 The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council offer several fellowships in science, engineering, and medicine. Information on eligibility guidelines and application deadlines is available on specific programs' Web sites.
Early Career Opportunities
Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
A program designed to engage graduate science, engineering, medical, veterinary, business, and law students in the analysis and creation of science and technology policy and to familiarize them with the interactions of science, technology, and government.
National Academies Research Associateship Programs
Postdoctoral and senior research awards are sponsored by 30 federal laboratories at over 100 locations in the United States and overseas. Awards are given for the purpose of conducting research chosen by the doctoral level scientists and engineers to apply their special knowledge and research talents to research areas that are of interest to them and to the host laboratories and centers.
The Ford Foundation Fellowship Program
Fellowship grants for predoctoral, dissertation, and postdoctoral study open to U.S. citizens or nationals in research-based fields.
Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education Postdoctoral Fellowships
For postdoctoral scientists and engineers who wish to receive specialized training in engineering education under the mentorship of a senior fellow or campus-based engineering educator.
Norman F. Gant/American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) Fellowship
The fellowship is designed to provide an exceptional learning and career development opportunity to obstetricians and gynecologists early in their careers.
IANAS Fellowship
The IANAS (InterAmerican Network of Academies of Science) Fellowship provides scientists and engineers from Latin America and the Caribbean an opportunity to conduct short-term research and collaborate with researchers in the U.S.
Middle-to Late Career Opportunities
 National Academies Research Associateship Programs
Graduate, postdoctoral and senior research awards sponsored by 25 federal laboratories at over 100 locations in the United States and overseas. Awards are given for the purpose of conducting research in areas that are of interest to the fellow and to the host federal laboratory.
IOM Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship
An opportunity for outstanding mid-career health professionals to gain an understanding of the health policy process, to contribute to the formulation of new policies and programs, and to develop in their careers as leaders in academic health centers and in health policy.
 Jefferson Science Fellows at the U.S. Department of State
Fellowship opportunities open to tenured academic scientists and engineers from U.S. institutions of higher learning to spend a year at the U.S. Department of State advising policymakers on issues in science and technology.
American Academy of Nursing/Institute of Medicine Distinguished Nurse Scholar Program
Each year one senior nurse scholar is selected to come to Washington to participate in one-year program of orientation and work at the Institute of Medicine.
Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education Senior Fellowships
Fellows will be chosen from among engineering faculty, learning scientists, industrial practitioners, ethicists, historians, and policy makers based upon their significant promise to provide revolutionary as well as evolutionary research breakthroughs in engineering education.
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