Graduate Fellowships for Dissertation Research
Fellowships for short-term (two to three months) predissertation and/or dissertation research in Europe during Spring / Summer / Fall for advanced graduate students working on modern European topics and enrolled at any UC campus are offered annually. These fellowship awards range from $3000 - $5000 each, dependent upon funding. These are offered by both the Institute of European Studies and the EU Center of Excellence at UCB.
Please read the descriptions of each grant carefully as the foci vary. The schema above provides a rough visual representation of the content areas applicable to each.
N.B., Please note that proposals on solely Russian topics should be directed to the Institute of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (ISEEES).
Foreign Language & Areas Studies (FLAS) awards enable students who are U.S. citizens and permanent residents to acquire a high level of competence in one or more foreign languages. Priority is given to students in the humanities, social sciences, and professional fields. While most Western European languages are not currently offered at Cal, Eastern European languages, as well as pertinent minority languages such as Bengali and Turkish, are. Priority is given to advanced study in the least commonly taught languages (LCTL) to students in the social sciences and professional schools. Past recipients may reapply.
For Center for British Studies and Portuguese Studies Programs graduate grants information, please go to their respective webpages. These grants have various deadlines.
Deadline: February 1
Faculty Grants
Grants are awarded for faculty research, curriculum development, and travel for foreign language instructors. Please see descriptions below:
Working Group Grants for All Students in European Studies
The Institute of European Studies (IES) invites UCB undergraduate and graduate students to form working groups to explore European topics under IES sponsorship. We envision these groups as forums for collaboration and exchange across the various European area studies programs and academic disciplines on campus.
Deadline: May 1
January
Foreign Language and
Area Studies Awards: Academic Year and Summer
The Graduate Fellowship Office manages
applications for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS)
awards for Academic Year 2012-13 and Summer 2012.
Foreign Language & Areas Studies (FLAS) awards enable students who are U.S. citizens and permanent residents to acquire a high level of competence in one or more foreign languages. Priority is given to students in the humanities, social sciences, and professional fields. While most Western European languages are not currently offered at Cal, Eastern European languages, as well as pertinent minority languages such as Bengali and Turkish, are. Priority is given to advanced study in the least commonly taught languages (LCTL) to students in the social sciences and professional schools. Past recipients may reapply.
For academic year awards, entering students must submit the combined Graduate
Application for Admission and Fellowships by the departmental deadline.
Continuing students should apply directly to the Graduate Fellowships Office,
318 Sproul Hall. See the Graduate
Division Web site for complete program details and the online application
form.
Deadline: January 23
February
IES & CGES (General) Predissertation & Dissertation Fellowships
Fellowships for short-term (two to three months) predissertation & dissertation research in Europe during Spring / Summer / Fall 2012 for graduate students working on modern European topics and enrolled at any UC campus. The Center is unable to support projects that are purely literary, philosophical, or theoretical in character. It also cannot support projects in early modern history outside the Central European field or those that deal exclusively with Russian history. These fellowships of $3000-5000 each are expected to cover two or three months' research in Europe.
Download the CGES/IES Predissertation/Dissertation Application
Deadline: February 1
Gerald D. and Norma Feldman Graduate Student Dissertation Fellowship
To honor the memory of history Professor Gerald D. Feldman — particularly his dedication to graduate students, the Institute for European Studies has established the Gerald D. and Norma Feldman Graduate Student Fellowship.
In 1994, Gerald Feldman took over the UC Center for German and European Studies, a research center that served the ten campuses of the University of California; in 2000 the Center became part of the newly formed Institute of European Studies. Under his leadership from 1994 to 2006, both the Center and the Institute provided generous funding for students and faculty whose research focused on Europe. The creation of this Fellowship will help sustain the formidable legacy left by the Institute’s former Director.
This fellowship is in the amount of $3,500 and is open to students at UC Berkeley writing their dissertations on topics related to Europe and the European Union. Topcs should focus on political, historical, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual issues, or public policy in contemporary Europe. Recipients must be advanced to candicacy. The fellowship may be used to supplement external grants.
Requirements: Dissertation abstract, and a two-page report of the status of the dissertation, graduate transcripts, and three letters of recommendation.
