Funding for graduate research and travel

Clemson funding opportunitiesProfessional Enrichment Grant Application Service (PEGAS): Reimbursement-based grants for $750-$1000 from Graduate Student Government to support student travel to conferences and field; submissions 3 times/year: http://www.grad.clemson.edu/pegas/

HEHD Graduate Student Travel GrantsUp to $1000 for graduate students from HEHD units who have been accepted to present at a national or international conference; can only apply for one per academic year:http://www.clemson.edu/hehd/research/graduate-studies-research/research/

Ruth Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Pre-doctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research(NIH; Support for research training of predoctoral students from underrepresented groups in biomedical, behavioral, health service, or clinical research workforce: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-14-148.html

Ruth Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Pre-doctoral Fellows(NIH; support for predoctoral students to obtain individualized, mentored research training from faculty sponsors while conducting dissertation research in scientific health-related fields relevant to NIH mission: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-14-147.html

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation($20,000 for students in writing stage of dissertation; supports research in violence and aggression in relation to social change, intergroup conflict, war, terrorism, crime, and family relationships): http://www.hfg.org/df/guidelines.htm

Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships for Minorities (3-yr fellowship awards; $17,000 stipend; deadline for 2015 is 11/19/14; 60 awards to students from under-represented groups in research-based Ph.D. programs (selected disciplines): http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_047958.htm

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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority General Graduate Fellowships (Zeta Phi Beta Sorority; $2,500; financial assistance to African-American women working on doctoral or postdoctoral studies): http://www.apa.org/about/awards/zetaphibeta-fellow.aspx

Deborah Partridge Wolfe International Fellowship (Zeta Phi Beta Sorority; $500-$1,000; financial assistance for African American women graduate students studying abroad, and/or graduate foreign students studying within the U.S.): http://www.apa.org/about/awards/dpw-grad.aspx

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Applied Social Issues Internship (SPSSI; $300-$2,500; for research conducted in cooperation with community or government organization, public interest group or other not-for-profit that will benefit directly from the project): http://www.spssi.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid=637

SPSSI Grants-In-Aid Program ($1,000 for graduate student research; university match required; preference to students at dissertation stage): http://www.spssi.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid=730

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Melissa Institute Dissertation Research Awards (2 awards of $2,000 each to graduate students who address issues of violence prevention and/or treatment. Applicants may be from any academic discipline but must have their dissertation proposal approved by their dissertation committee prior to their application)http://www.melissainstitute.org/awards.html

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CDC: http://orise.orau.gov/cdc/about-orise.html

Clemson Office of Sponsored Programs:http://www.clemson.edu/research/sponsored-new/studentresources/funding.html

APHA:http://www.apha.org/membergroups/students/committees/APHASA_PHSO_Scholarships.htm

NSF:http://www.nsf.gov/funding/education.jsp?fund_type=2http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201&org=NSF

TravelSPSSI (not until 2016): http://www.spssi.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1888

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