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.) |
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Abbasi Program Student GrantsProposals are invited from continuing undergraduate, co-term students and graduate students for projects pertaining to the study of Islam and Muslim societies. Up to $6,000. |
Africa, Australia, Central Asia, East Asia, Europe, Latin America, Other, Russia & Eastern Europe, South America, South Asia, Stanford, United States | Community Service, Language Study, Other Award, Research | Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students | March |
Academic Year East Asia FLAS FellowshipUS 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, Language Study | Undergraduate Students | May |
Academic Year East Asia FLAS Fellowship for Continuing StudentsAcademic-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, Language Study | Graduate Students | March |
Academic Year FLAS Fellowship in Latin American StudiesAcademic 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 | Academic Year Fellowship, Language Study | Graduate Students | May |
African Language FellowshipAfrican Language Fellowship provides up to $5,000 for study in the U.S. or abroad. |
Africa, Europe, Other, Stanford, United States | Language Study | Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students | March |
Ayacucho FellowshipsThe Ayacucho Fund was established with a generous gift from the Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho Foundation to give full fellowships to Latin American graduate students at Stanford University. Awards cover tuition plus a stipend for one academic year. |
Latin America | Academic Year Fellowship | Graduate Students | December |
Children’s Rights in Brazil Summer FellowshipsUp to $6,000 is provided for summer fellowships focused on children's rights in Brazil. Students are asked to partner directly with a governmental, multilateral, or non-profit organization. |
South America | Summer Fellowship | Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students | February |
Connie Chin Memorial Prize for Writing in East Asian StudiesThe Connie Chin Memorial Prize for Writing in East Asian Studies awards $500 for outstanding writing in an essay, term paper, or thesis, within the area of East Asian Studies. CEAS & EALC graduate students are eligible. |
East Asia | Essay | Graduate Students | May |
CREEES Summer Language Fellowship$2,000 in support for intensive summer language study in the US or abroad. |
Central Asia, Europe, Other, Russia & Eastern Europe, Stanford, United States | Language Study | Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students | March |
CREEES Summer Travel/Research GrantsSummer 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 | March |
CREEES Tuition FellowshipCREEES offers a number of full- and partial-tuition scholarships to incoming CREEES M.A. students. These awards are made for one year of full-time study on the basis of merit. All applicants to the CREEES M.A. program automatically are considered for a tuition award, and successful applicants are notified of their aid awards simultaneously with their admissions offers. |
Russia & Eastern Europe | Academic Year Fellowship | Graduate Students | January |
Donald and Robin Kennedy Undergraduate AwardThe 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 |
Dr. Bernard Kaufman AwardThis 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 |
East Asian Studies Conference Travel GrantThese 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. |
Australia, Central Asia, East Asia, Europe, Other, Russia & Eastern Europe, South Asia, Stanford, United States | Conference Travel | Graduate Students | Rolling |
East Asian Studies Continuing Student Academic Year FellowshipCEAS 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 AsiaCompetitive 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 | March |
East Asian Studies FLAS Fellowships for Incoming M.A. StudentsFor CEAS M.A. Students only: Tuition-only fellowships, or in some cases tuition plus small stipend for up to three quarters |
Stanford | Academic Year Fellowship | Graduate Students | March |
East Asian Studies Summer GrantsGrants 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. |
Central Asia, East Asia, Other, Stanford, United States | Research | Graduate Students | March |
France-Stanford Graduate Student Research FellowshipsVisiting 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 FellowshipFunding 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 | January |
France-Stanford Visiting Junior Scholar FellowshipOffers 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. |
Europe, Stanford | Research | Graduate Students | March |
Global Perspectives AwardFunding through the Global Perspectives Awards supports short-term research abroad, language training, or paper presentations at appropriate conferences. The goal of the award is to support the focus on global concerns in our SGS graduate students' research. |
Africa, Australia, Central Asia, East Asia, Europe, Latin America, Russia & Eastern Europe, South America, South Asia, Stanford, United States | Conference Travel, Language Study, Research | Graduate Students | November |
Global Studies InternshipsSpring and summer internship positions (virtual and in-person) worldwide available to students from any major in a number of fields, and offer a $6,000 base stipend. The program also supports self-arranged internships. Some positions in Asia and Germany are available to graduate students. |
Africa, Australia, Central Asia, East Asia, Europe, Latin America, Other, Russia & Eastern Europe, South America, South Asia, United States | Internship, Language Study, Research | Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students | February |
Globalizing Eurasia GrantGlobalizing 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 | March |
Graduate Research Fellowships in AfricaGraduate 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 |
Human Rights Summer FellowshipSummer Human Rights Fellowship for students focusing on a specific issue in the field of human rights or international justice. |
Africa, Australia, Central Asia, East Asia, Europe, Latin America, Other, Russia & Eastern Europe, South America, South Asia, Stanford, United States | Summer Fellowship | Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students | February |
Iranian Studies Language and Research GrantsIntensive 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. Community service internships in the U.S. or abroad. |
