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.

In this webinar, you will learn about a variety of graduate student funding opportunities for a variety of disciplines (STEM and non-STEM).

Passcode - 2Mf6PAu+

Note: International students eligible for funding opportunities denoted with *

Funding opportunity	Application Deadline
Public Engagement Intern (Fall 2025) — Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), Edgewater, MD	August 8
Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program	August 20
USDA-ARS Interdisciplinary Experience in Plant Pathology, Microbiology and Chemistry	August 22
Marine Energy Graduate Student Research Program with the U.S. Department of Energy	September 9
Bibliographical Society of America Fellowship Program: The BSA-Harry Ransom Center Pforzheimer Fellowship in Bibliography	September 9
MacDowell Colony Residencies	September 10
Michigan Society of Fellows	September 15
American Council of Learned Societies' Fellowship Programs	September 25
AAUW Fellowships and Grants	September 30
American Association for University Women - International Fellowships	September 30
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowships	October 6
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award	October 7
Belgian American Educational Foundation, Inc.*	October 31
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans	October 30
NRC-NRL Cooperative Research Associateship Program	November 1
Churchill Scholarships	November 3
AAMC's Fee Assistance Program	December 31
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Research Participation Program	Based on projects
Humboldt Research Fellowships (Humanities)	Rolling Deadline
Institute for Humane Studies*	Rolling Deadline