Graduate Student Grants

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

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Gerald D. and Norma Feldman Graduate Student Dissertation Fellowship 

November 1

  • For research on topics related to Europe

  • $3,000

Helmut Kohl Award in German and European Studies 

November 1

  • For graduate students in European Studies

  • $2,000

Sweden 

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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

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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

Modern Greek Studies

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Modern Greek Studies Foundation Fellowship

April 1

  • Research fellowship

  • Up to $5000 for travel costs and stipend

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

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Berkeley-Austria Research Fellowship

Nov 1 

  • Humanities / Social Sciences

  • $2,000/month (three months)

Berkeley-MCI The Entrepreneurial School (Innsbruck) Research and Teaching Fellowship

Nov 1 

  • monthly grant of €1,000 for up to 4 months

  • teaching opportunities in all academic departments

Belgium

Grant Opportunity

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Berkeley-Ghent Research Fellowship

Nov 1 

  • All disciplines

  • $1000/month (up to 3 months)

Germany

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Berkeley-Regensburg Research Fellowship 

Nov 1 

  • Humanities / Social Sciences

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

Berkeley-Muenster Research Fellowship 

Nov 1 

  • Humanities / Social Sciences

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

Berkeley—FSU Jena Research Fellowship 

Nov 1 

  • All disciplines

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

Berkeley-Hamburg Research Fellowship

Nov 1 

  • All disciplines

  • EUR 1,000/month (up to 3 months)

Berkeley-Greifswald Research Fellowship 

Nov 1

  • All disciplines + European language study

  • EUR 1,000/month (up to 3 months)

Italy

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Berkeley-Naples Research Fellowship

Nov 1 

  • 2-3 month research fellowship

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

Portugal

Grant Opportunity

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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

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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.

Switzerland

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Berkeley-Lausanne Research Fellowship 

Nov 1 

  • All disciplines

  • CHF 1,600/month (up to 3 months)

United Kingdom

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Berkeley-Queen's University Belfast Research Fellowship

 Nov 1 

  • Humanities & Social Sciences

  • £750 stipend (up to one month)

Berkeley-Bristol Research Fellowship

Nov 1 

  • Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences 

Questions?

Please contact ies@berkeley.edu