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Student Funding Opportunities

The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) connects Â鶹Æƽâ°æ students with internal and external funding to support their academic and research goals. Browse the sections below to explore available opportunities.

What Is Provided

  • Curated Funding Listings: A centralized hub for fellowships, grants, and research funding.

  • Weekly Updates: A regularly refreshed list compiled from sponsor announcements, curated databases, and W&M internal communications.

Use Command (⌘) + F on Mac devices or Ctrl + F on PC devices to search specific keywords. 

Interested applicants should contact their OSP Administrator as early as possible.

Internal Opportunities

  • (Reopened)
    • The Charles Center
    • Description: 
    • Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a monthly rolling basis until all available funding is expended – please spread the word to your students!
    • Keywords:

External Opportunities

  • (New)
    • Asian Cultural Council 
    • Description: International cultural exchange grants and fellowships for artists, scholars, and arts professionals across Asia and the U.S. Funding supports immersive travel, research, and non-production professional development rather than pre-planned creative outputs.
    • Deadline: 11/10/2026
    • Keyword: Asian Cultural Council, cultural exchange, arts fellowship, international travel grant, professional development
  • (New)
    • University of California, Santa Barbara 
    • Description: Multi-year research appointments at UCSB’s Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics supporting independent research, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and mentorship across all areas of theoretical physics.
    • Deadline: 11/15/2026
    • Keyword: KITP, theoretical physics, postdoctoral fellowship, UCSB, physics research
  • (New)
    • The National Gem Consortium 
    • Description: Graduate funding programs supporting MS and PhD students in engineering and applied science through full tuition coverage, living stipends, and paid summer internships with industry employer sponsors.
    • Deadline: 11/13/2026
    • Keyword: GEM Fellowship, STEM graduate funding, engineering internship, master's fellowship, doctoral fellowship
  • (New)
    • American Society for Environmental History
    • Description: Research grants and travel awards from the American Society for Environmental History—including graduate dissertation awards, diversity fellowships, non-student historian grants, and a joint fellowship with Chicago's Newberry Library—to support research and archival travel in environmental history.
    • Deadline: 11/20/2026
    • Keyword: ASEH, environmental history, research grants, travel funding, dissertation fellowships
  • (New)
    • Dumbarton Oaks
    • Description: Residential academic-year or single-term fellowships supporting full-time research in Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, or Garden and Landscape Studies for terminal degree holders and PhD candidates.
    • Deadline: 11/01/2026
    • Keyword: Dumbarton Oaks, residential fellowship, Byzantine studies, Pre-Columbian studies, garden and landscape studies

    • Metropolitan Museum of Art 
    • Description: Fellowships supporting pre-doctoral, post-doctoral, and mid-career scholars conducting independent research on modern art. Projects may cover architecture, design, film, painting, photography, sculpture, performance, and other visual arts from the late 19th century through the 1960s, across any country or region.
    • Deadline: 10/15/2026
    • Keyword: Modern art, art history, visual arts, humanities, architecture, design, film, painting, photography, sculpture, performance, prints, PhD, pre-doctoral, post-doctoral, mid-career, research fellowship, museum research, humanities research, international scholars.

    • Supreme Court of the United States 
    • Description: A prestigious one-year paid fellowship for highly qualified professionals with a J.D. or other postgraduate degree. Fellows work in one of four federal judiciary institutions—the Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Federal Judicial Center, or U.S. Sentencing Commission—while gaining experience in judicial administration, policy, legal research, and education. The fellowship is full-time and based in the Washington, D.C.
    • Deadline: 11/15/2026
    • Keyword: Supreme Court, fellowship, law, legal research, judicial administration, federal judiciary, public service, policy, J.D., postgraduate, political science, legal education, research, government, Washington DC, professional development.

    • Duke University
    • Description: Full summer funding for eligible third-year-and-beyond Ph.D. students in biological and biomedical sciences. The fellowship provides a summer stipend, tuition, and health fee for June 1–August 31. Applicants must be in good academic standing and cannot have other full-time summer funding. 
    • Deadline: 11/13/2026
    • Keyword: Biological sciences, biomedical sciences, PhD, doctoral students, summer fellowship, research fellowship, graduate research, stipend, tuition, health fee, research funding, Duke University, higher education, life sciences.

