Funding Sources for Students
Doctoral Dissertation Seed Grant Competition
The Contentious Politics team at the Institute for the Social Sciences invites Cornell Ph.D. students to submit proposals for small seed grants in support of dissertation research related to its interdisciplinary theme project.
- International Experience Grants
ILR International Programs will make available a limited number of small grants to ILR undergraduate and graduate students to support educational and research activities that enhance the student's international experience by facilitating the student's presence abroad.
Donate to the International Experience Grants Fund.
International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships
The fellowship, designed to support distinguished graduate students in the humanities & social sciences conducting dissertation field research in all areas & regions of the world, is administered by the Social Science Research Council and the American Council of Learned Societies. Fifty fellowships of approximately $20,000 will be awarded with funds provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
- The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies
The Einaudi Center offers help in identifying additional sources of funding for international research, study and scholarship. They also offer Information Sessions for graduate students to help with searching and applying for funding.
The Alice Hanson Cook Travel Grant
The grant supports comparative and/or international studies of gender and social change. Awards range from $500-$1000 and are open to Masters and Ph.D. students, as well as to junior scholars at Cornell within 6 years of Ph.D. or equivalent degree.
Cornell Office of Sponsored Programs
OSP offers online sources to assist faculty and research staff in identifying sources of funding.
The Council of European Studies
The Council for European Studies provides additional sources of support for research in or about Europe for young scholars or those beginning work on their dissertations.
Institute for European Studies
The Institute administers several programs supporting research in Europe. Fellowships, field research grants and other competitions are run for undergraduates, graduate students and faculty.
The European Union Studies Association
The EUSA Executive Committee announces the EUSA Haas Fund Fellowship Competition which awards at least one unrestricted fellowship of $2,000 to support the dissertation research of any graduate pursuing an EU-related disseratation topic.
