Fellowships and Awards
GEMS students have been awards a number of fellowships and research awards. The program strongly encourages applications from its students. The process of composing a research plan and related content for most applications can be effective at developing multiple skills important for various biomedical research careers.
AAUW Fellowship
http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/american-fellowships/
American Heart Association
NIH F31 and F32
https://researchtraining.nih.gov/programs/fellowships
NIH Predoctoral F31
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-14-147.html
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program
https://cdmrp.org/Program_Announcements_and_Forms/
Pre-doctoral Ford Fellowship and Dissertation Ford Fellowship
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/fordfellowships/index.htm
Hertz Graduate Research Fellowship
http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/fellowships/fellowshipaward.aspx
Howard Hughes Institute International Predoctoral Fellowship
https://www.hhmi.org/programs/international-student-research-fellowships
Josephine De Karman Fellowship Trust
Lejuene Foundation research grants
http://lejeuneusa.org/research/grant-application#.Vd8z_utXBj4
Lewis-Burke Catalog of Federal Programs that Support Graduate Students September 2016 Edition
http://research.uic.edu/lewis-burke-funding-announcements
PhRMA Foundation
http://www.phrmafoundation.org
SMART Fellowship
UNCF Merck Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowship
https://scholarships.uncf.org/Program/Details/e097fee3-c7e5-4042-bf69-76a378595601
UIC Graduate College Fellowships
http://grad.uic.edu/graduate-college-fellowships