The Graduate Student Grant opportunity is now closed. The next application cycle will open in September 2025.
Frequently asked questions
The online application opens the first week of September and will close on Monday, Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. EST. Grantees will be notified in December 2024.
No, you may return to the application as many times as needed until the application deadline. Once your application is submitted, no additional changes can be made.
The executive summary must be limited to 350 words. The proposal narrative is limited to 3,000 words, excluding references. All proposals must be submitted via the Center’s submission platform.
Grants will support research and convening activities. The funds will cover a wide range of expenses. For example, they might be utilized to:
- Purchase data or computing resources;
- Conduct new research;
- Travel to archives and/or external academic convenings;
- Organize workshops and conferences; and
- In extraordinary circumstances, provide for a teaching buyout.
Collaborators may include other PhD and JSD candidates from all Columbia University schools and affiliates.
Grant funds must be used completely during the 12-month award period (Jan. 1, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2025).
Center Graduate Student Grant Awardees will be required to participate in a gathering of the Graduate Student Grantee cohort once per semester. There will be further opportunities to participate in Center events as well.
The funds will be transferred to your academic department through internal transfer for your use. You will need to work with your academic department’s finance office to make use of the funds.
Please send us an email at [email protected].