Research, Travel, and Internship Grants
The Davis Center offers grants to Harvard graduate students for research travel and/or internships to the former Soviet Union or Eastern Europe. The maximum stipend is $5,000 and can be used during the summer or academic year.
New opportunity for research travel to Georgia
The Davis Center encourages graduate student research in Georgia by offering two $5,000 research travel grants for use during summer 2024 or academic year 2024-2025. These grants are competitive and extend to all disciplines, including STEM and the Arts. If you wish to apply to this opportunity, please clearly indicate this in your proposal.
Eligibility
The competition is open to Harvard doctoral and master’s candidates whose research focuses on Russia, Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, and/or Central Asia, and who intend to travel to those regions to complete their research. Funding priority is given to doctoral candidates in the humanities or social sciences, as well as to first-year master’s degree candidates in the program in Regional Studies: Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia (REECA).
Application
Applications for summer 2024 and the 2024–25 academic year are due by Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 11:59pm EST.
Please apply using the FAS Common Application for Research and Travel (CARAT).
All proposals must include alternate plans that cover the possibility that research or internships may not be possible as originally conceived. Alternate proposal plans may include domestic travel in the United States, language study, and/or virtual research opportunities that do not involve travel. All proposals must include a detailed plan and corresponding budget.
Directions
- In CARAT, select the grant "Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Graduate Research Travel Grant."
- Arrange for one letter of recommendation to be uploaded to CARAT directly.
- Include a current printed grade report from the Registrar’s Office (an official transcript is not necessary). To access and print your grade report, go to http://my.harvard.edu and sign in. Click on "Campus Resources." Under "FAS Academics," click on "Online Student Record."
- Have questions about the application or about research travel in the region? Contact Kate Flaherty.
COVID-19 Update
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