Funding Sources for Students
3rd Annual Graduate Student Conference on the EU
This conference (March 1, 2008, University of Pittsburgh) wishes to highlight graduate student research of the European Union's challenges of Governance, Globalization, and Multi-culturalism. The Organizing Committee welcomes papers addressing these challenges. Deadline for Abstract Submission: January 16, 2008. See Conference Web site
Hans Böeckler Doctoral Fellowship
The Hans Böeckler Foundation (HBS) is pleased to announce the Hans Böeckler Doctoral Fellowship for 2008-2009. In March a committee will award one fellowship. The deadline for applications is February 15, 2008. See the Hans Böeckler web site.
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 2006-2009 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.
2006-2007 Fulbright US Student and Fulbright-Hays Programs
The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of State and the Fulbright-Hays Program by the U.S. Department of Education.The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies manages Cornell’s participation in the annual nationwide competitions. Openings are limited and competition is keen.
- 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 in 2006 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 2007-2009 EUSA Executive Committee announces the 2008 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 in the academic year 2007-08.
