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The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), 2101 E. Jefferson St., Rockville, MD 20852, 301-594-1449.
AHRQ offers summer internships for undergraduate and graduate level students as well as numerous pre-doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships and funds in health services research. Check the web site or call for details.

American Association of University Women, 1111 16th St., NW, Washington, DC 200.36, 800-326-2289.

Academic Grants. Approximately 30 grants of $2,000 to $8,000 are available for women studying for their master's degree, second bachelor's degree, or specialized training in technical or professional fields. Funds are not available for doctoral-level work.

Dissertation Fellowships. Fifty-one dissertation fellowships at $15,000 each are available for women completing their dissertation in any field of study.

American Cancer Society (ACS), 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20005, 1-800-227-1234.

Postdoctoral Fellowships. Awards are available for one to three years with progressive stipends of $35,000, $37,000, and $40,000 per year to encourage basic, pre-clinical, psychosocial, behavioral, and epidemiological cancer research.

American Psychological Association (APA), 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242, 202-336-6027.

Summer Institute on Aging. This minority fellowship program offers a one-week retreat every summer to introduce undergraduate and graduate students to the field of psychology and discusses gerontology, methodology for gerontology research, grant writing and opportunities for aging research, and one-on-one sessions with instructors. All expenses for students are paid.

American Society on Aging (ASA), 833 Market St., Suite 511, San Francisco, CA 94103-1824, 415-974-9642.

Congressional Fellowship. This is an intensive four-to six-month fellowship for Ph.D. students. The fellows will work as a staff member of a congressional agency and learn about legislative process and policy issues. A stipend of $15,000 is offered.

Minority Fellowship Program. A one-year fellowship with a $14,688 stipend is offered to minority undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students who are interested in mental health research.

Student Research Award. This award is given to the best graduate research project in the field of aging. The winning student receives $500 cash, an award certificate, one-year membership to ASA, complimentary registration for the annual meeting, and the opportunity to present the findings at the National Conference of the American Society on Aging and the National Council on the Aging annual meeting.

Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA), 730 11th Street NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20001-4510, 202-638-1448.
All recipients must be students at AUPHA member programs.

Abbott Fellowship. Financial support in the amount of $5,000 is awarded to a recognized outstanding student in health administration from each of the eleven AUPHA full graduate programs. Along with the financial award, the student has the opportunity to visit an Abbott pharmaceutical laboratory.

Bugbee Falk Award. Outstanding students are recognized annually and awarded with approximately eight works written by respected authors in the field.

David A. Winston Health Policy Fellowship. A twelve-month fellowship is offered to postgraduates of AUPHA's programs with a $2,800 monthly stipend. During the first three months the recipient will rotate through various centers of current health policy development at the national level which may include activities at nearby state capitals. During the final months, the recipient will pursue a personal interest in the area of health policy.

Ernst & Young Health care Consulting Minorities Scholars Fund. Five scholarships of $5,000 each will be awarded to second-year minority master's students in health administration. This fund is to support the education of minority students in health care administration.

McGaw Scholarship. Each year scholarship funds are awarded to AUPHA member graduate programs. The faculty at the programs then disperse the award to students most deserving of recognition to provide financial support while they study health administration.

Secretary's Award. This is awarded to students with outstanding papers that describe innovative projects for health promotion or disease prevention. Awards range from $1,500 to $7,500 and may include an invitation to the Secretary of Health and Human Services award ceremony in Washington, DC.

Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), 3007 Tilden St. NW, Suite 5L, Washington, DC 20008-3009, 202-686-4000.
The CIES administers the Fulbright competition, which administers grants to U.S. citizens and nationals of other countries for a variety of educational activities, including advanced research and graduate study. Long-and short-term awards are available in virtually all-academic fields and many professions.

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Office of Academic Affiliation, Washington, DC 20420, 202-273-5771.

Pre-doctoral Associated Health Rehabilitation Research Fellowship. Six fellowships are offered at $18,000 each for graduate students who have completed their doctoral course work in a rehabilitation health care profession and are prepared to work on a research dissertation of relevance to the health care needs of elder veterans with disabilities.

Pre-doctoral Psychology Internship and Training Program. Internships offering $18,500 per year provide applied clinical training for practicum students, pre-doctoral interns, and postdoctoral residents in applied clinical psychology with current special focus tracks offered in geropsychology, epidemiology, and health psychology.

