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K-8 Students

George Washington University

(Washington, DC)
Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK)
The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) created SEEK to address the underrepresentation of African Americans students in STEM fields, to ensure the Black middle class and to help America remain ... read more

Application Deadline: 6/11/2021upcoming deadline

National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)

(Alexandria, VA)
Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK)
The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) created SEEK to address the underrepresentation of African Americans students in STEM fields, to ensure the Black middle class and to help America remain ... read more

Application Deadline: 6/11/2021upcoming deadline

High School Students

Hispanic College Fund

(Washington, DC)
Google Hispanic College Fund Scholarship
Hispanic College Fund Scholarships are given to Hispanic students who demonstrate both academic excellence and financial need. The Google Scholarship Program offers funds to students studying computer ... read more

portable funding

Hispanic Heritage Foundation

(Fairfax, VA)
Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards
Founded in 1998 by the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, the Youth Awards honors Latino high school seniors who excel in the classroom and community and for their excellence in various categories includin ... read more



Quest Student Research Institute

(Chantilly, VA)
Summer Research Internship Opportunities for Undergraduate and High School Students
Quest Progrm Topics include:

- Binding affinity simulations of PLK receptors and small molecules: Students will learn about physiological pathways that polo-like kinases are involved in the human bo ... read more



Undergraduate Students

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

(Washington, DC)
AAAS Minority Science Writers Internship
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is proud to offer a summer internship program for minority students interested in journalism as a career and who want to learn about scie ... read more


just posted!Entry Point! Program for Students with Disabilities
Entry Point! identifies and recruits students with apparent and non-apparent disabilities who are majoring in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and some fields of business for inter ... read more



American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE)

(Washington, DC)
American Association of Blacks in Energy Scholarship
The American Association of Blacks in Energy is a professional association composed of African Americans in the energy industry. Through its Scholarship Program, the Association seeks to help increase ... read more

opportunity

American Association of People with Disabilities

(Washington, DC)
just posted!AAPD Summer Internship Program
AAPD is a national cross-disability civil rights org that works to increase the political and economic power of people with disabilities. AAPD launched the Summer Internship Program to develop the nex ... read more



American Meteorological Society

(Washington, DC)
AMS Minority Scholarship
The AMS Minority Scholarships will award funding to minority students who have been traditionally underrepresented in the sciences, especially Hispanic, Native American, and Black/African American stu ... read more



American Physical Society

(College Park, MD)
just posted!APS/IBM Research Internship for Undergraduate Women and Underrepresented Minorities
The American Physical Society and IBM co-sponsor two undergraduate research internship programs: the APS/IBM Research Internship for Undergraduate Women, and the APS/IBM Research Internships for Under ... read more

funds international students

Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF)

(Washington, DC)
APIASF Scholarship Program
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) is the nation's largest 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides college scholarships to Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIA ... read more



George Mason University

(Fairfax, VA)
VA-NC Alliance Summer Program for Undergraduates
Undergraduate students who are interested in majoring in a STEM field and affiliated with the Virginia-North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (VA-NC Alliance) are invited to s ... read more


Virginia-NorthCarolina Alliance for Minority Participation-Bridge to the Doctorate
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia is accepting applications to join the Fall cohort of Bridge to the Doctorate Fellows. GSAS bridge program provides two full years o ... read more



Hampton University

(Hampton, VA)
STEM Summer Scholars Institute (SSI)
The Summer Scholars Institute, an eight-week program held at the IU Bloomington and IUPUI campuses, enrolls select students from IU and partner Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). These STEM Scholar ... read more

funds international students

Hispanic College Fund

(Washington, DC)
Google Hispanic College Fund Scholarship
Hispanic College Fund Scholarships are given to Hispanic students who demonstrate both academic excellence and financial need. The Google Scholarship Program offers funds to students studying computer ... read more

portable funding

Johns Hopkins University

(Baltimore, MD)
Johns Hopkins Neuroscience Scholars Program
The Johns Hopkins Neuroscience Scholars Program (JHNSP) is a multi-year, national program dedicated to mentoring underrepresented minority (URM) and deaf or hard-of-hearing (D/HH) undergraduates. It p ... read more

an IBP member program

Morgan State University

(Baltimore, MD)
STEM Summer Scholars Institute (SSI)
The Summer Scholars Institute, an eight-week program held at the IU Bloomington and IUPUI campuses, enrolls select students from IU and partner Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). These STEM Scholar ... read more

funds international students

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

(Bethesda, MD)
INRO (Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities)
INRO provides postbaccalaureate trainees (no more than three years from completion of the undergraduate degree or six months from a master's degree) with a mentored training experience in NIAID scienc ... read more



