CAORC Multi-Country Research Fellowship Grant

CAORC Multi-Country Research Fellowship

The Multi-Country Research Fellowship enables US scholars to carry out trans-regional and comparative research in countries across the network of Overseas Research Centers as well as other countries.

The fellowship supports advanced research in the humanities, social sciences, and allied natural sciences for US doctoral candidates, who are ‘all but dissertation,’ and scholars who have earned their PhD or a terminal degree. Preference will be given to candidates examining comparative and/or cross-regional research. Applicants are eligible to apply as individuals or as teams. Funding is provided by the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Amount

Six awards of $12,600 each will be granted.

Eligibility

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• Applicants must be US citizens.
• Funding is not available for research conducted in the US.
• Team projects are admissible and will be evaluated as a single application.
• Teams should submit one (1) application for the team project and a CV for each member. Note that all team members must fulfill the fellowship eligibility requirements.
• If awarded, a single grant of $12,600 will be issued to the team.
• Independent scholars are eligible to apply.
• PhD candidates must be 'all but dissertation' (ABD) by May 2025.
• If you have held a Multi-Country Fellowship in the past, you must wait three years before you are eligible to apply again.
• It is permissible to apply for both the Multi-Country Research Fellowship and the CAORC-NEH Research Fellowship at the same time, but only one fellowship can be awarded to an applicant.
• Minority scholars and scholars from Minority-Serving Institutions are especially encouraged to apply.

Ineligibility

• In accordance with US Department of State travel warnings, travel is not currently possible to the following countries with Overseas Research Centers: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar (Burma), Pakistan (senior scholars may be permitted to travel to Lahore and Islamabad subject to approval), and Yemen.