Ph.D. Funding Opportunities

This directory provides a variety of funding opportunities for Ph.D. students. Since the program only guarantees financial support for the first year (and only for full-time students), it’s important for students to seek out additional funding options.

Faculty are available to help. We can write letters of recommendation, assist with developing research project ideas, and provide feedback on funding proposals. The key is to be proactive – don’t wait for faculty to nominate you or for funding opportunities to come to you!

Please also consider the below guides as starting points in combination with the links already identified.

Resources

NCA&T

• Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students
• Graduate College Scholarships
• University Funding for Graduate Students
• Woodland Ellroy Hall Fellowship (for new incoming students only)

UNCG

• Grants and Scholarships
• Graduate School Sources
• Graduate Student Association Funding
• Additional Sources

External Sources

• American Cancer Society – Oncology Social Work
• Council on Social Work Education  (Minority Fellowship Program and more)
• Health and Aging Policy Fellows
• Grand Challenges for Social Work Doctoral Awards

NASW Foundation:

• Eileen Blackey Doctoral Fellowship
• Jane B. Aron Doctoral Fellowship
• Social Work HEALS

National Institutes:

• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
• National Institute on Child Health and Human Development

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration:

• American Psychological Association – Predoctoral Training Program Fellowship
• Carolina Consortium on Human Development – Predoctoral Training Program Fellowship

Diversity related:

• American Indian Graduate Center Fellowships
• Ford Foundation – Predoctoral Fellowships
• Vine Deloria Jr. Memorial Scholarship

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases:

• PAR-16-064
• PAR-18-102
• PAR-19-222

National Institutes of Health – Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Grant Award:

• PA-16-308

National Institute on Drug Abuse – Drug Abuse Dissertation Research (R36):

• PA-16-443

National Institute on Aging – Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36):

• PAR-17-025
• PAR-19-394

Databases and Lists

• University of Buffalo
• Columbia Business School
• Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
• University of Chicago

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