Undergraduate
- Unity Grad School Support Scholarship: Support for UCI physics and astronomy students who identify as women or non-binary; up to $300 that may be used for grad school application or GRE fees, or costs associated with conferences, supply fees, or other academic expenses. 2023 application due Nov. 17, 2023.
- NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates : Summer research positions, great experiences and CV material! [Application & recommendation letter (2) deadlines are usually late January/early February]
- Blue Marble Space Science Institute : astrobiology / planetary science / science communication summer opportunities [Applications close mid-April]
- NASA internships : Can apply year-round, must be US citizen
- Caltech SURF : Conduct your summer research right up the road, must contact research mentor before applying [Applications & recommendation letter (2) deadline is usually mid-late February]
- Chalmers Astrophysics & Space Science Summer Research Fellowship: Conduct research abroad in Sweden [Applications & recommendation letter (2) deadline is usually mid February]
- UC Irvine scholarships for current undergraduates : big list of scholarships for UCI students [follow these steps to make an account and see what you may be eligible for]
- Goldwater Scholarship : one of the big prestigious national scholarships for undergrad sophomores and juniors– need to be nominated by our Campus Representative who you can contact
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship : senior undergraduates are eligible to apply [Applications & recommendation letter (3) deadline is mid-late October]
- APS list of undergrad REU’s/National Lab internships : variety of linked opportunities
- APS/IBM Research Internship for Undergraduate Women : [Applications deadline late January/early February]
Graduate
- UCI Fellowship Application Roadmap
- UC Irvine graduate fellowships [various deadline dates throughout the year]
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship [deadline late October]
- American Assoc. of University Women Fellowships
- Natl. Physical Science Consortium Fellowships
- NASA internships: Can apply year-round
- Quad Fellowship [deadline early April]