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 a minimum 8 weeks. Winter Session research should be a minimum of 3 weeks.
Deadlines
Winter 2019 grant applications are now open!
Winter Session 2019: Friday, October 11, 2019 at 11:59 PM
Winter Session Grant Recipient Notification: Mid-to-late November
Summer Session 2020: TBD
Summer Grant Recipient Notification: TBD
Undergraduate Research Grant Application:
All application materials should be uploaded and submitted via CARAT
- Completed CARAT Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute Undergraduate Winter Research Grant
- 750 word proposal detailing your rationale for pursuing this project
- Current one-page resume
- Current transcript (unofficial is okay)
- One-page bibliography including annotations (disregard for language study)
- Two letters of recommendation (Your recommenders may upload their letter directly to the CARAT system or email them to mittalsai@fas.harvard.edu)
Graduate Research Grant Application:
All application materials should be uploaded and submitted via CARAT
- Completed CARAT Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute Graduate Winter Research Grant
- 750-word proposal outlining your project
- One-page bibliography including annotations on your research topic (disregard for language study)
- 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 mittalsai@fas.harvard.edu)