Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students
For questions about any of the opportunities below, contact elavelle
gwu [dot] edu (Eileen Lavelle), Assistant Director at the Office of Graduate Student Assistantships and Fellowships.
| Program | Disciplinary Area | Purpose | Eligibility | Award Amount | Expected Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAUW American Fellowships | Open | Dissertation Writing, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Publication Prep | Female, U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | $8,000-$50,000 | November 1, 2022 |
| AAUW International Fellowship | Open | Predoctoral, Other Professional Degrees | Female, International | $20,000-$50,000 | November 15, 2022 |
| ACOR/CAORC Pre-Doctorate Fellowship | Humanities & Social Sciences | Predoctoral | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | $27,600 maximum | February 1, 2023 |
| AHA Research Grants & Fellowships | Humanities | Dissertation Research | AHA Members | Varies | February 15, 2023 for research grants; April 1, 2023 for fellowships |
| AIMS Short- and Long-Term Fellowships to Tunis, Oran, and Tangiers | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident, AIMS member | $6,000 - $15,000 | January 31, 2022 |
| American Institute for Yemeni Studies Fellowship Programs | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research | U.S. and Yemeni Citizens | $5,000 (U.S.) $1,500 (Yemeni) | February 8, 2023 (Yemeni) 2022/2023 Winter TBA (U.S.) |
| American Councils Critical Language Scholarship | Humanities & Social Sciences | Predoctoral | U.S. Citizen | Varies | November 15, 2022 8PM EST |
| ARCE Fellowships for Egyptian Studies | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research, Postdoctoral | U.S. Citizen | Varies | January 15, 2023 |
| ARIT Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences in Turkey | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research | Open | Varies | November 1, 2022 |
| ARIT Summer Fellowships for Intensive Advanced Turkish Language Study at Bogazici University | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research, Postdoctoral | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | Covers round-trip airfare, tuition, and stipend | Early Spring 2022 |
| CAORC Fellowship Program | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | $5,000-$12,000 | Varies by program: December 8, 2022, January 19, 2023 |
| Center for Arabic Study Abroad CASA I Program Fellowship | Humanities & Social Sciences | Graduate Study, Predoctoral | Open; See Eligibility | Covers round-trip airfare, tuition, and stipend | Mid-January 2023 |
| Council for European Studies (CES) Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowship | European Studies | Research, Travel | Student of CES member school | $5,000 | TBA |
| DAAD Study Scholarship in Germany | Humanities & Social Sciences | Independent Study, Master’s Degree | Undergraduate Senior, Recent Graduate | Monthly stipend + allowances | TBA |
| DAAD Research Grants in Germany | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research, Doctoral Degree | Ph.D. Candidate, Recent Graduate, U.S. or Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident | Varies | TBA |
| Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Foundation Fellowship | Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences | Graduate or Professional Degree | U.S. Citizen | $18,000 stipend + tuition coverage | January 2023 |
| Embassy of France in the U.S. HSS Chateaubriand Fellowship | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research | Open; French Citizens Ineligible | 1,500 €/month, health insurance, and roundtrip airfare | January 13, 2023 12PM EST |
| Fulbright U.S. Student Program | Open | Graduate Studies, Research, English Teaching Assistantship | U.S. Citizen | Varies | August 1, 2022 |
| GW CCAS Dean’s Dissertation Completion Fellowship | CCAS | Dissertation Writing | Enrolled in graduate program at CCAS | GA salary + stipend + tuition | TBA |
| Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust Dissertation Fellowship | Open | Dissertation Writing | Restricted to students at select California universities | $25,000 | January 31, 2023 |
| Marquette University Mitchem Dissertation Fellowships for Underrepresented Students | Various | Dissertation Writing, Course Instruction | U.S. Citizen, Ethnic Diversity | Stipend, fringe benefits, research/travel funds | TBA |
| The National Academies Ford Foundation Diversity Dissertation Fellowship | Open | Dissertation Writing | U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, others with status; Ethnic Diversity Preferred | $28,000 | January 5, 2023 5PM EST |
| The National Academies Ford Foundation Diversity Predoctoral Fellowship | Open | Predoctoral | U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, others with status; Ethnic Diversity Preferred | $27,000/year for 3 years | January 5, 2023 5PM EST |
| The National Academies Ford Foundation Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship | Open | Postdoctoral | U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, others with status; Ethnic Diversity Preferred | $50,000 | December 8, 2022 5PM EST |
| The NAED / Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship | Open | Dissertation Writing; Research Question Relevant to Education | Open | $27,500 | TBA |
| NSEP David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship | Humanities & Social Sciences | Language Study, Research | U.S. Citizen | $12,000 - $25,000 | January 25, 2023 5PM EST |
| PARC Field Research Fellowships for Palestine, Israel, Jordan & Lebanon | Humanities, Humanistic Research | Postdoctoral | U.S. Citizen or 3+ year resident | 5,000/month 4-10 months | January 16, 2023 |
| SSRC Dissertation Proposal Development Program (DPDF) | Humanities & Social Sciences | Early Stage, Pre-Dissertation | Citizen of sub-Saharan African country, student at eligible universities | $3,000 Maximum | February 1, 2022 |
| SSRC International Dissertation Research Fellowship Program | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research | Open | 6-12 month support $23,000 Average | TBA |
| Smithsonian Institute Postdoctoral and Doctoral Graduate Fellowships | Varies | Dissertation Writing | Varies | Varies | Varies |
| U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Program | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research, non-Western European topics | Open | $15,000 - $60,000 | TBA |
| University of London Institute of Historical Research (IHR) Junior Fellowships | Open | Dissertation Research, Postdoctoral | Varies; See Eligibility Guidelines | Varies | Varies |
| The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Writing | Open | $30,000 | November 15, 2022 5PM EST |
| The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Dissertation Grants in Women’s Studies | Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research | Open | $5,000 | October 14, 2022 5PM EST |