Write)

The Explorer’s Club is always accepting proposals for its Discovery Expedition Grants program for on-site research experiences.

The Academy of Natural Sciences is always accepting proposals for the Jessup and McHenry Awards from doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows seeking on-site research experiences.

The Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG) is always accepting applications from doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows researching bacteria resistance. Early Stage Investigator Seed Grants (ESI Seed Grants) provide salary and research support for one year.

The National Science Foundation Archaeology Program is always accepting applications for Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants.

The National Science Foundation Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences is always accepting applications for Postdoctoral Research Fellows.

The National Science Foundation is always accepting applications for Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants in Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences

Select July Deadlines

Due Date	Citizenship Requirement	Applicant Career Stage	Funding Opportunity Description
07/15/2024	U.S. Citizen, National, or Permanent Resident	Doctoral Candidate	The New York Public Library is accepting applications for the Martin Duberman Visiting Fellowship in LGBTQ+ history. Doctoral candidates can apply for this $25,000 fellowship.
07/15/2024	No Requirements	Doctoral Candidate or Postdoctoral Fellow	The Leakey Foundation is accepting applications for Research Grants. Scholars conducting human origins projects in fields such as anthropology or archaeology can apply for these $3,000 – $15,000 research grants.
07/15/2024	No Requirements	Doctoral Candidate	The National Science Foundation (NSF) is accepting applications for Linguistics Program – Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants. Linguistics scholars can apply for up to $12,000 to support their dissertation research.
07/23/2024	No Requirements	Postdoctoral Fellow (5 years or less)	The American Diabetes Association is accepting applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships, which offer up to $252,024 in total fellow funding.
07/31/2024	No Requirements	Doctoral Candidate	The National Science Foundation (NSF) is accepting applications for the Biological Anthropology Program – Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant. Biological anthropology scholars can apply for up to $25,000 to support their dissertation research.

Select August Deadlines

Due Date	Citizenship Requirement	Applicant Career Stage	Funding Opportunity Description
08/01/2024	No Requirements	Doctoral Candidate or Postdoctoral Fellow	The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research is accepting applications for the Engaged Research Grant. Anthropology scholars can apply for this $25,000 grant.
08/05/2024	No Requirements	Doctoral Candidate	The National Science Foundation is accepting applications for the Science and Technology Studies – Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Award. Doctoral candidates exploring themes of science and technology or its impact on society should apply for this dissertation grant that awards up to $25,000.
08/08/2024	Costa Rica, Ireland, U.S.	Postdoctoral Fellow (less than 5 years of postdoctoral experience)	The National Institutes of Health are accepting applications for the Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (CPFP). Funding varies for these highly competitive awards, but the fellowship offers competitive stipends, relocation expenses, travel allowances, and health insurance.
08/15/2024	No Requirements	Doctoral Candidate	The National Science Foundation is accepting applications for the Cultural Anthropology Program – Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants. Doctoral candidates in anthropology should apply for this dissertation grant that awards up to $25,000.
08/15/2024	No Requirements	Undergraduate, Master’s, or Doctoral Student	The American Musicological Society is accepting applications for the Noa Greenberg Award. This prestigious award is intended as a grant-in-aid to stimulate cooperation between scholars and performers. The award may subsidize the publication costs of articles, monographs, or editions, as well as public performance, recordings, or other projects.

Select September Deadlines

Due Date	Citizenship Requirements	Applicant Career Stage	Funding Opportunity Description
09/05/2024	U.S. Citizen, National, or Permanent Resident	Doctoral Candidate, or Postdoctoral Fellow	The National Institute of Food and Agriculture is accepting applications for the AFRI Educational Workforce Development Postdoctoral Fellowship. Postdoctoral fellows or doctoral candidates who have (or will) complete their doctoral degree between January 1, 2021 and June 5, 2025 can apply for this two-year $225,000 postdoctoral fellowship.
09/16/2024	U.S. Citizen, National, or Permanent Resident	Postdoctoral Fellow	There are multiple Fulbright postdoctoral fellowships now accepting applications for postdoctoral research abroad in a variety of disciplines and locations.
09/16/2024	No Requirements	Doctoral Candidate	The National Science Foundation is now accepting applications for the Dynamic Language Infrastructure – Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants. Doctoral candidates who are preparing to research and write their dissertation can apply for this highly competitive dissertation funding.
09/30/2024	No Requirements	Postdoctoral Fellow	The American Mathematical Society is currently accepting applications for the AMS Centennial Fellowship and The Stefan Bergman Fellowship. Postdoctoral scholars in mathematics without another significant fellowship are eligible to apply for these.