Faculty Nominations for Graduate Student Associates and Student Research Grants

Funder: Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University

The Faculty Nominations for Graduate Student Associates and Student Research Grants program invites Faculty Associates to nominate graduate and undergraduate students for affiliation with the Weatherhead Center and various research grants. This initiative supports around eighty graduate and twenty undergraduate students annually, fostering significant student-faculty collaboration and enhancing research opportunities in international and comparative studies.

Faculty Nominations for Graduate Student Associates and Student Research Grants
Faculty Associates are encouraged to nominate students both for affiliation with the Weatherhead Center and for research grants available to graduate and undergraduate students through the Center. These affiliations and grants benefit approximately eighty graduate students and twenty undergraduates each year, contributing in substantial ways to student-faculty interaction and to student research.

Eligibility

Who Is EligibleStudents may be nominated by Faculty Associates to the Weatherhead Center Graduate Student Associate Program or for a number of student research grants. Their research must be related to the core interests of the Center, focusing on international, transnational, global, and comparative national issues and may address contemporary or historical topics, including rigorous policy analysis, as well as the study of specific countries and regions outside the United States.Faculty Nominations
Opportunities for which students may qualify include:

• Graduate Student Associates (approximately twenty-four in total, from a variety of disciplines; support for three years);
• dissertation completion grants;
• pre-dissertation, mid-dissertation, and foreign-language study grants;

undergraduate travel grants for senior thesis research or for short-term research or field experiences; and Canada research grants for graduate and undergraduate students.