Find Postdocs, Grants & Fellowships

Find Grants, Fellowships and Loans

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

Aid for Non-US Citizens  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 GrantNet

National Science Foundation (NSF)

NASA Fellowship Program

National Defense
The National Academies
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Graduate Engineering and Science for Minorities (GEM)

Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Biological Sciences Courtesy of UC Berkeley

Arts & Humanities

The Hertz Foundation

U.S. Department of Education

National Humanities Center

Postdoctoral Fellowships In the Humanities

Others

Teaching Postdocs courtesy of the National Postdoctoral Association

Social Science Research Council
Public Policy and International Affairs
National Academies Policy & Global Affairs

Political Science

Related Articles

Choosing the Right Postdoc (AAAS)

How to Win a Graduate Fellowship The Chronicle of Higher Education

Debunking Some Myths About Grant Writing The Chronicle of Higher Education

Electronic Resources

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

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

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