The lists in the right sidebar are of external scholarship and fellowship programs available to graduate students. The lists are organized according to the programs available at CGU, but students should check all lists and sections for any applicable fellowships or grants. Please be aware that most of the funding opportunities are highly competitive, and that application deadlines vary throughout the year. Most of the listings include hyperlinks for more information. These are not exhaustive lists. Please check with your respective school for funding opportunities that may be available within the department.
The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has opened competition for the Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants to support dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are working in partnership with Head Start programs and with faculty mentors. Competitive applicants will (1) demonstrate a collaborative partnership with their program partners, and (2) pursue research questions that directly inform local, state, or federal policy relevant to multiple early care and education practices. Applicants should consider pursuing data collection across contexts, including child care, pre-kindergarten, home-visiting programs, Head Start, Early Head Start, and/or others. For more information: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2017-ACF-OPRE-YR-1219 African American Success Foundation, Lydia Donaldson Tutt-Jones Memorial Fellowship (June Deadline)
This grant provides financial support to students and professionals who conduct research to study African American success, particularly in the area of education. It is offered to encourage the building of the science of African American success by studying those attitudes and behaviors that cause people to attain academic success. Graduate students must be recommended by a faculty mentor who agrees to oversee the project and the submission of a publishable caliber paper upon completion. For more information: https://blacksuccessfoundation.org/the-grant/
American Educational Research Association (AERA), Dissertation and Research Grants (November Deadline)
The program supports research projects that are quantitative in nature, include the analysis of existing data from NCES, NSF or other federal agencies, and have U.S. education policy relevance. For more information: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?TabID=10242
American Educational Research Association (AERA), AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship in Educational Research (November Deadline)
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is pleased to announce the AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship in Educational Research. The Council of the AERA established the fellowship program to provide support for doctoral dissertation research, to advance education research by outstanding minority graduate students, and to improve the quality and diversity of university faculties. This fellowship is targeted for members of racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in higher education. This program offers doctoral fellowships to enhance the competitiveness of outstanding minority scholars for academic appointments at major research universities. For more information: http://www.aera.net/Professional-Opportunities-Funding/AERA-Funding-Opportunities/Minority-Dissertation-Fellowship-Program
American Psychological Foundation, Kenneth B. and Mamie P. Clark Fund (June Deadline)
The Kenneth B. and Mamie P. Clark Fund supports research and demonstrative activities that promote the relationship between self-identity and academic achievement with an emphasis on children in grade levels K-8. The Kenneth B. and Mamie P. Clark fund was established in 2003 to honor the Clarks and to perpetuate their work as pioneers in understanding the psychological underpinnings of race relations and in addressing social issues such as segregation and injustice. For more information: https://www.apa.org/apf/funding/clark-fund
Association of American Colleges and Universities, The K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award (October Deadline)
This award recognizes graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education; who demonstrate a commitment to developing academic and civic responsibility in themselves and others; and whose work reflects a strong emphasis on teaching and learning. For more information: https://www.aacu.org/AM19/CrossAward
California Teachers Association (CTA) (Varying Deadlines)
CTA offers several different educational scholarships, grants and awards to members and their dependents throughout the academic year. For more information: https://www.cta.org/scholarships
Educational Testing Service (ETS), Jacqueline Ross TOEFL® Dissertation Award (September Deadline)
The purpose of the award is to recognize doctoral dissertation research that makes a significant and original contribution to knowledge about second or foreign language tests and testing and/or the use and development of such tests and testing. For more information: https://www.ets.org/toefl/grants/jacqueline_ross_dissertation_award
International Education Research Foundation (IERF), Sepmeyer Research Grant Program (February & August Deadlines)
IERF’s mission is to research and disseminate information on world educational systems and to facilitate the integration of individuals educated outside the United States into the U.S. educational environment and workforce. Grants up to $1,000 will be awarded. Each research grant proposal is evaluated on how well its project design and expected outcomes address the following criteria: supporting research for the evaluation of foreign academic credentials, promoting the integration of students, scholars and professionals holding non-US academic credentials into the United States, facilitating the publication and dissemination of the results of the research, and encouraging the exchange of information about the structure of educational systems and their corresponding credentials. For more information: https://www.ierf.org/for-institutions/research-grants/
International Research Foundation (TIRF) for English Language, Doctoral Dissertation Grants (April Deadline)
Since 2002, TIRF has supported students completing their doctoral research on topics related to the foundation’s priorities. Each year, applicants who have been advanced to candidacy in legitimate PhD or EdD programs are invited to submit proposals for Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDGs). Awards are provided in the amount of up to $5,000 per awardee. Please see website for current listing of TIRF’s research priorities. For more information: https://www.tirfonline.org/research-grants/doctoral-dissertation-grants/
James Madison Graduate Fellowships (March Deadline)
The fellowship is offered to individuals desiring to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution at the secondary school level for at least one year. For more information: http://www.jamesmadison.com/eligibility.php
National Academy of Education, Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program (Applications Open August; October Deadline)
The Dissertation Fellowship Program seeks to encourage a new generation of scholars from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education. These $27,500 fellowships support individuals whose dissertations show potential for bringing fresh and constructive perspectives to the history, theory, analysis, or practice of formal or informal education anywhere in the world. For more information: https://naeducation.org/naedspencer-dissertation-fellowship-program/
New England Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals (NAGAP), Enrollment Management Research Grant
The grant is designed to encourage emerging knowledge and understanding of the complexities of graduate enrollment management including all aspects of admissions and recruitment, enrollment, retention, and graduation in higher education. For more information: http://www.nagap.org/nagap-graduate-student-enrollment-management-research-grant
The Organization for Autism Research, Graduate Research Grant Program (February Deadline)
Established in 2004, the grant program is intended to encourage and support students conducting research pursuant to graduate and postgraduate studies in disciplines related to assessment, intervention, and support of learners with autism spectrum disorders and their families. The program offers grant awards of $2,000 for students who are doctoral candidates or post-doctoral students. For more information: https://researchautism.org/research-grants/apply-for-a-grant/graduate-research/
Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) (Rolling Application; Through Financial Aid Office)
The TEACH Grant Program provides grants of up to $4,000 a year to students who are completing or plan to complete coursework needed to begin a career in teaching. As a condition for receiving a TEACH Grant, you must sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to serve in a high-need field or an elementary school or secondary school that serves low-income families for a period of four complete academic years. For more information: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types/grants-scholarships/teach
The PDK Educational Foundation, Phi Delta Kappa International Graduate Fellowship (June Deadline)
The PDK Educational Foundation endowed scholarship program supports students who are pursuing advanced degrees in education at the masters, specialist, and doctoral levels. Eligible applicants must be members in good standing of PDK International, Educators Rising (as a teacher or administrator), and/or Pi Lambda Theta. Awards range from $500 to $1,000. For more information: https://pdkintl.org/programs-resources/scholarships-awards/graduate-scholarships/
University of South Carolina, Paul P. Fidler Research Grant (July Deadline)
The Paul P. Fidler Research Grant is designed to encourage the development and dissemination of knowledge that has the potential to improve the experiences of college students in transition. The Paul P. Fidler Research Grant is open to faculty, staff, and graduate students who plan to conduct research on issues of college student transitions. The Grant award includes a cash stipend, travel to two national conferences, a presentation at a national conference, and priority consideration for publication. For more information: https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/national_resource_center/award_recognition_programs/fidler_research_grant/index.php