In order to help students best prepare their applications, Trisha Craig gave a graduate student workshop on writing/revising grant proposals for external funding in Tuesday, September 27th 2011 at CES from 4:30 to 6:00pm.
http://ces.fas.harvard.edu/grants/docs/Proposal_Writing_for_External_Funding_2011.pdf.
Pre-Dissertation Research Grants
Council for European Studies Pre-Dissertation Fellowshiphttp://gsasfellowship-6.webservices.lamptest.columbia.edu/fellowship/columbia-university-council-european-studies-predissertation-fellowships-ces
Deadline: early February 2012
The Council for European Studies, of which Harvard is a member, awards pre-dissertation fellowships to doctoral candidates of outstanding intellectual and scholarly promise, selected by an independent committee composed of leading academics in the field of European studies. Designed for students in the early stages of the dissertation process, each fellowship includes a stipend of $4,000, travel support for attending the CES International Conference of Europeanists, and the opportunity to publish in Perspectives on Europe, a semi-annual publication of the Council for European Studies
Dissertation Research Grants
Council for European Studies Pre-Dissertation Fellowship
http://www.ces.columbia.edu/grants-and-awards/pre-dissertation-grants
Deadline: February 1, 2012 Portal opens October 1, 2011
The Council for European Studies awards pre-dissertation fellowships to doctoral candidates of outstanding intellectual and scholarly promise, selected by an independent committee composed of leading academics in the field of European studies. Designed to fund a student's first major research project in Europe, this grant is intended for those in the early, exploratory stage of the project. Each fellowship includes a stipend of $4,000, travel support for attending the CES International Conference of Europeanists, and the opportunity to publish in Perspectives on Europe, a semi-annual publication of the Council for European Studies
DAAD, German Academic Exchange Service Grants
Website: http://www.scholarship.harvard.edu/pdfs/T_DAAD_Guidelines.pdf
The internal Harvard deadline for the 2012-13 academic year was October 14, 2011
Research Scholarships are awarded to highly qualified doctoral candidates (Ph.D. candidates and other doctoral degrees) and post-doctoral fellows who wish to pursue research at German universities, institutes, or archives. The fellowship includes consists of a monthly stipend ranging from approximately $900 to $1,205, a study/research subsidy, an extra baggage subsidy, a travel subsidy and health, accident, and liability insurance. The D.A.A.D maintains a detailed website describing their program and criteria for selection at www.daad.org but students must apply through the Committee on General Scholarships Office at Harvard and go through an internal selection process.
Harvard Traveling Fellowships to France
Website: http://www.scholarship.harvard.edu/pdfs/T_France_Fellowship_Guidelines.pdf
The internal Harvard deadline for the 2012-13 academic year was October 28, 2011
There are several fellowships to France that allow students to carry out their dissertation work available though the Committee on General Scholarship. There is a single application for all of them but the terms vary so students are urged to read the terms carefully. If you have questions, please contact Rebecca Lock (6-5042) or Lisa Bruzzese (6-5052).
Fellowships include:Ecole Normale Superieure Exchange Fellowship
The Ecole Normale Superieure Fellowship includes an assured placement at ENS, a waiver of the tuition and fees, a dormitory room, and a stipend of approximately $15,000 to cover travel and living expenses.
GSAS-Sciences Po Exchange Fellowship
The GSAS-Sciences Po Exchange Fellowship provides one student from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences with admission as an "Auditeur Libre" to the Institut d'Etudes Politiques ("Sciences Po") in Paris for one academic year of study. Tuition charges are waived and the recipient receives a stipend of approximately $24,000 to support travel, living, and research expenses. Fellows receive affiliation with the Centre Americain and may have the opportunity to teach (in English) if they are interested. Applicants should be studying in one of the following fields: political science, sociology, economics, twentieth-century history, the history of science, or Soviet and East European studies.
The Harlech Scholarship to Oxford University
http://www.scholarship.harvard.edu/pdfs/T_Harlech_Scholarship_Application_Guidelines.pdf
The deadline for the 2012-13 academic year was October 28, 2011
For Harvard recipients, the Harlech Scholarship provides an assured place at New College, Oxford, for which a separate application for admission is not necessary. The scholarship covers tuition and fees for the course of study at New College as well as the cost of round-trip air travel between Boston and the United Kingdom. In addition, the scholarship provides a stipend for living expenses. The stipend for the Harvard student at New College for the 2012-2013 academic year will be at least £11,500. Graduate students are eligible to apply but applicants must be unmarried.
Fulbright Program, Institute of International Education (IIE) Cultural Exchange Awards
http://www.gsas.harvard.edu/current_students/fulbrights.php
The internal Harvard deadline for the 2012-13 academic year was September 20, 2011
For over 50 years, the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) has helped administer the Fulbright Scholar Program, the U.S. government's flagship academic exchange effort. The U.S. Student Program offers grants for one academic year of study or research. Projects may include university course work, independent library or field research, or professional training in the arts. Preference will be given to candidates who have not had extensive recent experience abroad, especially in the country of application. Grant lengths and dates vary depending on country. Visit the Program's website for detailed information on these opportunities. All registered GSAS students must apply for an IIE Fulbright through the GSAS Fellowships Office Director, Dr. Cynthia Verba.
