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Undergraduate Fellowships

  • ASPB Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
    • Applications open: Dec 11, 2023 - Feb 12, 2024
    • Length: 10 weeks
    • Stipend amount: $6000
    • Citizenship: any country
    • Location of study: United States
    • Notes: mentor must be ASPB member
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
    • search for “plant science” or other keyword at the bottom of the page
    • Application deadline: varies
    • Length: ~10 weeks
    • Stipend amount: varies
    • Citizenship: U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. permanent residents
    • Location of study: United States
  • DOE Community College Internships (CCI)
    • See Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for plant related science
    • Enrolled as a full-time student at a community college or accredited two-year college and completed at least one semester at the time of applying.
    • Application deadline:
      • Summer 2024 Term -  January 9, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET
      • Fall 2024 Term - TBA
    • Length: 10 weeks
    • Stipend amount: $650 per week ($6500)
    • GPA: 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
    • Citizenship: United States Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident
    • Location of study: United States
  • DOE Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI)
    • See Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for plant related science
    • Currently enrolled full-time or have recently graduated with an undergraduate degree.
    • Application deadline:
      • Summer 2024 Term - January 9, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET
      • Fall 2024 Term - TBA
    • Length: 10 weeks
    • Stipend amount: $650 per week ($6500)
    • GPA: 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
    • Citizenship: United States Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident
    • Location of study: United States
  • EMERGE REU Program
    • Application deadline: Dec 1, 2023
    • Length: 10 weeks
    • Stipend amount: yes - TBA
    • Citizenship: U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. permanent residents
    • Location of study: The University of New Hampshire, USA and Abisko, Sweden

 

Graduate Fellowships/Programs

  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
    • Application deadline: October 2024
    • Length: 5 years (3 years financial support)
    • Stipend amount: $37,000/year (salary, 3 years) + $12,000 (education)
    • Citizenship: U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. permanent residents
    • Location of study: United States
  • HHMI Gilliam Fellowship
    • Application deadline: December 7, 2023, at 2 p.m. ET
    • Length: 3 years
    • Stipend amount: $36,000/year (salary) + $10,000 (institution allowance) + $4000 (discretionary allowance)
    • Citizenship: U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, undocumented childhood arrival, or undocumented individual who has been granted temporary permission to stay in the U.S. (e.g., DACA)
    • Location of study: United States or U.S. territory
  • Ford Foundation Fellowship - Predoctoral/Dissertation
    • Application deadline: December 12, 2023 at 5 PM ET
    • Length: 1 year - support for the final year of graduate school, specifically writing and defense of the dissertation
    • Stipend amount: $28,000
    • Citizenship: U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, undocumented childhood arrival, or undocumented individual who has been granted temporary permission to stay in the U.S. (e.g., DACA)
    • Location of study: United States
  • USDA-NIFA AFRI Pre-doctoral Fellowship
    • Application deadline:
      • FY 2023: Thursday, October 26, 2023 (5:00 p.m. ET)
      • FY 2024: Thursday, October 24, 2024 (5:00 p.m.ET)
    • Length: 3 years
    • Stipend amount: $35,000 (salary) + $22,000 (tuition, fees, etc.)
  • NSF EMERGE Summer Program
    • The NSF EMERGE Biology Integration Institute seeks post-baccalaureate scientists from any career stage - graduate student, postdoc, technician, faculty, and others - to train and engage in the multidisciplinary science of how ecosystems are responding to climate change.
    • Application deadline: January 31, 2024
    • When: June 3rd - June 14th, 2024
    • Where: The University of New Hampshire (June 3rd-June 7th) and Zoom (June 10th-June 14th)
    • Cost: Free (including travel & lodging)
    • Citizenship: U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. permanent residents. (Interested non-residents/citizens with funding may be considered as space permits, and should apply indicating their self-funded status.)
  • Cornell Grand Challenge Fellowships
    • Application deadline: December 1, 2023. (November 15, 2023 for Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology.)
    • Length: 2 years
    • Apply for this position through the Plant Breeding or Plant Biology graduate programs
    • Fellowships are for August 2024 admission
    • Location of study: Cornell University, USA
 

