International Grants Database

The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program is a federally funded, international exchange program that offers democracy activists, journalists, civil society leaders, and scholars from around the world the opportunity to spend five months in residence at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), in Washington, D.C., in order to undertake independent research on democracy in a particular country or region. Located within NED’s International Forum for Democratic Studies, a leading center for analysis of global democratic developments, the program provides a collegial environment and rich intellectual setting for educational exchange and professional development. The program offers five-month fellowships for practitioners to improve strategies and techniques for building democracy abroad and five-month fellowships for scholars to conduct original research for publication. While in residence, fellows reflect on their experiences; engage with counterparts; conduct research and writing; consider best practices and lessons learned; and develop professional relationships within a global network of democracy advocates. Fellows are expected to complete a written product relating to their proposed research project. The fellowship culminates in a formal presentation in which fellows typically focus on their research project or another topic relating to the state of democracy in their country.

This initiative supports research and teaching in Buddhist studies and is funded by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation. In cooperation with the Foundation, ACLS offers an integrated set of fellowship and grant competitions supporting work that will expand the understanding and interpretation of Buddhist thought in scholarship and society, strengthen international networks of Buddhist studies, and increase the visibility of innovative currents in those studies. The Dissertation Fellowships in Buddhist Studies provide one-year stipends to PhD candidates for full time preparation of dissertations. The fellowship period may be used for fieldwork, archival research, analysis of findings, or for writing after research is complete. These are global competitions. There are no restrictions as to the location of work proposed, or the citizenship/residence of applicants. The final products of research supported may be in any language.

Funded by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, this initiative awards up to $300,000 over four years to assist institutions to establish a new, tenure-track teaching position in Buddhist studies. The establishment of the position should contribute significantly to the institution (i.e., establishing a curriculum in Buddhist Studies where none has existed or where such a curriculum was in clear and urgent need of support). All institutions of higher education may apply.

This initiative supports research and teaching in Buddhist studies and is funded by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation. In cooperation with the Foundation, ACLS offers an integrated set of fellowship and grant competitions supporting work that will expand the understanding and interpretation of Buddhist thought in scholarship and society, strengthen international networks of Buddhist studies, and increase the visibility of innovative currents in those studies. The Postdoctoral Fellowships in Buddhist Studies provide two years of funding to recent recipients of the PhD for residence at a university for the purpose of revising the dissertation into a publishable manuscript or for beginning the first new project after completion of the PhD degree. The teaching of one course per year is encouraged. Priority is given to residence at universities or colleges providing a collegial atmosphere and working conditions enabling the postdoctoral Fellow’s entry into an academic career in Buddhist studies. These are global competitions. There are no restrictions as to the location of work proposed, or the citizenship/residence of applicants. The final products of research supported may be in any language.

The American Council of Learned Societies is offering grants and fellowships for promoting the academic study of Buddhism. Buddhist studies engage Buddhist traditions as well as contemporary developments in many fields, including history, philosophy, archaeology, art history, anthropology, philology, and studies of religion. In the coming three years (2021-24) ACLS will build on these initiatives and expand their reach. (1) an explicit turn toward Asia to include Buddhist scholars and communities; (2) enhancing the public spread of Buddhist values and insights through a Buddhism Public Fellows program; and (3) Expanding the worldwide audience for Buddhist studies by supporting Fellows’ translations and publicly accessible scholarly writing. These are global competitions. There are no restrictions as to the location of work proposed or the citizenship/residence of applicants. The final products of research may be in any language. However, all applications must be submitted in English.

This initiative supports research and teaching in Buddhist studies and is funded by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation. In cooperation with the Foundation, ACLS offers an integrated set of fellowship and grant competitions supporting work that will expand the understanding and interpretation of Buddhist thought in scholarship and society, strengthen international networks of Buddhist studies, and increase the visibility of innovative currents in those studies. Research fellowships offer support for research and writing in Buddhist studies for scholars who hold a PhD degree, with no restrictions on time from the PhD. These fellowships provide scholars time free from teaching and other responsibilities to devote full-time to research and writing on the project proposed. There are no restrictions as to the location of the work conducted. Applicants must identify a significant scholarly product (monograph, series of journal articles, etc.) that will result from the fellowship. They will be asked for a final report at the end of the fellowship tenure describing progress made, and will be asked to report on the products resulting from it when they are published. These are global competitions. There are no restrictions as to the citizenship/residence of applicants. The final products of research supported may be in any language.

The William Y. and Nettie K. Adams Fund offers funding for short campus seminars or summer research projects focused on the history of anthropology and the theoretical implications of the culture concept. Please note that the project must involve research rather than project planning and that it will take place at the School of Advanced Research (SAR). Scholars with summer research projects that meet the requirements of the Adams Fund are eligible for $500 in travel support and up to $2000 in stipend support, depending on the length of their visit. On a space-available basis, campus housing may be provided for a nominal cost. Seminar proposals meeting the requirements of the Adams Fund will receive 3-days of lodging and meals for up to ten participants at SAR’s Schwartz Seminar House. Travel costs to/from Santa Fe are not covered for short seminars.

Funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII), the American Councils Combined Research and Language Training (CRLT) Program offers support of up to $25,000 for fellows conducting overseas (Eastern Europe), policy-relevant research AND requiring weekly language instruction in Russian, the language of the host country, or both. The synergistic nature of the research and language training aspects of the Combined Research and Language Training Program promises both more productive research and efficient language acquisition. All funded research must contribute to a body of knowledge enabling the U.S. to better understand the region and formulate effective policies within it, and proposals should demonstrate policy relevance.

Funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII), the American Councils Research Scholar Program provides support of up to $25,000 for 3-9 consecutive months of overseas (Eastern Europe), policy-relevant research. All funded research must contribute to a body of knowledge enabling the U.S. to better understand the region and formulate effective policies within it, and proposals should demonstrate policy relevance. Fellows should expect to report their findings in presentations, articles, and lectures following their return to the U.S.

The American-Scandinavian Foundation annually awards three translation prizes for outstanding translations of poetry, fiction, drama, or literary prose written by a 20th or 21st-century Nordic author: The Nadia Christensen Prize includes a $2,500 award, publication of an excerpt in Scandinavian Review, and a commemorative bronze medallion. The Leif and Inger Sjöberg Prize, given to an individual whose literature translations from a Nordic language have not previously been published, includes a $2,000 award, publication of an excerpt in Scandinavian Review, and a commemorative bronze medallion. The Wigeland Prize, given to the best translation from Norwegian by a resident of Norway, includes a $2,000 award, publication of an excerpt in Scandinavian Review, and a commemorative bronze medallion.

The Fulbright Scholar Program offers U.S. faculty, administrators and professionals grants to lecture, conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields, or to participate in seminars. The Fulbright Program, the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government, is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Awards vary in amount and duration based on geographic region and subject of study. Specialized awards are also granted in the following categories: Distinguished Chair Awards, Fulbright International Education Administrators Seminars, Fulbright Arctic Initiative, Postdoctoral and Early Career Awards, Global Scholar Award, and Public Policy Fellowship. The application process is open annually from February to August.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs. A candidate will submit a Statement of Grant Purpose defining activities to take place during one academic year in a participating country outside the U.S. During their grants, Fulbrighters will meet, work, live with and learn from the people of the host country, sharing daily experiences. The program facilitates cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in routine tasks, allowing the grantee to gain an appreciation of others’ viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think. Through engagement in the community, the individual will interact with their hosts on a one-to-one basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom, thereby promoting mutual understanding. The application process is open annually from April to October.