Fellowships and Grants
Brandeis graduate students regularly receive fellowships and grants to support their MA and PhD research. This page lists funds available through Brandeis University (internal) as well as other associations (external) where students can apply for grants. You can also use this spreadsheet of fellowships to view and sort by application deadlines.
In the 2022-2023 academic year, more than twenty GSAS students received external fellowships or grants! They shared a range of advice for their peers. Alexandra Burkot, a Musicology PhD student who received a Schwarz Fellowship for Research on Music, said, "Ask people outside of your discipline to review your work...you want to make sure that you are able to speak to multiple audiences without compromising your scholarship." Katherine Seavey, a Psychology PhD student who received a Larry J. Siegel Graduate Fellowship and an ATSA Pre-Doctoral Research Award, said, "I would suggest that people look for funding opportunities in their really specific area of research...[Doing] this made it feel like less work to frame my proposal to be relevant to the funding organization." And Alexandra Szabo, a History PhD student who received a Margee and Douglas Greenberg Research Fellowship, said, "Just apply without questioning yourself...embrace rejection because it helps in perfecting proposals and also in understanding that rejection in academia is not personal, it's part of the process." Check out the linked article for more information and great advice!
For a list of additional recent Brandeis recipients, see below.
Meredith Monaghan (monaghan@brandeis.edu), the Director of Academic Fellowships for the Academic Services team, supports students applying for Boren Fellowships, Fulbright Study/Research Abroad Awards, Fulbright Hays, Fulbright IIE, Critical Languages Scholarship, and the Ford Foundation Fellowship Program. Email Meredith and set up a time to talk about preparing materials, especially personal statements and proposals.
The Mandel Center for the Humanities is currently providing exciting new funding opportunities for graduate students in the humanities, arts, and humanistic social sciences. These include research grants of up to $2,000, dissertation writing retreats, and writing accountability groups for doctoral students. They also maintain a list of external funding opportunities (scroll down to the bottom of the page).
Brandeis University Funds (Internal)
Research Funds Available Through Brandeis University
GSAS Funding
GSAS Master's Student Research and Conference Awards
Provides master's students from any discipline up to $200 for conference presentation expenses and up to $400 to help cover research expenses associated with the thesis or capstone project. Learn more about master's student research and conference awards.
GSAS PhD Student Research and Conference Awards
Provides PhD students from any discipline up to $400 for conference presentation expenses and up to $800 to help cover research expenses associated with the dissertation project. Learn more about PhD student research and conference awards.
Other University Funding
The Mandel Center for the Humanities
The Mandel Center for the Humanities funding page lists up-to-date funding opportunities for the Humanities and Social Sciences, both through the Mandel Center as well as outside the University. Learn more about funding opportunities through the Mandel Center for the Humanities.
GSA Travel and Research Grants
These grants provide funds to conduct research, primarily for a thesis or the “major project” required by some graduate programs. Grants are typically in the $150-$300 range. Learn more about the GSA Travel and Research Grants.
Provost Award
An award in the $500-$1,000 range to support an ABD-doctoral candidate's dissertation-related research expenses. Note: this award is managed and sponsored by Graduate Affairs, not GSAS. Learn more about the Provost Award.
COMPACT
The Samuels Center for Community Partnerships and Civic Transformation (COMPACT) offers up to $3500 to fund community engaged research projects. Learn more about COMPACT.
Center for German and European Studies German Studies Research and Travel Grants
Awards of up to $500 for the purchase of books, films, news and journal subscriptions, and online conferences or cultural event fees for projects related or connected to Germany, German-speaking countries, German culture, language, history, and politics. Learn more about the German Studies Research and Travel Grants.
Crown Center for Middle Eastern Studies Research and Study Grants
Maximum grant award is $5000 for research expenses, supporting an internship, study of a Middle Eastern Language or relevant Middle East topics. Learn more about the Crown Center Research and Study Grants.Schusterman Center for Israel Studies Research and Study Grants
Awards of $500-1000 for pre-dissertation and dissertation research in Israel Studies. Schusterman Center doctoral students will be eligible for up to a total of $5000 in research support from the Schusterman Center during the course of their five-year fellowship. Learn more about the Schusterman Center Research Grants.
Tauber Center Micro-Grants for Social Justics
Time-sensitive micro-grants up to $400, which may be used to support academic research, creative projects, and educational initiatives. Learn more about the Tauber Center Micro-Grants for Social Justice.Hadassah Brandeis Institute HBI Research Awards
Junior grants up to $2,000 awarded to graduate students enrolled in recognized PhD programs and new scholars — generally within two years of receiving a PhD. Senior grants up to $5,000 are awarded to established scholars and professionals. Learn more about the Hadassah Brandeis Institute HBI Research Awards.
Department of Anthropology Departmental Grants
Funds available to support Anthropology graduate student research and other professional activities. Learn more about the Department of Anthropology Departmental Grants for Anthropology graduate students.
International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life Maurice J. and Fay B. Karpf and Ari Hahn Peace Awards
One award for a graduate student ranging from $100-$3000. Learn more about the Maurice J. and Fay B. Karpf and Ari Hahn Peace Awards.
Funding Available Outside of Brandeis (External)
Creative Arts
Early Stage
Dissertation
American-Scandinavian Foundation The Foundation awards up to $5,000-23,000 to support research or study in one or more Scandinavian countries for one year.
Asian Cultural Council Humanities Fellowship The Asian Cultural Council supports cultural exchange between Asia and the United States in the performing and visual arts, primarily by providing individual fellowship grants to artists, scholars, students, and specialists from Asia for study, research, travel and creative work in the United States.
Fulbright, Institute of International Education (IIE) The Fulbright is awarded for study or research abroad, and is administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE) on behalf of the U.S. Information Agency.
Smithsonian Fellowships The Smithsonian administers a variety of in-residence fellowships at museums, research institutes, and offices of the Smithsonian Institution.
Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowships This fellowship awards of up to $25,000 for analysis and dissertation write up for research on education in a range of disciplines and professional fields.
Final Year Writing
American Research Center in Egypt ARCE administers fellowships for study in Egypt by students enrolled in doctoral programs (humanities, fine arts, social sciences) at North American universities and for postdoctoral scholars and professionals affiliated with North American universities and research institutions.
Getty Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships Getty Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships are intended for emerging scholars to complete work on projects related to the Getty Research Institute's annual theme.
Presidential Management Fellows Program The Presidential Management Fellows Program offers federal government opportunities to students from a variety of disciplines who have a clear interest in public policy.
Humanities
Early Stage
American Political Science Association (APSA) The American Political Science Association is the leading professional organization for the study of political science. Funding opportunities include: Congressional Fellowship Program, Minority Fellows Program, Small Research Grant Program, APSA Centennial Center Visiting Scholars Program.
DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Autausch Dienst) This program, sponsored by the German government, provides a fellowship for research in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans The Fellowship awards grants of up to $90,000 for two years.
