Internal Awards & Grants

For external funding sources, visit the Office of Fellowships

Rappaport Award for Research Excellencerappaport award winner

The Rappaport Award for Research Excellence recognizes advanced graduate students for their scientific achievements in the biological sciences. Refer to the announcement for additional details.

IBIS Travel Award

Rolling deadline

The IBiS Travel Award enables students to present their work at research meetings, conferences and symposia. Awardees will acknowledge the IBiS Travel Award in their posters or oral presentations and will also present at poster sessions during the IBiS retreat and recruitment visits. Please refer to the announcement for additional details.

IBiS Career Support Grant

Rolling Deadline

The IBiS Career Support Grant assists with the costs of dependent-child care for IBIS graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in IBiS labs who are attending learned society meetings, academic conferences, workshops, and other scientific activities related to their research projects as well as professional development events. Please refer to the announcement for additional details.

Other support for graduate students with children may be found through: 

NU Fellowships and Grants