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Social Sciences

Chapman Grants

Modest short-term awards for research in ornithology are available to advanced graduate students (and occasionally to post-graduate researchers) for expenses associated with their research. Priority is given to research investigating evolutionary ornithological science.

EWNJ Graduate Merit Award

This scholarship offers up to $5,000 for permanent NJ resident women who are non-traditional students attending graduate school in NJ. Applicants must have completed at least 12 credits, be currently carrying at least 6 credits, or be considered full time if in the dissertation phase.

Fulbright Study/Research (Full) Grants

The program provides support to conduct research and study in a foreign country for an academic year. Applicants must be US citizens. Students in the School of Graduate Studies and New Brunswick graduate students should contact Assistant Dean Teresa Delcorso-Ellmann to initiate an application.

Native American Visiting Student Awards

Archival Research Grant: Appointments are available for currently enrolled advanced Native American graduate students who are formally or informally related to a Native American community. Visiting Students pursue independent research in association with Smithsonian staff. Appointments are available for currently enrolled advanced Native American graduate students who are formally or informally related to a Native […]

Native American Community Scholar’s Awards

The Office of Fellowships and Grants offers awards to Native Americans who are formally or informally related to a Native American community to undertake individually designed research projects related to Native American topics and using Native American resources at the Smithsonian. Stipends: $150 per day for up to 21 days, a travel allowance and a […]

Lady Davis Postdoctoral Fellowships at Technion, Israel

Fellowships are granted for one year with the possibility of prolongation for an additional year. The starting date of the visit should not be later than three years after receipt of the Doctoral Degree. Visit website for application information.

GCA Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

The GCA Summer Scholarship in Field Botany provides $2,000 for undergraduates and master’s students to gain additional knowledge and experience through summer field study in botany. The field program may be in North, Central, or South America, with preference given to programs located in the U.S.

Lady Davis Postdoctoral Fellowships at Hebrew University

9-12 month postdoctoral fellowships promote exchange of ideas and information and cement relationships for ongoing academic exchange. Candidates must contact the relevant Faculty or Department at the Hebrew University, and ensure that there is a Faculty member willing to sponsor the application.

Postdoctoral Summer Travel-Research Grants

Grants provide airfare for a minimum of four weeks of summer research in Turkey by scholars with Ph.D.s granted in the five years prior to the application deadline in humanities and social science fields.