Dissertation
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) The mission of the ACLS is the advancement of humanistic studies in all fields of learning in the humanities and the social sciences, and the maintenance and strengthening of relations among the national societies devoted to such studies.
American Political Science Association (APSA) The American Political Science Association is the leading professional organization for the study of political science. Funding opportunities include: Congressional Fellowship Program, Minority Fellows Program, Small Research Grant Program, APSA Centennial Center Visiting Scholars Program.
American-Scandinavian Foundation The Foundation awards up to $5,000-23,000 to support research or study in one or more Scandinavian countries for one year.
Asian Cultural Council Humanities Fellowship The Asian Cultural Council supports cultural exchange between Asia and the United States in the performing and visual arts, primarily by providing individual fellowship grants to artists, scholars, students, and specialists from Asia for study, research, travel and creative work in the United States.
Association for Jewish Studies Dissertation Completion Fellowship The Dissertation Completion Fellowships encourage the timely completion of doctorates by the most promising graduate students in the field of Jewish Studies.
Boren Fellowship — National Security Education Program The National Security Education Program (NSEP) Boren Fellowships provides a unique funding opportunity for U.S. Students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests.
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation Doctoral Fellowships This foundation supports the international scholarly exchange to enhance the understanding of Chinese culture and society overseas.
Civil Society Scholar Awards Civil Society Scholar Awards support international academic mobility to enable doctoral students and university faculty to access resources essential to their professional development as a scholar, teacher, or public intellectual.
The Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship The purpose of this fellowship is to fund graduate students studying and conducting research in the U.S. who have demonstrated a need for financial assistance.
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program (DDRA) is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern languages and area studies in the United States by providing opportunities for scholars to conduct doctoral dissertation research abroad.
Fulbright, Institute of International Education (IIE) The Fulbright is awarded for study or research abroad, and is administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE) on behalf of the U.S. Information Agency.
Huntington Library Fellowship The Huntington is a collections-based research institute, which promotes humanities scholarship on the basis of its library holdings and art collections and awards over 150 research fellowships annually.
The Inter-American Foundation Grassroots Development Fellowships AF Fellowships support dissertation research in Latin America and the Caribbean undertaken by students who have advanced to PhD candidacy in a university in the United States.
International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships The International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) program supports distinguished graduate students in the humanities and social sciences conducting dissertation research outside the United States for 75 fellows annually.
Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace Dissertation Fellowships The Jennings Randolph Program awards $20,000 for dissertation research and/or writing on international conflict and peace.
John Carter Brown Library Research Fellowships The Jennings Randolph Program awards $20,000 for dissertation research and/or writing on international conflict and peace.
Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation fellowships are for students who are enrolled in a doctoral program in a graduate school in the U.S. and will complete all doctoral requirements except the dissertation and be ready to start research as early as June 1 and no later than September 1 with approval of the dissertation proposal six months before the starting date.
Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture Doctoral Scholarships The purpose of the MFJC’s Doctoral Scholarship Program is to help train qualified individuals for careers in Jewish scholarship and research.
The Saul Kagan Fellowship in Advanced Shoah Studies Fellowships are awarded to outstanding PhD candidates who exhibit strong personal commitment to Holocaust memory, demonstrate excellence in academic achievement, and possess the potential to provide outstanding professional leadership that will shape the future of Shoah scholarship.
Smithsonian Fellowships. The Smithsonian administers a variety of in-residence fellowships at museums, research institutes, and offices of the Smithsonian Institution.
Social Science Research Council (SSRC) The Social Science Research Council brings necessary knowledge to public issues.
Final Year Writing
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) The mission of the ACLS is the advancement of humanistic studies in all fields of learning in the humanities and the social sciences, and the maintenance and strengthening of relations among the national societies devoted to such studies.
American Research Center in Egypt ARCE administers fellowships for study in Egypt by students enrolled in doctoral programs (humanities, fine arts, social sciences) at North American universities and for postdoctoral scholars and professionals affiliated with North American universities and research institutions.
Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies The Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies supports anthropologists, economists, political scientists, sociologists, and all scholars in germane social science and cultural studies fields, including historians researching the period after the mid-19th century.
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help PhD candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner.
Dumbarton Oaks Junior Fellowships The Dumbarton Oaks awards grants ranging from $27,000-$47,000 for residential dissertation research in Byzantine or pre-Columbian studies or studies in landscape architecture.
Graduate Research Fellowship at the Center for Jewish History The Center for Jewish History offers ten-month fellowships to doctoral candidates to support original research using the collections of the Center’s partners – American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace Dissertation Fellowships The Jennings Randolph Program awards $20,000 for dissertation research and/or writing on international conflict and peace.
John Carter Brown Library Research Fellowships The John Carter Brown Library fellowship program was created to give scholars from this country and abroad an opportunity to pursue their work in proximity to a distinguished collection of primary sources.
Mellon Foundation/American Council of Learned Societies Dissertation Completion Fellowship This program assists graduate students in the humanities or related social sciences in the last year of PhD dissertation writing.
Posen Society of Fellows This fellowship supports doctoral students who are writing their dissertations on modern Jewish history and culture and fiction writers working on a Jewish-themed novel or short story collection.
Presidential Management Fellows Program The Presidential Management Fellows Program offers federal government opportunities to students from a variety of disciplines who have a clear interest in public policy.
The Saul Kagan Fellowship in Advanced Shoah Studies Fellowships are awarded to outstanding PhD candidates who exhibit strong personal commitment to Holocaust memory, demonstrate excellence in academic achievement, and possess the potential to provide outstanding professional leadership that will shape the future of Shoah scholarship.
Social Sciences
Early Stage
American Political Science Association (APSA) The American Political Science Association is the leading professional organization for the study of political science. Funding opportunities include: Congressional Fellowship Program, Minority Fellows Program.
The American Sociological Association Minority Fellowship Program The ASA Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) supports new or continuing graduate students of sociology who are enrolled in a program that grants the PhD.
Congressional Fellowships on Women and Public Policy (WCPI Fellowships) These fellowships are designed to train potential leaders in public policy formation to examine issues from the perspective, experiences, and needs of women.
DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Autausch Dienst) This program, sponsored by the German government, provides a fellowship for research in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans The Fellowship awards grants of up to $90,000 for two years.
Social Science Research Council (SSRC) The Social Science Research Council brings necessary knowledge to public issues.
Dissertation
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellowships: The AAAS provides opportunities for those in the social sciences (Anthropology and Sociology) and the sciences to learn first-hand about federal policymaking while using their knowledge and skills to address today’s most pressing societal challenges.
American Association of University Women (AAUW) fellowships Exclusively for graduate women, the AAUW Educational Foundation supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented.
American Political Science Association (APSA) The American Political Science Association is the leading professional organization for the study of political science. Funding opportunities include: Congressional Fellowship Program, Minority Fellows Program, Small Research Grant Program, APSA Centennial Center Visiting Scholars Program.