National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville

(Charlottesville, VA)
VA-NC Alliance Summer Program for Undergraduates
Undergraduate students who are interested in majoring in a STEM field and affiliated with the Virginia-North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (VA-NC Alliance) are invited to s ... read more


Virginia-NorthCarolina Alliance for Minority Participation-Bridge to the Doctorate
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia is accepting applications to join the Fall cohort of Bridge to the Doctorate Fellows. GSAS bridge program provides two full years o ... read more



Old Dominion University

(Norfolk, VA)
VA-NC Alliance Summer Program for Undergraduates
Undergraduate students who are interested in majoring in a STEM field and affiliated with the Virginia-North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (VA-NC Alliance) are invited to s ... read more


Virginia-NorthCarolina Alliance for Minority Participation-Bridge to the Doctorate
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia is accepting applications to join the Fall cohort of Bridge to the Doctorate Fellows. GSAS bridge program provides two full years o ... read more



Quest Student Research Institute

(Chantilly, VA)
Summer Research Internship Opportunities for Undergraduate and High School Students
Quest Progrm Topics include:

- Binding affinity simulations of PLK receptors and small molecules: Students will learn about physiological pathways that polo-like kinases are involved in the human bo ... read more



Smithsonian Institution

(Washington, DC)
Native American Internship Awards
Appointments are offered to Native American students, who are formally or informally related to a Native American community, to pursue internship projects related to Native American topics and using N ... read more



Thomas Nelson Community College

(Williamsburg, VA)
VA-NC Alliance Summer Program for Undergraduates
Undergraduate students who are interested in majoring in a STEM field and affiliated with the Virginia-North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (VA-NC Alliance) are invited to s ... read more


Virginia-NorthCarolina Alliance for Minority Participation-Bridge to the Doctorate
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia is accepting applications to join the Fall cohort of Bridge to the Doctorate Fellows. GSAS bridge program provides two full years o ... read more



U.S. Department of Homeland Security

(Washington, DC)
DHS Summer Research Team Program For Minority Serving Institutions
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) is now accepting applications from faculty at MSIs interested in participating in a summe ... read more



U.S. National Park Service

(Washington, DC)
Mosaics in Science Diversity Internship Program
The Mosaics in Science (MIS) Diversity Internship Program provides college students and recent graduates 18-35 years old that are under-represented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) ... read more

 (Nationwide Program)an IBP member program

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

(Washington, DC)
NRL Research Internship Program for HBCU/MI/TCU Undergraduates and Graduates
Research interns are active participants in major research programs. They conduct 'hands-on' laboratory research, working a minimum of 40 hours per week under the guidance of senior NRL staff. A 10-we ... read more



United Negro College Fund (UNCF)

(Fairfax, VA)
UNCF/Nissan Scholarship
The UNCF/Nissan Scholarship provides a scholarship opportunity for college freshman enrolled at any Historically Black College or University (HBCU) commencing in the fall. The scholarship program prov ... read more

opportunity

University of Virginia

(Charlottesville, VA)
VA-NC Alliance Summer Program for Undergraduates
Undergraduate students who are interested in majoring in a STEM field and affiliated with the Virginia-North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (VA-NC Alliance) are invited to s ... read more


Virginia-NorthCarolina Alliance for Minority Participation-Bridge to the Doctorate
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia is accepting applications to join the Fall cohort of Bridge to the Doctorate Fellows. GSAS bridge program provides two full years o ... read more



