Obtaining funding through fellowships allows you more freedom to work on topics that you are most interested in (besides adding prestige to your CV).
Email Prof. Li if you are interested in targeting one / discussing ideas for a proposal.
Postdocs
- You are encouraged to apply for fellowships:
- McDonnell foundation, LSRF, HFSP (no citizenship requirement)
- NSF, Intelligence Community, Ford Foundation (for US citizens & permanent residents only)
- ORISE (for US citizens only)
- More here: 1, 2, 3
- Google sheets of Postdoc Fellowships in Basic/Bio/Life sciences
PhD candidates
- PhD candidates are automatically considered for full financial support
- You are encouraged to apply for fellowships:
- McDonnell Fellowship (no citizenship requirement)
- NSF GRFP, Hertz Fellowship (US citizens & permanent residents only)
- NDSEG, NASA NSTGRO, NPSC, ARCS, GFSD, Ford (US citizens only)
- DOD SMART (US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand citizens only)
- Link Fellowship (no citizenship requirement)
- More here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, a compilation at PhDs.me
- Fellowship Info Sessions + Personal Statement Workshops
Master’s students
- There are limited opportunities for partial financial support via Teaching Assistantships
- ME MSE applicants: contact Mike Bernard
- Robotics MSE applicants: contact Alison Morrow
Undergraduate students
- Research credits can be taken at 4 hrs of lab research per credit
- There are competitive funding opportunities
- JHU WSE Undergraduate conference travel fund
Visiting students / scholars
- Some governments / universities / departments may have funding one can apply to go abroad for research experience; please explore these opportunities. We are happy to host / support your application with a matching interest.
- We do not have funding for visitors
- We normally do not supervise Bachelor / Master / PhD thesis for non-JHU visiting students
For Prof. Li
Compilation by JHU
- 419 Fellowships for early-career faculty https://research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-opportunities/early-career/
- 289 Fellowships for postdocs https://research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-opportunities/postdoctoral/
- 117 Fellowships for PhD students https://research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-opportunities/graduate/
- Tens of fellowships for Hopkins undergrads https://research.jhu.edu/hour/
Student Travel Grants for attending conferences
- SICB Annual Meeting
- Charlotte Mangum Student Support — Housing/Registration (Undergrad/MSE/PhD)
- Dorothy M. Skinner Award — Travel (Female PhD / Postdocs)
- Broadening Participation Travel Award — Travel/Housing/Registration (Students/Postdocs/Faculty)
- APS March Meeting
- Shirley Chan Student Travel Grant (MSE/PhD)
- Future of Physics Days Travel Grant (Undergrad)
- JHU – GRO Travel Grant (MSE/PhD)
- RSS Conference — Varies yearly. NSF funded workshops might have travel support.