Download the Application
Deadline: February 1
Daimler Graduate Dissertation Research and Writing Fellowships
The Daimler Graduate Dissertation Research and Writing Fellowships will fund UC Berkeley graduate students whose dissertations focus on topics related to Sustainable Transportation, the European Debt Crisis, Western Europe and the EU. Topics should focus on political, historical, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual issues or public policy surrounding these topics. Recipients must be advanced to candidacy and preference will be given to applicants who have finished the bulk of their fieldwork. IES will award fellowships in the amount of $10,000 per annum.
Download the CGES/IES Predissertation/Dissertation Application
Deadline: February 1
March
UC
Berkeley — Entering Graduate
Fellowships in Modern European Studies
The Center for German and European Studies announces the availability
of fellowships in the amount of $10,000 ($5,000 each semester), Fall 2012 and
Spring 2013 for outstanding entering UC Berkeley graduate students who demonstrate an
interest in modern European studies. The sponsoring unit must agree to provide
tuition and fee waivers for students who are selected. The Center will also
provide a matching grant of $5,000 for a third semester (Fall 2013), provided
that the nominatinug department continues the tuition and fee waiver support
and agrees to provide an additional $5,000 to the student. The department’s
contribution can come in the form of a GSI or GSR appointment. The student’s
graduate advisor is required to write a brief narrative report on their progress
each semester.
Nominations should be submitted by the sponsoring department or professional
school. Nominations should
include the student’s complete application file—transcripts,
GRE scores, statement of purpose, letters of reference—and a letter
of nomination from the department. These should be sent to:
John Efron, Director
Entering Graduate Fellowship Competition
Institute of European Studies
Center for German and European Studies
University of California
207 Moses Hall #2316
Berkeley, CA 94720-2316
If you need any additional information regarding these awards, please contact
Gia White-Forbes at (510) 642-4555 or by e-mail at gia@berkeley.edu
Download the IES Entering Graduate Fellowship Announcement
Deadline: March 7
Foreign Language Teaching Grants 2012/13
IES (The Institute of European Studies) is pleased to announce a competition for a travel grant for Berkeley foreign language instructors of Western European languages, to support the acquisition of new information and training in language pedagogy, second-language acquisition, and applied linguistics. The competition is open to lecturers, tenure-track, and tenured faculty at UC Berkeley. Awards are for amounts up to $1000 (Some international travel restrictions apply and will be detailed at the time of the award).. Applications should include the following:
- A proposal statement describing the applicant planned travel and how it will enhance language instruction at UCB Berkeley
- A budget
- A curriculum vitae
Please submit these items to
Noga Wizansky, Assistant Director
National Resource Center for West European Studies
Institute of European Studies
207 Moses Hall #2316
Berkeley, CA 94720-2316
510-643-4558
nwizansk [@] berkeley.edu
Deadline: May 1 (or the following Monday when May 1 falls on a weekend).
IES Working Group Grants for Students in European Studies 2012/13
The Institute of European Studies (IES) invites UCB undergraduate and graduate students to form working groups to explore European topics under IES sponsorship. We envision these groups as forums for collaboration and exchange across the various European area studies programs and academic disciplines on campus. As such, they should provide opportunities for students to explore a European issue or event in depth, and acquire new perspectives from fields outside their major. While we are interested in all proposals, we especially appreciate those which establish comparative perspectives, looking at individual themes as they manifest themselves in various European countries, or interdisciplinary frameworks exploring the representation of issues across diverse fields, including but not limited to literature, film, psychology, political science, sociology, anthropology, art history, visual culture, economics, business, history, and music. Successful applicants will be offered the use of IES’ seminar room for group events, dependent on scheduling constraints.
To apply for funding please submit the following to contact below.
- Description of the working group (1-2 pages): Proposed topic, areas and disciplines encompassed, a list of activities including a schedule of meetings and potential texts or cultural works to be studied, and the name and contact information of the group’s primary coordinator.
- Budget: IES can provide up to $500 for working group activities. Funds may be used for diverse purposes, including guest speakers, film rentals, book purchases, and reader production. In your application please note the amount your group requires, and describe how it will be used. The primary coordinator of the Working Group must be affiliated with at least one UC Berkeley department that will serve as the home department, and administer the funds awarded by the Institute of European Studies. Please consult your department about any guidelines it may have for student grant administration.
Noga Wizansky, Assistant Director
National Resource Center for West European Studies
Institute of European Studies
207 Moses Hall #2316
Berkeley, CA 94720-2316
510-643-4558
nwizansk [@] berkeley.edu
Deadline: May 1 (or the following Monday when May 1 falls on a weekend).
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