Virginia Commonwealth University

(Richmond, VA)
VA-NC Alliance Summer Program for Undergraduates
Undergraduate students who are interested in majoring in a STEM field and affiliated with the Virginia-North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (VA-NC Alliance) are invited to s ... read more


Virginia-NorthCarolina Alliance for Minority Participation-Bridge to the Doctorate
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia is accepting applications to join the Fall cohort of Bridge to the Doctorate Fellows. GSAS bridge program provides two full years o ... read more



Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

(Blacksburg, VA)
VA-NC Alliance Summer Program for Undergraduates
Undergraduate students who are interested in majoring in a STEM field and affiliated with the Virginia-North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (VA-NC Alliance) are invited to s ... read more


Virginia-NorthCarolina Alliance for Minority Participation-Bridge to the Doctorate
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia is accepting applications to join the Fall cohort of Bridge to the Doctorate Fellows. GSAS bridge program provides two full years o ... read more



Post-Baccalaureate

American Association of People with Disabilities

(Washington, DC)
just posted!AAPD Summer Internship Program
AAPD is a national cross-disability civil rights org that works to increase the political and economic power of people with disabilities. AAPD launched the Summer Internship Program to develop the nex ... read more



George Mason University

(Fairfax, VA)
Virginia-NorthCarolina Alliance for Minority Participation-Bridge to the Doctorate
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia is accepting applications to join the Fall cohort of Bridge to the Doctorate Fellows. GSAS bridge program provides two full years o ... read more



Hampton University

(Hampton, VA)
STEM Summer Scholars Institute (SSI)
The Summer Scholars Institute, an eight-week program held at the IU Bloomington and IUPUI campuses, enrolls select students from IU and partner Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). These STEM Scholar ... read more

funds international students

Johns Hopkins University

(Baltimore, MD)
Johns Hopkins Neuroscience Scholars Program
The Johns Hopkins Neuroscience Scholars Program (JHNSP) is a multi-year, national program dedicated to mentoring underrepresented minority (URM) and deaf or hard-of-hearing (D/HH) undergraduates. It p ... read more

an IBP member program

Morgan State University

(Baltimore, MD)
STEM Summer Scholars Institute (SSI)
The Summer Scholars Institute, an eight-week program held at the IU Bloomington and IUPUI campuses, enrolls select students from IU and partner Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). These STEM Scholar ... read more

funds international students

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

(Bethesda, MD)
INRO (Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities)
INRO provides postbaccalaureate trainees (no more than three years from completion of the undergraduate degree or six months from a master's degree) with a mentored training experience in NIAID scienc ... read more



National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville

(Charlottesville, VA)
Virginia-NorthCarolina Alliance for Minority Participation-Bridge to the Doctorate
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia is accepting applications to join the Fall cohort of Bridge to the Doctorate Fellows. GSAS bridge program provides two full years o ... read more



Old Dominion University

(Norfolk, VA)
Virginia-NorthCarolina Alliance for Minority Participation-Bridge to the Doctorate
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia is accepting applications to join the Fall cohort of Bridge to the Doctorate Fellows. GSAS bridge program provides two full years o ... read more



Thomas Nelson Community College

(Williamsburg, VA)
Virginia-NorthCarolina Alliance for Minority Participation-Bridge to the Doctorate
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia is accepting applications to join the Fall cohort of Bridge to the Doctorate Fellows. GSAS bridge program provides two full years o ... read more



U.S. National Park Service

(Washington, DC)
Mosaics in Science Diversity Internship Program
The Mosaics in Science (MIS) Diversity Internship Program provides college students and recent graduates 18-35 years old that are under-represented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) ... read more

 (Nationwide Program)an IBP member program

University of Virginia

(Charlottesville, VA)
Virginia-NorthCarolina Alliance for Minority Participation-Bridge to the Doctorate
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia is accepting applications to join the Fall cohort of Bridge to the Doctorate Fellows. GSAS bridge program provides two full years o ... read more



Virginia Commonwealth University

(Richmond, VA)
Virginia-NorthCarolina Alliance for Minority Participation-Bridge to the Doctorate
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia is accepting applications to join the Fall cohort of Bridge to the Doctorate Fellows. GSAS bridge program provides two full years o ... read more



Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

(Blacksburg, VA)
Virginia-NorthCarolina Alliance for Minority Participation-Bridge to the Doctorate
The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia is accepting applications to join the Fall cohort of Bridge to the Doctorate Fellows. GSAS bridge program provides two full years o ... read more



Graduate Students

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

(Washington, DC)
just posted!Entry Point! Program for Students with Disabilities
Entry Point! identifies and recruits students with apparent and non-apparent disabilities who are majoring in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and some fields of business for inter ... read more



American Association of People with Disabilities

(Washington, DC)
just posted!AAPD Summer Internship Program
AAPD is a national cross-disability civil rights org that works to increase the political and economic power of people with disabilities. AAPD launched the Summer Internship Program to develop the nex ... read more



American Association of University Women

(Washington, DC)
American Fellowships
American Fellowships are awarded to Women pursuing full-time study to complete dissertations, conducting postdoctoral research full time, or preparing research for publication for eight consecutive we ... read more

portable funding
Career Development Grants
American Fellowships are awarded to Women pursuing a certificate or degree to advance their careers, change careers, or reenter the workforce and whose bachelor’s degree was received at least five yea ... read more

portable funding
Community Action Grants
Community Action Grants provide funds to individuals, AAUW branches, and AAUW state organizations as well as local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or non-degree researc ... read more

 (Nationwide Program)portable funding
International Fellowships
Who can apply:

Women pursuing full-time graduate or postdoctoral study in the United States who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents

Funding:

$18,000–International Master’s/First Profess ... read more

portable fundingfunds international students

American Physiological Society

(Bethesda, MD)
Porter Physiology Development Minority Fellowship
The goal of the Porter Physiology Development Program is to encourage diversity among students pursuing full-time studies toward the Ph.D. in the physiological sciences and to encourage their particip ... read more

portable fundingfunds international students

American Political Science Association

(Washington, DC)
Minority Fellowship Program
The APSA Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) was established in 1969 to increase the number of under-represented scholars in the political science discipline and is designed for under-represented studen ... read more

portable funding

American Psychological Association (APA)

(Washington, DC)
The Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) Psychology Summer Institute (PSI)
PSI provides educational, professional development and mentoring experiences to advanced doctoral students of psychology and psychologists who are in the early stage of their careers. Participants are ... read more

opportunityApplication Deadline: 5/1/2021upcoming deadline

Georgetown University

(Washington, DC)
Baltimore-Washington Area AGEP Alliance
With a Planning Grant from the National Science foundation (NSF), Howard University, Georgetown University and Morgan State University have joined forces as the Baltimore-Washington Area (BWA) AGEP Al ... read more



Hispanic College Fund

(Washington, DC)
Google Hispanic College Fund Scholarship
Hispanic College Fund Scholarships are given to Hispanic students who demonstrate both academic excellence and financial need. The Google Scholarship Program offers funds to students studying computer ... read more

portable funding

Howard University

(Washington, DC)
Baltimore-Washington Area AGEP Alliance
With a Planning Grant from the National Science foundation (NSF), Howard University, Georgetown University and Morgan State University have joined forces as the Baltimore-Washington Area (BWA) AGEP Al ... read more



Morgan State University

(Baltimore, MD)
Baltimore-Washington Area AGEP Alliance
With a Planning Grant from the National Science foundation (NSF), Howard University, Georgetown University and Morgan State University have joined forces as the Baltimore-Washington Area (BWA) AGEP Al ... read more


Initiative to Maximize Student Development (IMSD)
Brown's Initiative to Maximize Student Development (IMSD) program is a research training initiative that provides support for pre-doctoral students from underrepresented groups in STEM disciplines. Fu ... read more



National Institutes of Health (NIH)

(Bethesda, MD)
INRO (Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities)
INRO provides postbaccalaureate trainees (no more than three years from completion of the undergraduate degree or six months from a master's degree) with a mentored training experience in NIAID scienc ... read more



