Other Fields
Center for African Studies-The Center for African Studies offers funding to Harvard undergraduate students traveling to Africa for thesis research, internships, volunteer work or study abroad. Grants require a minimum stay of eight weeks in Africa. Our grant awards are limited and intended to cover round-trip travel and a modest stipend.
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Undergraduate Research Scholarships in Australian Studies: To support research and/or field work related to an area of Australian studies. For more info. visit their website
The Canada Program Undergraduate Thesis Research Grants - The Center will award undergraduate thesis research grants of up to $6,000 each for field research in Canada. Recipients of the grants will be named Undergraduate Associates of the Weatherhead Center and are expected to present their thesis research at a conference in the spring semester before their theses are due.
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Center for Middle Eastern Studies
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies offers fellowships and travel grants to Harvard undergraduates during wintersession and summer for Arabic language study, and research in Israel or in the Arabian Peninsula.
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Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School awards an undergraduate award for summer senior thesis-related research. For theses that significantly address an interreligious, cross-cultural, or comparative theme. The research may be ethnographic or archival, and a portion of the award may be used for the purchase of books.
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David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Supports undergraduate students conducting thesis research related to Latin America and the Caribbean. Research proposals are accepted from all disciplines, but must be directly related to the region.
For more info, see here.
Department of Romance Languages (Dressler Family Traveling Grant - For travel and study in the Romance language countries (e.g. France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Romania, and Latin America). Students must have completed at least one course in Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard. Financial need is a requirement for application. For more info, see here.
Center for Jewish Studies - To support qualified Harvard undergraduates with summer research or study in Jewish studies. For more info., click here.
Cogan Family Fund for Humanitarian Studies - To provide funds for undergraduate and graduate students at Harvard University who are conducting field research related to crisis-affected settings. The fund enables students to obtain international experience and an understanding of the cross-disciplinary nature of humanitarian work. Students interested in advancing research, practice, and policy in the field of humanitarian assistance to populations affected by war, disaster, and other crises are encouraged to apply.
For more info. please visit the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative website: http://hhi.harvard.edu/