Details

IAD offers research grants to enrolled Cornell PhD students to conduct field research in Africa. 

Eligibility

Eligible candidates must have a substantive research focus on Africa and research must be conducted in Africa. Grants are not intended to cover international travel costs (flights from the U.S. to the country of study) but may supplement additional grants from the Einaudi Center Travel Grant. Awards range between $1,500 - $4,000. Students who have previously received an IAD Field Research grant may not apply again.

Criteria

• Research is directly related to African development; proposal and research plan are detailed, feasible, and can be done in the allotted time; research budget is reasonable,  and field research is integral to the applicant’s dissertation

Details

A rare opportunity has emerged for graduate students conducting research on Caribbean topics. As part of ongoing efforts to promote Caribbean Studies at Cornell, the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program is offering funding to conduct research that requires students to travel to the Caribbean or to libraries, archives, or other sites outside the Caribbean that hold collections or resources for the study of the Caribbean and its diasporas. Cornell graduate students in all disciplines are eligible to apply. The research should be conducted during Summer 2025 or Academic Year 2025-2026 and grantees are expected to submit a brief report (500 words) of what they accomplished with the funding.

Applications must include a brief description of the research topic, including information about the proposed research sites, a budget, and a research schedule. This description should not exceed 500 words. Requested funds should not exceed $2,000.

Please submit applications as a Word or PDF file to Ernesto Bassi (eb577@cornell.edu) and Judith Byfield (jab632@cornell.edu). If you have any questions, please email professors Bassi and Byfield.

Details

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

Details

LACS will offer up to three research grants to qualified graduate students who need to conduct field research over the summer of 2026.

Amount

Up to $1000 each.

Eligibility

Criteria for selection includes a substantive focus on Latin America or the Caribbean. Such grants are not intended to cover international travel costs (flights from the U.S. to the country of study). If you need a grant for the cost of international airfare to get to the country of your study site from the U.S., please apply for an Einaudi Center Travel Grant.  

How to Apply

Click the apply button below to access the online funding application. Applicants are asked to provide:

1. A proposal of the work to be undertaken, including a detailed budget.
2. A tentative itinerary/schedule.
3. A of list previous and current grant monies received.
4. A faculty recommendation from within the applicant's area of study.

Notification of awardee selection will be sent by late March.

If your proposal includes travel to an elevated risk country, you will need to submit a request to ITART to travel. In the event that you receive Einaudi travel grant funds, the award will not be released until you complete the ITART application process. You are strongly encouraged to have a back-up plan for your project in the event that your ITART application is denied, or if the country to which you are traveling should become an elevated risk country subsequent to receiving your travel grant.

Questions

Contact the Program Manager (lacs@cornell.edu) if you have questions. 

Details

LACS provides up to $500 grants to fund travel to graduate students to present at conferences during the period from September 1, 2026 through August 15, 2027. Rolling Application process until our limited funds is exhausted. 

Students should be presenting or displaying a poster at a conference focused on Latin America and/or the Caribbean. An award may only be granted once per funding cycle year (October-September) and only after the student applies for funding from their department and/or the Graduate School.

You will be asked to provide an invitation letter to the conference later in the process and before a decision is made.

Amount 

Up to $500. 

Eligibility

Award may only be granted once per academic year and only after or at the same time the graduate student applies for funding from their department and/or Graduate School.

How to Apply

Click the apply button below to access the online funding application. 

If your proposal includes travel to an elevated risk country, you will need to submit a request to ITART to travel. In the event that you receive Einaudi travel grant funds, the award will not be released until you complete the ITART application process. You are strongly encouraged to have a back-up plan for your project in the event that your ITART application is denied, or if the country to which you are traveling should become an elevated risk country subsequent to receiving your travel grant.

Questions

Contact the Program Manager (lacs@cornell.edu) if you have questions. 

Details

The Michael C. Latham Travel Award provides Cornell graduate students enrolled in a development-related field with travel support for conferences within the continental United States. These grants help cover expenses related to conference participation (travel, lodging, conference fees, etc.). Topics should be relevant to African development.

The award is named for Michael C. Latham, MD, who was professor emeritus, graduate school professor of nutritional sciences, and director of the international nutrition program at Cornell.

Eligibility

Master's and PhD students enrolled at Cornell who have been invited to present papers at professional conferences.

Amount

Awards are made on a case-by-case basis with a rolling deadline. The maximum amount awarded is $500.

How to Apply

For more information or to apply, send us an email with the particulars of the conference you wish to attend.  

Details

The Department of Asian Studies provides funding for travel and living expenses for the study, service, or research, in an Asian country.

