Graduate Funding Resources
Links are current as of May 2019:
Pre-Dissertation Research Grants:
- UNC Center for Global Initiatives (CGI)
- SSRC Dissertation Proposal Development (DPD) Program
- Archie Green Fellowship in Occupational Folklife
Language Learning Fellowships:
- FLAS – language specific, both summer and/or year
External Summer Funding Opportunities:
- Duke Engage Program
- Center for the Study of Religion and Cities (Morgan State University)
- Digital Hammurabi (Ancient Near East research)
External Research Grants:
- SSRC International Dissertation Research Fellowships (IDRF) Program
- American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT)
- Albright Fellowships (for work in Jerusalem/Israel, both short and long term)
- Royal Numismatic Society (research and travel)
- The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Mellon Fellowship for Dissertation Research in Original Sources
- Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
- American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) Study of Collections Fellowship (travel + research)
- Wenner Gren Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant
External Dissertation Completion Fellowships:
- Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
- Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships
- The Institute of Turkish Studies
- American Association of University Women (AAUW) Dissertation Fellowship
- Association for Jewish Studies (AJS) Dissertation Completion Fellowship
- Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust Dissertation Completion (Humanities)
- Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
- Lake Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
UNC Funding Opportunities:
- UNC Graduate School Funding (general)
- Summer Research Fellowships
- Off-Campus Dissertation Fellowships
- Dissertation Completion Fellowships
- Graduate Tuition Incentive Scholarships (GTIS)
(Scholarship is used when outside funding is secured for either a semester or a year, but it does not cover tuition costs.) - Humanities for the Public Good
- Digital Innovation Lab (Dissertation and Research)
- Carolina Center for Jewish Studies (Summer, Research, Travel, and Writing)
- Timothy P. Mooney Travel Award for Archeology
- James Peacock Reach Fellowship (UNC, Alt-Ac Career Exploration)
- Study of the American South (Travel)
- Center for the Study of the American South (Summer)
- Initiative for Minority Excellence Travel Grant
- PEO Scholar Awards for women
- Graduate Certificate in Participatory Research (GCPR) Seed Grant Awards
- Humanities for Public Good Fellowship
- The Maynard Adams Fellowship for the Public Humanities
- Humanities Professional Pathway Award
- Migration & Mobility Critical Issues Project Award
- (Beyond the) Campus Programs Fund
- Richard Bland Fellowship – Professional Pathways Program
- RELI Graduate Student Emergency Support Fund
American Academy of Religion Grants and Awards Programs:
Non-Departmental Teaching Opportunities:
- UNC Women’s and Gender Studies
- UNC Asian Studies
- Duke International Comparative Studies Program
- UNC Writing Center Teaching Assistantships
Additional Training & Workshops:
- Wabash Teaching Seminar for Doctoral Students
- American Examples Mentorship Group
- Building Future Faculty Program
Other:
- In addition to the links above, the following article (dated July 31, 2019) lists funding opportunities focused on students working in the ancient classical world: https://medium.com/@billbeck/funding-opportunities-for-graduate-students-of-classical-philology-ancient-history-and-classical-6d1cc64d9744