1. GC Opportunities
   

   1. $400 Application Scholarship. To incentivize UIC graduate students to compete for specific prominent external fellowships, the Grad College is offering $400 scholarships (up from $200 last year). Citizenship eligibility and deadlines determined by the funding agencies. https://grad.uic.edu/news-stories/400-application-scholarship/

   2. Award for Graduate Research (AGR). The Grad College’s longest-running support for UIC graduate student research. The W.C. and May Preble Deiss Fund for Biomedical Research Fund underwrites research in clinical or basic medical sciences. Awards up to $3000. Two competitions annually. https://grad.uic.edu/funding-awards/graduate-college-fellowships/agr/ 
   3. Provost Visiting Scholar Award underscores the importance of going somewhere specific to form scholarly collaborations and to do research, with the goal of advancing one’s graduate research and career. $1000 or $5000. https://grad.uic.edu/funding-awards/graduate-college-fellowships/pvsa/

2. UIC/UI System Opportunities.

   1. Paul D. Doolen Graduate Scholarship for the Study of Aging. The purpose of the award is to stimulate and support interest in the study of aging, i.e., biological aspects of the aging process; sociological concomitants of aging; treatment of diseases of the elderly; care of the aged; or other topics related to aging. Two scholarships of up to $4,000 for graduate students in their second year of study or beyond. Deadline: September 27. https://scholarships.uaps.uillinois.edu/doolen/
   2. Foundation for Women’s Cancer Research Grants program supports early-career investigators conducting basic, translational, clinical, or population health research aimed the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship of gynecological cancers. $50,000- $100,000 with a 10% limit on indirect costs. Members of the Cancer Center work with Jane Erb (jerb2@uic.edu). LOI deadline: October 1. https://cancer.uillinois.edu/researchers-clinicians/research-development/funding-opportunities-and-deadlines

   3. UIC Institute for Research on Race & Public Policy (IRRPP). https://irrpp.uic.edu/funding/

      1. Dissertation Research Grant. Awards up to $2,000 to support research-related expenses for ABD doctoral students whose research centers race/ethnicity and policy (broadly defined). Deadlines: October 16 and February 19.  
      2. Emerging Scholar in Residence Fellowship. A 0.50 FTE research assistantship for a semester for an ABD doctoral student whose research centers race/ethnicity and policy (broadly defined). Deadline: October 16.
   4. UIC SnAP is the internal scholarship information portal for UIC’s Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships [separate from the Grad College’s opportunities]. Annually (now!) students create a profile and the portal finds matches, e.g., on field of study, GPA, etc. https://snap.uic.edu/

3. UIC Jobs (Part- and full-time)

   1. Graduate Hourly-Miles Square Health Center supports population health, research, and evaluation initiatives within Mile Square Health Center. This role assists with research activities, data collection and analysis, program evaluation, and administrative support to advance ongoing projects and organizational priorities. The student works collaboratively with research staff, faculty, and program teams to support the development, implementation, and reporting of research and population health initiatives. $30-35/hr [no waiver]. Master's degree preferred. Deadline: September 27. https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/19411 

   2. Grants and Contracts Associate (Sponsored Awards Specialist)-OVCR will provide assistance and expertise to facilitate and oversee post-award accounting activities for sponsored projects administered by the Office of Sponsored Programs. $67,000-$77,000. Deadline: September 28. https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/ home/requisition/19605

   3. Postdoctoral Research Associate (Hribar Lab)-Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences will work on the standardization and integration of electronic health record (EHR) and imaging data in ophthalmology. The focus will be on standardizing to the OMOP common data model to support federated learning and data networks. The position will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with data and AI models at UIC as well as other sites in the OHDSI Eye Care and Vision Research work group. $62,232 to $64,380. Deadline: NR. https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/20892

4. Jobs External (Part- and full-time)

   1. Social Work Administrator, South-East Asia Center. The Administrator role requires deep understanding of and compassion for Asian and other minority cultures. The role requires patience/ empathy with clients whose education, English, and knowledge of American culture and bureaucracy is limited. Cantonese, Vietnamese proficiency and cross-cultural life experience are pluses. $55,000-$60,000. Deadline: NR.  Link.

