Resources
On this page we will highlight resources of interest to current and future postdocs. If links are broken, then use the keywords for web searches. Note that not all opportunities are currently active; but, we keep them on this page for historical purposes. Contact us about listing your opportunity here. If your organization wants more visibility on this website, then also request information on advertising rates and terms by contacting us at .
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- Past Events
- Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowships & Opportunities
General Research Areas
Institution-specific Funding
Professional Societies
Affinity Groups - Majority Fellowships
- Postdoc Preparation & Career Development Workshops
- Industry Opportunities
- Books & Surveys
Past Events [top]
Career Panel “What should I do with my scientific life? Exciting Career Options for Ph.D. Recipients” at the 2004 SACNAS Annual Conference.
Read about the “Institute on Preparing for Postdoctoral Experiences”
View Summary of COSEPUP Diversity breakout session.
Info about the 2003 SACNAS Postdoc workshop.
Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowships & Opportunities [top]
Read advice about fellowships & funding.
General Research Areas- American Association of University Women Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowship
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Young Professional Fellowship
- Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Diversity Fellowship
- L’Oreal USA Postdoctoral Fellowship for Women in Science
- National Cancer Institute Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K22)
- National Institute of Health Research Supplements to Promote Diversity
This is a supplement to an advisor’s existing grant. There is no application deadline since supplement proposals can be submitted at any time. - National Science Foundation:
- AGEP Postdoctoral Engineering Education Researchers
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology: Broadening Participation
- Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences: Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
- UNCF/Merck Postdoctoral Science Research Fellowship
- William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Minority Mentoring Supplement
- Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center’s Diversity Initiative Program Postdoctoral Fellow
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Postdoctoral Research Opportunity Diversity Initiative
- California Institute of Technology Moore Foundation Diversity Grant Postdoctoral Scholars Fund
- Colorado Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Academic Diversity
- Consortium for Faculty Diversity in Liberal Arts Colleges Postdoctoral Fellowship
About 40 participating institutions including:
Agnes Scott College, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Bowdoin College, Bryn Mawr College, Carleton College, Centre College, College of Wooster, Colorado College, Denison University, DePauw Unviersity, Dickinson College, Gettysburg College, Goucher College, Grinnell College, Hamilton College, Harvey Mudd College, Haverford College, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Kalamazoo College, Lafayette College, Lawrence College, Luther College, Macalester College, Mount Holyoke College, New College of Florida, Oberlin College, Pomona College, Reed College, Rhodes College, Scripps College, Sewanee: The University of the South, Skidmore College, Smith College, Southwestern University, St. Olaf College, Swarthmore College, Trinity College (Hartford, CT), University of Richmond, Vassar College, Wellesley College, Willamette University - Cornell University Provost’s Academic Diversity Postdoctoral Program
- Duke University Provost’s Postdoctoral Scholars Program
- Emory University FACES Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Harvard University Postdoctoral Fellowships:
- Chemistry: Mary Fieser Postdoctoral Program for Women and Minorities
- School of Public Health: Yerby Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Hope College HHMI Postdoc Program for Preparing Future Faculty
- Howard University Postdoctorate Supplemental Funding
- Indiana University Faculty Fellowship Program
- IRACDA: Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award
These teaching postdoctoral fellowships are available through training grants. The programs combine a traditional mentored postdoctoral research experience with an opportunity to develop teaching skills through mentored assignments at a minority-serving institution. To conserve space, only the participating research institution is listed. - Baylor College of Medicine (REACH)
- Emory University School of Medicine (FIRST)
- Medical University of South Carolina
- Northwestern Universty (Nu-Start, website pending)
- Tufts University (TEACRS)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (MERIT)
- University of Arizona, Tucson (PERT)
- University of California, Davis (PROF)
- University of California, San Diego
- University of California, San Francisco (ISIS)
- University of Kansas
- University of Minnesota
- University of New Mexico (ASERT)
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (SPIRE)
- University of Pennsylvania (PENN-PORT)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory:
- E.O. Lawrence Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
- Luis W. Alvarez Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computational Science
- Advanced Light Source Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
- Michigan State University Provost Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
- New York University Postdoctoral Program for Academic Diversity
- North Carolina State University Building Future Faculty Program Workshop
- Ohio State University College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
- Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) Future Faculty Career Exploration Program Workshop
- Smithsonian Institution Latino Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Sweet Briar College Honors Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities
- Teachers College, Columbia University Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship
- University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship
- University of California, Berkeley Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship
- University of California, Riverside Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship
- University of California, San Diego School of Medicine CHAMPS Program
- University of Chicago Provost’s Career Enhacement Postdoctoral Fellowship
- University of Colorado-Boulder Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Academic Diversity
- University of Illinois at Chicago WISEST Postdoctoral Research Associate for Academic Diversity
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign:
- Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in African American Studies
- Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in American Indian Studies
- University of Iowa Diversity Postdoctoral Research Scholar Appointment
- University of Kentucky Lyman T. Johnson Postdoctoral Fellowship
- University of Michigan:
- Centocor Postdoctoral Training Program in Immunology and Protein Theraputics
- National Center for Institutional Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Postdoc Program for Faculty Diversity
- University of Notre Dame Moreau Academic Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
- University of Pennsylvania Postdoctoral Fellowship for Academic Diversity
- University of Southern California Women in Science and Engineering Postdoctoral Fellowship
- University of Texas at El Paso Postdoctorate Supplemental Funding
- University of Wisconsin Anna Julia Cooper Postdoctoral Fellowship
This section is quite incomplete and so a work in progress. Many science professional societies offer at least some type of conference travel awards for postdocs.
