Research Grants
Research grants are awarded to students pursuing field research on specific topics that could contribute to a thesis or dissertation or if the applicant has done preliminary work on the topic. Individual independent research will be considered if the above requirements are fulfilled. Summer research should be around 8 weeks. Winter Session research should be around 3 weeks.
Application Instructions
Undergraduate Students:
All application materials should be uploaded and submitted via CARAT
- Completed CARAT Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute Undergraduate Summer Research Grant
- 750 word proposal detailing your rationale for pursuing this project
- Current one-page resume
- Current transcript (unofficial is okay)
- Annotated bibliography (no more than two pages)
- Two letters of recommendation (uploaded to the CARAT system or your recommender can email them directly to Selmon Rafey, Program Coordinator, at srafey@fas.harvard.edu)
Graduate Students:
All application materials should be uploaded and submitted via CARAT
- Completed CARAT Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute Graduate Summer Research Grant
- 750-word proposal outlining your project
- Annotated bibliography (no more than two pages)
- A current resume/CV
- Current transcript (an unofficial printout is okay)
- Two letters of recommendation (uploaded to the CARAT system or your recommender can email them directly to Selmon Rafey, Program Coordinator, at srafey@fas.harvard.edu)
