The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute

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.

Testimony

“While both of us have worked in India before, this was also the first time we had run our own survey. We became very aware of all of the things, small and large, that can go wrong when doing fieldwork. The grant from the Mittal Institute gave us the opportunity to run a small pilot survey that gave us the experience we needed so that our future surveys are run more smoothly.”

Heather Sarsons, PhD Candidate, Department of Economics, GSAS; Dowry Payments and Female Welfare in India

Deadlines

Winter Session: October 12, 2018
Winter Session Grant Recipient Notification: November 9, 2018

Summer 2019: February 8, 2019
Summer Grant Recipient Notification: April 1, 2019

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 sainit@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 sainit@fas.harvard.edu)