Grants

Explore a list of potential funding sources, grant opportunities, conferences, and useful resources to support your research and academic endeavors.

Opportunity	Organization	Additional Information
For Women in Science	L’Oreal	The L’Oréal USA For Women in Science program awards five women postdoctoral scientists annually with grants of $60,000 each for their contributions in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields and commitment to serving as role models for younger generations.
Career Development Grant for Postdoctoral Women	American Society of Microbiology	The Career Development Grant for Postdoctoral Women, provides up to $2,000 to 3 postdoctoral women to travel to a meeting, visit another laboratory, take a course or event to enhance your research and/or leadership skills.
Scholar Awards	PEO Sisterhood	The P.E.O. Scholar Awards (PSA) provides merit-based awards for women of the U.S. and Canada who are pursuing a doctoral-level degree; the maximum award amount is $25,000.
Startup Grant	Amber Grants	The Amber Grants offer at least $30,000 in business grants each month. In recognition of the diversity of businesses owned by women, grant-giving includes “Startup Grants,” “Business Category Grants,” as well as three “$25,000 Year End Grants.”
AAUW American Fellowships	American Association of University Women	The AAUW American Fellowship provides between $8,000 and $50,000 to support women scholars who are pursuing full-time study to complete dissertations, conducting postdoctoral research full time, or preparing research for publication for eight consecutive weeks.
AAUW International Fellowships	American Association of University Women	The AAUW International Fellowships provides $20,000 to $50,000 to support women pursuing full-time graduate or postdoctoral study in the United States
Yield Giving Open Call	MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving	Yield Giving provides an Open Call for community-led, community-focused organizations whose explicit purpose is to advance the voices and opportunities of individuals and families of meager or modest means, and groups who have met with discrimination and other systemic obstacles.
Conference for Graduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics	American Physical  Society	The conference fosters professional development and leadership opportunities in physics for graduate and postdoc women and gender minorities.
Marion Milligan Mason Award	Marion Milligan Mason Fund	The Marion Milligan Mason Fund provides four grants of $55,000 every other year to women researchers engaged in basic research in the chemical sciences (next application period in 2026).
The Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program	Burroughs Wellcome Fund	The Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program (PDEP) provides $60,000 over three years to support the career development activities for underrepresented minority postdoctoral fellows.
GWIS National Fellowship Program	Graduate Women in Science	The GWIS National Fellowships Program helps fund research in the natural sciences and promotes academic and professional careers for women in science, primarily those conducting doctoral research.
Amelia Earhart Fellowship	Zonta International	The $10,000 Amelia Earhart Fellowship is awarded annually to up to 30 women pursuing Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering and space sciences.
Faculty of the Future	Schlumberger Foundation	The Faculty for the Future program awards fellowships to women from developing and emerging economies to pursue Ph.D. or post-doctoral studies in STEM disciplines at leading universities worldwide. Grants are based on actual costs for eligible expenses up to a maximum of $50,000 per year and may be renewed.
Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	The Scholarship Program provides support for master’s and doctoral degrees in ocean and/or coastal engineering, social science, marine education, marine stewardship, cultural anthropology, and resource management disciplines and particularly encourages Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, and women to apply.
The Alan T. Waterman Award	National Science Foundation	The Waterman Award provides $1,000,000 in research funds over 5 years to outstanding young researchers in any field of science or engineering, particularly those who represent the diversity of the United States.