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Rackham professional development grant.

A Rackham Professional Development Grant is intended to support Rackham doctoral students seeking careers both within and outside academia. This funding is to support short-term experiences that promote the development of professional skills which will further a student’s career goals. Areas may include:

• Presentation skills
• Developing, organizing, or managing a business
• Management skills
• Translating academic skills into non-academic careers

The Rackham Professional Development Grant cannot be combined with the Rackham Conference Travel Grant or Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant.

Rackham Conference Travel Grant

The Rackham Conference Travel Grant is intended to provide opportunities for Rackham graduate students to become familiar with, and participate in the life of, their academic professions. As part of its University-wide commitment to advancing international research and training, the International Institute provides funding for 30 awards to international destinations. The remainder of the funding comes from Rackham. You must submit your applications before the first day of the conference for travel through the end of the final term of registration. The conference may occur anytime up through your final semester of registration. Applications will not be considered for retroactive funding.

The travel grant provides:

• Up to $900 for the continental United States
• Up to $1,150 for Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Europe
• Up to $1,400 for Africa, Asia, South America, and Australia

The Rackham Conference Travel Grant cannot be combined with the Rackham Professional Development Grant or Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant.

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Danone North America (“Danone”) , is excited to announce that it is now accepting applications for the 2022-2023  Danone North America Gut Microbiome, Yogurt and Probiotics Fellowship Grant .  In its 11th year, Danone will a

The Michigan Center for Infectious Disease Threats (MCIDT) is making conference travel grants available to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who are mentored by MCIDT Faculty Affiliates to enable them to travel to conferences and present their research. A  complete list of Faculty Affiliates  can be found on our website.

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Rackham Spring/Summer Internship Grants for Bioscience Doctoral Students : Rackham Spring/Summer Internship Grants will fund a supervised practical experience for a maximum of 12 weeks during the spring/summer terms that provides insights into career opportunities for doctoral students enrolled in bioengineering, biological, biomedical, or health scienc

The BioArtography Program will soon be giving out 4 travel awards of $300 each.  The travel award is intended to provide funding for Ph.D. graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to participate at scientific meetings and conferences. A random drawing will take place and four awards will be chosen (2 Ph.D. graduate students and 2 postdoctoral fellows).  All U-M Ph.D. graduate students & postdocs in a biomedical/bioscience field are eligible (e.g. Medical School basic science/clinical science, LSA, Dental School, Engineering, etc.).

(Deadline Apr. 1, 2021)

The Grant supports university-level multidisciplinary scientific studies on viral and bacterial infection-induced cancers. We welcome graduate student and post doctoral scientists from chemistry, pharmacology, biochemistry, engineering, biology, and any related disciplines to apply.*

Deadline: Ongoing. The Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant is designed to support Rackham graduate students who need assistance to carry out research that advances their progress toward their degree.

The grant is intended to defray costs of conducting clearly defined research projects including:

Deadline: Ongoing. The Rackham Graduate Student Emergency Fund is intended to help meet the financial needs of Rackham graduate students who encounter an emergency situation or one-time, unusual, or unforeseen expenses during their degree program. Situations eligible for funding include such events as:

Deadline: Ongoing. The Rackham Conference Travel Grant is intended to provide opportunities for Rackham graduate students to become familiar with, and participate in the life of, their academic professions. As part of its University-wide commitment to advancing international research and training, the International Institute provides funding for 30 awards to international destinations. The remainder of the funding comes from Rackham. You must submit your applications before the first day of the conference for travel through the end of the final term of registration.

Deadline: Ongoing. A Rackham Professional Development Grant is intended to support Rackham doctoral students seeking careers both within and outside academia. This funding is to support short-term experiences that promote the development of professional skills which will further a student’s career goals.

The Rackham Professional Development Grant cannot be combined with the Rackham Conference Travel Grant or Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant.

Deadline: Ongoing.  The Grant is intended to support Rackham graduate student parents who incur expenses while traveling with small children (under the age of 6) while attending conferences, workshops, meetings or other academic events as part of their scholarly research or in pursuit of professional career readiness both within and outside of academia. Requests may also include dependent care at home while the student is traveling, the cost of transporting the dependent, car seat/crib rental, and daycare charges.

The Integrated Training in Microbial Systems (ITiMS) application deadline is approaching (February 9, 2019).  The ITiMS program offers mentorship and financial support to University of Michigan doctoral students exploring the burgeoning field of microbiome studies. We aim to train future scientists who will design and implement novel prevention, diagnostic, and treatment strategies stemming from a deep understanding of the impact of microbial communities on human and environmental health.

The scholarship was established to recognize the importance of soil biology and the understanding of soil, plant, and microbial interactions, and of nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems.

San Francisco, CA – uBiome, the leading microbial genomics company, is offering talented researchers with big ideas a grant of up to $100,000 of microbiome sampling kits and full 16S laboratory analysis. The goal is to fast-track a study with the greatest potential to affect human health and well-being. The winner will also have access to their own dashboard, enabling them to view and compare the results of their study, as well as being able to download raw data to analyze in any way they like.

