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.
Application Instructions
Undergraduate Students:
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 (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 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 Selmon Rafey, Program Coordinator, at srafey@fas.harvard.edu)