    • Duke University 
    • Description: Annual Duke awards recognizing an outstanding postdoctoral researcher and an outstanding postdoc mentor for excellence in research, mentoring, teaching, and service. The Outstanding Postdoc receives $1,000, while the Outstanding Postdoc Mentor receives $1,000 for their lab.
    • Deadline: 09/09/2026
    • Keyword: Postdoctoral, postdoc, research, mentoring, teaching, service, academic excellence, researcher award, faculty mentor, professional development, Duke University, higher education, research recognition.

    • Associated General Contractors of America
    • Description: Scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing construction management or construction-related engineering programs at eligible accredited institutions. Undergraduate awards are up to $2,500/year for 3 years, while graduate awards are up to $3,750/year for 2 years.
    • Deadline: 11/01/2026
    • Keyword: Construction, construction management, engineering, scholarships, undergraduate, graduate, higher education, workforce development, construction industry, ABET, ACCE, ATMAE

    • Dartmouth College 
    • Description: A residential, multi-year fellowship program funded by the Mellon Foundation that supports early-career humanities scholars who have recently completed their Ph.D. Fellows pursue independent research and writing agendas while gaining mentored teaching experience housed within specific departments or programs at Dartmouth College.
    • Deadline: 09/16/2026
    • Keyword: Mellon Foundation, postdoctoral fellowship, humanities, Dartmouth College, Leslie Center, early-career researcher

    • Harvard University 
    • Description: A prestigious postdoctoral fellowship for early-career scholars whose research combines rigorous disciplinary scholarship with deep regional expertise, particularly addressing contemporary issues in countries outside the United States. It provides structured mentoring, access to Harvard resources, and significant financial support to turn dissertations into publishable books or major academic projects.
    • Deadline: 09/18/2026
    • Keyword: Harvard Academy, postdoctoral fellowship, international relations, area studies, social sciences, global research

    • Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration 
    • Description: A comprehensive funding portal offering undergraduate and graduate scholarships through the SME Foundation for student members pursuing careers in the minerals, mining, metallurgy, geological sciences, and related engineering disciplines.
    • Deadline: 10/15/2026
    • Keyword: Mining engineering, mineral processing, metallurgy, geology, SME Foundation, student scholarship

    • Belgian American Educational Foundation 
    • Description: Funding opportunities for U.S. citizens or permanent residents to pursue a 12-month period of advanced study, graduate degree programs, or independent research at a Belgian university or research institution.
    • Deadline: 10/31/2026
    • Keyword: Belgium, study abroad, international exchange, graduate fellowship, postdoctoral research, BAEF

    • Oxford University 
    • Description: The administrative portal managing the U.S. constituency of the Rhodes Scholarship. It provides guidance, district structures, and application guidelines for students from American colleges and universities applying for this fully-funded, prestigious international postgraduate award to study at the University of Oxford.
    • Deadline: 10/07/2026
    • Keyword: Rhodes Scholarship, Oxford University, international fellowship, postgraduate scholarship, leadership, U.S. constituency

    • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Foundation 
    • Description: A portal providing opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students interested in radio frequency (RF), microwave, and millimeter-wave engineering. It highlights funding programs such as undergraduate scholarships, graduate student fellowships, travel grants for the International Microwave Symposium (IMS), and student design competitions.
    • Deadline: 10/15/2026
    • Keyword: Microwave engineering, IEEE MTT-S, student fellowship, undergraduate scholarship, RF engineering, IMS conference

    • Louisville Institute 
    • Description: A two-year fellowship supporting early-career theological educators through a placement as a visiting scholar/professor at a graduate theological school, college, university, or research organization in the U.S. or Canada. It is designed to combine professional formation, teaching, and mentorship for scholars focusing on Christian faith, practice, and religious life.
    • Deadline: 10/01/2026
    • Keyword: Theological education, postdoctoral fellowship, religion, ministry, visiting scholar, Christian faith

    • National Gallery of Art 
    • Description: Two-year, residential appointments (such as the A.W. Mellon and Beinecke fellowships) offered through the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA). They support early-career scholars in completing research and writing for publication related to art history, architecture, archaeology, and visual culture.
    • Deadline: 10/15/2026
    • Keyword: Art history, visual arts, CASVA, postdoctoral research, residential fellowship

