Ph.D. and Postdoctoral Training and Fellowships

Currently the Ronald lab does not have funds to support graduate students or postdocs. If you are interested in joining the lab, please consider applying for fellowships.

Some good options for predoctoral, graduates student, and postdoctoral fellowships. 

Thanks to Johns Hopkins for this list, updated March 2025

Applications for Ph.D. programs

Please see specific program for application instructions.

•      Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology

•      Integrative Genetics and Genomics

•      Plant Biology

•      Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology

•      Microbiology

•      Plant Pathology

Ph.D. Training Grants

•      DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program

•      Switzer

•      USDA/NIFA Predoctoral/Postdoctoral Fellowships Grant Program

•      Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Student Research Fellowships

•      NIH T32 Training Grant in Molecular and Cellular Biology.

•      Global Rice Science Scholarship.

•      Pioneer Hi-Bred Honorary Plant Breeding Fellowships.

•      ASPB-Pioneer Hi-Bred Graduate Student Fellowship.

•      Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology Program (DEB).

•      Global Research Experience in Advanced Technologies (GREAT) Program

•      German Research Foundation Workshop - DFG Funding Programs for early-career researchers and transatlantic cooperation.

•      Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Program

•      NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

•      UCD-LLNL Joint Mentorship Awards_FINAL

•      Additional Graduate Student Funding Opportunities

Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities

•      UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program award (2022-23 Call for Applications)

•      UC DAVIS "CPFP" PostDoctoral Fellowship

•      NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology

•      NIFA Postdoctoral Fellowship

•      Society in Science, The Branco Weiss Fellowship

•      University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

•      Katherine Esau Postdoctoral Fellowships. DEADLINE is NOVEMBER 1

•      The Life Sciences Research Foundation

•      DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

•      NIH individual postdoctoral Fellowships (F32)

•      L'Oreal USA Fellowships for Women in Science program

•      Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund

•      Human Frontier Science Program (HSFP)

•      UC Davis Office of Graduate Studies

•      Helen Hay Whitney Foundation

•      Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

•      Japanese Society for the Promotion of Scientists

•      UC Davis Professors for the Future (PFTF)

•      Other Postdoctoral Funding Opportunities