Dissertation Funding

AAUW American Fellowships: Support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations and scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave or for preparing completed research for publication. Applicants must be U.S citizens or permanent residents. One-year postdoctoral research leave fellowships, dissertation fellowships, and summer/short-term research publication grants are offered.
http://www.aauw.org/3000/fdnfelgra/american.html

Anderson, William Award: For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of state and local politics, federalism, or intergovernmental relations.
http://www.apsanet.org/section_265.cfm

APA Dissertation Research Awards: The Science Directorate of the American Psychological Association sponsors an annual competition for dissertation research funding. The purpose of the Dissertation Research Award program is to assist science-oriented doctoral students of psychology with research costs. In 2003, the Science Directorate will grant this $1000 award to approximately 50 students whose dissertation research reflects excellence in scientific psychology.
http://www.apa.org/science/dissinfo.html

APF/Todd E. Husted Memorial Award: This is a single award in the amount of $1,000 for the dissertation research that indicates the most potential to contribute toward the development and improvement of mental illness services for those with severe and persistent mental illness. Applicants for the Husted Award must meet the same eligibility requirements as the Dissertation Research Awards.
http://www.apa.org/science/dissinfo.html

CLIR - Council on Library and Information Resources: Dessertation Fellowships for students whose proposals have been accepted at least six months before start date of fellowship. Must be ready to start dissertation research between June 1 and Sept. 1, 2004 and all other doctoral requirements completed.
http://www.clir.org/fellowships/mellon/mellon.html

de Kármán, Josephine Fellowship: Students in any discipline entering senior undergraduate year or graduate students entering the terminal year of a Ph.D. program in the fall of 2003. Applicants should have manifested exceptional ability and serious purpose. Special consideration will be given to applicants in the Humanities and to those who have completed their qualifying examinations for the doctoral degree.
http://www.dekarman.org/

Eisenhower World Affairs Institute: Dwight Eisenhower Thomas Pappas Graduate Fellowship Program: Offered annually to PhD students at Harvard University and Tufts University who are currently in the process of writing their dissertations. One Fellowship, worth $10,000, is awarded each year. Fields of study covered by this fellowship include international relations, security studies, government, economics, business administration, and history.
http://www.eisenhowerinstitute.org/programs/scholarships/

Ford Foundation: Dissertation Fellowships for Minorities: To increase the presence of underrepresented minorities on the nation's college and university faculties, to enhance diversity on campuses, and to address the persisting effects of past discrimination, the Ford Foundation offers predoctoral fellowships to Ph.D. and Sc.D. students who are U.S. citizens from one of the following minority groups: Native American Indian, Alaskan Native (Eskimo or Aleut), Black/African American, Mexican American/Chicano, Native Pacific Islander (Polynesian or Micronesian), and Puerto Rican. Must have completed all degree requirements except the writing and defense of the dissertation, including coursework, examinations, language requirements, etc.
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fellowships/

Hodgson, Robert D. Memorial Ph.D. Dissertation Fund: Provides financial assistance to candidates preparing doctoral dissertations in geography.
http://www.aag.org/Grantsawards/Dissertationresearch.html

HUD: The Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program: Annual program to encourage doctoral candidates to engage in policy-relevant community, housing, and urban development research; to assist doctoral candidates in the timely completion of their dissertation research; to focus research on policy-relevant housing and community development issues; and to provide a forum for new scholars to share their research findings.
http://www.oup.org/

Lasswell, Harold D. Award: For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of policy studies (supported by the Policy Studies Organization).
http://www.apsanet.org/section_267.cfm

Liebmann, Dolores Zohrab Fellowships: are available for graduate students in any program of study in the humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences (including law, medicine, engineering, architecture, or other formal professional training) who are U.S. citizens and demonstrate a need for financial assistance. Candidates should be of outstanding character and ability who hold promise for achievement and distinction in their fields and who do not advocate or uphold the principles of communism. Each fellowship covers tuition, room and board, ordinary living expenses, and income taxes. Students must apply through the dean of their Graduate College; each university is limited to three applicants. For more information, Tufts students should contact: Charlene Carle, Ballou Hall, (617) 627-3106.

