AERA invites education-related dissertation proposals using NCES, NSF, and other federal data bases. Dissertation Grants are available for advanced doctoral students and are intended to support the student while writing the doctoral dissertation.
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Social Sciences
Small Grants for Doctoral Research in Second or Foreign Language Assessment
These small grants help promising doctoral students working in the area of foreign or second language assessment to finish their dissertations in a timely manner. Up to $2,000 is offered to doctoral candidates with approved dissertation proposals.
Franklin Mosher Baldwin Memorial Fellowships
Franklin Mosher Baldwin Memorial Fellowships are intended for scholars and students with citizenship in a developing country who wish to obtain an advanced degree from an institution outside the student’s home country. Applicants must be prepared to demonstrate: * Affiliation and/or employment with an institution in their home country. * Provisional acceptance (or evidence of […]
Hayek Fund for Scholars Career Development Grants
The Hayek Fund for Scholars provides awards of up to $750 to graduate students and untenured faculty members for career-advancing activities. The award is open to graduate students who intend to pursue academic careers and untenured faculty members whose academic work contributes to the understanding of the principles, practices, and institutions necessary to a free […]
Minority Fellowship Program
$18,000 fellowship attracts talented doctoral students of ethnically diverse backgrounds to develop leadership roles and research skills in sociology. Applicants must be enrolled (and have completed one full academic year) in a sociology Ph.D. program at application.
Harvard-Newcomen Postdoctoral Fellowship in Business History
Fellowship is awarded for twelve months’ residence, study, and research at Harvard Business School. The fellowship is open to scholars who, within the last ten years, have received a PhD in history, economics, or a related discipline.
Scholars-in-Residence Program
Archival Research Grant: This program is designed to promote the interpretation of Pennsylvania history; to encourage research that draws upon the Commission’s archival, artifact, and architectural collections; and to promote the dissemination of research findings to both the professional community of scholars and the public. The Commission’s facilities include information on Pennsylvania’s tradition of religious […]
Scholarships
Scholarship: For undergraduate and graduate students to encourage independent study and research that will improve the general welfare of mankind. Primary considerations for scholarship are character, ability and financial need. Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to service.
Southeastern Europe Research Program
Provides support for independent research for at least three months in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia. Scholars may conduct research in more than one country during a single trip. Research scholar fellowships typically provide academic affiliations, international roundtrip airfare, living and housing stipends, health insurance, and visa support. Scholars may […]
Hyde Graduate Student Research Grants
These $500 grants support feminist research conducted by doctoral psychology students. Because the purpose of this award is to facilitate research that otherwise might not be possible, projects that are beyond the data analysis stage are not eligible.