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The awards were established in honor of Ruth L. Kirschstein, who was instrumental in polio vaccine development and became the first woman director of an NIH institute.

Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation has expanded its programs to include medical and graduate students who are interested in pursuing a career in pediatric oncology research.

Eligible candidates must be from groups that have been determined by the applicant’s institution to be underrepresented in the microbiological sciences; must be student members of ASM; must have successfully completed all graduate coursework requirements for the doctoral degree by the activation

The AAHHE and the ETS provide the opportunity to spotlight top doctoral students while rewarding excellence in Hispanic student performance at the doctoral level. Dissertations must either focus on Hispanics in higher education, or on select disciplines by a Hispanic student.

The Robert M. Burger Fellowship supports doctoral study in non-technology topics related to microelectronics and the semiconductor industry. Relevant topics include public policy, management, technology policy, fiscal, innovation, workforce education or economic issues.

The Graduate Fellowship Program offers exceptional Latino graduates and young professionals unparalleled exposure to experiences in the underserved public policy areas of health, housing, law, international affairs, and science, technology, engineering and math.

Competitive fellowships supported by the Kress Foundation are awarded to art historians and art conservators in the final stages of their preparation for professional careers.

These fellowships, funded by the US Department of Education, aim to encourage study of foreign languages in combination with international or area studies.

Designed to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, the Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs offer predoctoral, dissertation, and postdoctoral awards to qualified US students who plan on a career in teaching and resea