Murray, Henry A. Dissertation Award: Supports research of individuals in context, over time, and from a variety of perspectives. The dissertation topic should focus on some aspect of "the study of lives," concentrating on issues in human development or personality for populations within the United States. Projects drawing on the center's data will be given priority, although use of the center's resources is not a requirement. The program will award four grants of up to $5,000 each.
http://www.hmdc.harvard.edu/

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/ United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation: Harriet G. Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship Program: Annual fellowship program to increase the number of women, minorities, and people with disabilities participating in math, science, engineering, and technology disciplines of interest to NASA. Fields of study include: Aeronautics/aerospace, astronomy, bioengineering, biology, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, engineering, environmental sciences, life sciences, materials sciences, mathematics, meteorology, physical sciences, physics, and science education.
http://www.uncfsp.org/

National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants: In an effort to improve the quality of dissertation research, many programs in the Division of Social and Economic Sciences and the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences accept doctoral dissertation improvement grant proposals. The following Programs are most active in support of dissertation research: Archaeology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cultural Anthropology, Decision, Risk & Management Science, Geography and Regional Science, Law and Social Science, Linguistics, Physical Anthropology, Political Science, Science and Technology Studies, Sociology, and Societal Dimensions of Engineering, Science, and Technology. In addition, the following Programs also support doctoral dissertation research when especially appropriate: Economics and Human Cognition & Perception.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf01113/nsf01113.htm

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (Including Women in Engineering and Computer and Information Science Awards): Offers recognition and three years of support for advanced study to approximately 900 outstanding graduate students in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences, including the history of science and the philosophy of science, and to research-based PhD degrees in science education.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05601/nsf05601.htm

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships: Fellowships are awarded for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences, including the history of science and the philosophy of science, and to research-based Ph.D. degrees in science education.
http://www.nsfgradfellows.org/

Reid, Helen Dwight Award: For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of international relations, law and politics (supported by the Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation).
http://www.apsanet.org/section_270.cfm

Schattschneider, E. E. Award: For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of American government.
http://www.apsanet.org/about/awards/dissertation.cfm

Schepp, Leopold Foundation/Scholarships for Graduate Education: Annual awards are available to full-time enrolled college GRADUATE students to study at accredited colleges/universities. Primary considerations for awards are as follows: CHARACTER - references are required and school/college evaluations are taken into account, ACADEMIC ABILITY, and FINANCIAL NEED. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen/permanent resident. Age limits for 1st time applicants are as follows: graduates - under 40 yrs old, post-doctorate work has no age limit. Graduates with only their dissertation left won't be considered. Applicant must attend an interview in NY City. Number of awards includes all undergraduate and graduate awards. Contact the enclosed address between June 1 & no later than Nov 30 for information/application guidelines, enclose a SASE. Leopold Schepp Foundation 551 Fifth Ave-Suite 2525 New York, NY 10176 (212) 986-3078

Social Science Research Council: Sponsors fellowship and grant programs on a wide range of topics, and across many different career stages. Most support goes to predissertation, dissertation, and postdoctoral fellowships, offered through annual competitions. Some programs support summer institutes and advanced research grants. Although most programs target the social sciences, many are also open to applicants from the humanities, the natural sciences, and relevant professional and practitioner communities.
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/?Predissertation

Social Science Research Council: Sexuality Research Fellowship: The Sexuality Research Fellowship provides dissertation and postdoctoral support for social and behavioral research on sexuality. It is intended for scholars conducting research in the United States. Funds are provided by the Ford Foundation.
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/sexuality/

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues: Dissertation and other awards available.
http://www.spssi.org/

Starkey, Otis Paul Fund: Supports doctoral dissertations or research papers devoted to regional study or significant problem areas in the United States or its possessions.
http://www.aag.org/Grantsawards/Dissertationresearch.html

Strauss, Leo Award: For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of political philosophy.
http://www.apsanet.org/section_274.cfm

Truman, Harry Library Dissertation Year Fellowship: Supports graduate students working on some aspect of the life and career of Harry S. Truman or of the public and foreign policy issues which were prominent during the Truman years. Applicants should have substantially completed their research and be prepared to devote full time to writing their dissertation. Preference will be given to projects based on extensive research at the Truman Library.
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/grants/#ress

Udall, Mary K. Foundation: Awards dissertation fellowships to students whose work is in the areas of environmental public policy or environmental conflict resolution. Recipients must be in the final, writing year of their Ph.D. work.
http://www.udall.gov/udall.asp?link=604

UNCF-MERCK Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowships:: This program is designed to increase the number of African Americans in the pipeline of biomedical science education and research.
http://www.uncf.org/Merck/programs/grad.htm

Vouras, Paul Fund: Supports doctoral dissertation research in geography. Preference is given to minority student applications.
http://www.aag.org/Grantsawards/Dissertationresearch.html

White, Leondard D. Award: For the best doctoral dissertation in the field of public administration.
http://www.apsanet.org/section_275.cfm

Zeta Phi Beta General Graduate Scholarships: Available to graduate women working on a professional degree, masters, doctoral or enrolled in post-doctoral study. Awarded for full-time study for one-academic year (Fall-Spring).
http://www.srnexpress.com/scholarships/detail.cfm?AWARDS__AWARDID=00595