Primary resources:

• The Harvard Office of Career Services and their fellowships calendar and grants database.
• The Harvard Office of International Programs and their list of approved study abroad programs and funding sources database.

The Harvard resources are rich and detailed and should be your first stop. Of course, there are also many fellowships and other funding opportunties not run through the school. A few of these are listed below.

For graduating seniors:

• Seniors interested in science graduate school should consider applying for an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Deadlines are typically the beginning of November.
• The Symantec Graduate Fellowship Program is available to support seniors who are entering graduate school (and also current graduate students) who wish to conduct research in areas related to information security. Deadline is December 12th, 2009.

For continuing undergraduates:

• Undergraduates interested in science can obtain summer funding from the NSF via the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) that they sponsor. REUs are 10-week summer research programs at university campuses across the country. The NSF hosts a list of programs, sorted by research area. Deadlines are typically in February and March.

Leftover entries from last year, for competitions which will likely be held again this year:

• Boston Red Sox Fellowship. This sounds like the coolest thing ever. Deadline January 16, 2009.
• University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). I did this as an undergrad and it helped me get into bioengineering grad school. Deadline January 30, 2009.
• Colorado State Molecular Biosciences Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). Deadline February 1, 2009.