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1)
Graduate Student Senate
a)
GSS
Travel grant
The Travel Grant supports travel to present
original work as well as travel to various professional
development workshops and seminars. A lottery drawing of
received grant applications determines the recipients.
b)
GSS
Original Work grant
The Grant for Original Work supports original graduate
student research and creative activities in the arts, sciences, and
humanities. A trained, interdisciplinary committee of graduate students
reviews applications each quarter.
2)
Council
on Research, Scholarship, & Creative Activity
a)
Student
Enhancement Awards
Undergraduate,
Graduate and Medical Student Enhancement Awards (SEA) are intended to
provide support for research, scholarship, and creative activity by
undergraduate, graduate, and medical students under the guidance of a
faculty mentor or adviser.
3)
Department of Biological Sciences
a)
Professional Conference Travel Stipend
The department (funds permitting) will
reimburse presenting graduate students for up to five hundred dollars
for travel expenses to professional meetings. The awards are limited to
one per fiscal year and do not cover per diem expenses.
External Funding
1)
National
Science Foundation (NSF)
a)
Graduate
Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
The Graduate Research
Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading
to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is
intended for students who are at the early stages of their graduate
study. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program invests in graduate
education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their
potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in
disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.
(Synopsis from NSF web site)
b) Doctoral
Dissertation Improvement Grants (DDIG)
The National Science Foundation awards
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in selected areas of the
biological sciences. These grants provide partial support of doctoral
dissertation research to improve the overall quality of research.
Allowed are costs for doctoral candidates to conduct research in
specialized facilities or field settings away from the home campus, to
participate in scientific meetings, and to provide opportunities for
greater diversity in collecting and creativity in analyzing data than
would otherwise be possible using only locally available resources.
(Synopsis from NSF web site)
2) National
Institute of Health (NIH)
NIH
offers a variety of funding opportunities for graduate students.
The specifics of individual grants are announced through the
posting of PA's (Public Announcement) and RFA's (Request for
Applications). Click on the above link to navigate through
their funding pages.
Other Helpful
Web Sites
1)
Vice
President for Research at Ohio University
2)
Federal
Grant Sources
3) Sponsored Program Information Network (SPIN)
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