Funding For Students

Looking for funding for travel or research? Many of SGS's programs and centers offer fellowships, internships, scholarships and other funding to students at Stanford. Following are brief descriptions of the opportunities available; for more details click on the program or center name.

Title	Region	Purpose	Student Type	Deadline (approx.)
Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies - Student grants Proposals are invited from continuing undergraduate, co-term students and graduate students for projects pertaining to the study of Islam and Muslim societies. Up to $4,000.	Other	Community Service, Language Study, Other Award, Research	Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students	March
African Studies - Cape Town Summer Fellowship Cape Town Summer Fellowship Program awards a limited number of summer fellowships up to $4,500 to students who participate in the BOSP Cape Town program (Winter and/or Spring Quarters)	Africa	Summer Fellowship	Undergraduate Students	May
African Studies - Fellowships Two partial fellowships to incoming M.A. students	Stanford	Academic Year Fellowship	Graduate Students	February
African Studies - Language Fellowship African Language Fellowship provides up to $5,000 for study in the U.S. or abroad.	Other	Language Study	Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students	March
African Studies - Research in Africa Graduate Student Research Fellowships of up to $5,000 will be awarded for expenses related to summer research in Africa.	Africa	Research, Summer Fellowship	Graduate Students	March
African Studies - Susan Ford Dorsey Fellowship The Susan Ford Dorsey Fellowship provides financial support for Ph.D. candidates to undertake field research in Africa in support of their dissertation projects.	Africa	Research, Summer Fellowship	Graduate Students	May
CREEES: Academic Year FLAS Fellowships for Professional School Students Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships, administered by the US Department of Education, provide full tuition for one year plus a stipend to students undergoing advanced training in a designated foreign language in combination with area studies, international studies, or international aspects of professional studies.	Stanford	Academic Year Fellowship	Graduate Students	January
CREEES: Academic Year FLAS Graduate Fellowship Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships, administered by the US Department of Education, provide full tuition for one year plus a stipend to students undergoing advanced training in a designated foreign language in combination with area studies, international studies, or international aspects of professional studies. Professional school students in law, education, Earth Sciences, and Engineering are strongly encouraged to apply.	Stanford	Language Study	Graduate Students	January
CREEES: Academic Year Undergraduate FLAS Fellowship Academic Year FLAS Fellowships provide $10,000 toward tuition plus a $5000 stipend for one Stanford undergraduate each year undergoing advanced training in a designated foreign language in combination with area studies, international studies, or international aspects of professional studies.	Stanford	Academic Year Fellowship	Undergraduate Students	May
CREEES: Globalizing Eurasia Grant Globalizing Eurasia Grant for multi-country summer research in two or more countries in Russia, Central and East Europe, the Caucasus, or Central Asia or in this region and another. Projects might involve, for example, travel in Russia and China, the Caucasus and Turkey, or some other combination of countries. Up to $7,000 in funding.	Central Asia, East Asia, Europe, Russia & Eastern Europe	Research	Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students	February
CREEES: Summer FLAS Fellowship Summer FLAS Fellowships provide summer tuition plus $2500 stipends to students enrolled in intensive summer language programs in the US or abroad. Professional school students, especially in law and education, as well as graduate students in H&S, Earth Sciences, and Engineering are strongly encouraged to apply.	Russia & Eastern Europe	Summer Fellowship	Graduate Students	February
CREEES: Summer Language Fellowship $2,000 in support for intensive summer language study in the US or abroad.	Other	Language Study	Undergraduate Students	February
CREEES: Summer Travel/Research Grants Summer travel/research grants provide up to $2,000 in support for research travel in the former Soviet Union or Eastern Europe.	Russia & Eastern Europe	Research	Graduate Students	February
East Asian Studies - Academic Year East Asia FLAS Fellowship US Department of Education Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships provide $10,000 in tuition and a $5,000 stipend for undergraduate students in any discipline for intensive language study at Stanford during the academic year.	Stanford	Academic Year Fellowship	Undergraduate Students	May
East Asian Studies - Academic-Year East Asia FLAS Fellowship for Continuing Students Academic-Year East Asia FLAS Fellowships for Graduate Students provide tuition and stipend for students in M.A. or Ph.D. programs who plan to undertake intensive advanced language study in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.	Stanford	Academic Year Fellowship	Graduate Students	February
East Asian Studies - Academic-Year IUC Japanese Language Study Fellowship CEAS has secured special funding to provide academic-year fellowships (program tuition plus stipend) to attend the academic-year program at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in Yokohama. Both U.S. Citizens and international students are eligible to apply. This funding application is separate from application to the IUC program—students must still apply for admission to IUC according to their posted deadlines.	East Asia	Academic Year Fellowship	Graduate Students	February
East Asian Studies - CEAS-Only FLAS Fellowships for Incoming Students For CEAS MA Students only: Tuition-only fellowships, or in some cases tuition plus small stipend for up to three quarters	Stanford	Academic Year Fellowship	Graduate Students	February
