Opportunities for Graduate Students 
Resources for application preparation can be found here.
- Fellowships at WVU
- Coursework
- Other Opportunities
Relevant courses can be found here.
| Deadline | Agency | Title | About |
| Feb 1, May 1 | WVNano | WVNano Graduate Fellowship Program | more info |
| April | WVU Grad Ed and Life | Science Entrepreneurship Essentials Workshop | June 4-6, 2012 @ WVU 3-day program for doctoral students in the science, technology, engineering, and math disciplines. The program will prepare you for a leadership role in developing or managing a business. You will learn how to best negotiate personnel issues, financial planning, marketing, and strategy for your company ($1100 cost). Scholarships available!
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| May 1/Oct 1 | The National Academies | Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program | The program is an early career educational and training opportunity. It is designed to engage its Fellows in the analytical process that informs U.S. science and technology policy. Fellows develop basic skills essential to working or participating in science policy at the federal, state, or local levels. Graduate and professional school students and those who have completed graduate studies (degree awarded) within the last five years may apply. Areas of study may include any social/behavioral science, medical/health discipline, physical or biological science, any field of engineering, law/business/public administration, or any relevant interdisciplinary fields. Fall session: Aug 23-Nov 16 Winter/Spring session: Jan 23 - April 13 |
| Ongoing | WVU Office of Graduate Education & Life | Find various funding opportunities and scheduled workshops. | |
| Ongoing | The Humboldt Foundation | Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers | Submit an application if you are a researcher from abroad with above average qualifications, at the beginning of your academic career and only completed your doctorate in the last four years. A Humboldt Research Fellowship for postdoctoral researchers allows you to carry out a long-term research project (6-24 months) you have selected yourself in cooperation with an academic host you have selected yourself at a research institution in Germany. Scientists and scholars of all nationalities and disciplines may apply to the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation directly at any time. The Humboldt Foundation grants approximately 600 Humboldt Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers and experienced researchers annually. |
| Deadline | Agency | Title | About |
| July/Aug 2011 | MRS, NSF | MRS Apprentice Science Reporter Program | The MRS Apprentice Science Reporter Program is a joint program between the Materials Research Society (MRS) and the NSF International Center for Materials Research (ICMR) at the University of California, Santa Barbara and funds graduate students or post-docs in materials-related areas at US universities to accompany MRS staff to conferences outside the US and compile daily technical reports for inclusion in the MRS Meeting Scene e-newsletter. They are looking for two graduate students or post-docs to cover the XX International Materials Research Congress 2011 in Cancun, Mexico, from August 14-18. The candidates will need to have an interest in science writing, be able to attend talks in materials research areas outside their specific areas of expertise and be able to write up short summaries quickly. They will need to be a graduate student or post-doctoral researcher at a US-based university at the time of the conference. The application by e-mail should include a resume, writing samples related to materials science/engineering, and a brief letter of intent sent to Tim Palucka (palucka@mrs.org). |
| August |
Conference (Idaho) |
Student Poster Contest | 3 Undergraduate and Graduate Students from WV are invited to present a poster October 25. Registration fees will be waived and the home institution will supply travel support. Please contact the WVNano office for submitting an abstract 304-293-7382, first-come first-served basis. |
| Ongoing | Dr. Pumera's group, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore | International PhD & Post-Doc opportunities | There are multiple opportunities in Dr. Pumera's lab and other labs, with funding for qualified candidates provided through the government of Singapore. The SINGA award is for obtaining a PhD at a Singapore university. |
| Ongoing | The Humboldt Foundation | Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers | Submit an application if you are a researcher from abroad with above average qualifications, at the beginning of your academic career and only completed your doctorate in the last four years. A Humboldt Research Fellowship for postdoctoral researchers allows you to carry out a long-term research project (6-24 months) you have selected yourself in cooperation with an academic host you have selected yourself at a research institution in Germany. Scientists and scholars of all nationalities and disciplines may apply to the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation directly at any time. The Humboldt Foundation grants approximately 600 Humboldt Research Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers and experienced researchers annually. |
