Research Travel Grants for Graduate Students
Details
Travel Timeframe: May 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026
Do you need to travel internationally for your short-term research or fieldwork?
The Einaudi Center sponsors international travel for individual Cornell graduate students. If you’re traveling between the United States and a host country for activities directly related to your dissertation or thesis research, Einaudi can help you get there.
Grad Students Study World with Einaudi Travel Grants
Read about how Einaudi travel grants supported research travel for Alonso Alegre-Bravo (LACS: Guatemala) and Jessie Taieun Yoon (EAP: Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea). Last year 100 graduate students found support for their fieldwork at Einaudi!
Applications Open
November 18, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Requirements
- Travel grants cover international airfare for activities directly related to the student’s dissertation or thesis research.
- The awards do not fund travel to international conferences or expenses other than international airfare.
- Travel must originate and end in the United States.
- Minimum stay abroad is 14 days, and maximum stay is six months.
- Awards are based on the proposal submitted at the time of application.
- Travel must take place between May 1, 2025 and August 31, 2026, and cannot be funded retroactively.
International Travel Approval
Awardees must register their Einaudi-supported travel in the Travel Registry and follow all university travel policies. To receive the award and travel approval, selected students must
- petition for permission to travel internationally, to be submitted at least two weeks and no earlier than six weeks before the scheduled travel, and
- participate in a short online international travel predeparture orientation course.
Travel to Elevated Risk Destinations
Travel to level 4 countries must be approved by the International Travel Advisory and Response Team (ITART). Graduate and professional students do not need to petition for travel to level 1, 2, or 3 level countries.
Approval may be withdrawn if there is a change in the risk level of your destination or if you violate any contingencies of approval given. In such instances, you will be required to refund the award.
Amount
Up to $2,000.
Eligibility
Graduate students or students enrolled in Cornell’s professional schools are eligible, with the following exceptions:
- Students graduating in May 2025
- Students who have not used 2024 awards
Deadline
March 7, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. ET.
Questions?
Email the Einaudi Center (einaudi_center@einaudi.cornell.edu).
FAQs
Additional Information
Funding Type
- Travel Grant
Role
- Student