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GRAPES Database
Free database of scholarships, grants, fellowships and postdoctoral awards.

SPIN funding opportunity database
World’s largest database of Sponsored Funding Opportunities, UCLA maintains a subscription for UCLA users.

UCLA Office of Research - Research Opportunity Newsletters
Sign up for newsletter(s) relevant to your research interests.

Federal Agency Funding

NIH-NRSA – (F31) – Predoctoral Awards
NIH-NRSA – (F32) – Postdoctoral Awards
NIH-NRSA – (F30) – Dual Degree (MD/PhD) Awards
Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual National Research Service Award for US Citizens and Permanent Residents training in the biomedical sciences.

NIH-Pathway to Independence Award – (K99)
The Pathway to Independence Award program provides a unique opportunity for highly promising candidates to obtain funding for an initial mentored research phase (K99 phase) followed by the scientist's first independent research support (R00 phase); apply in years 2-3 of postdoctoral training.

NSF-Predoctoral Funding Opportunities
NSF-Postdoctoral Funding Opportunities
NSF provides direct (fellowship) and indirect (through institutions) funding for predoctoral and postdoctoral science trainees.

Foundation Funding

Fellowships are available from a variety of sources searchable by eligibility or disciplinary requirements in the GRAPES or SPIN databases. Below is a selection of private funding sources most frequently awarded to UCLA trainees.

HHMI – Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study – Predoctoral Awards
Support exceptional graduate students who are committed to increasing diversity among scientific leaders.

Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program – Postdoctoral Awards
Funds training for individuals from groups underrepresented in the life sciences.

Medical Research Fellows Program – Predoctoral Awards (MD/DDS/DVM)
Supports the development of future medical-scientists by funding a year of mentored lab research training to medical, dental, and veterinary students.

A.P. Giannini Foundation

A.P. Giannini Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program
Ten annual fellowships for up to 3 years supporting postdoctoral researchers in the field of biomedical science.

Ford Foundation

Predoctoral Fellowships
Dissertation Fellowships
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Seeking to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity.

Paul & Daisy Soros Foundation

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans – Predoctoral Awards
Awards to graduate students who are New Americans (immigrants or the children of immigrants).

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