How We Help
The Office of Graduate Fellowships & Awards can help graduate students on the Main and Medical campuses with research development assistance, proposal preparation, directed funding searches and grant workshops. Some of these programs are collaborations with the Writing Center, which is available to you for your academic needs throughout the year.
They also oversee private and federal awards issued to students, such as the:
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Boren Graduate Fellowship Program
- Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program
This office also works in conjunction with faculty and administrative colleagues, such as in the Office of Advancement and Georgetown University Medical Center’s Research Development Services on applications requiring institutional endorsement.
They also administer internal funding competitions to support you with conference travel grants and dissertation research travel grants.
Local Opportunities by Subject
Students pursuing disciplines in the social, behavioral, biophysical and biomedical sciences are in close proximity to the:
Students in the humanities are within reach to explore various events and research opportunities at the:
Think Tanks also abound in Washington, DC, to provide you with local opportunities to network with other researchers and engage with new ideas.
Program Support
Your academic department may have additional resources or be able to guide you toward other funding opportunities. Check with administrators and faculty in your program for further guidance and information.
In addition to offering top-ranked programs, the McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown Law Center, and Walsh School of Foreign Service, each offer leading programs in the nation and offer various research support to their students.
The School of Medicine and Biomedical Graduate Education at the Georgetown University Medical Center offers resources for fMRI, animal care facilities through the Division of Comparative Medicine and training and other research infrastructure to facilitate individual and collaborative research endeavors.
Other research opportunities are made available by the following university offices and centers:
International Students
In addition to the services provided by the Office of Graduate Fellowships & Awards, international students are encouraged to review the resources offered by the Office of Global Services.
Questions
For more information, please contact the Assistant Director of Graduate Fellowships & Awards, Elizabeth George (elizabeth.george@georgetown.edu).