- American Association for Cancer Research Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Awards
- American Astronomical Society Annie Jump Cannon Award
- American Diabetes Association Mentor-Based Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship
- American Educational Research Association (AERA) and Educational Testing Service (ETS) Fellowship Program in Measurement
- American Physiological Society Minority Travel Fellowship Awards
- American Psychological Association Diversity Program in Neuroscience Postdoctoral Fellowship
- American Society for Cell Biology Minorities Affairs Committee Travel Awards
- FASEB Society Resources for Underrepresented Minority Scientists
- FASEB/MARC Postdoctoral Professional Development and Enrichment Award
- FASEB/MARC Travel Awards for Scientific Meetings & Conferences
About 30 eligible events including:
ACSM Regional Meetings, American Association of Immunologists, American College of Sports Medicine, American Society for Bone & Mineral Research, American Society for Clinical Investigation, American Society for Human Genetics, AMP/ASIP Association for Molecular Pathology, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), ASIP Summer Academy, Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities, Biomedical Engineering Society, CSHALS, Endocrine Society, Environmental Mutagen Society, Experimental Biology (APS, ASBMB, ASPET, ASIP, ASNS, AAA), Genetics Society of America, ISCB-Latin America (Regional), ISMB/ECCB (ISCB), Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing, Protein Society Symposium, Rocky Bioinformatics Conference (ISCB Regional), SACNAS, Society for Developmental Biology, Society for the Study of Reproduction, Teratology Society - Gordon Research Conferences: Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship
- Infectious Diseases Society of America: Colin Powell Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship in Tropical Disease Research
- Keystone Symposium Underrepresented Minority Scholarships
- Phi Beta Kappa Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship
- Society For Neuroscience Scholars Program
- SACNAS Postdoc Committee
- SACNAS LinkedIn group; read about it here
- SACNAS Facebook group
- SACNAS Epernicus group
- Association of UNCF/Merck Fellows
- Minority Biomedical Scientists of Harvard University
- National Postdoctoral Association: The Diversity Committee structure has been replaced by Diversity Officers.
- NIH Working Group on Women in Biomedical Careers
- University of Pennsylvania: Biomedical Postdoctoral Council’s Diversity Committee
- Washington University in St. Louis: Diversity Postdoctoral Association
Majority Fellowships [top]
There are too many “majority” fellowships to list here. Instead, perform searches at sites such as the following:
Postdoc Preparation Workshops [top]
- FASEB/MARC 2007 Experimental Biology Postdoctorate Preparation Institute
- HU-UTEP Postdoctorate Preparation Institute (Read article)
- NCAR & CU Colorado Diversity Initiative Postdoctorate Preparation Workshop
- USCF AGEP Postdoc Boot Camp (read article)
- Washington University of St. Louis Diversity Research Scholars Visit
Postdoc Career Development Workshops [top]
- American Society for Cell Biology Minorities Affairs Committee Junior Faculty/Postdoctoral Developmental Workshop
- COACh (Oregon) Professional Skills Training Workshops for Minority Graduate Students and Postdocs
- FASEB/MARC Leadership Development and Grant Writing Seminar Program
- FASEB/MARC Postdoctoral Professional Development and Enrichment Award
- NIGMS Workshop for Postdocs Transitioning to Independent Positions: Advancing Biomedical Research Workforce Diversity
Video Presentations now available. - San Diego Lab Management Symposium
Industry Opportunities [top]
- Genentech Postdoctoral Program
- Novartis NIBR Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
- BIO Minority and Indigenous Fellows Program
- Procter & Gamble Research and Technical Careers in Industry Conference
Books & Surveys [top]
COSEPUP book “Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisors, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies”.
“Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty” book by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.- Sigma Xi’s Postdoc Survey Highlights
- American Society for Cell Biology WICB books: Career Advice for Life Scientists, Volume I/II and Volume III
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund book “Moving On: Managing Career Transitions”
- Baylor College of Medicine book “Beyond the Beakers”
last updated 10-Jul-10