    • Smithsonian Institution 
    • Description: A multi-year residential fellowship supporting full-time, independent research for early-career postdoctoral scholars. It is designed to train scientists and museum professionals by funding research that utilizes the collections, facilities, and staff expertise of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH).
    • Deadline: 10/15/2026
    • Keyword: Natural history, postdoctoral fellowship, museum research, paleobiology, anthropology, environmental and life sciences

    • Smithsonian Institution
    • Description: A residential funding opportunity supporting full-time independent and dissertation research. It provides graduate students, predoctoral candidates, postdoctoral scholars, and senior researchers the chance to utilize SAAM's extensive collections, specialized databases, and libraries in Washington, D.C
    • Deadline: 10/15/2026
    • Keyword: American art, art history, visual culture, craft, residential fellowship

    • Heising-Simons Foundation
    • Description: Supports postdoctoral researchers conducting independent research in planetary astronomy.
    • Deadline: 10/01/2026
    • Keyword: Planetary astronomy, postdoctoral fellowship, exoplanet research
    • **this opportunity requires Corporate and Foundation Relations clearance – please contact cfr@wm.edu and cc your OSP Administrator prior to any contact with this Foundation.

    • Fulbright Association 
    • Description: Supports U.S. scholars conducting research and/or teaching in Canada through academic exchange programs.
    • Deadline: 09/15/2026
    • Keyword: International exchange, research, teaching

    • National Academy of Education
    • Description: Supports outstanding doctoral students conducting dissertation research that advances the understanding and improvement of education. Open to Ph.D. candidates from a wide range of disciplines whose research addresses formal or informal education. In addition to a $30,000 fellowship, recipients receive mentorship from leading scholars and participate in professional development retreats.
    • Deadline: 10/08/2026
    • Keyword: Dissertation, Education Research, Doctoral Fellowship

    • Argonne National Laboratory
    • Description: Supports outstanding early-career scientists and engineers pursuing independent research aligned with Argonne National Laboratory and U.S. Department of Energy missions. The fellowship provides research support, mentorship, and opportunities to advance innovative scientific and technological discoveries.
    • Deadline: 10/01/2026
    • Keyword: STEM Research, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Early Career Scientists, Scientific Innovation, Engineering Research

    • Columbia University
    • Description: Supports exceptional early-career scholars in the humanities and humanistic social sciences through postdoctoral research fellowships, teaching opportunities, interdisciplinary collaboration, and professional development. Fellows join a cross-disciplinary scholarly community focused on advancing innovative research and teaching.
    • Deadline: 10/12/2026
    • Keyword: Humanities, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Interdisciplinary Research, Early Career Scholars, Scholarly Development

    • Society for American Music
    • Description: Supports research on music of the African diaspora in the Americas, providing funding for archival, ethnographic, and field research projects. The fellowship helps scholars explore the history, culture, and impact of Black music traditions through scholarly research.
    • Deadline: 10/15/2026
    • Keyword: Music, History, Ethnomusicology, Cultural Research, Archival Research

    • Society for American Music
    • Description: Supports scholarly research on musical life in large urban communities, including studies of the connections among cultural groups, organizations, and musical genres that shape city music cultures. The fellowship provides funding for research projects leading to publications or other scholarly outcomes.
    • Deadline: 10/15/2026
    • Keyword: Music, Research, American Music, Urban Music, Music History, Cultural Studies

    • American Philosophical Society
    • Description: Supports doctoral students conducting exploratory field research through funding for travel, fieldwork, specimen collection, and data gathering. The program encourages interdisciplinary research involving direct observation across areas such as archaeology, anthropology, biology, ecology, geology, and related fields.
    • Deadline: 11/16/2026
    • Keyword: Field Research, Graduate Research, Exploration, Data Collection, Interdisciplinary Research

    • Association for Computing Machinery
    • Description: Recognizes outstanding doctoral dissertations that demonstrate significant research contributions in computer science and engineering. The award honors exceptional Ph.D. research and supports emerging leaders in computing fields.
    • Deadline: 10/31/2026
    • Keyword: Computer Science, Engineering, Doctoral Research, Dissertation, Computing Research
    • *Institutionally Limited

