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Einaudi Center for International Studies

Cornell University

Funding Opportunities

The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies is a place to find resources and make connections with others interested in similar international issues—on campus, in our region, and around the world. No matter where you are in your academic career, Einaudi offers opportunities that will spur new ideas and give you the support you need.

Students

The Einaudi Center offers a range of funding opportunities for undergraduates and graduates. Our support can help you understand people and places around the world, travel for international research projects, advance your career goals, and more.

Featured Opportunity: Laidlaw Scholars Program for Undergraduates

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Faculty

Einaudi offers two cycles of seed funding annually, with awards up to $25,000. We also consider cosponsorship funding requests. If you're a tenured or tenure-track faculty member from any program, college, or school, you may be eligible for an award.

Featured Opportunity: Seed Grants

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All Funding Opportunities

Funding Opportunities are sorted chronologically from oldest to newest by application deadline and timeframe.
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Milton L. Barnett Scholarship for Malaysian Studies

Deadline:
Timeframe: Spring
Studying Malaysia? Apply for funding now.
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SEAP Summer Language Fellowship

Deadline:
Timeframe: Spring
SEAP offers funding for graduate students to intensively study a Southeast Asian language during the summer.
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Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) Language Scholarship

Deadline:
Timeframe: Spring
Receive a full scholarship to study a Southeast Asian language for eight weeks this summer!
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Early Career Development Grants

Deadline:
Timeframe: Spring
The Einaudi Center's newest grants support career advancement for tenure-track Cornell faculty with demonstrated commitment to international studies. 
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Seed Grants

Deadline:
Timeframe: Spring
The Einaudi Center's faculty seed grants launch international studies research and activities that show promise to grow and secure external follow-on funding.
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SEAP Research Grant for Doctoral Candidates

Deadline:
Timeframe: Spring
PurposeSEAP offers research funding to PhD candidates who applied for and did not receive major external research awards.* 
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Evangelista Graduate Fellows Program

Deadline:
Timeframe: Spring
Masters, doctoral, and law students can apply to join a select cohort of fellows with unique opportunities for professional networking and development in the field of peace and conflict studies.
Essay Prize for best essay on technology and international security

Prize for Best Essay in Technology and International Security Policy

Deadline:
Timeframe: Spring
The award recognizes the best essay that considers the impact of technology on prospects for peace or war and/or how conflict may shape technology.
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Fulbright U.S. Student Program

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Timeframe: Spring
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program sends U.S. citizens to more than 160 countries to study, research, and teach English abroad.
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LACS Graduate Student Conference Grants

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LACS provides up to $500 grants to fund travel to graduate students to present at conferences during the period from September 1, 2026 through August 15, 2027.