Funding Opportunities
Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTA)
Graduate students may apply for a GTA position in the Biology Department. Go to https://science.gmu.edu/academics/departments-units/biology/biology-graduate-programs/graduate-teaching-assistantships for latest information.
Deadline to apply for a GTA position for the academic year 2022-2023 is TBA.
Please email biolgtas@gmu.edu with any questions or concerns
Graduate Fellowships
- Graduate Inclusion and Access Scholarship
- ASM Future Leaders Mentoring Fellowship
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Professional Opportunities for the Student Workforce to Experience Research Program (HS-POWER)
- The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions. The program provides up to three years of graduate education support, including an annual $37,000 stipend. Applications are due October 21, 2022.
Students interested in applying to the NSF GRFP should begin with the applicant information page http://www.nsfgrfp.org .
US citizens and permanent residents who are planning to enter graduate school in fall 2023 are eligible (as are those in the first two years of such a graduate program, or who are returning to graduate school after being out for two or more years). The program solicitation NSF 22-614 http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201 contains full details. See also the GRFP FAQ document NSF 21-109 https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21109/nsf21109.pdf .
The GRFP awards more than 1,500 new fellowships each year. In the years 2013 through 2022, GRFP awards in the mathematical sciences have been given to more than 850 students who earned baccalaureate degrees from approximately 200 colleges and universities throughout the US. The number of baccalaureate institutions has been growing through the years.
The GRFP also needs qualified faculty reviewers. Review panels are conducted by videoconference. Please see the reviewer information page (https://www.nsfgrfp.org/reviewers ) and consider registering as a prospective reviewer (https://nsfgrfpreviewers.org/newUser.jsp ).
Financial Aid and Scholarships
Please visit Financial Aid and Scholarships for more information regarding financial support available to Mason students.
Research Grants
Awards and Grants | Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President (gmu.edu)
Office of Graduate Education
Graduate Funding FAQs