Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students
For questions about any of the opportunities below, contact 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 | Female, U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | Varies | November 1, 2021 |
| AAUW International Fellowship | Open | Predoctoral, Other Professional Degrees | Female, International | Varies |
November 15, 2021 |
| ACOR/CAORC Pre-Doctorate Fellowship | Humanities & Social Sciences | Predoctoral | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | $27,600 maximum | February 1, 2021 |
| Humanities | Dissertation Research |
AHA Members | Varies | February 15, 2021 for research grants; April 1, 2021 for fellowships | |
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AIMS Short- and Long-Term Fellowships to Tunis, Oran, and Tangiers |
Humanities & Social Sciences | Dissertation Research |
U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | $6,000 - $15,000 | January 31, 2021 |
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American Institute for Yemeni Studies Fellowship Programs |
Humanities & Social Sciences |
Dissertation Research |
U.S. and Yemeni Citizens | $5,000 (U.S.) $1,500 (Yemeni) |
January 15, 2022 |
| American Councils Critical Language Scholarship | Humanities & Social Sciences |
Predoctoral | U.S. Citizen | Varies | November 16, 2021 |
| ARCE Fellowships for Egyptian Studies | Humanities & Social Sciences |
Dissertation Research, Postdoctoral |
U.S. Citizen | Varies | January 18, 2021 |
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ARIT Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences in Turkey |
Humanities & Social Sciences |
Dissertation Research |
Open | Varies | November 1, 2021 |
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ARIT Summer Fellowships for Intensive Advanced Turkish Language Study at Bogazici University |
Humanities & Social Sciences |
Graduate Study | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | Covers round-trip airfare, tuition, and stipend | Early February 2022
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| CAORC Fellowship Program | Humanities & Social Sciences |
Dissertation Research | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | $11,500 maximum | November 16, 2021 |
| 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 | TBA |
| Cosmos Club Foundation Grant-in-Aid to Young Scholars | Open | Research, Travel | Open | $5,000 maximum | November 1, 2021 |
| Council for European Studies (CES) Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowship | European Studies | Research, Travel | Open | $5,000 | TBA |
| Council for European Studies (CES) Dissertation Completion Fellowship | European Studies | Dissertation Writing | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | $27,500 | January 15, 2021 |
| DAAD Study Scholarship in Germany | Humanities & Social Sciences |
Independent Study, Master’s Degree |
Undergraduate Senior, Recent Graduate | Monthly stipend | 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 | Open | Graduate or Professional Degree |
U.S. Citizen | $18,000 plus tuition coverage | Contact Eileen Lavelle |
| 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 14, 2022 |
| Fulbright U.S. Student Program | Open | Graduate Studies, Research, ESL |
U.S. Citizen | Varies | Contact Eileen Lavelle |
| GW CCAS Dean’s Graduate Conference Travel Grants | CCAS | Conference Travel | Enrolled in graduate program at CCAS | $800 - $1,400 | Quarterly |
| GW CCAS Dean’s Dissertation Completion Fellowship | CCAS | Dissertation Writing | Enrolled in graduate program at CCAS | 1 year of department funding matched | Spring 2022 |
| Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust Dissertation Fellowship | Open | Dissertation Writing | Restricted to students at Universities in California for the 2021-2022 academic year | $25,000 | January 31, 2022 |
| Marquette University Mitchem Dissertation Fellowships for Underrepresented Students | Various |
Dissertation Writing, Course Instruction |
U.S. Citizen, Ethnic Diversity | $36,520 | January 3, 2022 |
| Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship | Humanities & Social Sciences |
Dissertation Writing | Open | $43,000 maximum | October 27, 2021 |
| The National Academies Ford Foundation Diversity Dissertation Fellowship | Open | Dissertation Writing | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident; Ethnic Diversity Preferred | $28,000 | January 6, 2022 |
| The National Academies Ford Foundation Diversity Predoctoral Fellowship | Open | Predoctoral | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident; Ethnic Diversity Preferred | $27,000 each year for 3 years | January 6, 2022 |
| The National Academies Ford Foundation Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship | Open | Postdoctoral | U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident; Ethnic Diversity Preferred | $50,000 | January 6, 2022 |
| The NAED / Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship | Open | Dissertation Writing; Research Question Relevant to Education |
Open | $27,500 | October 7, 2021 |
| The NAED / Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship | Open | Postdoctoral; Research Question Relevant to Education |
Open | $70,000 | November 17, 2021 |
| NSEP David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship | Humanities & Social Sciences |
Language Study, Research |
U.S. Citizen |
$12,500 - $30,000 |
Contact Eileen Lavelle |
| PARC Field Research Fellowships for Palestine, Israel, Jordan & Lebanon | Open; Palestinian Studies |
Doctoral Research, Postdoctoral |
U.S. Citizen | $9,000 Maximum | January 3, 2022 |
| SSRC Dissertation Proposal Development Program (DPDF) | Humanities & Social Sciences |
Early Stage, Pre-Dissertation |
Open | $3,000 Maximum | February 1, 2022 |
| SSRC International Dissertation Research Fellowship Program | Humanities & Social Sciences |
Dissertation Research |
Open | $23,000 Average | November 2, 2021 |
| 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 |
U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident | $15,000 - $60,000 | Contact Eileen Lavelle |
| University of London Institute of Historical Research (IHR) Junior Fellowships | Humanities; History | Dissertation Research, Postdoctoral |
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Varies | Varies |
| The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships | Humanities & Social Sciences |
Dissertation Writing |
Open | $30,000 | November 15, 2021 |
| The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Dissertation Grants in Women’s Studies |
Humanities & Social Sciences |
Dissertation Research |
Open | $5,000 | October 15, 2021 |