American-Scandinavian Foundation The Foundation awards up to $5,000-23,000 to support research or study in one or more Scandinavian countries for one year.
Boren Fellowship — National Security Education Program The National Security Education Program (NSEP) Boren Fellowships provides a unique funding opportunity for U.S. Students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests. The emphasis is on language learning.
Center for Engaged Scholarship The Center for Engaged Scholarship is an organization, created by and for social scientists, who want the United States to be a more democratic, more egalitarian, and more environmentally sustainable society.
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation Doctoral Fellowships This foundation supports the international scholarly exchange to enhance the understanding of Chinese culture and society overseas.
Civil Society Scholar Awards Civil Society Scholar Awards support international academic mobility to enable doctoral students and university faculty to access resources essential to their professional development as a scholar, teacher, or public intellectual.
Council For European Studies The CES Fellowship Program serves as the leading source for pre-dissertation fellowships that fund students' first major research projects in Europe.
The Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship The purpose of this fellowship is to fund graduate students studying and conducting research in the U.S. who have demonstrated a need for financial assistance.
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program (DDRA) is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern languages and area studies in the United States by providing opportunities for scholars to conduct doctoral dissertation research abroad.
Fulbright, Institute of International Education (IIE) The Fulbright is awarded for study or research abroad, and is administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE) on behalf of the U.S. Information Agency.
The Inter-American Foundation Grassroots Development Fellowships AF Fellowships support dissertation research in Latin America and the Caribbean undertaken by students who have advanced to PhD candidacy in a university in the United States.
International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships The International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) program supports distinguished graduate students in the humanities and social sciences conducting dissertation research outside the United States for 75 fellows annually.
Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace Dissertation Fellowships The Jennings Randolph Program awards $20,000 for dissertation research and/or writing on international conflict and peace.
Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation fellowships are for students who are enrolled in a doctoral program in a graduate school in the U.S. and will complete all doctoral requirements except the dissertation and be ready to start research as early as June 1 and no later than September 1 with approval of the dissertation proposal six months before the starting date.
Smithsonian Fellowships. The Smithsonian administers a variety of in-residence fellowships at museums, research institutes, and offices of the Smithsonian Institution.
Social Science Research Council (SSRC) The Social Science Research Council brings necessary knowledge to public issues.
Switzer Fellowship The Switzer Environmental Fellowship Program supports highly talented graduate students in New England and California whose studies are directed toward improving environmental quality and who demonstrate the potential for leadership in their field.
Final Year Writing
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) The mission of the ACLS is the advancement of humanistic studies in all fields of learning in the humanities and the social sciences, and the maintenance and strengthening of relations among the national societies devoted to such studies.
American Research Center in Egypt ARCE administers fellowships for study in Egypt by students enrolled in doctoral programs (humanities, fine arts, social sciences) at North American universities and for postdoctoral scholars and professionals affiliated with North American universities and research institutions.
Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies The Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies supports anthropologists, economists, political scientists, sociologists, and all scholars in germane social science and cultural studies fields, including historians researching the period after the mid-19th century.
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help PhD candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner.
Council For European Studies The CES Fellowship Program serves as the leading source for pre-dissertation fellowships that fund students' first major research projects in Europe.
Graduate Research Fellowship at the Center for Jewish History The Center for Jewish History offers ten-month fellowships to doctoral candidates to support original research using the collections of the Center’s partners – American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. Preference is given to those candidates who draw on the library and archival resources of more than one partner institution.
Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace Dissertation Fellowships The Jennings Randolph Program awards $20,000 for dissertation research and/or writing on international conflict and peace.
Mellon Foundation/American Council of Learned Societies Dissertation Completion Fellowship This program assists graduate students in the humanities or related social sciences in the last year of PhD dissertation writing.
National Institute of Social Sciences (NISS) Dissertation Grant Program These grants are designed to support PhD students completing doctoral work that promises to significantly advance their fields of study. The university may update up to two students in the fields of Anthropology, Economics, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.
Posen Society of Fellows This fellowship supports doctoral students who are writing their dissertations on modern Jewish history and culture and fiction writers working on a Jewish-themed novel or short story collection.
Presidential Management Fellows Program The Presidential Management Fellows Program offers federal government opportunities to students from a variety of disciplines who have a clear interest in public policy.
Social Science Research Council (SSRC) The Social Science Research Council brings necessary knowledge to public issues.
Switzer Fellowship The Switzer Environmental Fellowship Program supports highly talented graduate students in New England and California whose studies are directed toward improving environmental quality and who demonstrate the potential for leadership in their field.
Sciences
Early Stage
American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program This fellowship is for graduate students in psychology.
The Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program This fellowship is designed to engage its Fellows in the analytical process that informs U.S. science and technology policy.
The Frannie and Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship Program supports students in the applied physical sciences and modern biology. Eligibility: first year in the PhD.
Google Research Fellowship This award is for graduate students doing research in computer science or related fields. Eligibility: all enrolled PhD students.
Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity These awards provide up to five years of support for PhD students from diverse backgrounds in the biomedical, behavioral, health, or clinical sciences.
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships (NSF) The NSF Graduate Research Fellowships are for students in the fields of mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences, including the history and philosophy of science. Eligibility: first-year PhD students.
Porter Physiology Development Fellowship The goal of the Porter Physiology Development Fellowship is to encourage diversity among students pursuing full-time studies towards a PhD in the physiological sciences
Selected Professions Fellowships-American Association of University Women Selected Professions Fellowships are awarded to women who intend to pursue a full-time course of study at accredited U.S. institutions during the fellowship year in one of the designated degree programs where women’s participation traditionally has been low.
US Department of Energy Computational Science Fellowship The fellowship requires that graduate students plan and follow a course of study that transcends the bounds of traditional academic disciplines. Fellows also participate in a 12-week research experience at a DOE laboratory. Eligibility: First-year Ph.D. students with an M.S. degree.
Dissertation
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellowships The AAAS provides opportunities for those in the social sciences (Anthropology and Sociology) and the sciences to learn first-hand about federal policymaking while using their knowledge and skills to address today’s most pressing societal challenges.
American Fellowship- American Association of University Women For final year of dissertation research.
Gilliam Fellowships This award is jointly for students and their dissertation advisors; the students must be from populations which are historically underrepresented in science. Eligibility: faculty-student pairs in the life sciences.
Microsoft Research Fellowship This award is for students pursuing research aligned with Microsoft's areas of focus. Eligibility: students must be in their third year of their PhD program in the fall semester.
National Institute of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein Research Service Award This award supports doctoral students in receiving mentored research training while conducting dissertation research.
Research Publication Grants in Engineering, Medicine and Science- American Association of University Women Having a strong publication record is a key to receiving promotions and tenure in engineering, medicine and science. Yet persistent gender stereotypes and bias in these fields can make it difficult for women to find the time and institutional support needed to publish their research. These $10,000 to $35,000 grants help women overcome these barriers by funding research projects that will culminate in scholarly publications.
