Mid-Dissertation Grants

Mid-Dissertation Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University
Amount: US $3,000 - US $4,000
Last Updated: August 07, 2025

Summary

The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University offers Mid-Dissertation Grants to support doctoral students conducting research aligned with its core interests. Designed for those who are post-prospectus and in the middle of their dissertation process, these grants provide $3,000–$4,000 for specific research needs, travel, or special projects. The Center emphasizes collaboration among scholars and supports diverse research topics related to international and comparative issues.

Overview

Grants Nurturing research on international affairs is one of the Weatherhead Center's highest priorities. The Center has a longstanding commitment to support the analytical research of faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and undergraduates. In addition to the financial support of individual research projects, the Center encourages and facilitates meaningful collaboration among all of its affiliates through conferences, seminars, programs, and other opportunities to unite our broad community of faculty, students, scholars, and practitioners. The areas of research supported by the Center focus 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. Mid-Dissertation Grants Mid-dissertation grants are awarded to doctoral students who are post-prospectus, are conducting research relating to the core research interests of the Center, and who have not yet reached their final year of dissertation completion. The mid-dissertation grants are intended for specific research projects, research trips, or special needs that arise for students rather than for general dissertation-writing support. Awards Grants of $3,000–$4,000 each will be awarded.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. For Harvard graduate students only.Mid-dissertation grants are available to doctoral students who have been conducting dissertation research and are midway in the process of completing their dissertations, but who have not yet reached the final year of completion.The grants may be used at any time during the summer or academic year for dissertation-related travel, training, or for the compilation of data sets relevant to the student's research.