Funding and Awards
External Funding Opportunities
External grants and scholarships for undergraduate research activity are available. We encourage you to search online for other award sources, especially those supporting research in the arts and humanities. Our list is not comprehensive.
External Funding Opportunities
External Funding Requiring University Endorsement
Fellowships Requiring Undergraduate Research Experience
** These awards require a university endorsement. For more information on any of the scholarships listed, visit the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards.
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Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF)**: This award competition is held annually or biennially with current sophomore and junior STEM majors planning to pursue a PhD in a STEM field. Research experience is a desirable qualification for student nominees.
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Goldwater Scholarship**: annual award competition for current sophomore and junior students seeking to become leading researchers in STEM fields. Research experience is a desirable qualification for student nominees.
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Department of Defense Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program: opportunity for STEM students to receive a full scholarship and be gainfully employed by the Department of Defense (DoD) upon degree completion.
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP): recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions. Current seniors and first-year graduate students are eligible.
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Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF): provides benefits and opportunities to students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields that use high-performance computing to solve complex science and engineering problems. Current seniors and first-year graduate students are eligible.
A more comprehensive list of external funding opportunities is available on the UK Office of Nationally Competitive Awards website.