Switzer Fellowship The Switzer Environmental Fellowship Program supports highly talented graduate students in New England and California whose studies are directed toward improving environmental quality and who demonstrate the potential for leadership in their field.
Recent GSAS Research and Conference Award Recipients
PhD Recipients
Spring 2023 Research
- Ji Min Bang (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies)
- Jessi Brewer (English)
- Sarah Han (Anthropology)
- Yi He (English)
- Skyler Inman (Anthropology)
- Fangchao Ji (History)
- Syed Taha Kaleem (Anthropology)
- George Van Kollias (Anthropology)
- Bailey Ludwig (English)
- Elizabeth Mahon (Psychology)
- Yiorgos Mannouris (Musicology)
- Miranda Peery (English)
- Daniel Ruggles (Politics)
- Caitlin Sackrison (History)
- Anna Valcour (Musicology)
- Joseph Weisberg (History)
- Yura Yokoyama (Anthropology)
- Changhong Zhang (Anthropology)
Fall 2022 Research
- Shirah Malka Cohen (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies)
- Sarah Beth Gable (History)
- Peizhao Li (Computer Science)
- Joey Low (History)
- Susann Longva Vaeth (History)
Spring 2022 Research
- Medha Asthana (Anthropology)
- Jared Berkowitz (History)
- Mina Cho (Musicology)
- George Van Kollias III (Anthropology)
- Joey Low (History)
- Caleb Smith (History)
- Morgan Taylor (Psychology)
Fall 2021 Research
- Robert Cochran (History)
- Sarah Beth Gable (History)
- Susann Longva Vaeth (History)
- Alex Luu (Computer Science)
- Ali Puskulcu (Music Composition and Theory)
- Hui Wen (Anthropology)
2022-2023 Conference
- Ji Min Bang (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies)
- Jared Berkowitz (History)
- Anik Chartrand (English)
- Sungkyung Cho (English)
- Robert Cochran (History)
- Shirah Malka Cohen (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies)
- Marie Comuzzo Brückner (Musicology)
- Nida Farheen (Biochemistry and Biophysics)
- Sarah Beth Gable (History)
- James Heazlewood-Dale (Musicology)
- Alexander Herbert (History)
- Koe Inlow (Biochemistry and Biophysics)
- Hannah Jung (History)
- George Van Kollias (Anthropology)
- Samantha Leonard (Sociology)
- Ying-Ting Lin (Music Composition & Theory)
- Anthony Lipscomb (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies)
- Elizabeth Mahon (Psychology)
- Teodora Markova (Neuroscience)
- Lisandro Martin (Neuroscience)
- Mariel Mayz (Music Composition and Theory)
- Sahid Mondal (English)
- Jourdan Parent (Psychology)
- Anja Parish (Politics)
- Hannah Park (Psychology)
- Daniel Ruggles (Politics)
- Daniel Schwartz (English)
- Adrianna Shy (Chemistry)
- Víctor Manuel Suárez Casanova (Neuroscience)
- Alexandra Margit Szabo (History)
- Morgan Taylor (Psychology)
- Anna Valcour (Musicology)
- Nathanial Walker (Politics)
- Hui Wen (Anthropology)
- Manning Zhang (Sociology and Social Policy)
2021-2022 Conference
- Medha Asthana (Anthropology)
- Jessi Brewer (English)
- Jeremy Kingston Cynamon (Politics)
- Rachel Dale (English)
- Sarah (Sari) Fein (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies)
- Yi He (English)
- James Heazlewood-Dale (Musicology)
- Rachel Runqiu Jin (Psychology)
- Hannah Jung (History)
- George Van Kollias III (Anthropology)
- Nataliia Laas (History)
- Krystal Leger (Psychology)
- Samantha Leonard (Sociology)
- Xin Yao Lin (Psychology)
- Ying-Ting Lin (Music Composition and Theory)
- Susann Longva Vaeth (History)
- Bailey Ludwig (English)
- Elizabeth Mahon (Psychology)
- Houman Oliaei (Anthropology)
- Anja Parish (Politics)
- Ali Puskulcu (Music Composition and Theory)
- Gowthaman Ranganathan (Anthropology)
- Daniel Ruggles (Politics)
- Katherine Seavey (Psychology)
MA/MS Recipients
Spring 2023 Research
- Nhi Le (Anthropology)
- Alena Lokhmanenko (Psychology)
- Danielle Wallner (History)
- Tianze Zhu (History)
Fall 2022 Research
- Delany Berry (Genetic Counseling)
- Rebecca Clark (Genetic Counseling)
- Silvana Davila (Genetic Counseling)
- Gabriella Gondran (Genetic Counseling)
- Kaleigh Liebler (Genetic Counseling)
- Lucian Parece (Genetic Counseling)
- Jesika Smith (Genetic Counseling)
- Lily Weglarek (Genetic Counseling)
Spring 2022 Research
- Sophie Katz (Anthropology)
- Kritika Storer (Psychology)
Fall 2021 Research
- Kimberly Butland (Genetic Counseling)
- Meagan Crumley (Genetic Counseling)
- Helen Dellas (Genetic Counseling)
- Kaela Drzewiecki (Genetic Counseling)
- Bailey Kamp (Genetic Counseling)
- Alaena Lim (Genetic Counseling)
- Victoria Morris (Genetic Counseling)
- Lauren O’Sullivan (Genetic Counseling)
- Katherine Prince (Genetic Counseling)
- Davia Schioppo (Genetic Counseling)
- Thelma Wang (Joint Sociology/WGS)
2022-2023 Conference
- Abigail Beckham (Anthropology)
2021-2022 Conference
- Regina Nagan (Classical Studies)
- Kati Russ (Joint English/WGS)
Recent GSAS Student Fellowship and Grant Recipients
Brandeis Awards
Harry Fein, Samuel Pinanski and Louis Shain Memorial Fellowship A fellowship awarded to Hornstein students for academic excellence.
- Sivan Gopen, Hornstein MA/Heller MPP, 2022
- Isaac Minkoff, Hornstein MA/Heller MPP, 2022
- Alex Senderowitsch, Hornstein MA/Heller MBA, 2023
Mandel Dissertation Innovation Grants A $2,000 to $4,000 award to support innovative dissertation work by current Brandeis PhD students at any stage in their program.
- Jessica Brewer, English, 2023
- Jenny Factor, English, 2023
- Fangchao Ji, History, 2023
- Sarah Perkins, English, 2023
- Changhong Zhang, Anthropology, 2023
Mandel Research Grants An award to support research expenses of up to $2,000 for projects in the humanities, the arts, and the humanistic social sciences.
