Funding & Other Resources

SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, and RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

Undergraduate Scholarships & Research Funding

• • American Association for University Women in STEM: http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/stem-education/
  • American Chemical Society Scholars Program: https://www.acs.org/education/acs-scholars.html 
  • American Meteorological Society (AMS) Scholarship for Underserved Communities: https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/information-for/students/ams-scholarships-and-fellowships/ams-scholarship-for-underserved-communities-formerly-minority-scholarship/
  • Association for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Scholarships: https://www.asmefoundation.org/programs/stemeducation/asme-scholarships/
  • Architects Foundation Scholarships: https://architectsfoundation.org/our-programs/architecture-scholarships/
  • Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship: https://www.gilmanscholarship.org/
    • STEM Supplemental Award: https://www.gilmanscholarship.org/program/stem-supplemental-award/
  • Blacks at Microsoft Scholarship: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/programs/bam-scholarship.aspx
  • Columbia Engineering, 39 LGBTQ+ STEM Innovators and Resources: https://bootcamp.cvn.columbia.edu/blog/top-tech-lgbtq-innovators/
  • DoD Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship: https://www.smartscholarship.org/smart?id=smart_index
  • EduMed Scholarships & Resources for Women: https://www.edumed.org/financial-aid/scholarships-resources-for-women/
  • FastWeb STEM Scholarships: http://www.fastweb.com/college-scholarships/articles/stem-field-scholarships-and-internships
  • Generation Google Scholarship (computer science related fields): https://buildyourfuture.withgoogle.com/scholarships/generation-google-scholarship
  • Great Minds in STEM Scholarship: https://greatmindsinstem.org/gmis-scholarship-application/gmis-scholarships/
  • Hispanic Scholarship Foundation: https://www.hsf.net/scholarship
  • Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship: https://lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we-are/communities/stem-education/lm-scholarship-program.html
  • Louis Stokes Midwest Regional Center for Excellence: https://lsmrce.org/Default.aspx
  • LSAMP NICE International Sites for Research Experiences: https://lsamp-nice.org/sites-for-research-experiences/
  • Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) Program: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/2024-MLEF?utm_content=bufferc9497&utm_medium=eo_social&utm_source=eo_twitter&utm_campaign=buffer
  • Microsoft Disability Scholarship: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/programs/microsoftdisabilityscholarship.aspx 
  • National Fluid Power Association Scholarships: https://nfpafoundation.org/universities/programs-resources/2k-scholarships/
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Student Opportunities Database: https://www.noaa.gov/education/opportunities/students
  • National Science Foundation Special Programs for Undergraduates: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/education.jsp?fund_type=1
  • Pathways to Science Undergraduate Scholarships in STEM: http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/programs.aspx?u=Undergrads_Undergraduate+Students&r=&s=&i=&sa=either&p=YesPortable&o=either&c=either&f=&dd=&ft=&submit=y&adv=adv
  • Resources for Women in Computer Technology, Purdue University Global: https://www.purdueglobal.edu/blog/information-technology/resources-women-computer-technology/
  • Society of Women Engineers: http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/index.php/scholarships#activePanels
  • STEM Undergrads in Science: https://stemundergrads.science.gov/
  • United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Portal (click “Apply for a Scholarship” button on this page or create an account to view scholarships for African-American students in STEM): https://www.uncf.org/scholarships
  • UWM Panther Scholarship Portal: https://uwm.edu/onestop/finances/types-of-financial-aid/scholarships/
  • Wisconsin Department of Transportation Aviation and Aerospace Scholarship Information: https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/doing-bus/aeronautics/education/aved-scholar.aspx
  • Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium Scholarships: https://spacegrant.carthage.edu/live/profiles/1987-undergraduate-scholarship
  • Women in Computing Scholarship: https://www.loadview-testing.com/scholarship/
  • Women in Technology Scholarship: https://www.trustvip.com/blog/vip-announces-11th-annual-women-in-technology-scholarship-wits-program/

Post-Baccalaureate Programs

Medical Sciences

• • Advanced Biology Health Professions Post-Bacc at Northwestern University: https://sps.northwestern.edu/premedicine-prohealth/advanced-biology-health-professions/
  • IPREP at IUPUI: https://iprep.iupui.edu/
  • List of all NIH PREP Programs: https://www.nigms.nih.gov/maps/Pages/Post-Baccalaureate-Research-Education-Program-Institutions.aspx
  • PIKE PREP at the University of Colorado: https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/colorado-cancer-center/education/undergraduate-education-opportunities/pike-prep
  • Premed RESearch TrainInG Experience (PRESTIGE) at University of Colorado Anschutz Cancer Center: https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/program-to-advance-physician-scientists-translational-research/program-initiatives/prestige
  • PREP at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine: https://www.nuin.northwestern.edu/postbaccalaureate/index.html
  • PREP at Oregon Health Sciences University (OSHU): https://www.ohsu.edu/postbaccalaureate-research-education-program
  • PREP at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: https://prep.cals.wisc.edu

