• Graduate students studying biology, biochemistry or biomedicine can find scholarships to help pay for school.Bacteria Colonies image by ggw from Fotolia.com
  
  Graduate students in biology can take advantage of scholarships from their home institution or apply for an external grant or fellowship. Scholarships and fellowships can pay for tuition costs, university fees, health insurance, living expenses, and research and travel expenses. Funding is available for all areas of biology, biochemistry and biomedicine.
  
  

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

• The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) provides funding for three years of graduate study in the sciences, and includes tuition remission, a living stipend and funding for research travel. The GRFP funds graduate work in all fields of biology except applied medicine and disease research. Applicants must have completed no more than 12 months of full-time graduate study and be enrolled in an accredited M.A. or Ph.D. program.
  
  National Science Foundation
  Graduate Research Fellowship Program
  1818 North Street NW
  Suite T-50
  Washington, D.C. 20036
  866-673-4737
  nsfgrfp.org/
  
  

American Society for Microbiology Robert D. Watkins Graduate Research Fellowship

• The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) offers the Robert D. Watkins Graduate Research Fellowship to minority students in microbiology doctoral programs who are finished with graduate coursework. The fellowship provides a stipend of $21,000 for up to three years to support research and publication. Applicants are selected on the basis of academic record and the strength of the research proposal. Students must submit an annual abstract to ASM to be presented at the annual ASM General meeting. They also must attend the ASM Kadner Institute or the ASM Scientific Writing and Publishing Institute once during the three-year fellowship.
  
  ASM Robert D. Watkins Graduate Research Fellowship
  Education Board
  American Society for Microbiology
  1752 North Street, NW
  Washington, D.C. 20036
  202-942-9283
  asm.org
  
  

Environmental Protection Agency STAR Fellowship

• The Environmental Protection Agency STAR Fellowship program supports graduate students in environmental studies, including environmental and human biology. STAR Fellowships provide two years of funding for master's students and three years for doctoral students. The program includes funding for tuition, a living stipend and research expenses up to $37,000 per year. Applicants must submit proposals for a specific research area, such as human health or animal ecosystems, rather than a particular discipline.
  
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  Ariel Rios Building
  1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
  Washington, D.C. 20460
  800-490-9194
  epa.gov