Post-Doc Fellowships/Programs

  • NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology
    • Application deadline:
      • 2023 - November 29, 2023
      • 2024 - November 7, 2024
    • Length: 3 years
    • Stipend amount: $60,000/year (salary) + $20,000/year (research allowance)
    • Citizenship: U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. permanent residents
    • Location of study: any country
  • HHMI Hanna Gray Fellowship
    • Application deadline: applications will open in January 2024
    • Length: 2-4 years
    • Stipend amount: $80,000/year (salary) + $20,000/year (research allowance)
    • Citizenship: any country (non US-citizens must have their PhD and/or MD conferred by a US institution)
    • Location of study: United States
  • Life Sciences Research Foundation Award
    • Application deadline: October 1, 2024
    • Length: 3 years
    • Stipend amount: $66,000/year (salary) + $11,000/year (research allowance)
    • Citizenship: any country
    • Location of study: US citizens - any country; Non-US citizens - United States only
  • Burroughs Welcome Fund Postdoctoral Enrichment Program
    • Application deadline: January 18, 2024 by 3pm ET
    • Length: 3 years
    • Stipend amount: $60,000 ($20,000/year)
    • Citizenship: United States or Canadian citizenship at time of application deadline
    • Location of study: United States or Canada
  • Ford Foundation Fellowship - Postdoctoral
    • Application deadline: December 12, 2023 at 5pm ET
    • Length: 1 year
    • Stipend amount: $50,000
    • Citizenship: U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, undocumented childhood arrival, or undocumented individual who has been granted temporary permission to stay in the U.S. (e.g., DACA)
    • Location of study: United States
  • Jane Coffin Childs Fellowship
    • Application deadline: February 1, 2024
    • Length: 3 years
    • Stipend amount: $70,000 (year 1 salary), $72,000 (year 2 salary), $74,000 (year 3 salary) + $2000/year (research allowance)
    • Citizenship: any country
    • Location of study: United States
  • USDA-NIFA AFRI Post-doctoral Fellowship
    • Application Deadline:
      • FY 2023: Thursday, September 7, 2023 (5:00 p.m. ET)
      • FY 2024: Thursday, September 5, 2024 (5:00 p.m. ET)
    • Length: 2 years
    • Stipend: ~$50,000/year (salary) + up to $60,000/year (research allowance)
  • NSF EMERGE Summer Program
    • The NSF EMERGE Biology Integration Institute seeks post-baccalaureate scientists from any career stage - graduate student, postdoc, technician, faculty, and others - to train and engage in the multidisciplinary science of how ecosystems are responding to climate change.
    • Application deadline: January 31, 2024
    • When: June 3rd - June 14th, 2024
    • Where: The University of New Hampshire (June 3rd-June 7th) and Zoom (June 10th-June 14th)
    • Cost: Free (including travel & lodging)
    • Citizenship: U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. permanent residents. (Interested non-residents/citizens with funding may be considered as space permits, and should apply indicating their self-funded status.)
Deep learning and 3D isosurface rending reveals the spatial relationship of cell mitochondria (blue), Golgi and Golgi vesicles (green) and cell wall with plasmodesmata voids (magenta) in barley root using serial block-face scanning electron microscopy. Photo credt: K. Czymmek
Deep learning and 3D isosurface rending reveals the spatial relationship of cell mitochondria (blue), Golgi and Golgi vesicles (green) and cell wall with plasmodesmata voids (magenta) in barley root using serial block-face scanning electron microscopy. Photo credt: K. Czymmek
Reconstruction of an Arabidopsis first leaf from a six-day old seedling. Photo credit: F. Bossi
Reconstruction of an Arabidopsis first leaf from a six-day old seedling. Photo credit: F. Bossi
ER marker (green) and anthocyanin (magenta) in Arabidopsis epidermal cells. Photo credit: Alexandra Chanoca (Otegui Lab)
ER marker (green) and anthocyanin (magenta) in Arabidopsis epidermal cells. Photo credit: Alexandra Chanoca (Otegui Lab)
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