Graduate Initiatives Grant
Graduate Language Training Grant
Graduate Travel & Research Grant
Graduate Student Conference Grant
Graduate Dissertation Fellowships
Contact Past Grant Winner for Insight

Uncertain which grant is right for you? Contact our staff in Brownson Hall.

Graduate Initiatives Grant

Purpose:  The Graduate Initiatives Grant supports independent initiatives and projects in European Studies that enhance graduate students’ education and professional development.  The grant could fund a variety of projects, including conference participation, archival research, or field research; projects that support thesis development or papers for publication are especially welcome.  The award is intended to complement more substantial funding from other sources.

Deadline(s):  None.  Applications will be accepted at any time during the academic year, up until the final day of classes for the spring term.

Maximum Award:   $750.  Funds are typically paid as a one-time sum.

Number of Awards:  Multiple.  Grants will be awarded based on merit until allocated funds for the fiscal year have been exhausted.

Eligibility:  Applicants must be currently enrolled as a graduate student at the University of Notre Dame and must be in satisfactory academic standing.  Applicants may apply at any stage of their program, from matriculation to degree completion, but students must not be enrolled beyond the degree completion limits set by the Graduate School: ten semesters for master’s degree students and sixteen semesters for doctoral students.  Eligible projects will demonstrate relevance for contemporary European Studies and have clear bearing on the applicant’s academic and professional goals.

Full Guidelines: Graduate Initiatives Grant
Application for Graduate Research Grants

[top of page]

Graduate Language Training Grant

Purpose:  The Graduate Language Training Grant supports graduate students who desire training in a particular modern European language for the purpose of completing their research work.  The grant is designed to offset the cost of summer programs that provide intensive coursework in a modern European language, especially those offered on location in Europe.  It will allow graduate students to learn new language skills quickly and efficiently, thereby expanding their research capabilities.  In some cases, this funding might also be used to gain advanced proficiency in a previously-studied European language.

Deadline(s):  03/20/2009.

Maximum Award:  $4500.  Funds are typically paid as a one-time sum.

Number of Awards:  Multiple.  The number of grants awarded will vary depending on the number of applications received, their merit, and the amount of available funds.

Eligibility:  Applicants must currently be enrolled as graduate students at the University of Notre Dame and must be in satisfactory academic standing.  Applicants may apply at any stage of their program, from matriculation to degree completion, but must not be enrolled beyond the degree completion limits set by the Graduate School: ten semesters for master’s degree students and sixteen semesters for doctoral students.  The proposed program must be for the study of a modern European language and should have direct bearing on the applicant’s research goals.

Full Guidelines: Graduate Language Training Grant
Application for Graduate Language Grants

[top of page]

Graduate Travel & Research Grant

Purpose:  The Graduate Travel & Research Grant supports graduate student research on topics within European Studies.  The grant funds research trips to Europe—typically undertaken during the summer term—so that students can access sources of information necessary for the development or completion of their thesis or dissertation.  The funding could be used as seed money for exploratory research into the scope or viability of a project or to support additional research on an established project.  In some cases, this funding might also be used to support the completion of conference papers or papers for publication.

Deadline(s):  03/06/2009.

Maximum Award:  $5500.  Funds are typically paid as a one-time sum.

Number of Awards:  Multiple.  The exact number of grants awarded will vary depending on the number of applications received, their merit and the amount of available funds.

Eligibility:  Applicants must be currently enrolled as a graduate student at the University of Notre Dame and be in satisfactory academic standing with at least a 3.0 GPA.  Applicants may apply at any stage of their program, from matriculation to degree completion, but students must not be enrolled beyond the degree completion limits set by the Graduate School: ten semesters for master’s degree students and sixteen semesters for doctoral students.  Eligible projects will demonstrate relevance for contemporary European Studies and have clear bearing on the applicant’s academic and professional goals. 

Full Guidelines: Graduate Travel & Research Grant
Application for Graduate Research Grants

[top of page]

Graduate Student Conference Grant

This funding has already been awarded for the 2008­–2009 academic year.  Details on future competitions will be coming soon!

[top of page]

Graduate Dissertation Fellowships

Purpose:  The Nanovic Institute currently awards year-long fellowships to support graduate students writing dissertations on topics within European Studies.  Both the Paul G. Tobin Dissertation Fellowship and the Dominica and Frank Annese Fellowship in Graduate Studies fund graduate students over the course of the following academic year as they conduct research and write their dissertations.  These awards allow students to devote full attention to their project for an entire academic year.

Deadline(s):  03/06/2009.

Maximum Award:  $16,000.  Funds are paid as a monthly stipend through the student’s academic department.

Number of Awards:  Three.  Each year the institute awards one Annese Fellowship and two Tobin Fellowships.

Eligibility:  Applicants must be currently enrolled as a graduate student at the University of Notre Dame, must be in satisfactory academic standing with at least a 3.0 GPA, and must not be enrolled beyond their sixteenth semester.  Only students with approved dissertation topics may apply, and applicants must have completed all pre-dissertation requirements (or be scheduled to complete them by the end of the academic year).  Preference will be given to dissertation projects that demonstrate relevance for contemporary European Studies.

Full Guidelines: Graduate Dissertation Fellowships

[top of page]

Contact Past Grant Winner for Insight
What better advice can you find than one who has sucessfully completed what you are attempting? The following graduate student is more than happy to speak with you if you have questions about the application process, grant writing, or the European experience.

Josh Bandoch - Graduate Language Training or Graduate Travel & Research
Jacqui Weeks- Graduate Initiatives
Stephen Morgan- Graduate Language Training
Chris Chapman- Graduate Travel & Research

Return Home