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Einaudi Center Research Travel Grants for Graduate Students to Southeast Asia are reviewed by SEAP faculty. Therefore, we expect everyone who is eligible to apply for this funding as a priority. We ask that any SEAP student applying for these funds email a budget using THIS TEMPLATE to SEAP Program Manager Colin Peterson (crp88@cornell.edu) so that SEAP faculty can award supplemental funding beyond airfare, as well as cover significant gaps in research needs. Historically, top-off awards have ranged from $300 to $750.

This top-off award 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.

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

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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.

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 15

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

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Purpose

If, for some reason, a SEAP graduate student has research travel 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.

Amount

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

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

Eligibility

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.

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

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International students: Do you plan to travel to a U.S. conference or networking event related to your field of study?

The W. Barlow Ware Rotary Award for International Graduate Student Professional Development provides three awards annually to international graduate and professional students at Cornell. The awards ($650 maximum) support domestic travel and attendance costs for conferences or professional events promoting international graduate students' professional development.

Amount

Up to $650. Award recipients will have funds directly deposited through the Cornell Bursar system. Per U.S. Internal Revenue Service guidelines, 14% of the funds may be withheld for tax purposes. 

Eligibility

Graduate students and students enrolled in Cornell’s professional schools are eligible. In addition, you must be:

• An international student with citizenship outside the United States (nonresident on a Cornell-sponsored student visa)
• Actively engaged with the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies or one of our regional and thematic programs

Requirements

• In your application, you must clearly explain the value of your proposed conference or networking experience—as well as the alignment of your research or professional studies—with one or more of the Seven Rotary Causes:
  • Promoting peace
  • Fighting disease
  • Providing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
  • Saving mothers and children
  • Supporting education
  • Growing local economies
  • Protecting the environment
• Ware Rotary awards support domestic airfare or train/bus, hotel, and other associated costs for attendance at an event directly related to your dissertation, thesis research, or planned professional career.
• The proposed conference, meeting, or event must be held in the United States, with your travel beginning and ending in the U.S.
• You must attend the conference or event described in your application. Awards are not transferable.
• Travel must take place between March 1 and August 15, 2025, and cannot be funded retroactively.

Reporting

Post-event reporting is mandatory for all award recipients. By applying, you agree to complete the following reporting no later than August 29, 2025:

• Provide proof of event attendance, such as a registration email and a copy of the conference program.
• Provide a testimonial stating how your attendance benefited your professional development and promoted one or more of the Seven Rotary Causes.
• Photos of you attending your event are appreciated! Please sign this multimedia release before submitting photos.

Questions?

Email the Einaudi Center.