- Medha Asthana, Anthropology, 2022
- Rima Farah, Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, 2022
- Sarah Beth Gable, History, 2022
- Stephanie Garlow, Sociology, 2023
- Rachel Guaderrama, Sociology, 2022
- Skyler Inman, Anthropology, 2023
- Sophie Katz, Anthropology, 2022
- Nayoung Kim, English, 2022
- Susann Longva Vaeth, History, 2022
- Joey Low, History, 2022
- Alaa Murad, History, 2022
- Houman Oliaei, Anthropology, 2022
- Miranda Peery, English, 2023
- Gowthaman Ranganathan, Anthropology, 2022
- Caleb Smith, History, 2023
- Anna Valcour, Musicology, 2023
- Hui Wen, Anthropology, 2022
- Joseph Yauch, History, 2023
Provost Dissertation Awards An award in the $500-$1,000 range to support an ABD-doctoral candidate's dissertation-related research expenses.
- Ji Min Bang, Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, 2023
- Jared Berkowitz, History, 2023
- Sarah Beth Gable, History, 2022
- James Heazlewood-Dale, Musicology, 2022
- Jing Huang, Sociology, 2022
- Simon Huynh, Mathematics, 2022
- Hannah Jung, History, 2022
- George Van Kollias III, Anthropology, 2022
- Susann Longva Vaeth, History, 2022
- Joey Low, History, 2022
- Bailey Ludwig, English, 2023
- Alaa Murad, History, 2022
- Miranda Peery, English, 2023
- Caitlin Sackrison, History, 2022
- Morgan Taylor, Psychology, 2022
- Hui Wen, Anthropology, 2022
- Michela Zaffagni, Molecular and Cell Biology, 2022
Dean of Students Student Involvement Awards These awards are given to students who are nominated by faculty or their peers and who have made significant contributions to the Brandeis community.
- Kenneth Lai (Computer Science PhD, 2023): Rose Schlow Award, given to a student or students who by thoughtfulness and kindness to others has contributed to the well-being of their fellow students
- Gowthaman Ranganathan (Anthropology PhD, 2023): Robert B. Sherman ’67 Memorial Prize, awarded to students who have demonstrated a strong commitment to enhancing social diversity and cooperation, to promoting social welfare through political thought and activism, and to helping people achieve their rights
- Ruth Rosenblum (Computational Linguistics Master's, 2023): Rose Schlow Award, given to a student or students who by thoughtfulness and kindness to others has contributed to the well-being of their fellow students
Creative Arts (External to Brandeis)
American Academy of Arts and Letters The American Academy of Arts and Letters presents a range of awards in the arts, including the Charles Ive Scholarship Award, which supports composers in their work.
- Ali Can Puskulcu (Music Composition & Theory PhD, 2023). Charles Ive Scholarship Award.
American Prize in Composition The American Prize is awarded to composers of recorded or publicly performed works.
- Jingmian Gong (Music Composition & Theory MFA, 2022). National semi-finalist in Instrumental Chamber Group and Vocal Chamber Group categories.
American School of Classical Studies The American School of Classical Studies in Athens awards a range of grants and fellowships; these include the Schwarz Fellowship for Research on Music, which supports research on the cultural history of music in the Mediterranean world.
- Alexandra Burkot (Musicology PhD, 2023-2024). Schwarz Fellowship for Research on Music.
ASCAP/SEAMUS Student Competition The ASCAP/SEAMUS Student Competition awards student composers of electroacoustic music.
- Ali Can Puskulcu (Music Composition & Theory PhD, 2023). Second prize.
College Music Society. The North-East Chapter of the College Music Society Conference presents a Best Graduate Research Paper Award.
- James Heazlewood-Dale (Musicology PhD, 2023).
Copland House Residency Awards The Copland House Residency Awards give American composers the opportunity to stay individually in Aaron Copland's former house and focus on their work.
- Ali Can Puskulcu (Music Composition & Theory PhD, 2022).
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC) in Los Angeles, California presented "The Kintsugi Spirit" 2021 grants to artists.
- Mariel Mayz (Music Composition & Theory PhD). 2021 Artist Grant for the creation of a new electro-acoustic work and accompanying video.
National Culture and Arts Foundation (Taiwan) The National Culture and Arts Foundation (Taiwan) provides grants to support Taiwanese artists in their work.
- Yu-Tung Cheng (Music Composition & Theory PhD, 2022). Regular grants.
- Ying-Ting Lin (Music Composition & Theory PhD, 2022). Grant to write a new orchestral work, "Can I breathe?"
Northeast Popular & American Culture Association The Northeast Popular & American Culture Association honors outstanding graduate student presentations at its conference with the Carol Mitchell Award and the Amos St. Germain Award.
- James Heazlewood-Dale (Musicology PhD, 2023). Nominee, Carol Mitcheel and Amos St. Germain Awards, for the presentation “Scott Joplin in the Overworld: Super Mario’s Rag-Inflected Score.”
Humanities (External to Brandeis)
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) The mission of the ACLS is the advancement of humanistic studies in all fields of learning in the humanities and the social sciences, and the maintenance and strengthening of relations among the national societies devoted to such studies.
- Eric Harvey (NEJS, PhD'20). Emerging Voices Fellow 2021
- Kemal Onur Toker (English, '19). The Poetics of the Sharing Economy: Shakespeare and Milton in the Age of the Leviathan.
BBIP/AFRO Publishing Without Walls The BBIP/AFRO Publishing Without Walls Publication Scholarship from the Black Books Interactive Project and the University of Kansas supports digital humanities training in conjunction with work on Black literature.
- Jenny Factor (English PhD, 2023-2024).
Boren Fellowship — National Security Education Program The National Security Education Program (NSEP) Boren Fellowships provides a unique funding opportunity for U.S. Students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests.
- Michelle Heeman (MA Program in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, ‘21). Arabic Language Study in Jordan.
Critical Language Scholarship The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a summer study abroad opportunity for American college and university students to learn languages essential to America’s engagement with the world. CLS participants are citizen ambassadors, sharing American values and promoting American influence abroad.
- Michelle Heeman (MA Program in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, ‘21). Arabic Language Study.
Fulbright Research Grant Students who receive Fulbright Research Grants design their own projects and typically work with advisors at foreign universities.
- Becca Frankel (MA in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, 2023). Poetry in Ireland.
- Tyler Lecours (MA in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, 2023). Archaeological research in Bulgaria.
Fulbright U.S. Student Award During their grants, Fulbrighters will meet, work, live with and learn from the people of the host country, sharing daily experiences. The program facilitates cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in routine tasks, allowing the grantee to gain an appreciation of others’ viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think.
- Matthew Chernick (MA in Comparative Humanities, 2017). Teaching English in Romania.
Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory (HASTAC) Fellowship The HASTAC Fellowships support a cohort of students in working at the intersection of technology and the humanities, arts, and sciences.
- Savita Maharaj (English PhD, 2022-2024).
Huntington Library Fellowship The Huntington is a collections-based research institute, which promotes humanities scholarship on the basis of its library holdings and art collections and awards over 150 research fellowships annually.
- Daniella Gati (American Literature, 2019).
Israel Institute The Israel Institute awards the Israeli Teaching Exchange postdoctoral fellowship, which supports multi-year academic exchange of Israeli scholars at American colleges and universities.