Social Work Pre-doctoral Fellowship Program. The Social Work Pre-doctoral Fellowship Program is available to graduate students in social work who have completed their advanced course work and are at the dissertation stage of their doctoral education. The student will be granted $18,500 to complete their doctoral dissertation research topic in relation to the Veterans Affairs patient population.

Fellowships in Health Issues of Women Veterans. Provides two years of postdoctoral opportunities that will enable fellows to understand the complex health needs of women veterans.

Fellowships in Health Services Research and Development. Provides two years of postdoctoral research aimed at fostering the development of high quality health services.

Fellowships in Medical Informatics. This two-year postdoctoral fellowship is designed to enhance the skills of health professionals in medical informatics.

Fellowship for Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars. This two-year postdoctoral fellowship is designed to introduce new skills and training in the non-biological sciences and in health care research to those committed to clinical medicine.

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), 1030 15th St. NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20005-1503, 202-842-1275.

Behavioral and Social Science Student Research Award. This award honors a student researcher at the pre-dissertation and dissertation level. The winner receives a copy of the Handbook on Aging and a one-year membership in the society.

Clinical Medicine Person-in-Training Award. This $500 award is given to a student enrolled in a graduate education program who presents the best research at the Society's Annual Scientific Meeting.

Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholars Program. With The Gerontological Society of America. The purpose of this program is to identify ten junior faculty scholars committed to gerontological issues in social work. Each Scholar will take part in a two-year faculty development institute, a defined faculty advancement plan with local mentors committed to the Scholars on-going professional development, and two years support for a community-based practice setting research project on social work roles in improving geriatric outcomes.

George Sacher Student Award. This award of $500 is given to the best GSA student member presentation at the Society's Annual Scientific meeting.

Hartford Geriatric Social Work Doctoral Fellowship Program. Eight advanced doctoral students in geriatric social work will be selected each year over three waves of recruitment. Each of the Doctoral Fellows will receive a grant of $20,000 a year for up to two years to protect 50% of the Fellow's time for concentration work on his or her dissertation. The student's university is expected to provide $10,000 matching funding each year of the dissertation award.

Social Research, Policy, and Practice (SRPP) Student Award. This $500 award recognizes the best GSA student member paper on the SRPP Annual Scientific Meeting program. All details pertaining to minority programs can be found at http://www.geron.org/srppsection.htm.

National Institute on Aging Emerging Minority Scholars in Aging Program. Two-year fellowships will be awarded to five master's level students who demonstrate a long-term commitment to minority aging.

AARP Andrus Minority Doctoral Student Leadership Development Program in Aging. One-year fellowships are offered to ten minority doctoral students who have shown leadership potential and are committed to research in the field of aging. The program will enhance research skills as well as create networks with researchers and scholars around the nation.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),7500 Security Boulevard, C2-21-15, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850, 410-786-5701.
Provides grant opportunities for new health service researchers in various social science disciplines investigating the study of health care financing and delivery issues. Grant support is designed to aid the career development of new health services researchers and to encourage individuals to study issues impacting the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Harvard-MIT Data Center (HMDC)

HMDC Fellowship. HMDC offers three pre- or post-doctoral fellowships every academic year. Appointments are available for a year (12-month year), with the possibility of extension. Fellows are expected to work about 17.5 hours per week consulting with faculty, students, and staff, assisting with the center's research projects, and maintaining the center's operations. They receive a salary ($21,300 for a 12-month year for 2002-2003 academic year), full health care benefits, office space, and access to computer and research facilities.

The Henry A. Murray Dissertation Award Program. This program offers yearly grants of $2,500 for doctoral students to focus on some aspect of "the study of lives," concentrating on issues in human development or personality.

The Jeanne Humphry Block Dissertation Award Program. A grant of $2,500 each year is offered to a woman doctoral student focusing on sex and gender differences or some developmental issue of concern to girls or women.

The Visiting Fellows Program. Stipends of up to $40,000 yearly are offered for research on gender and social change, the study of lives over time, or science, gender and society.

National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI), 1776 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 615, Washington, DC 20036-1904, 202-452-8097.

Herman M. Somers Long-Term Care Internship. Upper level undergraduates, recent graduates, or master's level students may receive a $2,000 honorarium and work twelve weeks during the summer in Washington, DC on long-term care research and policy analysis projects.

John Heinz Dissertation Awards. A $1,000 prize is awarded annually for an outstanding doctoral dissertation in the field of social insurance, including topics such as long-term care financing, labor market effects of Social Security, and family social insurance projections.

