Grants

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Ethnicity, Migration, Rights Thesis Research Grant 
 

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, migration, human rights, and/or indigeneity. 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).

See grant description page for full details. 

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Latina/o Studies Thesis Research Grant
 

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 Ethnic Studies under History and Literature or in the Latina/o EMR secondary field, but neither is 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).

See grant description page for full details. 

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Asian American Studies Thesis Research Grant

Deadline: February 9, 2018

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 Studies. The department(s) in which the thesis will be written is open. Applicants may be pursuing Ethnic Studies under History and Literature or in an EMR secondary field, but neither is a requirement.

There are no restrictions on topics or methods of study, beyond a relationship to Asian American life, history, culture, theory, or politics. Projects may be ethnographic, empirical, creative, historical, or theoretical and may deal with persons or groups with ancestry that is Pacific Islander, South Asian, Southeast Asian, East Asian, or Middle Eastern. Likewise, ‘American’ need not be limited to U.S. contexts. 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).

See grant description page for full details. 

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APPLY TODAY!

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”.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at emr@fas.harvard.edu. 
 

Please note: These applications will be reviewed by members of our Advisory Committee. To learn more about the faculty, click here.