I have compiled a fairly extensive list of fellowships open to astronomy students (particular emphasis on grants for female astronomers).  Deadlines are valid for 2002-2003 school year, however most deadlines are within a day or two of being accurate for other years.    
If you know of an opportunity which is not listed here, please let me know so that I can add it to the list. My goal is to make this as complete as possible.

Name:

Deadline

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Eligibility

Other Info

Hertz Foundation

November 1, 2002

$25,000 + cost of education
5 years

citizen, must make a moral commitment

We look to support the graduate education of America's most promising technical talent, the Ph.D.-directed effort of the young men and women who can be expected to have the greatest impact on the application of the physical sciences to human problems during the next half-century. If you reasonably believe that you are one of these, we cordially invite your Fellowship application.

L'Oreal Women in Science

November 1, 2003

$20,000
1 year only

citizen, women, 3 or 4 year grad or postdoc

Designed to continue the legacy of support and encouragement that has become a trademark of the company's international initiative, the L'OREAL-UNESCO for Women in Science Awards, the new L'Oreal USA for Women in Science Fellowship program will provide education and research grants to young women pursuing scientific careers.

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships

Nov 1, 2004


undergrad or 1st year grad

new americans

Michelson graduate student fellowship

November 11, 2002

stipend + tuition + research budget
3 years

grad student

The Michelson Fellowship program invites applications for about six graduate student fellowships in exo-planet research or related field at a US institution. Fellowship applications proposing technology development and/or astronomical applications of optical/IR interferometry and/or coronagraphy are particularly encouraged; proposals relevant to the technology development or science of Navigator projects, both experimental and theoretical, will also be considered.

NSF graduate research fellowship

November 8, 2002

$21,500 + tuition for 3 years

citizen, <= second year grad

NSF Graduate Fellowships offer recognition and three years of support for advanced study to approximately 900 outstanding graduate students in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences, including the history of science and the philosophy of science, and to research-based PhD degrees in science education. Approximately 90 awards will be in the Women in Engineering (WENG) and Women in Computer and Information Science (WICS) components

American Association of university women educational foundation fellowships and grants

 Nov. 15, 2002

$20,000

woman, grad, for your final year, citizen

Fellowships support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations or scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave from accredited institutions. Candidates are evaluated on the basis of scholarly excellence, teaching experience, and active commitment to helping women and girls through service in their communities, professions, or fields of research.

Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship Award

Nov 15, 2002

$6,000

woman, 1 year of grad school, aerospace related sciences

The Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship Awards were established in 1938 in honor of Amelia Earhart, famed pilot and member of Zonta International. The awards are granted annually to women pursuing graduate degrees in aerospace-related sciences and aerospace-related engineering.

Michigan space grant consortium graduate fellowhip program

Dec 2, 2002

$5,000

citizen, grad student at michigan school

The Consortium offers a total of $ 125,000 support in the form of graduate and undergraduate research and public service fellowships to students in aerospace, space science, Earth system science and other related science, engineering or mathematics fields.

Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships For Minorities

December 4, 2002

$21,000

citizens, candidates, only certain minorities

Members of the following groups: Alaska Natives (Eskimo or Aleut), Black/African Americans, Mexican Americans/Chicanas/Chicanos, Native American Indians, Native Pacific Islanders (Polynesian/Micronesian), Puerto Ricans.  

IBM scolars program

Dec. 15, 2002

$17,500 + tuition + fees
renewable for three years

at least first year grad

The IBM PhD Fellowship Program is intended to honor exceptional PhD students in disciplines of mutual interest, including: chemistry, computer science, electrical engineering, materials science, mathematics, mechanical engineering and physics, as well as emerging technical fields, such as e-commerce, nanotechnology, and the computational sciences. The IBM PhD Fellowship Program also supports our long-standing commitment to workforce diversity. IBM values diversity in the workplace and encourages nominations of women, minorities and all who contribute to that diversity.

National Defense sceince and engineering graduate fellowship

January 6th, 2003

$23,500 + tuition + health care for 3 years

citizen, at or near the beginning of their graduate studies

As a means of increasing the number of U.S. citizens or nationals trained in disciplines of military importance in science and engineering, the Department of Defense (DoD) plans to award approximately 200 new three-year graduate fellowships in April 2003 based upon available funding. The DoD will offer these fellowships to individuals who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering.

DOE computational sceince graduate fellowship

January 15, 2003

$28,000 + tuition + computer

citizen, comp sci, math, and science coursework required

The Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF) is a program funded by the Department of Energy, Office of Defense Programs and Office of Science. This program works to identify and provide support for some of the very best computational science graduate students in the nation. This fellowship has supported over 120 students at approximately 50 universities.

Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship Program

January 17, 2003

$1,800 +
tuition + gradcare

candidate, finish in 6 years, should be in your last year

Students must be nominated by their department for this fellowship.
limited number of them, our faculty divisional panels take the selection process very seriously.  It is the intention of the Graduate School that these fellowships be awarded to a diverse group of outstanding students who will complete the dissertation in the year in which they hold the fellowship and who will complete the doctorate within six years of beginning their programs.

Rackham Susan Lipschutz and Margaret Ayers Host Awards for Women Graduate Students

January 31, 2003

$5,000 for summer support

woman grad student in any field, candidate

students must be nominated by their department for this fellowship.The award recipients will have demonstrated exceptional scholarly achievement, a sense of social responsibility and an interest in her academic community.

NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP)

January 31, 2003

$24,000
renew for 3 years

citizen

The NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP) is designed to help meet the continuing needs of the aeronautics and space effort by increasing the number of highly trained scientists and engineers in aerospace, space science, space applications and space technology.

NSF ADVANCE  at Umich Elizabeth C. Crosby Award

February 15, 2003.

$20,000

women, faculty

Elizabeth Caroline Crosby Research Awards are available to help meet career-relevant needs of individual faculty that, if met, will increase the participation and advancement of women faculty in science and engineering at the University of Michigan.

Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research Program

march 15 October 15

up to $2,500

none

Research grants may be used to support scientific investigation in any field.Funding may be used for: Purchase of specific equipment necessary to undertake the proposed research project, Travel to and from a research site

Rackham One Term Dissertation Fellowship


$6,000 for one term + tuition

candidate, writing the dissertation

Students must be nominated by their department for this Fellowship.Rackham One-Term Dissertation Fellowships are intended to speed the process of completing the dissertation.  Except in unusual cases, they should be awarded to students who are at the writing stage of the dissertation.

Umich office of the vice president for research

feb, april, june, aug, oct, dec.

~$15,000

faculty

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) offers support for research, scholarship, and creative activities in all fields. Instructional Faculty, Research Faculty, Research Scientists, Librarians, Curators, and Archivists are eligible. Applications are reviewed by peer faculty