External funding for graduate students

Below are funding opportunities available from organizations outside of K-State that are currently accepting applications.

Additional resource: Visit the Funding Connection on K-State's Research website to explore more opportunities.

Learn about graduate research fellowships

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program information webinar
(must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for the NSF GRFP)
View a recording of the webinar

Identifying Graduate Fellowship Opportunities Webinar
View a recording of the webinar

Funding opportunity * Denotes international students eligible to apply	Application Deadline
New! Microsoft Research AI & Society Fellows	November-December varies by discipline
American Institute of Physics	December 1
New! DAAD Research Grants	October-December varies by discipline
SMART Defense Scholarship Program	December 5
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Summer Internship	December 5
Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Graduate Fellowship	December 5
AIP Congressional Science Policy Fellowship	December 12
Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship	December 15
AAMC's Fee Assistance Program	December 31
New! Truman Scholarship	February 2026
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Research Participation Program	Based on projects
Humboldt Research Fellowships (Humanities)	Rolling Deadline
Institute for Humane Studies*	Rolling Deadline
Navy Research Postdoctoral	Rolling Deadline
Rowe Fund for Students from Latin America and Caribbean	Rolling Deadline
ASEE-NRL Postdoctoral Fellowship Program	Rolling Deadline
USDA-ARS Research Internship in Agricultural Pest Management	Rolling Deadline
USDA-ARS Postdoctoral Fellowship in Poultry Immunology	Rolling Deadline