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Research funding, news and events for graduate students and postdocs

GP-ECOS

Research funding, news and events for graduate students and postdocs

Proposal support

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Graduate resources and awards

The College of Science awards a variety of different fellowships and scholarships in collaboration with the Graduate School and private foundations.

Learn more about our annual awards and collaborations

Graduate School External Funding

The Graduate School has a useful page to assist students in finding funding.

Upcoming Events

Upcoming conferences, workshops, seminars, events or other funding related dates.

Tuesday, March 4, 2025, Virtual
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Funding opportunities

You can also view a full, filterable list of funding opportunities for faculty, postdocs, and graduate students.

LUNGevity
Deadline:
Letter of Intent. The Career Development Award supports future research leaders who will keep the field of lung cancer research vibrant with new ideas. Research projects that will be funded in 2025 are expected to have a direct impact on the early detection of lung cancer and/or individualized lung cancer treatment, including through targeted therapy and immunotherapy.
OSU Division of Research and Innovation
Deadline:
Internal COS Deadline. Matching investments from colleges and units are required. If you require cost share from the COS, pre-submission consultation with COS Research Development Unit is required.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
Deadline:
The Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program is a transformational award for early career researchers who show exceptional promise of becoming outstanding leaders in academic science, making foundational discoveries while building an inclusive scientific culture.
Alzheimer’s Association
Deadline:
Letter of intent due. The Alzheimer's Association works to identify and fund a wide range of the most promising grant projects, from basic discovery science to studies addressing social and behavioral aspects of Alzheimer's and related dementias, including promoting diversity.
Tata Steel (apply through Halo)
Deadline:
Quick application process. We are looking for a solution to enable the a) use of industrial pipeline argon gas for OES analysis of steel samples, ensuring the removal of impurities (including N2) and moisture, with the potential for argon gas recycling and regeneration in the process of usage, and/or b) regeneration/ recycling of used argon gas (supplied to OES from cylinders) in the OES process.
Homeworld Collective
Deadline:
Homeworld Collective is funding ambitious, early-stage projects at the intersection of biotechnology and greenhouse gas removal.
Apply through Halo
Deadline:
Concept paper. The sponsor is seeking an innovative coating for nails that provides three-week durability, easy peel-off removal, and no damage to natural nails. They are open to collaborating with experts in materials science, polymer chemistry, or biomedical engineering to develop a viable solution.
Tata Steel (apply through Halo)
Deadline:
Concept paper. Tata Steel is seeking a solution to enable the use of industrial pipeline argon gas for OES analysis of steel samples, ensuring the removal of impurities (including N2) and moisture, with the potential for argon gas recycling and regeneration in the process of usage, and/or regeneration/ recycling of used argon gas (supplied to OES from cylinders) in the OES process.
OSU Advantage
Deadline:
The OSU Advantage Accelerator is currently seeking applications that describe technology-based projects in any discipline that will move OSU-owned technologies closer to societal impact.
National Academy of Medicine (“NAM”)
Deadline:
This is a unique opportunity that only requires a 2-page narrative submission. NAM Catalyst Awardees will each earn a $50,000 USD cash prize, unlock exclusive access to future funding opportunities, and become part of a global interdisciplinary network for individuals and teams. This is the final year to win a Catalyst Award and become eligible to compete for a $1.5 million Grand Prize in 2026.
Department of Energy
Deadline:
Graduate students participating in the fellowship will carry out research in marine energy and supporting the research plan alongside their mentor while post-graduates with a desire to gain on-the-job skills and experience in marine energy will support the position description submitted at the time of the application.
Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Honor Society
Deadline:
Research grants may be used to support scientific investigation in any field.
Simons Foundation
Deadline:
This program provides research support to excellent graduate students in the final years of their Ph.D. studies. This program has been created to honor the work of our late co-founder, Jim Simons, and his commitment to supporting the field of mathematics.
11th Hour Racing
Deadline:
Supports local pilot programs that model best practices of sustainability, restore coastal ecosystems, and advance ocean stewardship, our grantees are creating systemic change to restore ocean health.
Apply through Halo
Deadline:
Concept Paper. The sponsor is seeking cost-effective, ultra-small technologies that can generate light in innovative artificial nail designs. Solutions should prioritize minimal size (around 0.5 to 3 mm or delicate strings) and aesthetics, avoiding bulkiness. They welcome ideas leveraging LEDs, electroluminescence, chemiluminescence, or other innovative approaches.

Rolling opportunities

Faculty funding opportunities with no set deadline. You can also view a full, filterable list of funding opportunities for faculty, postdocs, and graduate students.

Various
This site includes postings for paid jobs, Postdoctoral Fellowships, etc from all over the country.
National Science Foundation
NSF seeks to catalyze research that leverages the full diversity and complexity of life to focus attention on the discovery of molecular and evolutionary mechanisms that have permitted organisms, over millions of years of evolution, to innovate and thrive, often in hostile and changing environments.
Graduate School
Award amounts vary based upon hardship and need but will typically not exceed $1500 per student per academic year.
OSU Departmental Opportunity
The Mehl Lab in the Biochemistry & Biophysics Department at Oregon State University is looking for multiple creative and ambitious postdocs who are interested in expanding our recent developments in genetic code expansion, protein engineering, structural biology and studies on protein post-translational modifications.
OSU Graduate School
The Graduate School offers the Scholarly Presentation Award to provide graduate students with financial support to assist with certain costs associated with presenting their scholarly work at academic conferences and meetings.
National Institute on Aging
This FOA promote diversity in the translational research workforce for Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD).
U.S. Department of Defense
CCDC-SC is offering a novel research opportunity focusing to treat nanoparticles as giant atoms and construct new "molecules" out of them. The goal of this project is to translate this atomic level reality to nanoparticles by viewing them as atoms and generating nanoparticle "molecules" that will show new optical, electronic, mechanical, and catalytic properties.
OSU Graduate School
The Professional Development Award from the Graduate School reimburses eligible students up to $250 to pay for training, conference fees, webinars, and more.