External Diversity Awards and Funding Opportunities | Department of Psychology

Below is a list of diversity related awards that students and faculty within our department may be eligible for. Note that some listing represent multiple award calls and not all eligibility criteria are listed. Please click on the award name for more information. If you do not see any awards that match your needs and eligibility, take a look through the Graduate College's Fellowship Finder for a more comprehensive list of awards. We strive to keep this information current, if you find any information to be missing, inaccurate, or out-of-date please email the Librarian at psych-webmaster@illinois.edu.

Award Name	Type	Career Stage	Citizenship
Penn Predoctoral Fellowships for Excellence Through Diversity	Residential Fellowship	PhD - post quals	U.S citizen or permanent resident
Marilyn Yarbrough Dissertation/Teaching Fellowship	Research and Teaching Fellowship	PhD - any stage	U.S citizens, nationals or protected individuals under 8 USC 1324b(a)(3)(B)
Substance Abuse Dissertation Research (R36)	Research Fellowship	PhD - any stage	unknown
Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36)	Research Fellowship	PhD - any stage	unknown
AAUW American Fellowships	Dissertation Fellowship Research Leave Publication Grant	PhD - post prelim Postdoctoral Non-tenured faculty	U.S. citizens or permanent resident
The Woodrow Wilson Women's Studies Fellowship	Dissertation Fellowship	PhD - post prelim	No restriction
Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship	Pre-doctoral Fellowship Dissertation Fellowship Postdoctoral Fellowship Senior Fellowship	Intending PhD or PhD PhD - post prelim Postdoc Previous Fellowship Recipients	U.S. citizens, nationals, permanent residents, and those with deferred action status
Mitchem Dissertation Fellowship Program	Residential Fellowship	PhD - post prelim	unknown
George Bennett Fellowship	Residential Fellowship	Any	unknown
American Board of Professional Psychology Outstanding Dissertation Award	Dissertation Award	PhD - less that 1yr post dissertation	unknown
Mariam K. Chamberlain Dissertation Award	Dissertation Fellowship	PhD	unknown
Paula Kantor Award	Research Fellowship	unknown	unknown
UCSB Department of Black Studies Dissertation Fellowship	Dissertation Fellowship	PhD - post prelim	unknown
Frederick Douglass Institute Fellowship Program	Residential Fellowship	Postdoc	unknown
Congressional Fellowships on Women and Public Policy	Residential Fellowship	PhD and less than 2 years post PhD	eligible to work in the United States
Clayman Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship	Residential Fellowship	Postdoc	unknown
Henry Roe Cloud Dissertation Writing Fellowship	Residential Fellowship	PhD	No restriction

General Diversity Awards

Award Name	Type	Career Stage	Citizenship
NIH Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience	Research Fellowship	PhD - any stage	U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents
NINDS Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research (K22)	Research Fellowship	Postdoc	U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents
Vera S. Paster Award	Merit Scholarship	PhD - any stage	unknown
Diversity in Psychology and Law Research Award	Research Fellowship	Undergraduate PhD - any stage	unknown
Malyon Smith Scholarship Research Award	Research Fellowship	PhD - any stage	unknown

Postdoctoral and Early Career Diversity Awards

Award Name	Type	Career Stage	Citizenship
ABPP Early Career Diversity Award	Merit Scholarship	Less than 10 years post PhD	unknown
NINDS Faculty Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research (K01)	Research Fellowship	Less than 3 years of faculty appointment	U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents
NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K08 Clinical Trial Required)	Research Fellowship	Post PhD	U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents
NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K08 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Research Fellowship	Post PhD	U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents
Harvard Chan Yerby Fellowship Program	Research Fellowship	Post PhD - entry level professional	U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and those with deferred action status
University of Pennsylvania- Postdoctoral Fellowships For Academic Diversity	Residential Fellowship	Less than 3 years post PhD	U.S. citizens or permanent residents
The Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity	Residential Fellowship	Less than 5 years post PhD	no restriction; preference to U.S. citizens or permanent residents
UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship awards	Residential Fellowship	unknown	eligible to work in the United States
University of Michigan's President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program	Residential Fellowship	unknown	eligible to work in the United States
University of Michigan NCID Postdoctoral Fellowship	Residential Fellowship	Less than 3 years post PhD	unknown
University of Colorado Boulder's Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship	Residential Fellowship	Post PhD	U.S. citizens or permanent residents
Thurgood Marshall Dissertation Fellowship	Residential Fellowship	unknown	unknown
Illinois Distinguished Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholar Program	Residential Fellowship	unknown	unknown