Grants and Fellowships | Undergraduate Research, Scholarly & Creative Activity

Tyler Center Fellowship

Sponsored by the Tyler Center for Global Studies, this fellowship provides $5,000 of funding to support independent research in libraries and/or archives abroad by undergraduate students from any humanities discipline in KSAS. Up to four fellows will be selected each year.

Dr. Saraf Memorial Award

For international independent research in the humanities or social sciences. Up to two awardees will receive up to $7,500 each.

Ethan M. Posner Fellowship

Provides funding to two Krieger School undergraduates per year who share Ethan M. Posner’s desire to change the world, passion for learning, and caring commitment to their community.

Kelly-Clyne Summer Internship Grant for Film & Television

The Kelly-Clyne Summer Internship Grant provides funding to cover living expenses for students pursuing internships in the film and media industries, especially in Los Angeles or New York.

University Undergraduate Research Fellowship

The University Undergraduate Research Fellowship (formerly the Woodrow Wilson Undergraduate Research Fellowship) provides funding and support to a select group of Krieger School undergraduates, identified in their first year, who carry out an independent research project over a period of three years.

Humanities Research Clusters

The Humanities Research Clusters are open to undergraduates and graduate students. They provide for an open discussion of current topics in evolving and understudied interdisciplinary fields. Each approved research cluster will receive up to $1,000 of annual funding from the university for meetings, materials, and guest speakers. Cluster members will also have access to URSCA’s flexible learning space on campus.

The Phares Family Grant for International Engagement

$7,000 for research outside the U.S. Preference for rising juniors and seniors who are unable to study abroad during the academic year.

Meg Walsh Award

The Second Decade Society/Florence “Meg” Long Walsh Leadership Award provides a graduating senior from the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences with $32,000 to undertake an independent project of his or her own unique design involving international travel.

Louis E. Goodman Award

The Louis E. Goodman Award is to facilitate personal enrichment in a discipline (arts and humanities) that may not otherwise be addressed or pursued by the recipient.

John Camp and Mindy Farber ’74 Endowed Award

The John Camp and Mindy Farber ’74 Endowed Award (approximately $4000) was created to support undergraduates conducting research in brain science, with preference given to students performing research related to brain cancers.

Bander Family Fund Award

The Bander Family Fund Award (up to $4,000) is intended to encourage students to think creatively in defining a summer project that can only be done outside of the classroom. The work may be independent research, a creative venture, or an internship directly related to a field of study.