East Asian Studies - Conference Travel Grant These ad hoc grants support Stanford graduate students presenting East-Asia related papers at major academic or professional conferences. Awards of up to $500 are paid as reimbursement after completion of travel to offset hotel fees, conference registration, and travel costs. Both U.S. and international students are eligible to apply. Funds available first-come, first-served until exhausted.	Other	Conference Travel	Graduate Students	Until funds are depleted
East Asian Studies - Continuing Student Academic Year Fellowship CEAS M.A. Continuing Student Academic-Year Fellowships allocates a small amount of funding for continuing M.A. students in the form of tuition-only fellowships, or in some cases tuition plus small stipend for up to three quarters.	Stanford	Academic Year Fellowship	Graduate Students	May
East Asian Studies - Fellowship for Study of Women in Asia Competitive fellowship for the Study of Women in Asia provides stipend plus three quarters TGR tuition for one academic year, to support dissertation research or write-up on topics related to women in Asia.	Stanford	Academic Year Fellowship	Graduate Students	February
East Asian Studies - Korean Studies Prize for Writing The Korean Studies Program Prize for Writing in Korean recognizes outstanding examples of writing in an essay, term paper, or thesis produced during the current academic year in any discipline within the area of Korean Studies. The first place winner will receive $1,000 and the winning essay will be published in the Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs.	Stanford	Essay, Other Award	Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students	May
East Asian Studies - Summer Grants Grants provide continuing registered Stanford M.A. and Ph.D. students funding related to summer work such as formal language training, required coursework, field work, research, or dissertation write-up.	Other	Research	Graduate Students	February
East Asian Studies - Summer Internships See the Stanford Global Studies Internship Program website for complete information. Contact email: globalinternships@stanford.edu.	Other	Internship	Graduate Students	February
East Asian Studies - Supplementary Grants for Undergraduate Fieldwork in East Asia The Office of Undergraduate Advising and Research (UAR) sponsors several types of grants designed to support rigorous, independent undergraduate research in all disciplines. CEAS provides a small supplement for students who receive East Asia-related UAR grants but require additional funding.	Other	Research	Undergraduate Students	Rolling
East Asian Studies - Undergraduate Overseas Language Study Fellowship Undergraduate Overseas Language Study Fellowships provide partial funding to support Stanford undergraduates who study Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.	East Asia, Other	Academic Year Fellowship, Summer Fellowship	Undergraduate Students	February
Europe Center - Austria Visitor Program Support for Stanford graduate students enrolled in a doctoral program in one of Stanford's seven schools, with special emphasis on the Social Sciences and Humanities. The scholarships are especially appropriate for graduate students who have reached the advanced stages of their doctoral research.	Europe	Research	Graduate Students	Until funds are depleted
Europe Center - Graduate Student Grant Competition Funds are available for Ph.D. candidates across a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences to prepare for dissertation research and to conduct research on approved dissertation projects. The Europe Center also supports early graduate students who wish to determine the feasibility of a dissertation topic or acquire training relevant for that topic.	Europe	Internship, Research	Graduate Students	April & October
Europe Center - Undergraduate Summer Internship Program Grants of $6,000 to $8,000 will be awarded to undergraduates for summer internships with several leading Belgium-based European think-tank and transnational organizations.	Europe	Internship	Undergraduate Students	Various
Europe Center — Graduate Internship and Research Program in Germany The Europe Center, with support of the Stanford Club of Germany, is sponsoring summer graduate internships and research visits with German companies and research institutes. Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to cover the cost of travel and basic living expenses for 8 to 12 weeks in Germany.	Europe	Research, Summer Fellowship	Graduate Students	February
France-Stanford - Graduate Student Researcher Fellowships Visiting Graduate Student Researcher Fellowships available to (1) French students interested in research at Stanford, and (2) to Stanford students interested in research or an internship at a French institution. Awards of up to $7,000.	Europe, Stanford	Research	Graduate Students	March
France-Stanford - Undergraduate Fellowship Funding for Stanford undergrads interested in undertaking research or pursuing an internship at a French institution (public and private universities, public technical universities, institutes of technologies and autonomous scientific higher education institutes, grandes écoles, government agencies and organizations, non-governmental organizations, public and private companies).	Europe	Internship, Research	Undergraduate Students	February
France-Stanford - Visiting Junior Scholar Fellowship Offers up to $7,000 to junior scholars from Stanford or a French institution seeking a research visit either in a French institution or at Stanford. Candidates may be postdoctoral students or scholars who have completed a Ph.D. no more than three years from the date of applying.	Other	Academic Year Fellowship, Internship, Research	Graduate Students	March
