Residency Funding Grant

The Institute for Humane Studies offers Residency Funding to support graduate students seeking to conduct research at external institutions. This grant provides up to $10,000 for a stay ranging from one week to one month. Eligible applicants include full-time PhD students who have advanced to candidacy or postdoctoral fellows. The aim is to enhance research capabilities by accessing unique data sets and fostering collaborations, with priority given to projects aligned with IHS's areas of focus.

NOTE: Applicants will be notified of their award decision within eight weeks of submission.
HS is seeking applications from graduate students who wish to travel to a university, academic center, or organization other than their own but need financial support to do so. Accepted grantees will receive up to $10,000 to use toward embedding at an institution for a period of time ranging from a week to a month. Larger grants will be considered for exceptional projects.
Awardees are expected to use the opportunity to accelerate their research by accessing data sets unavailable to them at their home institutions, making connections with researchers who may be mentors or collaborators, or using their expertise to help drive innovation.

Eligibility

Applicants must be enrolled as full-time PhD students who have advanced to candidacy or currently hold a postdoctoral fellowshipPrevious applicants and winners are welcome to applyPrior participation in IHS programs is not requiredThe grant is open to students at any university, and international students are eligible; however, priority is given to applicants at top research institutions

Ineligibility

IHS grants cannot support institutional overhead or indirect costs.Please note that IHS does not fund industry work that is not strictly research-oriented in nature.