Next Steps: Research opportunities
Research and Fellowships
Relevant Search Engines and Databases
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Resources for Grants/Funding
Select Grants & Opportunities offered at Northwestern University
Circumnavigators Club Travel/Research Grant
The local Chicago chapter of the Circumnavigators Club Foundation will award a fellowship worth up to $9000 to a Northwestern student for an around-the-world travel research project over the three-month period between the junior and senior year. The winner will prepare for the research project during the second semester of his or her junior year and spend the three summer months in actual travel and on-the-scene study. At the completion of the summer and upon return to the United States, the winner will submit a paper on the project and will speak to at least two Circumnavigators Foundation banquets during the succeeding nine months.
The Immersion Experience Program promotes the many existing experiential or beyond the classroom learning opportunities offered in all Schools as well as give undergraduate the possibility to create their own programs that cannot be accomplished through existing opportunities. The Office of the Provost will help fund Immersion Experiences, offering grants of up to $2,000, to support exceptional, interdisciplinary (inter-School) projects that cannot supported through existing programs.
The Immersion Experience Program has created a new initiative to promote the intensive and experiential learning of foreign languages. During the summer of 2008, the Office of the Provost will award 10 Immersion Language Grants ($2,000 each) to help defray the costs of intensive language study, completed abroad or in the United States. Study programs must be at least six weeks in duration and provide a setting where the target language is predominantly spoken. ILGs are intended to enhance and facilitate on-going academic and professional training. All students who apply for a grant will be asked to describe in an essay statement how intensive language study will advance their overall undergraduate education.
IPD Fellowship for International Study
The Northwestern University IPD Fellowship for International Study is designed to provide financial support for Northwestern undergraduate students who have applied for IPD international programs. IPD fellowships exist so that all qualified Northwestern undergraduates have the opportunity for international experience, regardless of financial constraints. Awards (of up to $3,000) are based on essay quality, academic merit, and financial need.
Lee F. Anderson Memorial Global Education & Engagement Grant
The Lee F. Anderson Memorial Global Education & Engagement Grant will provide funding for a Northwestern University rising junior or senior who demonstrates initiative and commitment in making a difference in the world. The grant will support student engagement, volunteerism or service projects either locally or abroad. Students are awarded $1,500 for individual projects and $3,000 for group projects.
The Next Steps Program is co-sponsored by the International Studies Program and the Center for Global Engagement. Next Steps is focused on students who have returned from study abroad programs with an interest in conducting independent research abroad, are looking for engagement projects to undertake, or are interested in applying for Honors Programs, Fellowships, and Undergraduate Research Grants.
Undergraduate Research Grants (URG)
Undergraduate Research Grants (URG) fund Northwestern undergraduates to conduct autonomous research projects or creative endeavors, including biomedical research, social science surveys, scholarly work in the humanities, and performing art productions. Successful applicants can receive up to $1,000 during the academic-year or $3000 for the summer to offset project costs.
Study Abroad Research Program (SARP)
Every Fall and Spring Quarter, the Study Abroad Office runs the Study Abroad Research Program (SARP), a small, intensive pre-departure program that focuses on study abroad research. Students are invited to participate based on their background, study abroad goals, and application essays. SARP encourages and prepares students to do research abroad that they can then turn into a senior honors thesis, independent study, fellowship, or postgraduate work when they return.
Select Fellowships
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Junior Fellows Program
Each year the Endowment offers 8-10 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year. They are selected from a pool of nominees from close to 400 participating colleges. Carnegie Junior Fellows work as research assistants to the Endowment’s senior associates. Those who have begun graduate studies are not eligible for consideration. Carnegie Endowment’s nomination deadline is January 15 of each year. Colleges generally set an earlier application deadline.
FSD International Program Coordinator Fellowship
Up to 10 fellows per year are hosted at FSD site teams in East Africa, Asia, and Latin America. These Program Coordinator positions are highly competitive fellowships which provide candidates with valuable access to development networks and community based organizations around the world, in addition to building up field work skills. Includes a stipend and transportation costs for the duration of the Fellowship, usually for 13 -15 months.
The largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for students and professionals to undertake international study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide.
The George J. Mitchell Scholarship
The George J. Mitchell Scholarship is a national post-graduate fellowship awarded for one year of study at an institution of higher learning in Ireland or Northern Ireland.
Henry Luce Foundation Scholars Program
Launched in 1974, the Luce Scholars Program is aimed at a group of highly qualified young Americans in a variety of professional fields. It is unique among American-Asian exchanges in that it is intended for young leaders who have had limited experience of Asia and who might not otherwise have an opportunity in the normal course of their careers to come to know Asia. The Program provides stipends, language training and individualized professional placement in Asia for fifteen to eighteen young Americans each year.
Humanity in Action Summer Fellowship Program
HIA Fellowship Programs in Denmark, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, and the United States are the gateway to participation in HIA and the basis for highly effective individual and collaborative action. All programs focus on histories and theories of resistance to legal and institutional abuse of minority populations and the development of international human rights institutions and doctrines after World War II and the Holocaust.
Princeton in Africa seeks to develop young leaders committed to Africa’s advancement. To accomplish this, we offer opportunities for service through fellowships with a variety of organizations that work across the African continent. Working with our partner organizations, we match Princeton’s highly qualified and motivated graduating seniors and young alumni in yearlong fellowships. Princeton in Africa creates an excellent opportunity for both partner organizations and Fellows, where organizations enjoy access to an exceptionally motivated and talented group of young people, and Fellows gain a unique experience in Africa that translates into a lifelong commitment to African affairs and service.
Princeton-in-Asia (PiA) provides transformative, service-oriented experiences for talented graduates and serves the needs of Asia as determined by our Asian partners. Over the last century, the organization has achieved this goal by providing talented young people with various opportunities to live and work in Asia. In 2007, PiA placed 125 fellows in seventeen countries, including Cambodia, China, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Laos, Mongolia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Currently the program offers 85 teaching fellowships with 40 additional fellowships in the fields of journalism, international development, and business.
Rotary Ambassador of Goodwill Scholarships
Some Rotary Clubs offer Ambassadorial Scholarship opportunities to increase international peace and understanding through graduate study abroad. Find the club in your home district to find out whether they sponsor ambassadorial scholarships and find more information, including eligibility criteria.
Funds graduate studies at the University of Oxford (which has a graduate program in International Development).
Teach for India is a nationwide movement of outstanding college graduates and young professionals who will commit two years to teach full time in under-resources schools and who will become lifelong leaders working in various sectors towards equity in education. Join the movement to end educational inequality in India!
This is a one year grant for independent study and travel outside the
U.S. awarded to graduating college seniors nominated by participating institutions.
William J. Clinton Fellowship for Service in India
Work with a NGO in India for 10 months. This fellowship enables committed individuals to make a deep impact in the development sector by working at a grassroots level with various NGOS striving to advance social and economic change in India.
