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List of Fellowships Eligible for GREAT Program Supplemental Funding
Texas A&M encourages prospective and current students to seek external funding. The GREAT Program supplements eligible external fellowships to create competitive funding packages for fellows. Click the links to see lists of national fellowships and dissertation fellowships that are eligible for GREAT Program funding. Please note that the listing of external fellowships is not comprehensive. Contact the Texas A&M University Graduate and Professional School to discuss possible eligibility of an external fellowship that is not included on the list.)
Multi-Year National Fellowships
| National Fellowship Program Name* | National Fellowship Program Website |
| American Physiological Society - Porter Physiology Development Fellowship | https://www.physiology.org/professional-development/awards/trainees/porter_fellowship?SSO=Y |
| Department of Energy – Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) | https://www.krellinst.org/csgf/about-doe-csgf/benefits-opportunities |
| Department of Energy – NEUP Graduate Fellowship | https://neup.inl.gov/students/fellowships/ |
| Department of Energy – Nuclear Nonproliferation International Safeguards (NNIS) Graduate Fellowship Program | https://www.scuref.org/nnis/about-the-nnis-program/ |
| Department of Energy - Rickover Fellowship Program | https://www.scuref.org/rfp/ |
| Department of Transportation- Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335125 |
| Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship | https://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_047958 |
| Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) | https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/funding/future-investigators-in-nasa-earth-and-space-sci-3/ |
| Graduate Fellowships for STEM Diversity (Formerly National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC)) | https://stemfellowships.org/applicants/# |
| Hertz Foundation Fellowship | https://www.hertzfoundation.org/the-fellowship/eligibility-benefits/#section-compensation |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study | https://www.hhmi.org/science-education/programs/gilliam-fellowships-advanced-study#Benefits |
| Link Foundation Fellowship | https://www.linksim.org/ |
| NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities (NSTGRO) | https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/strg/nstgro |
| National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship | https://ndseg.org/ |
| National Institute Health (NIH): Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (Parent F31) (PA-21-051) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-21-051.html |
| National Institute Health (NIH): Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31 – Diversity)(PA-21-052) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-21-052.html |
| National Institute Health (NIH): Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD and Other Dual Doctoral Degree Fellows (Parent F30) (PA-21-049 ) | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-21-049.html |
| National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Graduate Research Fellowship | https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/fellowships/graduate-research-fellowship-program |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship | https://www.nsfgrfp.org/ |
| Rob & Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation | welderwildlife.org/about-fellowships/ |
| The Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program | https://www.smartscholarship.org/smart/en |
| Social Science & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) | https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/apply-demande/index-eng.aspx |
| Wings for Life Foundation | https://www.wingsforlife.com/us/ |
*This listing of multi-year national fellowships is not comprehensive. Contact the Texas A&M University Graduate and Professional School to discuss possible eligibility of a multi-year national fellowship that is not included on the list.
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National Dissertation Fellowships
| National Dissertation Fellowship Name* | National Dissertation Fellowship Website | |
| American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation Dissertation Fellowships/American Fellow, International Doctoral Fellowship | https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/current-opportunities/american/dissertation-fellowships/ | |
| Melon/American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Dissertation Completion Fellowship | https://www.acls.org/competitions/mellon-acls-dissertation-completion-fellowships/ | |
| American Educational Research Association (AERA) Minority Dissertation Fellowship in Education Research | https://www.aera.net/Professional-Opportunities-Funding/AERA-Funding-Opportunities/Minority-Dissertation-Fellowship-Program | |
| American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship | https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/predoctoral-fellowship | |
| Association for Institutional Research Dissertation Grant | AccessLex Institute/AIR Research and Dissertation Fellows Program | AIR | |
| Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Dissertation Fellowship Program | https://crr.bc.edu/about-us/opportunities/dissertation-fellowship-program-2/ | |
| Charlotte W. Newcombe - Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship | Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships – Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation | |
| Epilepsy Foundation Predoctroal dissertation fellowship | Predoctoral Research Fellowships | |
| Ford Foundation Predoctoral dissertation fellowship | Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships | National Academies | |
| Getty Foundation - Predoctoral Fellowship | Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships | Getty Projects | |
| Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholar Awards (formerly the Harry Frank Guggenheim Dissertation Fellowships) | HFG Emerging Scholars - HFG | |
| Louisville Institute Dissertation Fellow | News - Louisville Institute | |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) / Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIG) | SBE Programs - Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) | NSF - National Science Foundation | |
| North American Regional Science Council - Benjamin H. Stevens Graduate Fellowship |
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| Society for the Study of Social Problems Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Fellowship | The Society for the Study of Social Problems | Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Fellowship Open! | |
| Spencer Foundation | National Academy of Education - NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship |
*This listing of national dissertation fellowships is not comprehensive. Contact the Texas A&M University Graduate and Professional School to discuss possible eligibility of a national dissertation fellowship that is not included on the list.