   2. Associate Clinical Director, Watch Hill Therapy. This is a full-time clinical leadership position for an experienced, independently licensed trauma therapist. $85,000-$110,000. Deadline: NR. Link.

5. Featured Fellowship: Charlotte Newcombe  Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship supports outstanding doctoral students whose dissertations engage significant questions of religion, ethics, morals, and values. The fellowship provides financial support during the final year of dissertation writing allows, allowing fellows to devote sustained attention to completing original scholarship that contributes to important intellectual conversations across the humanities and social sciences. Stipend: $33,500. Applying? Contact me. Foundation-led info sessions: 3 pm CDT, 9/22 and 10 am, 10/7. [Eligible for $400 application scholarship.] Deadline: November 1. https://newcombefoundation.org/ fellowships/

6. Camargo Fellowships offer roughly semester-long research-based residencies in Cassis, France, to applicants from various fields and disciplines. Three main categories are available: Scholars in the Arts and Humanities should have a focus on French and Francophone cultures, or cross-cultural studies that engage the cultures and influences of the Mediterranean region. PhD candidates completing the final stages of research for, or writing of, their dissertation are eligible. Thinkers include accomplished professionals and practitioners in cultural and creative fields (such as curators, journalists, critics, urban planners, independent scholars, etc.) who are professionally engaged in work attuned to the theoretical arena, the arts, and society. Artists should keep in mind that the Camargo Fellowship is a research-based residency. [Private apartment provided and possibly artist space + stipend. Last open call?] Deadline: October 1. https://camargofoundation.org/en/residencies/apply

7. German Academic Exchange Service / Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, known simply as DAAD, encourages final-year undergraduate students and recent graduates of all disciplines pursuing either a full master's degree at a German university or one year of study in Germany as part of a master's program at UIC country. Study scholarships are available and students apply directly to the DAAD office in Bonn. No known citizenship factors.

   1. Performing Arts-a Master's degree/postgraduate degree leading to a final qualification or a complementary course that does not lead to a final qualification (not an undergraduate course) at a state or state-recognized German university. Deadline: October 15.

   2. Art, Design/Visual Communication & Film-a Master's degree/postgraduate degree leading to a final qualification or a complementary course that does not lead to a final qualification (not an undergraduate course) at a state or state-recognized German university. Deadline: October 15.

   3. For all other master's degree study disciplines AND all doctoral research stays of >6 months, UIC students should contact me regarding a different, less competitive process. Campus priority deadline:  October 1. Link. 

8. American Philosophical Society.

   1. Franklin Research Grants support the cost of research leading to publication in all areas of knowledge. We maintain fifteen grant or fellowship programs in a wide range of fields. $7,000. Deadlines: October 1, December 1.

   2. Lewis and Clark Fund in Exploration and Fieldwork encourages exploratory field studies for the collection of specimens and data and to provide the imaginative stimulus that accompanies direct observation. Eligible fields include (not limited to) anthro, archaeology, bio, ecology, geography linguistics, paleontology, and population genetics. Doctoral students only. Open to US citizens and foreign nationals based in the US or doing fieldwork in US. Max. $5400. Deadlines: November 13 (LORs) and November 16 (apps).

   3. Library and Museum Fellowships. Fellowships are offered for short-term and long-term opportunities, for subject-specific research, digital humanities projects, and more. $3000/mo for 1-3 mos. Deadline: March 1. d.    Phillips Fund grants for research in Native American linguistics, ethnohistory, and the history of studies of Native Americans, in the continental United States and Canada. Grants are intended for such costs as travel, audio and video recordings, and consultants' fees; not for projects in archaeology, ethnography, or psycholinguistics, for the purchase of permanent equipment, nor for the preparation of pedagogical materials. Deadline: March 1.

9. NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowships encourage a new generation of scholars from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education. This fellowship supports candidates whose dissertation projects bring innovative and insightful approaches to the history, theory, analysis, or application of formal and informal education. $27,500. Must be ABD by June 1, 2027, but no citizenship factors. Last call! Deadline: October 1. https://naeducation.org/naed-spencer-dissertation-fellowship/

10. Institute for Advanced Study/Central European University. https://ias.ceu.edu/fellowships-ias-ceu

    1. Global Invisible University Residential (Core) Fellowships for highly accomplished senior and promising young scholars seeking to spend 3-9 months in an interdisciplinary intellectual community of their peers while pursuing their own research in the social sciences and humanities, in the fields that contribute to the development of the Global Invisible University (GIU) curricular and research priorities. Junior fellows receive a net monthly stipend of 1,500 Euros+ family housing at the Raoul Wallenberg Guesthouse. Deadline: October 1.

    2. Fellowship for Threatened Scholars is available for scholars who are at risk (loss of jobs, harassment or violence, or legal persecution) due to their political and civic positions of dissent, identity, practice of critical scholarship and exercise of academic freedom, as well as for scholars in/from zones of active military conflict that affects them immediately. In addition to residential fellowship positions, non-residential scholarships of 6 to 12 months are also available during the period of August 2027 to July 2028. Deadline: October 1.

    3. Affiliated Fellowships. Affiliated fellows typically use their own external fellowships to spend their research period, or parts thereof, at IAS CEU. Minimum stay: 3 months. No stipend but housing may be available. Deadline: October 1.

    4. Arist in Residence Fellowship offers one writer and one visual artist 3-5 months of residency in Budapest who relate in innovative and convincing ways to the aims of the Global Invisible University, in creative writing (such as poetry, prose, drama, screen and playwriting) and in various visual media, including film and digital applications. EUR 2,000 per month + accommodation at the Raoul Wallenberg Guesthouse and/or office space at IAS CEU premises as available, either of which may serve as a studio, limited equipment and technical support from the CEU Media Hub (located in Vienna). Deadline: October 31.

11. American Psychology Foundation Grants and Fellowships. https://ampsychfdn.org/funding

    1. Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Grant will support graduate students and early career researchers conducting innovative work focusing on the understanding, prevention and/or treatment of the consequences of exposure to traumatic events such as sexual assault, sexual harassment and/or rape. $3,750. Deadline: October 9.

    2. Division 18 Lived Experience Fund Dissertation Research Grant supports a doctoral student in clinical, counseling, or community psychology with lived experience who is doing their dissertation in a topic area related to peer support, survivor research, the c/s/x movement, disclosure of lived experience, or other projects in the general area focused on lived experience. $1000. Deadline: October 16

    3. K. Anders Ericsson Dissertation Research Grant supports one annual grant for dissertation research in the general area of expertise and skill acquisition, with a preferred focus on applications of the expert performance approach and/or the impacts of deliberate practice in diverse domains of skill. $11,000. Deadline: October 30.

12. Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Awards. Deadlines: October 10. https://cccc.ncte.org/cccc/awards

    1. Scholars for the Dream Travel Award encourages scholarship by historically underrepresented groups regardless of citizenship status whose presence and whose contributions are central to the full realization of our professional goals. $1,000.

    2. Disability in College Composition Travel Awards support scholarship dedicated to improving knowledge about the intersections of disability with composition and rhetoric, the value of disability as a source of diversity, inclusive practices and the promotion of access, and the value of disability as a critical lens. Up to three travel awards for graduate students and three travel awards for faculty and staff members. $750.

    3. Gloria Anzaldúa Rhetorician Award supports scholars whose work participates in the making of meaning out of sexual and gender minority experiences. Applicants must be accepted to the CCCC Annual Convention program and should currently be enrolled in graduate school or be first time presenters at the Convention. $750.

13. French School of Asian Studies (EFEO) Fieldwork Grants. Offered twice a year, grants support graduate students undertaking research in the humanities and social sciences on the civilizations of South, Southeast and East Asia. Recipients carry out a study stay at one of the EFEO Centres in Asia, as part of an academic research project. Open to students enrolled in a Master’s (second year) or doctoral programme, regardless of nationality. Applications may be submitted in French or English. Monthly allowance: €700-€1,360 for a max. 2 months for Master’s students and 1-6 months for doctoral candidates. Deadline: October 15. https://www.efeo.fr/recherche/aide-a-la-recherche/allocations-de-terrain/?lang=en

14. Dan E. Davidson Fellowships support highly qualified and deserving individuals who would otherwise not have the opportunity to build the language skills that allow them to operate, negotiate, and establish ties in countries critical to U.S. economic, political, and social interests through language study and area studies coursework. Up to $2,000 for summer study, up to $6,000 for semester study, and up to $12,000 for academic-year programs. Must: be a U.S. citizen; be enrolled in and have completed two academic years of study at an accredited college or university; demonstrate a commitment to mutual understanding and advancing successful international collaboration; and demonstrate financial need. Deadline: October 15. https://www.studyabroad.americancouncils.org/ddf-1

15. Leonard A. Lauder Fellowships in Modern Art. The Research Center support graduate students focused on modern art (architecture, drawing, design, film, painting, performance, photography, prints, and sculpture from the last third of the nineteenth century through the 1960s, from any country, region, or culture. No citizenship restrictions assuming work authorization. All residential fellows receive a research travel allowance. Deadline: October 15. https://www.metmuseum.org/opportunities/fellowships/leonard-a-lauder-non-residential-fellowship-in-modern-art

    1. Pre-Doctoral Fellowships fund graduate students for two years @ $50,000.  

    2. Non-Residential Doctoral Dissertation Completion Fellowship is for PhD students in the final stages of writing who aim to submit their thesis by the end of the fellowship. $30,000 + the option for a two-week visit to the Research Center.

    3. Post-Doctoral Fellows ($60,000) normally apply to transform their dissertation into a book manuscript or to develop a new project.

16. Vanderbilt Library Travel Grants. The Center for Latin America, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies at Vanderbilt and the University Library offer a short-term library research grant to promote scholarly use of the library’s extensive Colombian collections. Funds must be used during the fall or spring of 2026-27, and the trip must be completed by May 31, 2027. Max. $2000. Open to dissertators and faculty. Deadline: October 15. Link.

17. NSF Postdocs. Citizenship restrictions and applicants must have PhD before start date and submit proposal as individual. Stipends vary $70,000-$85,000. Deadlines vary. https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/nsf-postdoctoral-fellowship

    1. Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships provide an opportunity for highly qualified, recent doctoral scientists to carry out an integrated program of independent research and education. Fellows may engage in observational, instrumental, theoretical, laboratory or archival data research in any area of astronomy or astrophysics, in combination with a coherent educational plan for the duration of the fellowship. Deadline: October 15. https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/70e5bb00-3652-4fab-89e6-652ec4aa4ca1  

    2. Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships support future leaders in mathematics and statistics by facilitating their participation in postdoctoral research environments that will have maximal impact on their future scientific development. There are two options for awardees: Research Fellowship and Research Instructorship. Deadline: October 21. https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/793e4716-44ff-4f29-9a06-326f00e9bae9

    3. Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (PRF) fund highly qualified early career investigators to carry out an independent research program. The research plan of each Fellowship must address scientific questions within the scope of AGS disciplines for a period of up to 24 months. Deadline: Rolling. https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ags-prf-atmospheric-geospace-sciences-postdoctoral-research 3.   

18. Klarman Postdoctoral Fellowships provide postdoctoral opportunities in any discipline in the College of Arts & Sciences: natural, quantitative, and social sciences, humanistic inquiry, the creative arts, and emerging fields that transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries. A residential program based at Cornell University; Klarman Fellows are expected to be in Ithaca during the fellowship. Any citizenship. PhD by start date. $80,000 + add-ons. Deadline: October 15. https://as.cornell.edu/research/klarman-fellowships

19. Stanford University - Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities. Residential postdoctoral fellowships provide time to pursue research and participate in an active program of scholarly exchanges. Fellows are required to teach 2 courses during each year. Support for two years with the possibility of an extension for a third year. For the 2027-2028 cycle: German Studies, Iberian and Latin American Cultures, Music, and Philosophy. $98,000 stipend + benefits + relocation + research account. Deadline: October 15. https://shc.stanford.edu/stanford-humanities-center/fellowships/mellon-fellowship-scholars-humanities

20. Max Weber Programme (MWP) at the European University Institute (EUI) is a unique postdoctoral program in the historical and social sciences in Europe. It provides fellows experience in multidisciplinary research and academic practice in a vibrant academic community. Fellows reside in Florence, Italy for the duration of their Fellowship. The language of the program is English. Fellowships are for up to two years. No citizenship restrictions. Must have defended thesis by start date. €2,500/mo + dependent support. Deadline: October 16. https://www.eui.eu/apply?id=max-weber-fellowships

21. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP). Eligible for the $400 application scholarship! The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students pursuing full-time research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields to help ensure the quality, vitality, and strength of the scientific and engineering workforce of the US. Approximately 1500 fellowships [< than previously]. NSF provides a $37,000 annual stipend for 3 years to be used in a 5-yr span. Portable. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents ("green card" holders). Eligible fields appear in the Appendix. Link. LOR deadline: 7 pm CT, October 16. Application deadlines (7 pm CT): October 19-23 depending on field. Link and https://grad.uic.edu/funding-awards/other-funding/natl-internatl-opps-2/nsf-grfp-intro/    

22. Simons Foundation Triangle Program brings science and contemporary art together to engage audiences in creative ways. Artists who participate in the program engage in meaningful collaborations with scientists and arts organizations to spark new ideas and explore untapped connections between their disciplines — with each participant forming one part of a triangle. Participants apply as a trio and are selected to immerse in a multi-month period of exchange and exploration. By allowing dedicated time for collaboration without requiring immediate outcomes, we aim to advance the research practices of both artists and scientists and to make space for new ways of knowing. This year’s theme: Turbulence. Each collaborator receives $30,000. Deadline: October 21. Link.

23. HHMI Gilliam Fellows Program. The early-career initiative supports PhD students in basic biological and biomedical sciences and their faculty advisors as they pursue ambitious science and build inclusive training environments. The program is unique in supporting both graduate students and their faculty PhD advisors as mentor-mentee pairs. Fellows receive max. 3 years of stipend $65k/yr + $5k discretionary allowance + $10k institutional allowance + professional development programming tailored to both students and advisors. Fellows interested in pursuing an academic research career may seek 4 additional years of postdoctoral support. Open to 2nd- and 3rd -year PhD students. No citizenship restrictions. MD/PhD students are also eligible. Deadline: October 27. https://www.hhmi.org/programs/gilliam-fellows

24. Howard Foundation Fellowships. $40,000 fellowships for “early mid-career” of individuals living & working in the US or US territories. [See wiggle room on eligibility.] Deadline: November 1. https://howard-foundation.brown.edu/

    1. Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies for scholarly projects examining and interpreting Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies from a critical point of view in any genre, place, language, time period, or format (manuscript, print, digital), including philological, historical, theoretical and comparative perspectives. These fellowships do not support creative work, or scholarship primarily focused on Film (see upcoming opportunities). In accordance with the fellowship program's overall goal of supporting early mid-career artists and scholars, applicants should have a promising record of scholarly accomplishment that includes one major project.