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program (DDRA)
http://www.gsas.harvard.edu/current_students/fulbrights.php
NOTE: This program was canceled for the current year but may be re-instated for 2012-2013; please watch the website above for confirmation
The DDRA is for U.S. citizens or permanent residents and is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern languages and area studies in the US by providing opportunities for scholars to conduct research abroad. The concept of area studies is defined as a comprehensive or multi-2 disciplinary approach focused on a specific world area or country. It may include all major world areas with the exception of Western Europe. The program is for those who intend a career in teaching and research. In contrast to the Cultural Exchange Fulbright, which is limited to a stay in a single country, the DDRA program is designed for stays in one or more countries. A Western European country may be included as one of the stays, if archival work or other research needs related to the non-Western project warrant such a stay.
SSRC International Dissertation Research Fellowships
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/idrf-fellowship/
Deadline: November 3, 2011
The SSRC's The International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) program supports distinguished graduate students in the humanities and social sciences conducting dissertation research outside the United States. Seventy-five fellowships will be awarded with funds provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The IDRF program is committed to scholarship that advances knowledge about non-U.S. cultures and societies grounded in empirical and site-specific research (involving fieldwork, research in archival or manuscript collections, or quantitative data collection). The program promotes research that is situated in a specific discipline and geographical region and is engaged with interdisciplinary and cross-regional perspectives.
Fellowships will provide support for 9 to 12 months of dissertation research. Fellowship amounts vary depending on the research plan, with a per-fellowship average of $19,000. No awards will be made for proposals requiring less than nine months of on-site research. The 2012 IDRF fellowship must be held for a single continuous period between July 2012 and January 2013. CES assumes that eligible students who will be applying for our dissertation research grant to conduct research abroad will also have applied for this grant.
Mellon Fellowship for Dissertation Research in Original Sources
http://www.clir.org/fellowships/mellon/mellon.html
Deadline: November 15, 2011
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) offers fellowships funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for dissertation research in the humanities in original sources. The program offers about fifteen competitively awarded fellowships a year. Each provides a stipend of $2,000 per month for periods ranging from 9-12 months. In addition, each fellow will receive an additional $1,000 upon participating in a symposium on research in original sources and submitting a report acceptable to CLIR on the research experience. Thus the maximum award will be $25,000.
Traditional proposals for original source research in such fields as history are welcome, but the committee gives preference to sound non-traditional projects in all eligible fields such as those that use newly available or little studied sources; make interdisciplinary use of sources; use sources in innovative, creative ways; or use sources in repositories that cannot, themselves, provide financial assistance to researchers.
Chateaubriand Fellowship
http://france-science.org/chateaubriand3/chateaubriand_/culturel/fellow-intro.php
Deadline: December 15, 2011
The Education Office of the French Embassy administers the highly competitive Chateaubriand Fellowship. Every year, this program enables doctorate students enrolled in American universities to conduct research in France for six to nine months. Chateaubriand recipients receive a stipend of €1400 per month, one round-trip ticket to France, and health insurance coverage for the period of the grant.
Candidates do not have to be U.S. citizens, but they must be enrolled in a PhD program at an American university and they cannot be a French citizen. Candidates must obtain a letter of recommendation from their advisors in the US and a letter of invitation from a French professor employed in a French university or a research institution. The fellowship begins between September 15 and December 15 of the fellowship year and lasts for six to nine months.
Dissertation Completion grants
American Association of University Women
http://www.aauw.org/learn/fellowships_grants/american.cfm
Deadline: November 15, 2011
One of the world's largest sources of funding exclusively for graduate women, the AAUW Educational Foundation supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented. Dissertation Fellowships are available to women who will complete their dissertation writing between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013. The purpose of the Dissertation Fellowship is to offset a scholar's living expenses while she completes her dissertation. The fellowship must be used for the final year of writing the dissertation. Recipients must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Mellon/ACLS Early Career Fellowship Program
http://www.acls.org/ecfguide.htm
Deadline: November 9, 2011
This program is designed to assist graduate students in the humanities and related social sciences in the last year of PhD dissertation writing. The fellowship offers a stipend of $25,000, plus funds for research costs of up to $3,000 and for university fees of up to $5,000. Furthermore, the program not only awards a year of dissertation write up funds, but also allows those holding the grant to apply for post-doctoral funding. Applicants must be prepared to complete their dissertations within the period of their fellowship tenure or shortly thereafter. This is a tremendous opportunity for students and CES assumes that eligible students who apply for our dissertation completion grant will also have applied for this external award. This fellowship can not be held beyond the 7th year of graduate study.
Fellowships for Recent Doctoral Recipients
Mellon/ACLS Recent Doctoral Recipients Fellowships
http://www.acls.org/ecfguide.htm
Deadline: TBA
These fellowships are designed to assist young scholars in the humanities and related social sciences in the first or second year following completion of the PhD. The program aims to assist recent doctoral recipients to position themselves for further scholarly advancement and is available to young scholars whether or not they hold academic positions. Eligibility for these Fellowships will be limited to scholars awarded Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships in the prior year's competition, the Alternates selected in the prior year's Mellon/ACLS competition, and those awarded other dissertation fellowships of national stature (such as the Whiting Fellowship) that require applicants to complete their dissertations within a specified period. The stipend is $35,000 for one year beginning between June and September.