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Anti-racism fund individual student project grant.

Application Deadline: Rolling Deadline

The School of Social Work (SSW) invites grant applications from MSW and PhD students to support individual student projects for anti-racism work, with a specific focus on confronting anti-Blackness, racism against Indigenous peoples, and confronting white supremacy. The goal is to inclusively support students working within SSW or in communities seeking to confront racism to the greatest degree possible. Such funding could be for projects, programming, or partnerships with external organizations. Grants will be made up to the amount of $1,000. Students must identify an SSW faculty or staff member who will advise on the project. Project funding can be used for student support (financial aid award or hourly pay), to support partnership with outside experts and communities, travel and event costs (when allowed by the university). Students are eligible for one grant in an academic year.Students who would like to brainstorm potential project ideas are invited to contact Professor Daicia Price ( [email protected] ) and Professor Larry Gant ( [email protected] ).

Anti-Racism Fund Individual Student Project Grant Application

Doctoral Scholarship for Underrepresented Students

Submit electronically to Laura Thomas [email protected]

(NO FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR 2023-2024)

This fund provides support to doctoral students who meet one or more of the following criteria and who demonstrate unmet financial need due to a life crisis or some other foreseeable circumstance. Students may receive support from this fund in the amount of $1,175 per year per student. One student per year may receive support. Please contact the Doctoral Office prior to submitting the award application to verify funds are still available: [email protected]

• Come from an educational, cultural or geographic background that is underrepresented in graduate study in their discipline in the United States or at the University of Michigan;
• Has experienced financial hardship as a result of family economic circumstances;
• Are first-generation U.S. citizens or are the first generation in their families to graduate from a four-year college.

Doctoral Scholarship for Underrepresented Students Application

John & Penny Tropman Conference Networking Travel Grant

The John & Penny Tropman Conference Networking Travel Grant carries a value of $500. This travel grant is to support a doctoral student who would like to attend a conference for networking purposes who is not presenting at the conference. To be eligible for the award, a student must be in good standing in the Joint Doctoral Program. Please contact the Doctoral Office prior to submitting the award application to verify funds are still available: [email protected]

John & Penny Tropman Conference Networking Travel Grant Application

Rackham Conference Travel Grant

This student-initiated application must be submitted directly to Rackham.

The Rackham Conference Travel Grant is intended to provide opportunities for Rackham graduate students to become familiar with, and participate in the life of, their academic professions. As part of its University-wide commitment to advancing international research and training, the International Institute provides funding for 30 awards to international destinations. The remainder of the funding comes from Rackham. You must submit your applications before the first day of the conference for travel through the end of the final term of registration. The conference may occur anytime up through your final semester of registration. Applications will not be considered for retroactive funding.

Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant

The Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant is designed to support Rackham graduate students who need assistance to carry out research that advances their progress toward their degree.

The grant is intended to defray costs of conducting clearly defined research projects including:

• Research related expenses (e.g., subject fees, access to specialized data sets, purchase of archival materials or images, laboratory supplies that will be consumed in the course of the project)
• Temporary research assistants or transcribers (NOTE: Requests for this type of expense must include a compelling explanation of why the student cannot perform the work him or herself.)
• Research-based travel not associated with a course (e.g., off-campus data collection, access to libraries, archives or historical sites)
• Purchasing laboratory equipment, field work equipment or specialized computer software (NOTE: This type of expense has some special limitations.)
• Off-campus study of foreign languages needed for research. Proposals will be considered only if the instruction is not available on the U-M Ann Arbor campus. The relevance of the language studied to the student's research must be explained in the proposal.
• Off-campus study of specialized methodologies or techniques needed for research. Proposals will be considered only if instruction in the methodologies and/or techniques is not available on the U-M Ann Arbor campus. (NOTE: An explicit paragraph explaining the relevance of the methodologies and/or techniques to the student's research must be included in the proposal.)
• M.F.A. and D.M.A. students in Dance, Art and Design and Music are eligible for this funding to support a performance or exhibition as required by their graduate program. The presentation or performance must be central to the student's graduate studies and serve to satisfy the requirements of his or her degree.

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Jim toy, msw '81, scholarship.

Application will be available Fall 2024

This scholarship is a need-based award to support MSW and PhD students who are inspired by the ideals and examples Jim Toy demonstrated during his lifetime as a fierce advocate for LGBTQ+ communities.

Read More About Jim Toy

• Remembering LGBTQ+ pioneer, Spectrum Center co-founder Jim Toy The University Record
• Episode 49: Remembering Jim Toy, featuring Scott Dennis Michigan Today
• 'Gentlest But Most Unshakeable Campaigner' Jim Toy, Michigan LGBTQ+ Trailblazer and Icon, Dies at 91 Pride Source
• Guest Column: Climbing the Mountain of Justice University of Michigan Alumni Association
• Spectrum Center to mark 50th anniversary, Jim Toy's legacy The University Record

Joseph Veroff and Katherine Luke Memorial Award

Department deadline: September 23, 2023 Submit electronically to Laura Thomas [email protected]

This award is in memory of Joseph Veroff and Katherine Pavelka Luke. It provides students with the funds to create a Conversations Across Social Disciplines event. The event will focus on key social issues that affect both social work and social science disciplines.