- Rima Farah (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies PhD, 2023).
Jews of Color Initiative The Jews of Color Initiative awards grants for projects that focus on Jews of Color and advance racial equity in the Jewish community.
- Lingxuan Liang (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies/Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies MA, 2023).
John Carter Brown Fellowship The John Carter Brown Fellowship at Brown University supports research on the colonial Americas in the Brown Library’s collections.
- Jenny Factor (English PhD, 2023-2024).
Joseph Wulf Fellowship The Joseph Wulf Fellowship at the Center for Holocaust Studies at the Leibniz Institute for Contemporary History in Munich and the Memorial House of the Wannsee Conference in Berlin provides scholars with the opportunity to use library resources to advance research related to the Holocaust.
- Tamar Aizenberg (NEJS PhD, 2022).
Lewis Walpole Library/ASECS Fellowship The Lewis Walpole Library/ASECS Fellowship at Yale University supports research in the Walpole Library’s collection of eighteenth-century materials.
- Jenny Factor (English PhD, 2023-2024).
North American Dostoevsky Society The North American Dostoevsky Society sponsors an annual essay competition for graduate students.
- Daniel Schwartz (English PhD, honorable mention 2022)
RaceB4Race Social Media Fellowship The RaceB4Race Social Media Fellowships are awarded by Arizona State University and support fellows in developing digital safety strategies.
- Savita Maharaj (English PhD, 2023).
Social Sciences (External to Brandeis)
American Historical Association The American Historical Association awards several annual research grants for the study of history in various fields.
- Sarah Beth Gable (History PhD, 2022). Michael Kraus Research Grant.
ASEEES Summer Dissertation Writing Grant The Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies awards summer dissertation writing grants to PhD candidates across disciplines who are writing on Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies. These awards are aimed at students who are not conducting research in the region.
- Nataliia Laas (History, 2022). Doctoral Dissertation Research.
Center for Medicine, Holocaust and Genocide Studies The Center for Medicine, Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles focuses on the study of medical professionals before, during, and after the Holocaust and other genocides. They award the Strauss Fellowship to early career scholars.
- Alexandra M. Szabo (History PhD). 2023 Strauss Fellowship.
Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations appropriate to the Newcombe Fellowship competition might explore the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature.
- Amy Hanes (Anthropology, 2018). Doctoral Dissertation Research: Caring for Their Sakes: Multispecies Relationships, Race, Cuteness and Conservation in Cameroon's Chimpanzee Sanctuaries
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for international Scholarly Exchange Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Doctoral candidates who are non-ROC citizens and who are enrolled in an accredited university in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, or South America may apply for financial support for writing dissertations in the field of Chinese Studies in the humanities and social sciences. Citizens of the ROC should apply for Dissertation Fellowships for ROC Students Abroad.
- Casey Miller (Anthropology, 2012). Doctoral Dissertation Research: Inside the Circle: Sexuality, HIV/AIDS, and Civil Society in Post-Socialist Northwest China.
Critical Languages Scholarship The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a summer study abroad opportunity for American college and university students to learn languages essential to America’s engagement with the world. CLS participants are citizen ambassadors, sharing American values and promoting American influence abroad.
- Gillian Boulay (MA Program in Teaching Chinese, 2012). Chinese Language Study in Guangzhou, China.
European Holocaust Research Infrastructure The European Holocaust Research Infrastructure Conny Kristel Fellowships fund Holocaust research and access to a partner institution, especially for PhD candidates.
- Alexandra M. Szabo (History PhD). 2022 Conny Kristel Fellowship, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem.
Fitcher Research Grant, Association for the Sociology of Religion Fichter Research Grants are awarded annually by ASR to members of the Association involved in promising sociological research on women in religion or on the intersection between religion and gender or religion and sexualities.
- Margaret Clendenen (Sociology, 2016). Dissertation research: Considering Cultural and Religious Change in Understanding of Same-Sex Marriage: An Examination of State and National Level Same-Sex Marriage Activism
Fulbright U.S. Student Award During their grants, Fulbrighters will meet, work, live with and learn from the people of the host country, sharing daily experiences. The program facilitates cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in routine tasks, allowing the grantee to gain an appreciation of others’ viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think.
- Medha Asthana (Anthropology, 2023). Doctoral Research in India.
- Casey Golomski (Anthropology, 2010). Doctoral Research in Swaziland.
- Casey Miller (Anthropology, 2010). Doctoral Research in China.
- Emily Canning (Anthropology, 2012). Research in Kyrgyzstan.
- William Geibel (MA in Politics, 2012). Teaching English in Turkey.
- April French (History, 2014). Research in Russia.
- Patrick Brown (History, 2015). Research in Russia.
- Holly Walters (Anthropology, 2016). Research in Nepal.
- Thaviny Shaipitisiri (MA in Teaching, 2017). Teaching English in Thailand.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History The Gilder Lehrman Institute provides annual short-term fellowships to scholars working in American history.
- Sarah Beth Gable (History PhD, 2021). Gilder Lehrman Short Term Fellowship.
History of Education Doctoral Summer School The History of Education Doctoral Summer School provides doctoral students working on the history of education with opportunities to both learn from other historians and share their own research.
- Susann Longva Vaeth (History PhD). Awarded place at 12th History of Education Doctoral Summer School due to be held in Madrid, June 9-12, 2022.
Institute on Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion IMTFI supports researchers working in the developing world on issues of money, technology, and financial inclusion. IMTFI continues to grow and develop a global community and network of scholarship and practice broadly focused on questions of money and technology, and welcomes academics, policymakers, development practitioners, industry designers, and other interested researchers and advocates to join the discussion.
- Mrinalini Tankha (Anthropology, 2010). Doctoral Research in Cuba.
Japan Foundation Doctoral Fellowship Program For the purpose of promoting Japanese studies overseas, this program provides support to preeminent foreign scholars in Japanese studies to give them an opportunity to conduct research in Japan.
- Ryo Morimoto (Anthropology, 2013). Doctoral Dissertation: Memorizing History: Socio-Cultural Continuity in Post 3.11 Japan.
Lucretia Mott Essay Award The Lucretia Mott Essay Award is awarded by the Quaker Studies Program Unity of the American Academy of Religion.
- Joseph Weisberg (History PhD, 2022). Essay: "A Quaker College? Isaac Sharpless and the Redefinition of Haverford's Quaker Identity."
National Science Foundation, Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (Anthropology) The primary objective of the Cultural Anthropology Program is to support basic scientific research on the causes, consequences, and complexities of human social and cultural variability. Recognizing the breadth of the field's contributions to science, the Cultural Anthropology Program welcomes proposals for empirically grounded, theoretically engaged, and methodologically sophisticated research in all sub-fields of cultural anthropology.
- Donald Slater (Anthropology, 2011). Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: At the Heart of the Turtle - Caves, Power, and Liminality in Ancient Central Yucatan, Mexico.