Pennsylvania State University

(State College, PA)
CIC Professorial Advancement Initiative (PAI)
The underrepresentation of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduate programs is well known an ... read more



Smithsonian Institution

(Washington, DC)
Native American Internship Awards
Appointments are offered to Native American students, who are formally or informally related to a Native American community, to pursue internship projects related to Native American topics and using N ... read more



U.S. Department of Homeland Security

(Washington, DC)
DHS Summer Research Team Program For Minority Serving Institutions
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) is now accepting applications from faculty at MSIs interested in participating in a summe ... read more



U.S. National Park Service

(Washington, DC)
Mosaics in Science Diversity Internship Program
The Mosaics in Science (MIS) Diversity Internship Program provides college students and recent graduates 18-35 years old that are under-represented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) ... read more

 (Nationwide Program)an IBP member program

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

(Washington, DC)
NRL Research Internship Program for HBCU/MI/TCU Undergraduates and Graduates
Research interns are active participants in major research programs. They conduct 'hands-on' laboratory research, working a minimum of 40 hours per week under the guidance of senior NRL staff. A 10-we ... read more



Postdoc & Early Career

American Association of University Women

(Washington, DC)
American Fellowships
American Fellowships are awarded to Women pursuing full-time study to complete dissertations, conducting postdoctoral research full time, or preparing research for publication for eight consecutive we ... read more

portable funding
Community Action Grants
Community Action Grants provide funds to individuals, AAUW branches, and AAUW state organizations as well as local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or non-degree researc ... read more

 (Nationwide Program)portable funding
International Fellowships
Who can apply:

Women pursuing full-time graduate or postdoctoral study in the United States who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents

Funding:

$18,000–International Master’s/First Profess ... read more

portable fundingfunds international students

American Psychological Association (APA)

(Washington, DC)
The Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) Psychology Summer Institute (PSI)
PSI provides educational, professional development and mentoring experiences to advanced doctoral students of psychology and psychologists who are in the early stage of their careers. Participants are ... read more

opportunityApplication Deadline: 5/1/2021upcoming deadline

Pennsylvania State University

(State College, PA)
CIC Professorial Advancement Initiative (PAI)
The underrepresentation of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduate programs is well known an ... read more



Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

(Princeton, NJ)
Research Grants
Total Awards

Grants of up to $50,000 each will be awarded through this program.

A total of up to 20 grants will be awarded. Of the 20 grants awarded in this funding round, up to two grants will be ... read more

 (Nationwide Program)Application Deadline: 5/5/2021upcoming deadline

U.S. National Park Service

(Washington, DC)
Mosaics in Science Diversity Internship Program
The Mosaics in Science (MIS) Diversity Internship Program provides college students and recent graduates 18-35 years old that are under-represented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) ... read more

 (Nationwide Program)an IBP member program

Faculty & Administrators

American Association of University Women

(Washington, DC)
Community Action Grants
Community Action Grants provide funds to individuals, AAUW branches, and AAUW state organizations as well as local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or non-degree researc ... read more

 (Nationwide Program)portable funding

American Psychological Association (APA)

(Washington, DC)
The Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) Psychology Summer Institute (PSI)
PSI provides educational, professional development and mentoring experiences to advanced doctoral students of psychology and psychologists who are in the early stage of their careers. Participants are ... read more

opportunityApplication Deadline: 5/1/2021upcoming deadline

NASA

(Washington, DC)
Astrobiology Faculty Diversity Program
The goal of the Astrobiology Faculty Diversity Program (formerly known as the Minority Institution Research Support (MIRS) Program) is to help train a new generation of researchers in astrobiology and ... read more

portable funding

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

(Princeton, NJ)
Research Grants
Total Awards

Grants of up to $50,000 each will be awarded through this program.

A total of up to 20 grants will be awarded. Of the 20 grants awarded in this funding round, up to two grants will be ... read more

 (Nationwide Program)Application Deadline: 5/5/2021upcoming deadline

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

(Washington, DC)
DHS Summer Research Team Program For Minority Serving Institutions
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) is now accepting applications from faculty at MSIs interested in participating in a summe ... read more


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