Student Deadlines

External Deadlines

September
Javits Fellowship
Coordinating Council for Women in History Student Awards
NYU: Fulbright Student Program
United States Institute of Peace: Dissertation Fellowships
Council for European Studies - Travel Grants for European Scholars

October
Tinker Foundation (for pilot research in Latin America, Spain and Portugal)
Woodrow Wilson Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in Women's Studies
SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants: Sociology

November
SSRC: International Dissertation Research Fellowship
NSF: Grad Research Fellowships in Social Sciences *(not dissertation)
AAUW Dissertation Fellowships
Charlotte Newcombe Dissertation Fellowship (for "study of ethical and religious values in all areas of human endeavor")
Critical Language Scholarships - Summer Institutes (US Dept of State)
Hagley Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society Dissertation Fellowships (small travel grants available as well)
DePauw Dissertation Fellowship (ABD)
ACLS/Dissertation Completion Fellowships
Spencer Dissertation Fellowships (for research "relevant to the improvement of education")
School for Advanced Research (residential writing fellowships, Santa Fe NM)
NYU Hum Council Fellowships
CLIR (for humanities dissertation research in original sources)
German Academic Exchange Service Research Grants - 10 MONTH AND SHORT TERM

December
Chateaubriand Fellowships ("To allow American doctorate students to benefit from an experience in a French University")
Gaius Charles Bolin Fellowships, Williams College
SHAFR Myrna F. Bernath Dissertation Fellowship (some aspect of US Foreign Relations History)
Five Colleges Dissertation Fellowship

January
CAORC - Council of American Overseas Research Centers
IHR Mellon Humanities (UK)
Charles Babbage Institute, Tomash Fellowship
DeKarman Fellowships
Columbia Council for European Studies - Pre-Dissertation Grants
Council for European Studies Pre-Dissertation Fellowship Program
EUSA Ernst Haas Fund Fellowship Competition
AERA Dissertation Grants (education)
Wyeth Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship / Smithsonian (art/visual culture)
SSRC: Dissertation Proposal Development
Lemelson Center/Smithsonian (history of invention)

NYU Deadlines

The Graduate Student Organization (GSO) Competitive Professional Development Fund deadlines are in November and April. Reimbursements will be given only for professional work or activities connected to the student's program of study or professional development.

Graduate Student Travel Fund Grants (MCC) are distributed at the discretion of the Graduate Program Director and the Chair of the department in consultation with the relevant committee.

Leaska Scholarship (MCC) honors the legacy of Mitchell Leaska, a distinguished professor at NYU Steinhardt for close to 40 years. Media, Culture, and Communication graduate students are eligible to apply for up to $1000 to support the preparation and presentation of original scholarly work at conferences. Students can only receive this award one time during their academic tenure at NYU Steinhardt.

Fulbright applications (NYU) are usually due in September. All letters of reference and a language evaluation need to be completed by then. Visit the GSAS Fulbright page for more information.

The Doctoral Student Travel Fund (Steinhardt) offers small grants of up to $500 for Steinhardt grad students to help defray the cost of professional activities related to their studies. 

The NYU Humanities Council (NYU) fellowship competition takes place in November. Graduate students and faculty are eligible.

The Mitchell Leaska Dissertation Award (Steinhardt) deadline is usually in February. This is a separate competition from the departmental Leaska Scholarships. The topic areas are teaching and learning, math, science, applied psychology, educational sociology, or social studies education, but MCC students are eligible to apply if their Culture and Communication research includes those areas.

The Predoctoral Summer Research Program (Steinhardt) grant competition deadline is usually in March. Grants are awarded in amounts up to $1,500. Dissertation proposals must be approved. Submit your application to the The Office of the Associate Dean for Student Affairs.

The Dean's Grants (Steinhardt) application deadline is in March. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible. Dissertation proposals need not be approved. Grants are awarded in amounts up to $1000.

The NYU Mainzer Fellowship in Gender Studies provides funding for graduate students whose work involves gender to attend a course in Gender Studies at the University of Cambridge. Annual competition in March.

The NYU Council for Media and Culture (NYU) holds a grant competition for graduate student research and collaboration. See web site for details.