Global Perspectives Award Funding through the Global Perspectives Awards supports summer research abroad, language training or other activities that help graduate students address global concerns in their research.	Africa, Australia, Central Asia, East Asia, Europe, Latin America, Russia & Eastern Europe, South America, South Asia, Stanford, United States	Conference Travel, Dissertation Support, Internship, Language Study, Research, Summer Fellowship	Graduate Students	November (Winter Break); February (Spring Break); April (Summer Break)
Global Studies Internships Summer internship positions worldwide available in business, non-profit, media, educational, medical, technology and government activities.	Africa, Central Asia, East Asia, Europe, Latin America, Other, Russia & Eastern Europe, South America, South Asia, United States	Internship, Language Study, Research	Graduate Students	February
International Relations - Summer Research College Undergraduates have the opportunity to participate in the 10-week Summer Research College (SRC). SRC is designed to foster close intellectual exchange by engaging students in research with a faculty member on a new or ongoing research project. Participants will receive a $7,000 stipend.	Stanford	Research, Summer Fellowship	Undergraduate Students	January
Iranian Studies: Language and Research Grants Intensive language study: The proposed course of language study must be integral to the applicant’s academic or professional development. Priority will be given to those minoring in Iranian Studies. Fieldwork or Advanced Research Projects: Priority will be given to those minoring in Iranian Studies.	Other	Language Study, Research	Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students	Rolling
Jewish Studies - Donald and Robin Kennedy Undergraduate Award The Donald and Robin Kennedy Undergraduate Award honors the best essay written by an undergraduate at Stanford on a Jewish theme, and offers a prize of $500.	Stanford	Essay	Undergraduate Students	May
Jewish Studies - Dr. Bernard Kaufman Award This award of $1,000 will be given to an undergraduate student engaged in research on Jews in modernity, with a preference for research focusing on contemporary Jewish life.	Stanford	Other Award, Research	Undergraduate Students	May
Jewish Studies - Graduate Student Funding Current Stanford graduate students specializing in Jewish Studies are eligible for several forms of supplementary financial support, plus opportunities for additional funding for language, research, or conferences. Funds are limited and granted on a first-come, first-served basis.	Other	Academic Year Fellowship, Conference Travel, Language Study, Research	Graduate Students	Rolling
Jewish Studies - Koret Award The Koret Award will be given to the best essay written in Hebrew by an undergraduate at Stanford, and offers a prize of $250.	Stanford	Essay	Undergraduate Students	May
Jewish Studies - Koret Service Learning Fellowship Developed in collaboration with the Haas Center for Public Service, this new program, supported by the Koret Foundation, offers up to two fellowships per year to support projects that aim to address a social welfare, cultural, educational or environmental need in partnership with a Jewish communal organization. See the Haas Center Website for more information.	Other	Community Service, Summer Fellowship	Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students	February
Jewish Studies - Nelee Langmuir Award The Nelee Langmuir Award will be given to a student working in Modern European History, with a preference given to work on the Holocaust, and offers a prize of $500. In alternate years, the award will be given to an undergraduate student who shows excellence and commitment to studying French.	Stanford	Language Study, Other Award	Undergraduate Students	May
Jewish Studies: Short Story Contest Every other year, The Taube Center for Jewish Studies sponsors a short story contest with prizes awarded up to $600. Stories may draw upon any aspects of Jewish life, history, culture, and address any aspect of Jewish experience. Grand Prize: $600; Second Prize: $300; Third Prize: $150.	Other	Essay	Undergraduate Students	April
Latin American Studies: Academic Year FLAS Fellowship Academic year fellowships provide full tuition for the academic year and a $15,000 stipend for graduate students undergoing advanced training in designated foreign languages in combination with Latin American Studies and international aspects of professional studies (law, education). The term of a fellowship is for one academic year. Applicants in multiple-year programs must reapply each year.	Stanford	Language Study	Graduate Students	February & May
Latin American Studies: Ayacucho Fund Fellowship Full fellowships to Latin American graduate students at Stanford University. Awards cover tuition plus a stipend for one academic year.	Stanford	Academic Year Fellowship	Graduate Students	January
Latin American Studies: Conference Travel Grants The Center for Latin American Studies invites proposals for Stanford graduate students to attend and present on topics related to Latin America at academic conferences. Grants of up to $400.	Latin America, Other	Conference Travel	Graduate Students	Until funds are depleted
Latin American Studies: Field Research Travel Grant Graduate student-led research in Latin America. CLAS will distribute travel grants of up to $1,000	Latin America	Research	Graduate Students	Until funds are depleted
Latin American Studies: Monica Miller Walsh Internship The Monica Miller Walsh summer internship grants award up to $4,000 to Stanford undergraduate students interested in completing an independent internship in Latin America.	Latin America	Internship	Undergraduate Students	February
Latin American Studies: Summer Language Fellowship Summer fellowships provide tuition up to $5,000 and a $2,500 stipend for a FLAS-approved intensive language course to be taken in the US (preferred) or abroad.	Latin America, Other, United States	Language Study	Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students	February
Latin American Studies: Venezuela Research Grants For Stanford graduate student-led research in Venezuela. Grants of up to $3,000.	Latin America	Research	Graduate Students	On rolling basis

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