Ph.D. Funding Resources

GENERAL FUNDING ADVICE

Start by talking to your adviser. They have specialized knowledge about funding sources that are most applicable to your circumstance.

The Graduate Funding Information Services (GFIS) is a constantly updated resource to help you find opportunities that match your experience and funding needs. They also keep host the GFIS blog with additional funding resources. Additional places JSIS Ph.D. students have successfully found funding are listed below.

FUNDING SOURCE EXAMPLES

• Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships
• UW International Research & Study Fellowships (Fritz/Boeing)
• Social Science Research Council (SSRC) International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF)
• Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)
• Smith Richardson Foundation World Politics & Statecraft Fellowship
• Fulbright Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
• Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships
• American Association of University Women (AAUW) Dissertation Fellowship
• U.S. Institute of Peace Jennings Randolph Peace Dissertation Fellowships
• Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies