Fellowships & Scholarships

The NOMIS & Science Young Explorer Award recognizes and rewards early-career M.D., Ph.D., or M.D./Ph.D. scientists that perform research at the intersection of the social and life sciences. Essays written by these bold researchers on their recent work are judged for clarity, scientific quality, creativity, and demonstration of cross-disciplinary approaches to addressing fundamental questions.

A cash prize of up to 15 000 USD will be awarded to essay winners, and their engaging essays will be published in Science . Winners will also be invited to share their work and forward-looking perspective with leading scientists in their respective fields at an award ceremony as well as a meeting of the NOMIS Board of Directors to consider future funding.

Apply by May 15, 2022 at www.science.org/nomis

The American Water Resources Association (AWRA) has started our first inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship which includes one-year association membership and complimentary conference registration for each of up to three scholarship winners from under-represented groups in the water resources field. Please forward this announcement to all science and engineering departments, student groups, and DEI programs at your university to spread the news and make sure students do not miss out.
AWRA prides itself on providing multi-disciplinary community, conversation, and connection in the field of water resources. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our membership and programs and realize that there are systemic barriers to entrance in the water resources field.
To help address and remove these barriers, AWRA’s Board of Directors has established a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship. It is our intent to continue to offer this scholarship each year.

The Goal: Bring diverse perspectives and support the career advancement of under-represented professionals in the field of water resources.

The Benefits: Each year, up to three scholarship winners will each receive one-year of AWRA professional membership and one free conference registration of their choice. In addition, scholarship winners will be matched with a mentor from among AWRA’s leadership ranks, such as a board member, committee chair, or state section chair.

Membership benefits include a subscription to Water Resources IMPACT magazine, a subscription to the Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA), free registration for webinars, conferences, membership and leadership opportunities in AWRA’s committees, as well as access to the career center and membership directory.

Applications are due May 2, 2022.
Click here to learn more about the award criteria and how to submit an application!

The Philadelphia Section of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) is offering undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to apply for a scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year. While preference will be given to those students studying or doing research related to tribology, the applications are open to any sophomore or above pursuing a Bachelors or Graduate degree in the Physical Sciences, Engineering, Tribology, Mathematics or similar studies with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The application is linked below & the deadline is May 31^st. Award decisions will be made by the end of June.

The Section awarded 39 scholarships ranging from $500 to $1,500 each over the last three years and has given nearly $85,000 to 68 deserving students over the past seven years. Thanks to our generous corporate and individual donors, our scholarship levels have remained constant throughout the global pandemic.

In addition to the award, scholarship winners are profiled on the Section website (STLE Philadelphia Section link) and in the STLE magazine, Tribology and Lubrication Technology. Profiles of last year’s awardees are attached. Two UMD students were among our awardees. We also invite the students to either make a presentation or display a poster at one of our Section meetings.

In 2022, the Link Foundation will award (6) one-year Fellowships to qualified PhD students that are pursuing research related to engineering and instrumentation for the ocean environment.

The Awards:

On the basis of an application to the Foundation in the form of a research proposal, six awards
will be made to doctoral candidates enrolled in academic institutions located in the United States
and Canada. Each award will consist of a grant of $34,000. There are no citizenship restrictions.

Basis for Award:

An independent panel of experts in the fields of ocean engineering and ocean instrumentation
will review the applications. The main evaluation criteria include the degree of innovation,
technical merit and relevance to ocean engineering/instrumentation of the proposed research.
Additionally, each candidate should demonstrate intellectual ability and achievement, evidence
of creativity and initiative and the potential for a career that will impact ocean engineering and
ocean instrumentation

Application Forms and Guidelines:

Available online at www.linkoe.org or write to/email: Dr. Javad Hashemi, Administrator
Email: admin@linkoe.org or Jhashemi@fau.edu

Deadlines:

Proposals must be received on or before Friday April, 29th, 2022. Announcement of Awards: May 29, 2022

More information: scienceprize.scilifelab.se
Questions: scilifelabprize@aaas.org
Application deadline: July 15, 2022

Entrants for the 2022 prize must have received their Ph.D. between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021.

The National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is the largest funder of infectious and immune-mediated disease research, and globally the institute is playing a major role in responding to disease outbreaks and pandemics. NIAID is at the center of generating and analyzing large, diverse, and complex data sets to accelerate the science of better understanding pathogen transmission and evolution, pathogen-host interactions, host immune response, and infectious and immune-mediated disease pathogenesis, as well as to develop new and improved diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines.  NIAID aims to advance data science to efficiently use large-scale and complex data for new scientific insights.

What will I be doing?

Each fellow will collaborate with staff across the institute’s intramural and extramural divisions. Fellows will receive training and hands-on-experience in a broad range of data science topics, including data analytics, informatics methods, and software development, but will also be exposed to how data science funding programs are being developed for research and training, and in the design of data governance and sharing strategies. 

Why should I apply?

You will have the opportunity to network and explore federal career opportunities. The NIH Bethesda, Maryland campus is home to more than 1,000 laboratories where scientists are engaged in virtually every area of biomedical research, so expertise in almost any discipline is readily accessible. Inter-Institute interest groups promote interactions between senior scientists and NIH fellows in different disciplines.

Where will I be located?

NIAID offices in Bethesda, MD area

What is the anticipated start date?

The exact start date will be determined between the mentor and applicant at time of selection. The initial appointment is for one year but may be renewed upon recommendation of NIAID contingent on the availability of funds. 

What are the benefits?

·       Stipend: Competitive stipend ranging $80,990 – $91,958 annually, based on education and experience. 

·       Health Insurance Supplement: 100% of ORAU health insurance premiums covered for the duration of the appointment. 

·       Travel and Training Allowance: $6,000 annually

Qualifications

·       Received a Master’s or Doctoral degree in a relevant field within five years (60 months) of appointment start date. Current graduate students may apply but must complete their degree before the start of the appointment. 

·       Be a U.S. Citizen.

To learn more and apply, visit: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/NIH-NIAID-2022-0002

Learn more about this new fellowship and share with faculty members, and graduate students in the field of Nondestructive Evaluation in engineering at your university (NDE). Deadline to apply is March 31st, 2022.