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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/
Social Science & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/apply-demande/index-eng.aspx
Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship https://www.smartscholarship.org/smart/en
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/
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/aha-funding-opportunities/predoctoral-fellowship 
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
Association for Institutional Research Dissertation Grant https://www.airweb.org/resources/awards-scholarships/grants-scholarships/accesslex-institute-air-research-and-dissertation-fellows-program
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 https://citizensandscholars.org/fellowships/newcombe/
Epilepsy Foundation Predoctroal dissertation fellowship https://www.aesnet.org/research-funding/funding/early-career/predoctoral-research-fellowships
Ford Foundation Predoctoral dissertation fellowship 
https://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_047959
Getty Foundation - Predoctoral Fellowship https://www.getty.edu/foundation/initiatives/residential/getty_pre_postdoctoral_fellowships
Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholar Awards (formerly the Harry Frank Guggenheim Dissertation Fellowships) https://www.hfg.org/emerging-scholars/
Mellon-CES Dissertation Completion Fellowships in European Studies https://councilforeuropeanstudies.org/grants-awards-fellowships/dissertation-completion/
National Science Foundation (NSF) / Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIG)
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/programs.jsp?org=SBE
North American Regional Science Council - Benjamin H. Stevens Graduate Fellowship 
https://www.narsc.org/newsite/awards-prizes/stevens-graduate-fellowship/#:~:text=The%20Benjamin%20H.,the%20field%20of%20Regional%20Science
Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship Program  https://www.usip.org/grants-fellowships/fellowships/peace-scholar-fellowship-program
Society for the Study of Social Problems Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Fellowship https://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/261/Racial/Ethnic_Minority_Graduate_Fellowship/
Spencer Foundation https://naedfellowships.secure-platform.com/a/page/dissertationfellowship
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)/Merck Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowship  https://www.apa.org/about/awards/uncf-merck


*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.



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