Joseph Veroff and Katherine Luke Memorial Award Application

The Henry J. Meyer Scholarship

Department deadline: September 18, 2023 Submit electronically to Todd Huynh [email protected]

The Henry J. Meyer scholarship award was established by alumni and friends to honor the original and long-time director of the Doctoral Program, Henry J. Meyer, under whose leadership the program was the first doctoral program in social work to integrate fully the intensive study of social work and a social science discipline. The major purposes of this award are (a) to help support and honor students in the Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science whose written work exemplifies the goals of the Program in relation to the integration of social work and social science, and (b) to encourage students to prepare such work for possible publication or conference presentation.

Normally this award will be made annually. Papers submitted by students will be judged by the Supervising Committee on the extent to which they make an original contribution to the empirical or theoretical literature in a manner that integrates social work and social science.

The Henry J. Meyer Scholarship Application

Vivian A. and James L. Curtis Endowed Scholarship for Doctoral Student Research

This Scholarship was established by James L. and Vivian A. Curtis. It supports doctoral students whose research focuses on minority populations with low income and education, with a preference for research on issues faced by African American males.

Vivian A. and James L. Curtis Endowed Scholarship for Doctoral Student Research Application

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Faith Anderson, Jaime Fuentes, and Andrés Rivera Ruiz, M&I Ph.D. candidates, have been awarded prestigious fellowships from Rackham Graduate School, in recognition of their academic excellence. Congratulations, we’re so proud of you!

The rackham predoctoral fellowship (rpf).

The  Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship (RPF) supports outstanding doctoral students who have achieved candidacy and are actively working on dissertation research and writing. The fellows are selected for working on dissertations that are unusually creative, ambitious, and impactful. The fellowship provides three terms of support that may begin with spring/summer or fall term 2024.

Left to right, Jaime Fuentes, Faith Anderson and Andrés Rivera Ruiz

In M&I, Faith Anderson received a 2023–2024 Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship.

Faith Anderson  researches interactions between the fungal pathogen,  Candida albicans, and gastrointestinal-colonizing bacteria in the  O’Meara lab . She has demonstrated that a bacterial metabolite induces fungal cell wall remodeling, and this remodeling has downstream consequences for immune recognition and virulence factors of  C. albicans . Anderson was previously supported by the Molecular Mechanisms in Microbial Pathogenesis (MMMP) T32 training grant. Anderson graduated with a B.S. in Microbiology from Auburn University, in 2019. Outside the lab, Anderson previously served as President for the Organization of Microbiology and Immunology (OMIS) and actively volunteers as a review and copy editor for the Journal of Emerging Investigators (JEI).

The Rackham Merit Fellowship (RMF)

The  Rackham Merit Fellowship (RMF)   helps sustain the academic excellence and inclusiveness of the Michigan graduate community, one that embraces students with diverse experiences and goals, and who come from many educational, cultural, geographic, and familial backgrounds. By offering this named prestigious fellowship to students, Rackham Graduate School aims to promote the values of diversity and inclusion by encouraging the admission of students who represent a broad array of life experiences and perspectives, because this enhances the quality of the intellectual environment for all students. 

In M&I, Jaime Fuentes received a Rackham Merit Fellowship in 2018, and Andrés Rivera Ruiz received one in 2021.

Jaime Fuentes investigates the role of  Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron  phase-variable surface proteins (S-layer proteins and nutrient receptors) in evading or promoting infection by bacterial viruses (bacteriophages), in the   Martens Lab . In addition to being a Rackham Merit Fellow, Fuentes was a trainee on the NIH-sponsored Genetics Training Program training grant (T32) and a recipient of the HHMI Gilliam Fellowship. Fuentes earned his BS in Biomedical Science and MS in Cellular and Molecular biology at California State University, Sacramento. Outside the lab, Fuentes is an executive board member for the UM Native American Student Association where he assists undergraduates students develop programming for Native American Heritage Month and serves as a planning committee member for the Annual Dance for Mother Earth Powwow.

Andrés   Rivera Ruiz  studies astrovirus biology and the way that intestinal epithelial cells respond to infection utilizing biopsy-derived intestinal organoids, in the  Wobus lab . Using transcriptomics, he is working on discovering cell type and intestine segment-specific responses to different strains of astroviruses. His research has the long-term goal of finding potential targets for antiviral treatments and/or vaccines for these intestinal viruses, since there are none currently available. Rivera Ruiz received a B.S. in Chemistry from Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Gurabo Campus in Puerto Rico. Outside the lab, he enjoys playing tennis, learning languages, listening to podcasts and trying new restaurants around Ann Arbor.

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