Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants

Cancer Research Institute Fellowships

• The Cancer Research Institute provides fellowship support to postdoctoral students through the Irvington Institute Fellowship Program. A fellow receives $45,000 for the first year of the fellowship, $47,00 in the second year, and $49,000 in the third. A fellow also receives an annual allowance of $1,500 to help pay for travel and supplies. To be eligible, a candidate must be conducting immunology research, must have no more than five years of relevant postdoctoral experience, and must be conducting research at a non-profit institution. The annual deadlines for application are April 1 and October 1.

  Cancer Research Institute

  National Headquarters

  One Exchange Plaza

  55 Broadway, Suite 1802

  New York, NY 10006

  1-800-992-2623

  cancerresearch.org

Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships

• Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships are available to postdoctoral candidates in a number of different fields, including the social sciences, humanities, mathematics, engineering, and physical and life sciences. Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships are awarded for one year, and provide an annual grant of $40,000. To be eligible, an applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, and must be committed to a teaching career at the postsecondary level. Preference will be given to candidates with a record of academic achievement, and to candidates who belong to underrepresented ethnic and racial minority groups. The annual deadline for application is November 11.

  Fellowships Office, Keck 576

  National Research Council

  500 Fifth Street, NW

  Washington, DC 20001

  202-334-2872

  nationalacademies.org

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows

• The United States National Institutes of Health provide postdoctoral fellowship grants to qualified candidates through the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows. Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Fellows receive monthly cost of living stipends, and also receive an allowance for necessary expenses such as travel, health insurance, research supplies and equipment, and books. To be eligible, a person must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, and must have received a doctoral degree. Award amounts vary. Ruth L. Kirschstein Fellowships may provide support for up to three years.

  National Institutes of Health

  9000 Rockville Pike

  Bethesda, MD 20892

  nih.gov