- Mengqi Wang (Anthropology, 2014). Doctoral Dissertation Research: Housing and Gift: Gendered Economies of Housing in Post-Socialist China, Mengqi Wang
- Douglas Bafford (Anthropology, 2019). Doctoral Dissertation Research: Conservative Evangelical Christianity and Cosmological Responses to Post-Apartheid Division in South Africa
National Science Foundation, Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (Sociology)-- The Sociology Program supports basic research on all forms of human social organization -- societies, institutions, groups and demography -- and processes of individual and institutional change. The Program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes.
- Vaneesa Munoz (Sociology, 2012). Doctoral Dissertation Research: How Families and Schools Manage Food Allergies.
- Nicole Fox (Sociology, 2012). Doctoral Dissertation Research: Moving Beyond Violence: The Role of Memory and Nationalism in Post-Genocide Rwanda.
- Amanda Gengler (Sociology, 2013). Doctoral Dissertation Research: Cultural Health Capital and the Reproduction of Inequality among Families of Seriously Ill Children - (Amanda Gengler).
- Peter Conrad (Sociology, 2014).Doctoral Dissertation Research: The RIse of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)Coaching: The Social Implications of a New Paradigm for Managing ADHD.
- Catherine Tan (Sociology, 2016). Doctoral Dissertation Research: Challenging Autism: Exploration of the Neurodiversity and Alternative Biomedical Movements.
Organization of American Historians The Organization of American Historians gives out several dissertation awards. These include the Lerner-Scott Prize for work on US women's history, the John D'Emilio LGBTQ History Dissertation Award for work on LGBTQ history, and the Huggins-Quarles Dissertation Award, which supports graduate students of color with travel expenses for dissertation research.
- Caleb Smith (History, 2023). Huggins-Quarles Dissertation Award.
NYU-Mellon Summer Institute on Urbanism The NYU-Mellon Summer Institute on Urbanism provides doctoral students with the opportunity to visit New York City for a ten-day interdisciplinary institute on urbanism. Students participate in workshops, engage with scholarship and research, connect with other scholars, and present on their own research plans.
- Moriah King (Anthropology, 2022).
Smith Richardson Foundation The mission of the Smith Richardson Foundation is to contribute to important public debates and to address serious public policy challenges facing the United States. The Foundation seeks to help ensure the vitality of our social, economic, and governmental institutions. It also seeks to assist with the development of effective policies to compete internationally and to advance U.S. interests and values abroad.
- Craig Smith (History, 2012). World Politics and Statecraft Fellowship Program.
Social Science Research Council The Social Science Research Council, an independent, international nonprofit, mobilizes necessary knowledge for the public good by supporting scholars worldwide, generating new research across disciplines, and linking researchers with policymakers and citizens.
- Mrinalini Tankha (Anthropology, 2010). Doctoral Research in Cuba.
Society for Visual Anthropology/Robert Lemelson Foundation Fellowships The SVA/Lemelson fellowships award research and methods training funding to graduate students working in visual and multimodal anthropology.
- Arantxa Ortiz (Anthropology PhD, 2022).
Spencer Library Travel Award The Spencer Library Travel Award, from the University of Kansas, supports researchers traveling to use the collections at the Spencer Library.
- Daniel Ruggles (Politics PhD, 2023).
USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research The USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research awards the Margee and Douglas Greenberg Research Fellowship, which supports graduate students and allows them to spend up to a month at the Center conducting research.
- Alexandra Szabo (History PhD, 2023-2024).
Wenner-Gren Foundation Grant The Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grants fund research that advances anthropological knowledge. They are among the most prestigious and competitive grants for anthropology research.
- Amy Hanes (Anthropology PhD, 2015-2016). "How Do We Get Them to Care? Chimpanzees, Anglophones, and Caring in Postcolonial Cameroon."
- Hui Wen (Anthropology PhD, 2022). "Supplements of Care: Fashioning Self-eldercare in a Care Vaccuum amid Historical Discontinuity."
William Nelson Cromwell Early Career Scholar Fellowship The William Nelson Cromwell Early Career Scholar Fellowship supports research and writing in American legal history.
- Jared Berkowitz (History PhD, 2022-2023).
Sciences (External to Brandeis)
American Heart Association The Institute for Precision Cardiovascular Medicine funds researchers from anywhere in the world who are working in the field of data science. There are grants that range from early-, mid-, and established career timelines and training grants for pre-doctoral as well as post-doctoral applicants.
- Julian Eskin (Biochemistry, 2011). A Novel Mechanism for Actin Filament Length Control.
American Physical Society Women in Physics Group Grants The American Physical Society provides grants of up to $1000 to support the creation, expansion, or improvement of Women in Physics groups at universities.
- Kanaya Malakar and Gess Kelly (Physics, 2023).
American Psychological Association The Science Directorate of the American Psychological Association sponsors an annual competition for dissertation research funding. The purpose of the Dissertation Research Award program is to assist science-oriented doctoral students of psychology with research costs.
- Hasmik Boshyan (Psychology, 2015) American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award.
- Carrie Robertson (Psychology, 2015). 2015 American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award
ATSA Predoctoral Research Grant The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) predoctoral research grant provides funding for student research related to the causes, prevention, and treatment of sexual offending.
- Emily Calobrisi (Psychology PhD, 2022).
- Diane Rohrer (Psychology PhD, 2023).
- Katherine Seavey (Psychology PhD, 2023).
CVPR Travel Grant Award and CVPR Virtual Registration Waiver Awards These awards support students from communities that do not traditionally attend the IEEE/CVF Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference in attending the conference.
- Peizhao Li (Computer Science PhD, 2023).
DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program This program supports graduate students in conducting thesis research at DOE laboratories in order to prepare them for STEM careers.
- Emily Duden (Physics PhD, 2023).
Gerontological Society of America The Gerontological Society of America is devoted to research on aging. They provide awards to students for research and travel.
- Xin Yao Lin (Psychology PhD). Mentoring and Career Development Technical Assistance Workshop Diversity Fellow Award (2021-2022), James McKenney Student Travel Award (2021-2022).
- Elizabeth Mahon (Psychology PhD, 2023). Behavioral and Social Sciences Travel Award.
Larry J. Siegel Graduate Fellowship for the Study of Gender and Crime This fellowship supports original graduate research related to gender and crime.
- Katherine Seavey (Psychology PhD, 2023).
LEND Fellowships The Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Program awards fellowships that give graduate clinicians the opportunity to learn more about health services policies and develop their leadership and advocacy skills.
- Lauren O'Sullivan (Genetic Counseling MS, 2022).
- Katherine Prince (Genetic Counseling MS, 2022).
Link Foundation The Link Foundation Modeling, Simulation, and Training Program was put in place to foster advanced level research in modeling, simulation, and training. It also aims to enable Ph.D. students the freedom to work on their research full time and disseminate the results of that research through conferences, journals, and other publications.
