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Einaudi Center for International Studies

Cornell University

Funding Opportunities for Students

The Einaudi Center sent more than 50 undergraduates around the world on summer internships and fieldwork, funded international research travel for 75 graduate students, and launched 10 Cornellians into Fulbright experiences in 2025.

We offer funding opportunities for undergraduates and graduates with deadlines throughout the academic year. Our support can help you engage with global cultures, advance your career goals, travel for international research projects, or host a campus event with your student organization. 

Featured Opportunities

Global Scholars

Global Scholar Mira DeGregory stands and talks with a student in front of her painting at the student showcase.

Lead the campus conversation on international aid

Travel Grants

Alonso Alegre-Bravo studied electricity access in Guatemala

Fund your international research travel

Global Internships

Radicalization Research in Spain

Advance your career with hands-on learning

Laidlaw Scholars Program: Research in Kenya

Laidlaw alum Eli Newell '24 reflects on his collaboration with researchers and educators to explore how human waste streams can benefit agricultural systems by creating fertilizers and feeds.

"Participating in the Laidlaw Scholars Program has been a great privilege of my time at Cornell. The two-year duration of the scholarship has allowed me to be intensely involved with my professor’s research program at Cornell and with her partner in Kenya, introducing me to the best colleagues and most rewarding experiences." —Eli Newell '24

All Funding Opportunities for Students

Funding Opportunities are sorted chronologically from oldest to newest by application deadline and timeframe.
Application Deadline
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Luigi Einaudi Graduate Dissertation Fellowship

Deadline:
Timeframe: Spring
The award provides a semester or year of funding to graduate students in modern European government, history, economics, and related social science fields. 
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Manon Michels Einaudi Grant

Deadline:
Timeframe: Spring
The award supports graduate research in these fields: European art and architecture, art history, literature, philosophy, and culture.
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Michael J. Harum Memorial Award for Students of Slavic Languages

Deadline:
Timeframe: Spring
The award supports Cornell undergraduates while they continue their language studies in countries where a Slavic language is spoken. 
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Michele Sicca Research Grant

Deadline:
Timeframe: Spring
The award supports graduate research focused on European studies.
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Susan Tarrow Fellowship for Research in Europe

Deadline:
Timeframe: Spring
This award supports undergraduate students in all fields of study pursuing research projects focused on Europe.
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International Research Travel Grants

Deadline:
Do you need to travel internationally for your graduate research or field work? If you’re traveling between the United States and a host country for your dissertation or thesis research—or for other academic experiences in the international arena—Einaudi can help you get there. 
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Milton L. Barnett Scholarship for Malaysian Studies

Deadline:
Timeframe: Spring
Studying Malaysia? Apply for funding now.
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Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) Language Scholarship

Deadline:
Timeframe: Spring
Receive a full scholarship to study a Southeast Asian language for eight weeks this summer!
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SEAP Research Grant for Doctoral Candidates

Deadline:
Timeframe: Spring
PurposeSEAP offers research funding to PhD candidates who applied for and did not receive major external research awards.* 
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Harrop and Ruth Freeman Prize and Fellowship in Peace Studies

Deadline:
Timeframe: Spring
The Freeman Prize is awarded annually to a Cornell graduating senior or graduating master's student.