    2. Writing For Performance for early midcareer authors, artists, and playwrights working in any genre, style, and media that can be classified as Writing for Performance, with focus in playwriting, monologues, performance poetry, screenplay, and other writing intended for live or recorded performance. Choreographic proposals designed for dance or other stage performance and notation are also eligible, and will have separate application form.

25. David and Julie Tobey Fellowship. This Fellowship supports research on drawings, prints, and illustrated manuscripts from the Italian Renaissance, and especially the role that these works played in the creative process, the history of taste and collecting, and questions of connoisseurship. Proposals on a variety of subjects with a substantive component of research on drawings, prints, and illustrated manuscripts done on paper or parchment types are welcome. No citizenship requirement. The stipend is $5,200/month. Applications are due on 16 November 2026. http://itatti.harvard.edu/david-and-julie-tobey-fellowship  

26. American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) Research Fellowships. AIIS welcomes applicants from a wide variety of disciplines. In addition to applicants in the Humanities and Social Sciences AIIS encourages applicants in fields such as Development Studies, Natural Resources Management, Public Health, and Regional Planning. Junior Research Fellowships are available to doctoral candidates at U.S. universities for periods of up to eleven (11) months. Allowance will be given for up to two dependents as long as they remain with the fellow in India at least six months. Under exceptional circumstances, an applicant for a junior fellowship who is a U.S. citizen may request up to five months of language instruction prior to commencing dissertation research. The request for language training should be integrated into the project proposal. Unrestricted citizenship. ~$880 monthly (stipend + research/travel). Sample applications available. Deadline: November 15. http://www.indiastudies.org/ research-fellowship-programs/research-fellowship-application-packet/

27. Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics. The annual competition is designed to encourage and reward scholars embarking on significant research in the area of gender and politics. Scholars at any level may apply, from graduate students to tenured faculty members as well as adjunct faculty and independent researchers. Award $2,500 Deadline November 15, 2026. https://cattcenter.iastate.edu/ research/catt-prize/

28. Hardt Foundation for the Study of Classical Antiquity, Research Scholarship. To promote the study of the culture and civilization of Greco-Roman antiquity, offers young researchers an opportunity to apply for research scholarships covering stays of two to four weeks. Applications are not accepted for the months of July and August. Areas of research supported are Greek and Latin language and literature, ancient history, ancient philosophy and ancient law. The aim of the research stay is the publication of articles, books or other written contributions. Must be no more than 35 years of age at the time of application and a PhD candidate (2nd year, at least) or post-doctoral researcher. Citizenship requirements are unknown. Applications are due on 30 November and 30 April.  https://www.fondationhardt.ch/en/les-hotes_en/bourses-de-recherche_en/

29. Lafayette Fellowship. Designed to support the next generation of young leaders with a strong interest in the transatlantic relationship by funding one year of master’s-level study in France for up to 30 outstanding American students. Open to both Francophone and non-Francophone candidates, the program partners with leading French academic institutions across STEM, humanities, social sciences, and the arts, with courses taught in French or entirely in English. Deadline: December 1. https://lafayette.villa-albertine.org/

30. Einar and Eva Haugen Memorial Scholarship, Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study (SASS). Honoring the ground-breaking cultural and linguistic work of Einar and Eva Lund Haugen, this annual scholarship supports PhD candidates as they conduct research and fieldwork about Nordic or Nordic-American topics in the Social Sciences or History, broadly defined. We are especially excited to support applicants that demonstrate a need to travel to the Nordic region or areas in North America far from their home institutions to conduct research in archives, libraries, and museums or to pursue fieldwork or excavations. Awards a stipend of $7,500. Applications are due on 1 December. https://scandinavianstudy.org/awards-fellowships/haugen-scholarship/  

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