Funding Your Graduate Education

Explore the resources below to find information on internal student awards and scholarships, as well as resources to help you find and apply for external grants, fellowships, and awards. Quick links are located below for questions about financial aid and the KU Scholarships portal.

KU Scholarships Opportunities Portal

Financial Aid & Scholarships


Grant and Fellowship Development Resources

Writing, developing, and submitting grant and fellowship applications to support your research and writing is an essential component of your graduate career. Writing effective materials is a skill that develops over time and with practice. There are a number of resources available at and beyond KU that will be helpful to you as you develop and submit your materials. Make sure to also check the monthly graduate student newsletter and emails from research offices across campus (see more information on these offices below) for grant and fellowship development workshops that are held throughout the year.

 

A guide to professional development during the graduate years developed by Cynthia Verba, Chapters 4 and 7 cover fellowship and postdoc application materials. Appendix A includes samples of winning fellowships and application materials for all areas and disciplines. 

View Scholarly Pursuits: A Guide to Professional Development during the Graduate Years>>

KU Libraries has partnered with DMP Tool to give KU researchers access to an online Data Management Plan creation tool. This tool will walk you through the items that are required to be included in your Data Management Plan for various funding agencies and applications such as in the NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants. 

Learn more about Data Management Services and the DMP Tool>>

This is a continuously updated repository of federal and private funding opportunities that are intended for graduate students. The opportunities are pre-sorted chronologically and alphabetically, and can be searched by funding amount and subject matter.

Although every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, please refer to the sponsor’s funding announcement for complete details on each opportunity.

Access the excel file by clicking here. 

KU also provides faculty, staff and you with subscription access to the PIVOT search tool. PIVOT is an easy-to-use key-word-searchable database for finding current funding opportunities specifically tailored to your research needs. Please direct PIVOT questions to Doug Bornemann at dbornemann@ku.edu or 785-864-6113.

Please note that in the advance search function of PIVOT, you can search opportunities by applicant type, citizenship, research subject matter, research location, type of opportunity and additional filters to help narrow the search within the global database. 

The Opportunities Lists on this page are compiled and updated annually each summer by the Research & Grant Development Office (RGDO). These downloadable PDF documents are intended to help Scholars identify resources to help fund their work. No list is exhaustive. Scholars should visit the websites of any agencies of interest to learn current deadlines and note any changes to requirements since the list was last updated.

Access the opportunities lists by clicking here. 

FULBRIGHT U.S. STUDENT PROGRAM APPLICATIONS

  • KU International Programs coordinates student Fulbright applications. Use the links below to find out more about the program and their services.

Fulbright Quick Links

FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES FELLOWSHIP (FLAS)

  • Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships provide financial support for students to immerse themselves in the study of these critical languages. The University of Kansas has three designated FLAS granting institutions providing funding for seven

FLAS Quick Links