Funding Opportunities
for Graduate Students
Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Program
- Available for all world regions
- REACH Fellowships
Offers Ph.D. candidates a $30,000 stipend over two consecutive years; a one-year research and travel grant to support international dissertation field research and a one-year stipend to apply that international research to teach an undergraduate course (currently limited to candidates with an Asian focus). - Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Gives students opportunities for international experiences. Graduate students and graduating seniors are eligible to apply. - Fulbright-Hays Dissertation Research Abroad
Allows Ph.D. candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies (excluding Western Europe). - Doctoral Research Travel Awards
Supports doctoral research, especially at the stage between passing comprehensive exams and defending the dissertation proposal. - International Internship Awards
Offers financial support to students who have secured an internationally focused internship.
- UNC Graduate Students may apply for funding to:
- Study a West European language during the academic year or in a summer intensive program (Foreign Languages and Area Studies fellowships)
- Conduct summer research in Europe on a European Union related topic
- Participate in a joint research project with a faculty member
- Travel in the US or Europe to present conference papers on European topics.
Institute for the Study of the Americas
- Ford Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowships
For research in the areas of Democratic Governance and Human Welfare in South America. - Mellon Foundation Summer Dissertation Fellowships Deadline
Awards to assist UNC-CH graduate students working on dissertation research in/on Latin America or the Caribbean. - Mellon Foundation Travel Awards
Awardes for domestic or international travel to present papers at conferences. - Summer 2006 and Academic Year 2006-07 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships
- Tinker Summer 2006 Predissertation Travel Awards
Predissertation fellowships for periods of brief research in Latin America and Iberia.
Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies
- Fellowships and Internships in Russian and East European Studies
- SSRC Eurasia Program Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships
Deadline for all fellowship applications is November 14, 2006 at 9:00 pm EST. Eurasia Program Title VIII Fellowships serve to expand and strengthen the field of Eurasian studies through the support of research, writing, advanced-training and curriculum development. All fellowships are intended to support work on or related to the New States of Eurasia, the Soviet Union and/or the Russian Empire, regardless of the applicant discipline within the social sciences or humanities. Online applications and supporting materials, including detailed award descriptions and eligibility criteria, are now available on the SSRC Eurasia Program website.