If you are presenting at a conference, or if you will incur costs associated with your thesis or capstone project, you can apply for one of the following awards. A student can only receive one conference award and one research award per academic year. If you have questions about your eligibility or the process, be in touch with the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Alyssa Stalsberg Canelli: acanelli@brandeis.edu.
Other award opportunities are available from the Office of Graduate Affairs.
Master's Student Conference Awards
Conference funding for the 2022 to 2023 academic year has now been fully awarded. These awards will reopen for the 2023 to 2024 academic year on July 1, 2023. At that point, you may apply for funding for conferences that occur after July 1, 2023.
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- Master's students from all GSAS programs
- Must be in good academic standing with their program
- Conference must occur between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023
- Presenting a paper or poster, serving on a panel or giving a talk/workshop. Participation in the conference must be evidenced by a listing in the conference’s official program materials.
- Expenses can include travel, lodging, registration fees
- Exclusions: no food, alcohol
- Up to $400 per applicant
- Conference travel/presentation must take place during the academic year in which the student applies.
- GSAS Master's Conference Award Application Form
- Applications will be reviewed and approved on a rolling basis (within 2 weeks of submission) by the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs.
- Please note that there are limited award funds available, so apply as soon as your participation has been confirmed by the conference.
- This application will be open through May 1, 2023. If your conference takes place between May 1, 2023 and June 30, 2023, you must apply for funding by May 1.
- Submit appropriate documentation (conference material/urls, receipts) in a timely way, or the award will be forfeited.
- Meet with a member of the Career and Professional Development team before/after the event to incorporate the award into your resume/CV and other career materials.
Master's Student Research Awards
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- Masters students from all GSAS programs
- Must be in good academic standing with their program
- Research expenses associated with a thesis or capstone project
- Expenses can include: travel, research-related lodging, archival access, research supplies, transcription
- Exclusions: no food, alcohol, Brandeis fees/tuition, laptops, software, hardware, textbooks for courses
- Up to $500 per applicant
- Research must take place during the academic year in which the award is made.
- Deadlines: November 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Applications that are received after November 1 will be held until the March 1, 2023 review cycle.
- Research award applications will be reviewed by a selection committee after the two deadlines, November 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. The selection committee will include the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and the Faculty Director of Professional Development.
- Criteria: clarity of the proposed plan, degree progress to date, feasibility of completing the project as outlined, thesis advisor’s support
- Submit appropriate documentation (receipts) in a timely way, or the award will be forfeited.
- Meet with a member of the Career and Professional Development team to incorporate the award into your resume/CV and other career materials.