- Lila Fakharzadeh (Psychology, 2018). Visual, Auditory, and Vestibular Control of Inverted Pendulum Dynamics in Spatial Orientation.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute The Howard Hughes Medical Institute believes in the power of individuals to advance science through research and science education, making discoveries that benefit humanity. As one of the world's largest philanthropies, HHMI's chartered purpose is the advancement of knowledge within the basic sciences and the effective application of that knowledge for the benefit of humanity. The HHMI also awards the Gilliam Fellowships to pairs of graduate students from groups historically underrepresented in science and their faculty mentors, as well as the Hanna H. Gray Fellowships to postdoctoral scientists in biomedical fields.
- Natasha Baas-Thomas (Psychology PhD, 2022) and advisor Donald Katz. HHMI Gilliam Fellowship.
- Andrea Guerrero (Neuroscience PhD). Mechanism by which Autism-Associated Shank3 Mediates Homeostatic Synaptic Scaling (2020) and HHMI Gilliam Fellowship (2023).
- Linnea Lemma (Physics PhD, 2021). Hanna H. Gray Fellowship (2023).
- Raul Ramos (Neuroscience PhD, 2021). Hannah H. Gray Fellowship (2023).
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research The ICPSR provides training in the use of data for researchers in the social sciences.
- Ashley Gilliam (Psychology PhD). Diversity Scholarship for the 2021 ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research at the University of Michigan.
Masason Foundation The Masason Foundation aims to enable youth across the world to fully develop their skills and achieve their aspirations in any field. To that end, the Foundation provides facilities and opportunities for people who aspire to a specific academic major, research or business to be exposed to new values and the latest technologies while interacting with others, as well as financial aid to help them fulfill their dreams.
- Daichi Hayakawa (Physics, 2019). Dynamic Self-Assembly of DNA-grafted Colloidal Particles Using Catalytic Amplification of Mediating Linkers.
Meta PhD Research Fellowship The Meta PhD Research Fellowships support research in a range of computer science and technology fields.
- Peizhao Li (Computer Science, 2023). Finalist.
National Institute on Aging Boston Royal Center Pilot Projects The National Institute on Aging sponsors the Boston Roybal Center, which funds pilot studies focused on behavior that promotes healthy aging.
- Xin Yao Lin (Psychology PhD, 2021-2022).
National Institutes of Health The NIH provides financial support in the form of grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to support the advancement of the NIH mission to enhance health, extend healthy lives, and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.
- Brian Sadacca (Neuroscience, 2011). Dynamics of Taste Concentration Processing.
- Al Hamood (Neuroscience, 2012). Long-Term Regulation of Excitability in an Episodic Pattern Generator.
- Bethany Christmann (Neuroscience 2013). The Cellular Basis of Memory Consolidation in Drosophila.
- Marissa Stearns Kuzirian (Neuroscience 2013). Semaphorin4D and PlexinB1 Mediate GABAergic Synapse Development in Mammalian CNS.
- Caitlin Piette (Neuroscience 2013). The Role of Amygdala-Cortical Cooperation in Taste Processing and Learning.
- Yasmin Lozoya (Neuroscience, 2013). Altered Balance of Excitation and Inhibition in a Model of Infantile Spasm Epilepsy.
- Katheryn Cousins (Neuroscience, 2013). The Role of Amygdala-Cortical Cooperation in Taste Processing and Learning.
- Amy Ghiretti (Neuroscience, 2013). The Role of the Activity-Regulated GTPase Rem2 in Dendrite Development.
- Maria Genco (Neuroscience, 2014). Investigating Mechanisms of Homeostasis and Plasticity in Drosophila.
- Nathaniel Miska (Neuroscience, 2014). Experience-Dependent Homeostatic Synaptic Plasticity in Critical Microcircuits.
- Adriane Gerndt Otopalik (Neuroscience, 2015). Spatial Mapping of Receptor Distributions on Single Identified Neurons.
- Anna Hartman (Neuroscience, 2015). Neuronal and Molecular Mechanisms of Olfactory Plasticity in C. elegans.
- Zachary Knecht (Neuroscience, 2016). The Molecular Basis of Insect Hygrosensation.
- Veronica Flores (Psychology, 2017). The Experienced Palette is a Smart One: Investigating the Role of Taste Specific Brain Regions in the Impact of Experiences on Taste Learning.
- Chloe Greppi (Molecular and Cell Biology, 2018). Ionotropic Receptor Function in Anopheles Gambiae.
- Zhaoqianqi Feng (Chemistry, 2018).
- Raul Ramos (Neuroscience, 2018). From Molecules to Behavior: The Role of Homeostasis Synaptic Scaling in Associative Learning and Memory.
- Emmanuel Rivera-Rodriguez (Neuroscience, 2019). Unraveling miR-190 and its Role in Sleep in Drosophila melanogaster.
- Mara Rue (Neuroscience, 2020). The Heat Shock Response in an Identified Neuronal Circuit.
- Juliet Bottorff (Neuroscience, 2020) Behavioral state Gating of Neuroplasticity: The Role of State-Specific Neuromodulators In Firing Rate Homeostasis.
- Reynaldo Lopez Aguilar (Molecular and Cell Biology, 2020). Coordination of Multiple ADF-H Family Proteins in Controlling Actin Cytoskeleton Dynamics.
- Ben Ballintyn (Neuroscience, 2020). Decision Dynamics During a Continuous-Time Foraging Task: A Reinforcement Learning Approach
- Hillary Rodgers (Neuroscience, 2020). Characterizing Temperature Robustness in Degenerate Neural Circuits.
- Kathleen Maigler (Neuroscience PhD, 2023).
- Jourdan Parent (Psychology PhD, 2023). The Role of Dopamine in Cognitive Resilience to Alzheimer's Disease Pathology in Healthy Older Adults.
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program The NSF GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions.
- Brittany Cassidy (Psychology, 2010).
- Jessica Emory (Chemistry, 2013).
- Danielle Gallagher (Molecular and Cell Biology, 2017).
- Alyssa Garcia (Physics, 2018).
- Delora Gaskins (Chemistry, 2011).
- Eben Holderness (Computer Science, 2019).
- Nathaniel Miska (Neuroscience, 2011).
- Katie Ragosta (Mathematics, 2021).
- Emily Ziperman (Chemistry, 2022).
Neuroscience Scholars Program The Neuroscience Scholars Program (NSP) is a two-year training program for underrepresented graduate students and postdocs. This online program provides support for professional development and research.
- Víkko Suárez Casanova (Neuroscience, 2022-2024). Fellow.
Scientist Mentoring and Diversity Program The Scientist Mentoring and Diversity Program (SMDP) is a one-year mentoring program that pairs graduate students and early career researchers from underrepresented groups with industry mentors in medical technology, biotechnology, and consumer healthcare.
- Víkko Suárez Casanova (Neuroscience, 2023).
USAID Equitable AI Challenge Grant The USAID Equitable AI Challenge Grant supported projects to address gender bias in AI.
- David Tresner-Kirsch (Computer Science PhD, 2022). Work in partnership with Nivi and the University of Lagos.
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