Grants

All grants for Summer 2024 are due February 14!

 

There are three categories of grants to which students can apply: Ethnicity, Migration, Rights; Latinx Studies; and Asian American and/or Pacific Islander Studies. Projects that are eligible for multiple grant categories can submit multiple applications. (A project will only receive funding from one EMR-based funding source.)
 
Each grant will provide up to $2,500 in summer thesis research funding and can be combined with other summer thesis funding sources. Grant recipients will be assigned graduate student mentors who work with thesis writers through the summer and senior year, until theses are submitted.
 

Candidates apply through the CARAT system to submit: 

  • The online CARAT form (including project description and full budget).
  • A written project proposal of 750 words max, describing their topic, methods, and preparation.
  • A brief biblilography with at least five sample sources.
  • A one-page resume (PDF).
  • A current transcript (PDF, unofficial is ok).
  • One letter of recommendation from an advisor or mentor who will play a supporting role in the project. This does not have to be the thesis advisor.

 

More about the parameters of each grant category is below.

 

Ethnicity, Migration, Rights Thesis Research Grant 

Deadline: February 14, 2023

The Committee on Ethnicity, Migration, Rights (EMR) awards summer grants to assist Harvard juniors with research for a senior honors thesis. The department(s) in which the thesis will be written is open so long as research addresses one or more areas of ethnicity, race, im/migration, Indigeneity, and human rights. Applicants may be pursuing EMR as a secondary field, but this is not a requirement. Grantees must spend a minimum of six weeks engaged in research activities. Special consideration will be given to projects for which there are fewer sources of funding offered through other campus entities (e.g., projects requiring domestic travel).

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Latinx Studies Thesis Research Grant

Deadline: February 14, 2023

The Committee on Ethnicity, Migration, Rights (EMR) and the Observatorio of Instituto Cervantes at Harvard award summer grants to assist Harvard juniors with research for a senior honors thesis in areas related to Latinx Studies. The department(s) in which the thesis will be written is open. Applicants may be pursuing the Latinx ("Latino") Studies or EMR secondary field, but that is not a requirement. Grantees must spend a minimum of six weeks engaged in research activities. Special consideration will be given to projects for which there are fewer sources of funding offered through other campus entities (e.g., projects requiring domestic travel).

 

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Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies Thesis Research Grant

Deadline: February 14, 2023

The Committee on Ethnicity, Migration, Rights (EMR) will award at least one summer grant to assist a Harvard junior with research for a senior honors thesis related to Asian American and/or Pacific Islander Studies. Applicants may be pursuing an EMR secondary field, but this is not a requirement. This grant was initiated by donors to the EMR Fund.

Grantees must spend a minimum of six weeks engaged in research activities. Special consideration will be given to projects for which there are fewer sources of funding offered through other campus entities (e.g., projects requiring domestic travel).

 

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To apply for a summer thesis grant, please complete a CARAT application via the steps below:

  1. Log into CARAT
  2. Click “Browse Opportunities and Apply.”
  3. Type “EMR” in keyword search box and click, “Go”.

 

EMR reviewers will be basing their review of proposals on the following criteria:

The proposed research would set the student up to make a valuable intellectual contribution in their area of study.

The research plan is clear and reasonable, and achievable within the timeframe (6-10 weeks)

The student is academically well prepared to pursue this project.

The student has other relevant preparation for this project (might include contact with fieldwork interlocutors, research into archives/resources, etc.)

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email Fatimah Mateen at fatimah_mateen@fas.harvard.edu