    • Association for Computing Machinery
    • Description: Recognizes outstanding early-career researchers who have made significant contributions to the field of software engineering through innovative research and impactful work. The award honors emerging leaders in the software engineering research community.
    • Deadline: 10/05/2026
    • Keyword: Software, Engineering, Computer Science, Early Career, Researcher, Computing

    • National Academy of Education
    • Description: Supports early-career scholars conducting innovative education research through funding, mentorship, and professional development opportunities. The fellowship helps advance research careers focused on improving education across disciplines and settings.
    • Deadline: 10/08/2026
    • Keyword: Education, Research, Postdoctoral, Fellowship, Early Career, Teaching

    • Clay Mathematics Institute
    • Description: Supports outstanding early-career mathematicians conducting high-level research with the potential to become leaders in the field of mathematics. Fellows receive research support and funding for advanced mathematical research.
    • Deadline: 10/15/2026
    • Keyword: Mathematics, Algebra, Geometry, Number Theory, Topology,  Fellowship

    • American Council of Learned Societies
    • Description: Supports early-stage PhD students pursuing innovative dissertation research in the humanities and interpretive social sciences, with an emphasis on new methodologies, interdisciplinary approaches, and community-engaged scholarship
    • Deadline: 10/28/2026
    • Keyword: Humanities, Social Sciences, Dissertation, Interdisciplinary, Innovative Methodologies, Community-Engaged, Digital Humanities, Public Humanities, Scholarly Research, Fellowship

    • American Council of Learned Societies
    • Description: Supports PhD dissertation research and writing on the history of American art and visual culture, including Native American art, using art-historical and visual studies approaches
    • Deadline: 10/28/2026
    • Keyword: American Art, Art History, Visual Culture, Native American Art, Indigenous Studies, Museum Studies, Cultural Heritage, Visual Studies, Humanities, Dissertation Research, Fellowship

    • **this opportunity requires Corporate and Foundation Relations clearance – please contact cfr@wm.edu and cc your OSP Administrator prior to any contact with this Foundation.


    • American Council of Learned Societies
    • Description: Supports outstanding scholarship in the humanities and interpretive social sciences by providing fellowships for research and writing across a wide range of academic disciplines.
    • Deadline: 09/17/2026
    • Keyword: Humanities, Social Sciences, History, Literature, Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Interdisciplinary Research, Scholarly Writing, Fellowship, Scholarship