Other STEM Fields

• • Baylor College of Medicine HGSC-Pre-Graduate Education and Training (PGET) Program: https://www.hgsc.bcm.edu/mdp/pget-program
  • Buck Institute on Ageing Training Program: https://www.buckinstitute.org/education/internships/
  • Harvard Research Scholar Initiative (RSI): https://gsas.harvard.edu/diversity/research-scholar-initiative
  • LSU LANGiAppE Network: https://www.lsu.edu/science/biosci/programs/postbacc-research/index.php
  • NSF INCLUDES Alliance, IGEN Network: https://igenetwork.org/index.php/bridge-programs
  • Pathways to Science database: https://www.pathwaystoscience.org/programs.aspx?u=Postbacc_Post-Baccalaureate&submit=y

Graduate/Post-Doctoral Fellowships & Research Funding

• • AOP Fellowship at UW-Milwaukee: https://uwm.edu/graduateschool/aop-guidelines/
  • Ford Predoctoral Fellowship: https://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_171962
  • GEM Fellowship: https://www.gemfellowship.org/students/gem-fellowship-program/
  • Graduate Fellowships at UW-Milwaukee: https://uwm.edu/graduateschool/types-of-funding/fellowships/
  • IGEN Travel Grants: https://igenetwork.org/travel-grants
  • McNair-STEM Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students: https://mcnairscholars.com/funding/ 
  • Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) Program: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/2024-MLEF?utm_content=bufferc9497&utm_medium=eo_social&utm_source=eo_twitter&utm_campaign=buffer
  • National Institutes of Health F31: https://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/fellowships/f31
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Student Opportunities Database: https://www.noaa.gov/education/opportunities/students
  • National Science Foundation Special Programs for Graduate Students: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/education.jsp?fund_type=2
  • NSF GRFP: https://www.nsfgrfp.org/
  • Pathways to Science Graduate Fellowships, Travel and other support in STEM: http://pathwaystoscience.org/Grad.aspx
  • Pathways to Science Post-Doctoral positions: http://pathwaystoscience.org/Postdocs_Portal.aspx
  • Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships: https://www.pdsoros.org
  • STEM Grad Students in Science: https://stemgradstudents.science.gov/
  • UWM Panther Scholarship Portal: https://uwm.edu/onestop/finances/types-of-financial-aid/scholarships/

INTERNSHIPS AND OTHER JOB SITES

• • Fermilab internships for students of color in STEM, https://diversity.fnal.gov/sist/
  • LSAMP NICE International Scholarships and Internships, https://lsamp-nice.org/scholarship-and-internship-opportunities/
  • Marine Science Laboratory Alliance Center of Excellence Research Internships, https://www.marscilace.org/students
  • STEM JOBS: https://www.stemjobs.com/

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 

• • 11 Professional Orgs that Support People of Color in STEM: https://ripplematch.com/journal/article/11-professional-organizations-that-support-people-of-color-in-stem-e7b9ac6b/
  • American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES): https://www.aises.org/
  • African American Women in Physics (AAWIP): http://aawip.com/
  • Association for Women in Mathematics (AWIM): https://awm-math.org/
  • Association for Women in Science (AWIS): https://awis.org/
  • Latinas in Tech: https://latinasintech.org/about
  • Latinos in Tech (LIT): https://www.latinosin.tech/
  • Milky Way Tech Hub: https://milkywaytechhub.com/
  • MKE Tech Hub Coalition: https://www.mketech.org/
  • National Association of Black Geoscientists: http://www.nabg-us.org/
  • National Association of Mathematicians: https://www.nam-math.org/
  • National Black Data Processors (NBDP): https://www.bdpa.org/
  • National Society of Black Physicists: https://www.nsbp.org/
  • National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE): https://nsbe.org/home.aspx
  • National Society of Hispanic Physicists (NSHP): https://hispanicphysicists.org/
  • National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE): https://www.nobcche.org/home
  • National Association of LSAMP Alumni, https://www.lsampalumni.com/
  • National Center for Women & Information Technology: https://ncwit.org/
  • National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS): https://nomas.org
  • Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (OSTEM): https://www.ostem.org/
  • Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS): https://www.sacnas.org/
  • Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE): https://www.saseconnect.org/about-sase
  • Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE): https://shpe.org/
  • Society of Mexican American Engineers & Scientists (MAES): https://mymaes.org
  • Society of Women Engineers (SWE): https://swe.org/
  • STEM Forward: https://www.stemforward.org/
  • Student National Medical Association: https://snma.org/?
  • Techqueria: https://techqueria.org/
  • Women in Technology: https://www.womenintechnology.org/

WEBINARS

• • LSAMP Speaker Series recordings, May 2020-ongoing: https://lsmrce.org/students/speaker-series.aspx