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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
Dylan Rodgers pushes a wheelbarrow alongside two workers in Nepal.

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Deadline:
Timeframe: Spring
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program sends U.S. citizens to more than 160 countries to study, research, and teach English abroad.
A Global Scholar talks with their hands to another student, standing alongside a final art project.

Undergraduate Global Scholars

Deadline:
Timeframe: Fall
Contribute to the conversation about the future of international aid as a Global Scholar with the Einaudi Center!
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Global Internships

Our internships connect you with global practitioners partnering with our regional and thematic programs, community NGOs, and faculty conducting international research. You'll meet mentors and colleagues working in the international arena, polish your real-world skills and language learning, and advance your career goals.
SEAP Director Abby Cohn presenting at a conference

SEAP Conference Travel Grant

PurposeSEAP offers travel funding for graduate students to present at conferences.
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SEAP Engaged Travel Grant

Receive up to $3,000 of funding for international study or research.