Details

Purpose

SEAP offers research funding to PhD candidates who applied for and did not receive major external research awards.* 

This grant is only available to SEAP PhD candidates who have completed their A-Exams, with preference given to those in the fourth and fifth years of their programs. To apply, students must submit a revised version of a rejected research proposal addressing feedback from committee members and/or external reviewers. The student's Committee Chair must also provide a brief statement of justification for this research proposal, focusing on degree progress and efforts to secure funding. Students may also submit proposals that are pending review.

*Examples of major external awards: Fulbright US Student Program; Fulbright-Hays Program; Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships; Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grants; Wenner-Gren Engaged Research Grants; NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program (GRFP); NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIG)

Amount

Up to $10,000

Eligibility

This grant is only available to SEAP PhD candidates who have completed their A-Exams, with preference given to those in the fourth and fifth years of their programs. To apply, students must submit a revised version of a rejected research proposal addressing feedback from committee members and/or external reviewers.

All applicants must also apply for the Einaudi Center Global PhD Research Awards (due March 7).

Applicants must be 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.

Timeline

Applications due April 17

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:

• A revised version of your original research proposal. The document should include an addendum that describes the feedback you received on the original research proposal from your committee members and/or external reviewers, and how you have incorporated the feedback. Proposals pending review are also acceptable.
• Budget using THIS TEMPLATE
• Other sources of funding
• Letter of recommendation
• Statement of justification from your committee chair for this research proposal, focusing on your degree progress and efforts to secure funding