International PhD Students in the Humanities at UF have made us aware that international graduate students are not eligible for many of the humanities grant and fellowship competitions listed in the Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere’s graduate student funding opportunities database. As a result, we are pleased to list resources and funding opportunities below for which we know international students are eligible to apply. This list is non-exhaustive. Many of the opportunities listed in other sections of our Grants/Resources database may be relevant, and if you come across other fellowships and grants to which international students may apply, please email us at humanities-center@ufl.edu so that we can add those here. We thank Dr. Poushali Bhadury and Dr. Rebecca Devlin for their assistance in creating this resource for future international students.
Resources
UF and a number of outside organizations maintain lists and databases of funding opportunities and provide helpful guides.
- Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere Grants/Resources maintains a non-exhaustive list of opportunities found here at the top of this page.
- The UF Library Guide for Grants and Fellowships/Funding Opportunities is compiled by Bess de Farber, Libraries’ Grant Manager. These resources will help you search and find valuable information about deadlines, funding agencies, books, articles, and tools for supporting your grants seeking activities.
- The UF Scholarship Search Engine, maintained by the Office for Student Financial Affairs, is a searchable database of both college-awarded and private scholarships available at the University of Florida.
- UF Office of Research External Funding Opportunity Resources is updated weekly with both internal and external funding opportunities. This is also where UF announces required internal coordination procedures for limited submission programs. Sign up for weekly alerts when the page is updated.
- Home ministries of education or equivalent/related offices often provide lists and resources about opportunities.
- In an effort to promote the internationalization process of the University of Florida, the UF International Center Scholarships and Awards page lists scholarships and awards list for students, faculty, and staff.
- The CLAS Dean’s Office Scholarships page lists a number of different opportunities. Applications are usually due in the fall semester with awards are given over the spring or summer semester.
- The Graduate School has Scholarships and Fellowships available for CLAS students.
- UF Center for Latin American Studies maintains a list of Student Funding including book scholarships, grad assistantships, fellowships, and more.
- Colfuturo seeks to help graduates and postgraduates in their research in the hopes that beneficiaries will return to Colombia and contribute their knowledge to the development of the country. In in addition to creating the Networks and Employment Program, Colfuturo also maintains a list of financial opportunities for graduates and postgraduates.
- The International Education Financial Aid database has resources for financial aid, college scholarship and grant information for US and international students wishing to study abroad, with a database of over 2,000 programs of financial aid for international education. Some resources are specific to the student’s home country or field of study while others are more general.
- The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers scholarships and maintains a scholarship database for international students, graduates, and researchers studying or teaching in Germany. The organization also offers a number of useful guides for German students abroad and foreigner academics working and studying in Germany.
Grant & Fellowship Opportunities
American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowships
For more than 50 years, the American Institute of Indian Studies has provided funding to pre- and post-doctoral scholars and artists in pursuit of knowledge about India. The AIIS fellowship competition is not restricted to those from its member institutions. Non-U.S. citizens may apply as long as they are either graduate students or full-time faculty at colleges and universities in the United States. Approximately 35 fellowships are awarded each year.
American Musicological Society Howard Mayer Brown Fellowship
Intended to increase the presence of minority scholars and teachers in musicology, the fellowship supports one year of graduate work for a student at a U.S. or Canadian university who is a member of a historically underrepresented group, including, in the U.S., African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans, and, in Canada, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. The fellowship carries a twelve-month stipend, currently set at $24,000.
The Leakey Foundation Baldwin Fellowships
Franklin Mosher Baldwin Memorial Fellowships are intended for students with citizenship in a country where there are limited opportunities for advanced training and education in fields of research related to human origins. This program makes it possible for scholars to pursue education or training from an institution outside of their home country.
Nankai University Admission for International Students
Nankai University, located in Tianjin, is a key multidisciplinary and research-oriented university directly administered by the Ministry of Education. Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree and be healthy, non-Chinese citizens and foreign passport holders, with no criminal record in China. The length of study is 2-3 years, but students can apply for an extension of no more than 1 year if they meet the requirements of the university.
The Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) Myrna F. Bernath Fellowship
Awarded biannually, the Myrna F. Bernath Fellowship was established by the Bernath family to promote scholarship in U.S. foreign relations history by women. The Myrna Bernath Fellowship of up to $2,500 is intended to defray the costs of scholarly research by women.
Williams College Gaius Charles Bolin Fellowship
The Gaius Charles Bolin Fellowships at Williams College promote diversity on college faculties by encouraging graduate students from underrepresented groups to complete a terminal graduate degree and pursue careers in college teaching. The fellowship was established in 1985 to address the shortage of faculty of color in US colleges and universities.
Dissertation Completion
Delores Auzenne Dissertation Award
The Delores Auzenne Dissertation Award was established to assist underrepresented doctoral students with little or no funding to complete their dissertations. The program provides funding to Ph.D. candidates in the advanced stages of their dissertations. The award provides up to $15,000, and up to 5 credit hours of in-state tuition and fees.
Research Project Funding
New England Regional Fellowship Consortium
The New England Regional Fellowship Consortium, a collaboration of 30 major cultural agencies, will offer at least least two dozen awards in the 2022-2023 application cycle. Each grant will provide a stipend of $5,000 for a minimum of eight weeks of research at participating institutions. Awards are open to U.S. citizens and foreign nationals who hold the necessary U.S. government documents. Grants are designed to encourage projects that draw on the resources of several agencies.
The United States-Indonesia Society Sumitro Fellows Program
The Sumitro Fellows Program awards grants to American and Indonesian scholars for field research on U.S. – Indonesia relations and political-economic themes. It provides a $10,000 travel/study grant for post-doctoral scholars, PhD candidates, senior academics, and otherwise professionally qualified candidates to engage in field research.
J.S. Lee Memorial Fellowship Program
Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree or above in Chinese art history, museum management, archaeology, cultural relic restoration, museum education, museology or related majors. It is required that the applicant to be based in a museum or an institution in a place outside of his / her habitual residence. Fields of Fellowship supported include Chinese art history, curatorship, archaeology, conservation, museum management and museum education. Applicants should master the language of the country they intend to travel to.
Awards and Scholarships
Inlaks Shivdasant Foundation Scholarships
Inlaks Scholarships provide the opportunity to young people with exceptional talent in most fields to broaden their vision abroad and improve their skills to operate in society, thus making them a future vehicle of change in their environment. Scholarships are granted to bright young Indian students to read at top rated American, European and UK institutions for a full-time Masters, M.Phil or a Doctorate programme.
Taraknath Das Foundation Fellowship
This award is available to graduate students who are Indian passport holders and have completed one or more years of graduate study in the United States. Award Amount: Approximately $3,000 to $7,000 annually, non-renewable. This amount can vary based on the recipient’s financial need and the amount of funding available. The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $3,500.
Kosciuszko Foundation Tuition Scholarships for American Students of Polish Descent
Kosciuszko Foundation Tuition Scholarships support American students of Polish descent for graduate level studies in the U.S., such as masters and Ph.D. studies, at colleges and universities in the United States. Scholarships range from $1,000 to $7,000.
National Italian American Foundation Scholarship Program
The National Italian American Foundation administers nearly 200 scholarships annually, ranging in value from $2,500 to $12,000 to Italian American students studying a wide variety of subjects. Applicants must be a United States Citizen or permanent resident alien and have Italian American ancestry.
The Richard A. Horovitz Fund for Professional Development
The Horovitz Fund is dedicated to African artists and scholars in the humanities and social sciences. A one-time award is granted to one or two students for graduate study for a 12 month period. The amount of the award normally ranges from $6,000 to $8,000.