Aug 2011 |
Fulbright | Fulbright Program Grant Opportunities | The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Fulbright offers competitive, merit-based grants for Students and are available for U.S. citizens to go abroad and for foreign (non-U.S.) citizens to come to the U.S. The Scholar Program is available for graduate students that will receive their PhD before the program start date. (WVU students apply through the ASPIRE office) |
| Sept 1 | UNCF-Merck | Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowship | The UNCF Merck Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowships are intended to support African American graduate students as they complete coursework, conduct research, and prepare the dissertation required for the doctoral degree in the biomedically relevant life or physical sciences and engineering. |
| Oct 11 | NSF Workshop at WVU | Science: Becoming the Messenger | Principal investigators (PI), early career researchers and engineers, graduate students and postdocs from institutions and universities in West Virginia who want to learn to communicate effectively to a broad audience are invited. Public information officers (PIO) communicating on behalf of the institutions and universities in the Mountain State also are invited. Pre-registration will open in early September. |
| Oct 26 | ICDD | Ludo Frevel Crystallography Scholarship for Grad Students | The Ludo Frevel Crystallographic Scholarship is an award to support the education and research program of promising graduate students in crystallography-related fields. |
| May/Oct | The National Academies | Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program | The Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program within the Policy and Global Affairs Division of the National Academies is designed to engage its Fellows in the analytical process that informs U.S. science and technology policy. Fellows develop basic skills essential to working or participating in science policy for 12 weeks at the federal, state, or local levels. Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from any social/behavioral science, medical/health discipline, physical or biological science, any field of engineering, law/business/public administration, or any relevant interdisciplinary field within the last five years are eligible to apply. |
| Fall 2011 | Hertz Foundation | Graduate Fellowship | The Hertz Foundation's mission is to build America's capacity for innovation by nurturing remarkable applied scientists and engineers who show the most promise to change the world. The Hertz Foundation identifies the rare young scientists and engineers with the potential to change the world for the better and supports their research endeavors from an early stage. The Graduate Fellowship Award is based on merit (not need) and consists of a cost-of-education allowance and a personal-support stipend. The cost-of-education allowance is accepted by all of the tenable schools in lieu of all fees and tuition. (WVU students apply through the ASPIRE office) |
| Sept 15 | MRS Fall Meeting Nov 28 - Dec 2 | Fall Meeting Symposium Assistant | Graduate students who are interested in assisting in the symposium sessions during the 2011 MRS Fall Meeting are encouraged to apply for a Symposium Assistant position. Symposium Assistants deliver essential meeting materials to the technical session rooms, operate audiovisual equipment and room lighting, track and record attendance, and perform other tasks requested by the session chairs. By assisting in a minimum of four half-day sessions, students will receive a refund of the student registration fee, a one-year MRS student membership commencing January 1, 2012, and a stipend to help defray expenses. Positions are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, as needed. |
| Nov 9 | NSF | East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) | The East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) provide U.S. graduate students in science and engineering: 1) first-hand research experiences in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore or Taiwan; 2) an introduction to the science, science policy, and scientific infrastructure of the respective location; and 3) an orientation to the society, culture and language. The primary goals of EAPSI are to introduce students to East Asia and Pacific science and engineering in the context of a research setting, and to help students initiate scientific relationships that will better enable future collaboration with foreign counterparts. |
| Nov 21 | AACR | Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Awards | AACR Minority Scholar Awards in Cancer Research are offered to eligible minority scientists wishing to participate in Annual Meetings and Special Conferences of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). Candidates must be full-time graduate students, medical students, residents, clinical or postdoctoral fellows, or junior faculty member. Only minority groups that have been defined by the National Cancer Institute as being traditionally underrepresented in cancer and biomedical research are eligible for this award: African Americans, Alaskan Natives, Hispanics, Native Americans and, Native Pacific Islanders. Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada. |