Students receiving grants are responsible for managing all aspects of their trip including:

• Making their own travel itinerary.
• Arranging travel and accommodations.
• Managing their own budgets.

At the end of the travel recipients must provide documentation of travel and submit a 3-5-page report summarizing the language and cultural experiences. 

Eligibility

Applicants may be from any college or major; their proposed project must relate to their area of study.

Applicants should have a strong cumulative GPA, a well-articulated project, and submit an appropriate budget. 

Priority will be given to students who:

• have completed 2 years of language work in the relevant language prior to the intended travel;
• have no prior travel experience in the area of travel;
• and are Asian Studies majors or minors.

Awardees must be enrolled at Cornell in the semester following travel.

How to Apply

Applicants must also complete an application form, and provide the following:

• a 1500-word proposal about the plan of study or service or research (consisting of the title of the project, project summary, project detail, a detailed project timeline, and a detailed budget);
• a list of the current Academic Year Fall and Spring courses;
• two letters of academic recommendation, one from a language teacher (preferably of a language relevant to proposal) emailed to asianstudiesdus@cornell.edu*,
• letter of recommendation from host institution if you are doing a service project emailed to asianstudiesdus@cornell.edu*.

To apply for a travel grant, or to ask for more information, contact Erin Kotmel, undergraduate coordinator for the Department of Asian Studies. You can also find more information in the travel grant frequently asked questions.

Details

SEAP offers travel funding for graduate students to present at conferences. Students may receive one award per year (July 1 to June 30), and only after applying for the Graduate School Conference Travel Grant and departmental conference travel funding. 

Amount

Up to $500

Eligibility

Applicants must be PhD or master's students affiliated with SEAP

To receive this award, students must also apply for the Graduate School Conference Travel Grant and departmental conference travel funding.

Timeline

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis on September 15, December 15, March 15, and June 15.

Questions?

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

How to Apply

Send a written email request with the following information to SEAP Program Manager Colin Peterson (crp88@cornell.edu):

• Conference travel budget, including other funding for which you have secured and/or applied
• Paper abstract
• Invitation/acceptance letter to the conference

Details

Planning an international trip?

Students may apply to SEAP for up to $3,000 of funding for international study or research in Southeast Asia, as part of a class or independently. Complete the online application describing your plans, how the experience fits in with your academic goals and pathway, and explaining your sources of funding and anticipated expenses. Apply at least six weeks before your planned travel. For winter break travel, the application period is open.

Amount

Up to $3,000.

Eligibility

• Undergraduates who have taken at least one semester of a Southeast Asian Language and/or a Southeast Asia area studies course.

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 (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
• Letter of recommendation

Details

Do you need to travel internationally for your graduate research or fieldwork?

The Einaudi Center sponsors international travel for individual Cornell graduate students. If you’re traveling between the United States and a host country for activities directly related to your dissertation or thesis research, Einaudi can help you get there.

Applications Open

Monday, November 17, 2025

Amount

Up to $3,000 to cover international airfare for activities directly related to your dissertation or thesis research.

Einaudi Travel Grants Send Grad Students Abroad

Read about how Einaudi travel grants supported research travel for Seongmin Shin to Kenya and Yoselyn Hernández Chaves to Costa Rica. Last year 83 graduate students found support for their fieldwork at Einaudi!

Eligibility

All applicants must be enrolled in an approved course of study at Cornell University leading to a master's or PhD degree. Graduate students or students enrolled in Cornell’s professional schools are eligible, with the following exceptions:

• Students graduating in May 2026
• Students who have not used 2025 awards

You may only receive two Einaudi travel grants during your time at Cornell. Groups are not eligible to apply, as grants are awarded on an individual basis. 

Travel must occur between May 1, 2026 and August 31, 2027.

Requirements 

• Awards are based on the proposal submitted at the time of application. You may change your travel dates within the travel date parameters, but you cannot change your proposal.
• To receive the award and travel approval, you are required to participate in a short online international travel predeparture orientation.
• You must submit photos of your boarding passes as proof of travel within 30 days of the end of your funded travel. (We will not accept tickets or travel itineraries.)

Travel Requirements

• Travel must take place between May 1, 2026, and August 31, 2027, and cannot be funded retroactively. The minimum stay abroad is 14 days.
• Travel must originate and end in the United States. You must depart and return to a major international airport.
• Cornell travelers are required to comply with the Fly America Act. Please choose American Airlines when possible.
• Awardees must register their Einaudi-supported travel in the Cornell Travel Registry no earlier than eight weeks and no later than four weeks prior to travel. You must follow all university travel policies and have ITART approval if you travel to an elevated risk destination.

Questions?

Email the Einaudi Center at travelgrants@einaudi.cornell.edu.