Nathan J. Stark Internship for Non-Profit Development. Each summer, two students or individuals interested in a career in the non-profit sector will be awarded the internship based on national recruitment and a competitive selection process. The students will come to Washington, DC, for thirteen weeks between May and August, depending on their schedule. The internship includes a $2,500 honorarium and the opportunity to participate in a series of seminars and projects. Whenever possible, NASI will assist students in arranging college credit for the summer experience.

Washington Internship on Social Insurance. Upper level students or recent graduates may receive a $2,000 honorarium and work twelve weeks in Washington, DC on social policy research and policy analysis projects.

National Council on the Aging (NCOA), 409 Third St., SW, Washington, DC 20024, 202-479-1200.
Internships vary from year to year and are offered to students from undergraduate through doctoral levels. Students will receive a well-rounded orientation to the field of aging, including activities such as developing material for legislative concerns, reporting on issues in the field of aging, working on advocacy, helping develop educational materials, and communicating with professionals all over the country. Check the web site for current offerings.

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20506, 202-606-8400.
The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, and public programs in the humanities. Fellowship programs at independent research institutions for the advancement of thought and knowledge in the humanities are awarded, as well as fellowships for research programs.

National Institute on Aging (NIA), Building 31, Room 5C27, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2292, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-496-1752.
The NIA offers grants and support to improve the health and well-being of older Americans through research on aging processes, age-related diseases, and special problems and needs of the aged. Research is sponsored through extramural and intramural programs. The intramural offers training programs available at the NIH ranging from summer programs for high school students through research opportunities for postdoctoral scientists. The extramural program funds training opportunities for pre-doctoral and postdoctoral research. For a listing of these grant opportunities, refer to website.

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), 400 Maryland Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20202-2572, 202-205-8134.
The NIDRR offers grants and support for students to conduct comprehensive and coordinated programs of research and related activities to maximize the full inclusion, social integration, employment, and independent living of disabled individuals of all ages.

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 6001 Executive Boulevard, Rm. 8184, MSC 9663, Bethesda, MD 20892-9663, 301-443-4513.
The mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is to diminish the burden of mental illness through research. They offer grant support for students to research neuroscience, behavioral science, and genetics to gain an understanding of the fundamental mechanisms underlying thought, emotion, and behavior and the connection to mental illnesses.

The National Academies, Fellowship Office, 500 5th St. N.W., Washington, DC 20001, 202-334-2872.

Ford Dissertation Fellowships for Minorities. Approximately 29 fellowships at $21,500 each are offered to support minorities in advanced research-based study leading to PhD or ScD degrees in programs in the behavioral and social sciences, humanities, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, and life sciences, education, or for interdisciplinary programs composed of two or more eligible disciplines.

Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships for Minorities. Approximately 25 fellowships at up to $37,000 each are offered to current or potential college or university faculty members to enable them to engage in a year of postdoctoral research and scholarship in an environment free from the interference of their normal professional duties.

Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowships for Minorities. Approximately 60 annual fellowships at $15,500 each are offered to encourage minorities to teach in higher education. Minority individuals who have completed their undergraduate studies and aspire towards a teaching or research career are encouraged to apply. This provides them with the opportunity to engage in graduate study leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Doctor of Science (ScD) degree.

RAND, 1700 Main Street, PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, 310-393-0411 x6192.
Postdoctoral RAND Fellowships in Population Studies and the Study of Aging enable new scholars to sharpen their analytic skills, advance their research agenda, and learn to communicate results effectively. Fellowships are for one year, renewable for a second. An annual stipend of $35,000 to $50,000 is offered, depending on qualifications.

Spencer Foundation, 875 North Michigan Avenue, 39th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, 312-337-7000.

The Spencer Dissertation Fellowships Program offers approximately 30 fellowships of $20,000 that will be awarded to candidates completing their dissertation concerning the enhancement of educational opportunities for all people across the life span.

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation (WWNFF), CN 5281, Princeton, NJ 08543-5281, 800-899-9963.

Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships. This fellowship is designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social studies. Award is $16,000 for 12 months of full-time dissertation writing.

Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Grants in Women Studies. Fifteen $2,000 grants are awarded annually to encourage original and significant research about women that crosses disciplinary, regional, or cultural boundaries. Special grants of $2,000 each are also available for dissertations concerning women's or children's health.