Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students
For questions about any of the opportunities below, contact Eileen Lavelle, Assistant Director at the Office of Graduate Student Assistantships and Fellowships.
| Program | Disciplinary Area | Purpose | Eligibility | Award Amount | Expected Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAUW American Fellowships | Open | Dissertation Writing, Postdoctoral Fellowship | Female, U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | Varies | November 1, 2021 |
| AAUW International Fellowship | Open | Predoctoral, Other Professional Degrees | Female, International | Varies | November 15, 2021 |
| ACOR/CAORC Pre-Doctorate Fellowship | Humanities & Social Sciences | Predoctoral | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | $23,800 maximum | February 1, 2021 |
| AHA Research Grants & Fellowships | Humanities | Dissertation Research | AHA Members | Varies | February 15, 2021 for research grants; April 1, 2021 for fellowships |
| AIMS Short- and Long-Term Fellowships to Tunis, Oran, and Tangiers | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | $6,000 - $15,000 | January 31, 2021 |
| American Institute for Yemeni Studies Fellowship Programs | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research | U.S. and Yemeni Citizens | $5,000 (U.S.) $1,500 (Yemeni) | February 14, 2021 |
| American Councils Critical Language Scholarship | Humanities & Social Sciences | Predoctoral | U.S. Citizen | Varies | TBA |
| ARCE Fellowships for Egyptian Studies | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research, Postdoctoral | U.S. Citizen | Varies | January 18, 2021 |
| ARIT Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences in Turkey | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research | Open | Varies | TBA late summer |
| ARIT Summer Fellowships for Intensive Advanced Turkish Language Study at Bogazici University | Humanities & Social Sciences | Graduate Study | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | Covers round-trip airfare, tuition, and stipend | March 15, 2021 |
| CAORC Fellowship Program | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | $11,500 maximum | January 25, 2021 |
| Center for Arabic Study Abroad CASA I Program Fellowship | Humanities & Social Sciences | Graduate Study, Predoctoral | Open; See Eligibility | Covers round-trip airfare, tuition, and stipend | January 9, 2020 |
| CLIR / Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research | Open | $25,000 maximum | TBA |
| Cosmos Club Foundation Grant-in-Aid to Young Scholars | Open | Research, Travel | Open | $5,000 maximum | November 1, 2020 |
| Council for European Studies (CES) Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowship | European Studies | Research, Travel | Open | $5,000 | TBA |
| Council for European Studies (CES) Dissertation Completion Fellowship | European Studies | Dissertation Writing | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | $27,500 | January 15, 2021 |
| DAAD Study Scholarship in Germany | Humanities & Social Sciences | Independent Study, Master’s Degree | Undergraduate Senior, Recent Graduate | Monthly stipend | TBA |
| DAAD Research Grants in Germany | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research, Doctoral Degree | Ph.D. Candidate, Recent Graduate, U.S. or Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident | Varies | TBA |
| Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Foundation Fellowship | Open | Graduate or Professional Degree | U.S. Citizen | $18,000 plus tuition coverage | January 2021; Contact Eileen Lavelle |
| Embassy of France in the U.S. HSS Chateaubriand Fellowship | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research | Open; French Citizens Ineligible | 1,500 €/month, health insurance, and roundtrip airfare | January 13, 2021 |
| Fulbright U.S. Student Program | Open | Graduate Studies, Research, ESL | U.S. Citizen | Varies | August 1, 2020 (GW); Contact Eileen Lavelle |
| GW CCAS Dean’s Graduate Conference Travel Grants | CCAS | Conference Travel | Enrolled in graduate program at CCAS | $800 - $1,400 | Quarterly |
| GW CCAS Dean’s Dissertation Completion Fellowship | CCAS | Dissertation Writing | Enrolled in graduate program at CCAS | 1 year of department funding matched | Spring 2021 |
| Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust Dissertation Fellowship | Open | Dissertation Writing | Restricted to students at Universities in California for the 2021-2022 academic year | $25,000 | January 30, 2021 |
| Marquette University Mitchem Dissertation Fellowships for Underrepresented Students | Various | Dissertation Writing, Course Instruction | U.S. Citizen, Ethnic Diversity | $36,520 | January 4, 2021 |
| Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Writing | Open | $43,000 maximum | TBA |
| The National Academies Ford Foundation Diversity Dissertation Fellowship | Open | Dissertation Writing | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident; Ethnic Diversity Preferred | $28,000 | January 7, 2021 |
| The National Academies Ford Foundation Diversity Predoctoral Fellowship | Open | Predoctoral | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident; Ethnic Diversity Preferred | $27,000 each year for 3 years | January 7, 2021 |
| The National Academies Ford Foundation Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship | Open | Postdoctoral | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident; Ethnic Diversity Preferred | $50,000 | December 10, 2020; supplementary January 7, 2021 |
| The NAED / Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship | Open | Dissertation Writing; Research Question Relevant to Education | Open | $27,500 | Summer 2021 |
| The NAED / Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship | Open | Postdoctoral; Research Question Relevant to Education | Open | $70,000 | Summer 2021 |
| NSEP David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship | Humanities & Social Sciences | Language Study, Research | U.S. Citizen | $12,500 - $30,000 | Contact Eileen Lavelle |
| PARC Field Research Fellowships for Palestine, Israel, Jordan & Lebanon | Open; Palestinian Studies | Doctoral Research, Postdoctoral | U.S. Citizen | $9,000 maximum | January 15, 2021 |
| SSRC Dissertation Proposal Development Program (DPDF) | Humanities & Social Sciences | Early Stage, Pre-Dissertation | Open | $5,000 maximum | TBA |
| SSRC International Dissertation Research Fellowship Program | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research | Open | $23,000 average | November 4, 2020 |
| Smithsonian Institute Postdoctoral and Doctoral Graduate Fellowships | Varies | Dissertation Writing | Varies | Varies | Varies |
| U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Program | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research, non-Western European topics | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | $15,000 - $60,000 | Contact Eileen Lavelle |
| University of London Institute of Historical Research (IHR) Junior Fellowships | Humanities; History | Dissertation Research, Postdoctoral | Varies; See Eligibility Guidelines | Varies | Varies |
| The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Writing | Open | $27,500 | Fall 2021 |
| The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Dissertation Grants in Women’s Studies | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research | Open | $5,000 | Fall 2021 |
In honor of the late professor of twentieth century U.S. history, Leo Ribuffo, the Society for U.S. Intellectual History has established the Leo P. Ribuffo Dissertation Prize. The inaugural prize was awarded in November 2020. Submissions are due March 15, 2021.