Funding Opportunities

Friends of Hopkins' Graduate Research Grants

Designed to provide Hopkins’ graduate students with research opportunities that would otherwise not be available.

Funds can be requested for equipment, travel, and lodging related to that travel. Funds cannot not be requested for scientific meetings, salary, meals, or publication expenses.

Application deadline: (TBD - will update in March)

Requests up to $7,000 will be considered.

Cooperative research proposals are highly encouraged. Please email Abby McConnell for more information regarding the application process.

Stanford Funding Resources and Financial Aid

Graduate Cash Advance – Helps graduate students with expenses before their graduate financial support is posted to their student account and/or TA/RA salary is paid

Graduate Student Aid Fund – Assists with University fees (i.e., health services fee, health insurance)

Graduate Grant-in-Aid Funds – If graduate students experience an unexpected financial hardship (e.g., medical, legal), it is possible to apply for grant-in-aid (small grants, not loans)

Financial Aid Office – Information and application forms for federally subsidized student loans

Graduate Housing Loan – assists with move-in costs for off-campus housing

Opportunity Fund – assistance with expenses (including conference travel) for diversity and first-generation students (SUNet ID login required)

OGE Travel Grant Program – defray conference fees including registration, travel, lodging, and food

Student Budget – provides estimated expenses

Bechtel – provides information on on-campus employment, CPT, OPT, internships and tax information for international students

Student Financial Services – provides information about the bill, tax information, third party sponsor invoicing, etc.

Mind Over Money – free online financial literacy tool

School of Humanities & Sciences website – information about graduate awards & fellowships

Gateway to Financial Activities – provides administrative resources (e.g., sign-up for direct deposit, tax treaty information)