    • Huntington Library
    • Description: Supports scholars conducting humanities research using The Huntington's rare books, manuscripts, art collections, botanical collections, and archival resources.
    • Deadline: 11/15/2026
    • Keyword: Humanities, History, Literature, Art History, Archival Research, Special Collections, Rare Books, Cultural Heritage, History of Science, Digital Humanities, Fellowships
    • Department of the Interior
    • Description: The U.S. Wildland Fire Service Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) is seeking proposals from current master and doctoral students enrolled at colleges or universities within the US in the field of wildland fire and related physical, biological, and social sciences to apply for a Fire Leaders And Managers, Emerging Scientists (FLAMES) award.
    • Deadline: 09/17/2026
    • Keyword: Fire, Fire prevention, Fire science, Wildfire, Fire management, Fire safety, Fuels management, Smoke, Emergency response, Community resilience, Hazard mitigation, Risk reduction, First responders
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    • American Councils for International Education
    • Description: Choose to study at one of our three program sites. Each destination combines world-class language instruction with vibrant local culture and academic excellence. 
    • Deadline: 10/01/2026
    • Keyword: Immersion, Language, Community Service
    • American Public Power Association
    • Description: DEED offers three types of funding for students to pursue energy-related careers: lineworker and technical education scholarships, student internships, and student research grants.
    • Deadline: 10/15/2026
    • Keyword: Scholarship, Education, Energy, Efficiency
    • Smithsonian Institution
    • Description: The Archives of American Art offers internships year-round to students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs who wish to learn and gain professional experience in various fields including archival science, information management, museum studies, art administration, art history, and cultural studies.
    • Deadline: 10/15/2026
    • Keywords:  Archival, Museum, Library, Administration, Art, History, Culture
    • Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
    • Description:  The Clara Mayo Grant program was set up to support masters’ theses or pre-dissertation research on aspects of sexism, racism, or prejudice, with preference given to students enrolled in a terminal master’s program. Studies of the application of theory or the design of interventions or treatments to address these problems are welcome.
    • Deadline: 10/15/2026
    • Keywords:  Psychology, Sexism, Racism
    • Sigma Xi
    • Description: The program awards grants of up to $1,000 to students from all areas of the sciences and engineering.
    • Deadline: 10/01/2026
    • Keywords: Engineering
    • Department of Justice
    • Description: The SLIP is the Department’s competitive recruitment program for compensated summer internships.  Law students who participate in the SLIP benefit from exceptional legal experience and invaluable exposure to the Department of Justice. Interns come from a wide range of law schools throughout the country. 
    • Deadline: 09/08/2026
    • Keywords:  internship, legal, law, Justice, SLIP
    • Society for Conservation Biology
    • Description: The core scientific focus of the Smith Fellowship Program is on innovative, applied conservation research that directly informs and impacts real-world conservation outcomes through practical, on-the-ground partnerships.
    • Deadline: 09/30/2026
    • Keywords: Conservation, Biology, Fellowship
    • Gerda Henkel Foundation
    • Description: Doctoral candidates in the historical humanities are eligible to apply, in particular those working in Archaeology, History, Historical Islamic Studies, Art History, History of Law, Prehistory and Early History, History of Science.
    • Deadline: Applications for doctoral scholarships may be submitted at any time.
    • Keywords: Foundation, Archaeology, History, Islamic Studies, Art History, History of Law, Prehistory and Early History, History of Science
    • Merck
    • Description: The Bader Award 2026 is a chance to win 1,000 EUR and the chance to present your research at the Curious2027 - Future Insight conference  (flight and accommodation provided).
    • Deadline: 10/01/2026
    • Keywords: Chemistry, Conference
    • Apple
    • Description: The Apple Scholars in AIML PhD fellowship program supports emerging leaders in academic research through funding as they pursue their PhDs, mentorship with Apple researchers, and internship opportunities.
    • Deadline: 09/08/2026
    • Keywords: Fellowship, PhD, Internship
    • *Institutionally Limited 
    • National Academy of Education
    • Description:
    • Deadline: 10/01/2026 
    • Keywords:
    • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
    • Description:
    • Deadline: 10/27/2026 
    • Keywords:
    • Gerda Henkel Foundation
    • Description:
    • Deadline: 11/20/2026 
    • Keywords:
    • Fulbright Association
    • Description: 
    • Deadline: 09/15/2026 
    • Keywords:
    • European Union
    • Description: 
    • Deadline: 09/09/2026 
    • Keywords:
    • University of California, Berkeley
    • Description: 
    • Deadline: 09/10/2026 
    • Keywords:
    • University of Michigan
    • Description: 
    • Deadline: 09/14/2026 
    • Keywords:
    • Gerald R. Ford Foundation
    • Description: 
    • Deadline: 09/15/2026 
    • Keywords:
    • Oak Ridge Associated Universities
    • Description: 
    • Deadline: 09/30/2026 
    • Keywords:
    • Metropolitan Museum of Art
    • Description: 
    • Deadline: 09/30/2026 
    • Keywords:
    • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Foundation
    • Description: 
    • Deadline: 09/30/2026 
    • Keywords:
    • Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars
    • Description: 
    • Deadline: 09/24/2026 
    • Keywords:
    • National Science Foundation 
    • Description: 
    • Deadline: Supplemental funding requests may be submitted at any time
    • Keywords:
    • Medieval Academy of America
    • Description: 
    • Deadline: 10/15/2026 
    • Keywords:
    • Nestle
    • Description: 
    • Deadline: Various deadlines
    • Keywords:
    • Baeck Institute, Leo
    • Description: 
    • Deadline: 09/30/2026 
    • Keywords:
    • Institute for Citizens and Scholars (formerly the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation)
    • Description: 
    • Deadline: 11/01/2026 
    • Keywords:
    • American Psychological Foundation
    • Description: 
    • Deadline: 10/30/2026
    • Keywords:
  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)
    • NIH
    • Description: 
    • Deadline: Various deadlines
    • Keywords:
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    • RAND Corporation 
    • Description: 
    • Deadline: Applications are considered and accepted on a rolling basis
    • Keywords:
    • University of California, Los Angeles 
    • Description: 
    • Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
    • Keywords: