Find Postdocs, Grants & Fellowships

Funding resources, including grants, fellowships and postdocs, as well as support networks and information.

General Resources

Financial Aid and Fellowships
PhDs.org
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National Postdoctoral Associationext 
NatureJobs
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Postdoc Jobs.com
The Foundation Center
Grants.gov
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Find Grants, Fellowships and Loans

Search UCSD's Research Funding Opportunities Databaseext (SURF) This searchable, user-friendly database contains a comprehensive list of funding opportunities for graduate students, postdocs, and faculty.

Aid for Non-US Citizens PDF document icon a list of organizations helpful to international students and other specific student groups (by religion, underrepresented, etc.) looking for aid other than loans.

Examples of major sponsors by discipline:

Science & Engineering
AAAS's GrantNetext

National Science Foundationext (NSF)

NASA Fellowship Programext

National Defenseext
The National Academiesext
Environmental Protection Agencyext (EPA)

Graduate Engineering and Science for Minoritiesext (GEM)

Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Biological Sciencesext Courtesy of UC Berkeley

Arts & Humanities

The Hertz Foundationext

U.S. Department of Educationext

National Humanities Centerext

Postdoctoral Fellowships In the Humanitiesext

Others

Teaching Postdocsext courtesy of the National Postdoctoral Association

Social Science Research Councilext
Public Policy and International Affairsext
National Academies Policy & Global Affairsext

Political Scienceext

Related Articles

Choosing the Right Postdocext (AAAS)

How to Win a Graduate Fellowshipext The Chronicle of Higher Education

Debunking Some Myths About Grant Writingext The Chronicle of Higher Education

Electronic Resources

Grant Writing Toolboxext UCSD Department of Research Affairs provides a wide-range of electronic resources to help you find, develop and write successful grant proposals. 

Writing Grants and Fellowshipsext NIH's "All About Grants" helps investigators plan and write grant applications and manage their awards. 

Tips for New NIH Grant Applicantsext National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Facultyext, © 2006 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the Burroughs Wellcome fund

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