Africa, Australia, Central Asia, East Asia, Europe, Latin America, Other, Russia & Eastern Europe, South America, South Asia, Stanford, United States | Internship, Language Study, Research | Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students | Rolling |
Jewish Studies Graduate Student FundingCurrent 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, Stanford | Academic Year Fellowship, Conference Travel, Language Study, Research | Graduate Students | Rolling |
Korean Studies Prize for WritingThe 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 | March |
Latin American Studies Conference Travel GrantsThe 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 $500. |
Latin America, Other | Conference Travel | Graduate Students | October & February |
Latin American Studies Field Research Travel GrantGraduate student-led research in Latin America. CLAS will distribute travel grants of up to $1,000. |
Latin America | Research | Graduate Students | October & February |
Latin American Studies Summer Language FellowshipSummer 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, Stanford, United States | Language Study | Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students | March |
Latin American Studies Working Group AwardsWorking group awards of up to $3,000 per group to organize lectures, symposia, etc. |
Other | Other Award | Graduate Students | November |
Monica Miller Walsh InternshipThe 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 | November & February |
Nelee Langmuir AwardThe 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 |
Pessoa-Trejos Internship GrantsPessoa-Trejos Awards of up to $6,000 each are available to Stanford undergraduate students interested in completing an independent internship in Brazil. First-generation college students and students with demonstrated financial need are strongly encourage to apply. |
Latin America | Internship | Undergraduate Students | November & February |
South Asia Graduate Student Research FellowshipOpen to Stanford University doctoral students in humanities and sciences, and graduate students in Stanford's Schools of Business, Education, Engineering, Law, Earth Sciences and Medicine. Five fellowships of up to $4000 will be awarded for expenses related to summer research in South Asia. All research proposals must be for research that will be carried out in South Asia. |
South Asia | Research | Graduate Students | March |
South Asia InternshipsAwards for internships in South Asia up to $3,000. |
South Asia | Community Service | Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students | March |
South Asia Language FellowshipIntensive language fellowship open to all Stanford doctoral students in humanities and sciences, graduate students in Stanford's Schools of Business, Education, Engineering, Law, Earth Sciences, Medicine, and undergraduate students. Fellowships up to $3,000 will be awarded. |
Other, South Asia, Stanford, United States | Language Study | Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students | March |
Summer Research CollegeUndergraduates 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 $5,000 stipend with additional funding available based on financial need and/or location. |
Stanford | Research, Summer Fellowship | Undergraduate Students | January |
Supplementary Grants for Undergraduate Fieldwork in East AsiaThe 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. |
East Asia, Other, Stanford | Research | Undergraduate Students | Rolling |
Susan Ford Dorsey Fellowship in African StudiesThe 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 |
The Europe Center Graduate Internship and Research Program in GermanyThe 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 will be awarded to cover the cost of travel and basic living expenses for 8 to 12 weeks in Germany. |
Europe | Internship, Research | Graduate Students | November |
The Europe Center Graduate Student Grant CompetitionFunds 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 | Research | Graduate Students | April |
The Europe Center Undergraduate Internship Program in EuropeThe Europe Center is sponsoring undergraduate internships with leading European think tanks, and cultural and transnational organizations in the spring and summer. Grants will be awarded by the Europe Center along with each internship to cover the cost of travel and basic living expenses. |
Europe | Internship | Undergraduate Students | January |
The James Baldwin Essay PrizeThe France-Stanford Center for Interdisciplinary Studies announces a prize competition for a research essay by a Stanford PhD student in Humanities, Arts or Social Sciences on a topic comparing some aspect or aspects of French and American political culture. The analysis could be historical, literary, aesthetic, sociological, economic or any combination of these, depending on the author’s field(s). The prize amount is $1,000.
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Europe | Essay | Graduate Students | March |
The Louise Bourgeois Essay PrizeThe France-Stanford Center for Interdisciplinary Studies announces a prize competition for a research essay by a Stanford Masters and early PhD level student in Humanities, Arts or Social Sciences on a topic comparing some aspect or aspects of French and American political culture. The analysis could be historical, literary, aesthetic, sociological, economic or any combination of these, depending on the author’s field(s). The prize amount is $750. |
Europe | Essay | Graduate Students | March |
Tinker Summer Graduate Field Research in Latin AmericaTinker Summer Graduate Field Research Grant awards up to $2,500 for graduate student-led preliminary research in Latin America.
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Latin America | Research, Summer Fellowship | Graduate Students | October & February |
Undergraduate overseas language study fellowship in East AsiaUndergraduate Overseas Language Study Fellowships provide partial funding to support Stanford undergraduates who study Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. |
East Asia, Other | Language Study, Summer Fellowship | Undergraduate Students | March |
Venezuela Research GrantsThrough a generous gift from the Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho Foundation, CLAS will distribute grants of up to $3,000 for approved proposals for graduate student–led research in Venezuela. |
Latin America | Research | Graduate Students | February |
