Funding
At Purdue:
PGSG Grants: Purdue Graduate Student Government provides several helpful grants, two of which are listed below.
Professional Grant: The Professional Grant provides financial assistance for costs associated with academic and professional development to graduate students. This grant funds professional development opportunities that are not research-oriented, such as certificate programs, professional venues, and workshops. PGSG proudly supports students who strive to gain a competitive edge in the job market through these academic and professional endeavors.
Travel Grant: The Travel Grant provides funding for graduate students to present Purdue research at academic conferences. This grant enhances the academic development of our awarded students and augments the overall quality of research at Purdue University.
Outside of Purdue:
- The Mary Beth Ruskai Research Fund for Women: With a generous bequest from the estate of Mary Beth Ruskai, The EDGE Foundation will establish The Mary Beth Ruskai Research Fund for Women. Every year, two grants of $5,000 are awarded for a 12-month grant period for women in the mathematical sciences to advance their research careers through travel, collaboration, or other activities. The scope of these grants reflects Beth’s commitment to women and to interdisciplinary work.
- Dr. Sylvia T. Bozeman Predoctoral Fellowship: Thanks to generous donations, the founders of the Mathematically Gifted and Black website are pleased to offer a fellowship to support predoctoral students. This fellowship is named in honor of Dr. Sylvia T. Bozeman, a champion and advocate for women and minorities in the mathematical sciences. Annual submission deadlines: February 1, May 15, and October 1.
Lathisms Scholarship: This scholarship aims to support Hispanic/Latinx students interested in pursuing a career focused on mathematical sciences; such career paths include, but are not limited to, scientific research, mathematics education, engineering, and finance. We will be awarding 2-3 scholarships of up to $500 (each) in our first year, aimed at prospective and current undergraduate/graduate students. The Lathisms Scholarship is meant to help with any costs that pose a barrier to the success and advancement of the awardee in their pursuit of a career in the mathematical sciences. This could include, for example, college and/or graduate school application fees, conference funding, attending a math program, childcare costs, and/or tuition.
Clare Boothe Luce Fellowships: Supports undergraduates and graduate students at thirteen educational institutions including Boston University and Mount Holyoke College, plus other institutions which vary by year.
The National GEM Constorium: is a national network of universities and employers which promotes the participation of underrepresented groups in post-graduate science and engineering education and the technical workforce.
The Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship: American Statistical Association supports women who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada and who are admitted to full-time study in a graduate statistics program by July 1 of the award year. Women in or entering the early stages of graduate training (MS or PhD) are especially encouraged to apply.
Knowles Science Foundation Teaching Fellowship: These fellowships are designed to support beginning high school teachers. Selection criteria include at least a bachelor’s degree (or the equivalent) in a discipline related to the subject they intend to teach.
The NSF Graduate STEM Fellows in K–12 Education (GK-12) Program supports fellowships and training for graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to improve communication and teaching skills through interaction with teachers and students in K–12 schools. Project locations across the US are listed on the GK-12 website.