Graduate Student Grants

Deadline Extended: Apply by December 1, 2026

Grants

IES offers a range of grant and fellowship opportunities for UC Berkeley graduate students in all fields of study whose research, scholarship, or professional interests engage with Europe. Awards support dissertation research, travel, language study, and extended research stays at partner universities across Europe. Explore funding opportunities through IES and its European partners to find the grant that best supports your graduate work.

European Studies Grants

IES Grants in European Studies

Grant Opportunity

Deadline

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Gerald D. and Norma Feldman Graduate Student Dissertation Fellowship 

Dec 1

  • For research on topics related to Europe

  • $3,000

Helmut Kohl Award in German and European Studies 

Dec 1

  • For graduate students in European Studies

  • $2,000

Greece

Grant Opportunity

Deadline

Details

April 1 

  • Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Travel stipend + a fellowship totaling $5000.

Sweden 

Grant Opportunity

Deadline

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Glohub Grants University of Lund 

November 5 

  • The funding is a contribution to costs associated with travel and accommodation and other expenditures.

  • Salary and visa costs are not included in the grant.

Portuguese Studies

Grant Opportunity

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Center for Portuguese Studies Pinto/Fialon Scholarships and Fellowships

June 30

  • Open to Portuguese and Portuguese-American students at UC Berkeley

Anglo-American Studies

Grant Opportunity

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R. Kirk Underhill Graduate Fellowships

March 1
  • $10,000 fellowship for research focused on US-UK affairs, including but not limited to issues involving international relations, politics, history, law, economics, art, language, literature, and culture

Research at European Partner Universities

Students are encouraged to apply for several grants offered by our European partner universities. Applications are due in late fall for the upcoming calendar year and cannot be extended for the subsequent year. Grant recipients are expected to complete their research stay in residence at the designated partner university during the calendar year they applied for. Please consult grant descriptions for further details.

Austria

Grant Opportunity

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Berkeley-Austria Research Fellowship

Dec 1 

  • Humanities / Social Sciences

  • $2,000/month (three months)

Belgium

Grant Opportunity

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Berkeley-Ghent Research Fellowship

Dec 1 

  • All disciplines

  • $1000/month (up to 3 months)

Germany

Grant Opportunity

Deadline

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Berkeley-Regensburg Research Fellowship 

Dec 1 

  • Humanities / Social Sciences

  • EUR 1,000/month (up to three months)

Berkeley-Muenster Research Fellowship 

Dec 1 

  • Humanities / Social Sciences

  • EUR 1,500 travel grant + EUR 850/month (3-6 months)

Berkeley—FSU Jena Research Fellowship 

Dec 1 

  • All disciplines

  • EUR 850/month (3-4 months) + flight costs of up to EUR 820

Berkeley-Hamburg Research Fellowship

Dec 1 

  • All disciplines

  • EUR 1,000/month (up to 3 months)

Berkeley-Greifswald Research Fellowship 

Dec 1

  • All disciplines + European language study

  • EUR 1,000/month (up to 3 months)

Italy

Grant Opportunity

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Berkeley-Naples Research Fellowship

Dec 1 

  • 2-3 month research fellowship

  • travel costs up to €1,500 and a monthly allowance of €850

Luxembourg

Grant Opportunity

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Berkeley-Luxembourg Research Fellowship

Dec 1

  • Research fellowship

  • EUR 1,500/month 

Portugal

Grant Opportunity

Deadline

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Berkeley-Portugal Research Fund for Graduate Students November 1
  • Travel and accomodation covered up to $3000
Portugal-Berkeley Travel Fund for Prospective Graduate Students March 1
  • Flight costs covered up to $1500
Berkeley-Portugal Conference Fund for Graduate Students Ongoing
  • Travel and accomodation covered up to $2000

Sweden 

Grant Opportunity

Deadline

Details

Glohub Grants University of Lund 

November 5 

  • The funding is a contribution to costs associated with travel and accommodation and other expenditures.

  • Salary and visa costs are not included in the grant.

Greece

Grant Opportunity

Deadline

Details

April 1 

  • Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Travel stipend + a fellowship totaling $5000.

Switzerland

Grant Opportunity

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Berkeley-Lausanne Research Fellowship

 Dec 1 

  • Open to all fields

  • CHF 1,600/month 

United Kingdom

Grant Opportunity

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Berkeley-Queen's University Belfast Research Fellowship

 Dec 1 

  • Humanities & Social Sciences

  • £750 stipend (up to one month)

Berkeley-Bristol Research Fellowship

Dec 1 

  • Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences 

Questions?

Please contact ies@berkeley.edu