Details

Purpose

Graduate students: If, for some reason, a SEAP student has travel research needs for which applying for the Einaudi Center Research Travel Grant for Graduate Students is not possible, SEAP provides up to $3,000 in funding. This award is available for research that is off-cycle (primarily due to a student's matriculation date), either independently or as part of a class. Students should not use this award in lieu of the Einaudi Center Research Travel Grant + SEAP Top-Off Award funding that is part of the annual spring semester application cycle. The SEAP Flexible Research Travel Grant is intended for extraordinary research needs, which you must present in writing along with your budget. Receiving this award requires submitting applications for the Einaudi Center Research Travel Grant and the Graduate School Research Travel Grant, if possible.

Terminal master’s degree students whose studies/research involve fieldwork or archival work on Southeast Asian topics and demonstrate a need for funding support may also use this award for a master’s thesis/project on any time frame with a budget up to $5,000.

Undergraduate students: SEAP provides undergraduate students with travel funding up to $3,000 for international study or research in Southeast Asia, either independently or as part of a class. Only undergraduate students who have taken at least one semester of a Southeast Asian language and/or a Southeast Asian studies area course are eligible to apply.

Amount

Up to $3,000 for graduate and undergraduate students for off-cycle research/study

Up to $5,000 for terminal master's degree students for research on any time frame

Eligibility

Graduate students: This grant is only available to doctoral and master's students who are core members of SEAP, which is determined at the discretion of SEAP core faculty based on a student’s commitment to Southeast Asian scholarship as demonstrated through factors such as: whether a SEAP core faculty member is on a student's academic committee; the active participation of a student in SEAP programming and events; research focus; language learning; and coursework. To receive this award, students must also apply for the Einaudi Center's Research Travel Grant for Graduate Students, the Graduate School's Research Travel Grant, and any departmental awards.

Undergraduate students: Only undergraduate students who have taken at least one semester of a Southeast Asian language and/or a Southeast Asian studies area course are eligible to apply.

Timeline

Fall applications are reviewed on October 15.

Spring applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. 

Questions?

Please direct any questions to SEAP Program Manager Colin Peterson (crp88@cornell.edu).

How to Apply

Please use the “Apply” button below to create and submit an application using the Einaudi Center Funding Application website (Cornell NetID login required). Required materials include:

• Project proposal. The proposal should contain a title, abstract, objectives, activities, timeline, and outcomes. 
• Budget using THIS TEMPLATE
• Other sources of funding
• Letter of recommendation