Undergraduate Opportunities

Funding for Research and Internships

Title	Eligibility	App Period	Contact
Richard C. Barker '57 LHD'09 hon., P'03, P'05 Award for International and Public Affairs	IAPA Concentrators	Spring term: Nov 30; Summer term: Mar 31; Fall term: July 31	Anita Nester
John P Birkelund Fund For Diplomacy	All Brown Undergraduates	Spring term: Nov 30; Summer term: Mar 31; Fall term: July 31	Anita Nester
Governor Frank Licht Internship	PLCY Concentrators	Spring term: Nov 30	Samantha Griffin
Happy and John Hazen White, Sr. Internship	All Watson Concentrators	Jan 1-March 31	Samantha Griffin
Jack Ringer Summer in Southeast Asia Fellowship	Soph, Jr, Rising Senior returning to Brown the following fall	Jan 1-Mar 31	Anita Nester
KoChon Fund	All Brown Undergraduates	Spring term: Nov 30; Summer term: Mar 31; Fall term: July 31	Anita Nester
Language Study Grants	IAPA Concentrators	Summer term: March 31	Anita Nester
Marla Ruzicka International Public Service Fellowship	Soph, Jr, Rising Senior returning to Brown the following fall	Jan 1-Mar 31	Anita Nester
Michael Bhatia Fund for Peace-keeping and Conflict Studies	IR and IAPA Concentrators	Spring term: Nov 30; Summer term: Mar 31; Fall term: July 31	Anita Nester
Watson Research and Travel Grant	All Watson Concentrators	Spring term: Nov 30; Summer term: Mar 31; Fall term: July 31	Anita Nester
Noah Krieger ’93 Internship	All Watson Concentrators	Jan 1-March 31	Samantha Griffin

Student Conferences

Title	Eligibility	App Period	Contact
Air Force Academy Assembly Conference	IR Concentrator or by Faculty Recommendation	Dec 15-Jan 15	Anita Nester
Mellon Simulation Project	IR Concentrator or by Faculty Recommendation	Nov 1-Dec 15	Anita Nester
Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference (NAFAC)	IR Concentrator or by Faculty Recommendation	Jan 15-Feb 25	Anita Nester
Student Conference on U.S. Affairs (SCUSA)	IR Concentrator or by Faculty Recommendation	Sep 15-Oct 17	Anita Nester

Fellowships

Title	Eligibility	App Period	Contact
Middle East Studies Undergraduate Fellowship Awards	Rising Seniors writing a Thesis for MES Concentration Credit	Jan 1-Apr 15	Barbara Oberkoetter

Additional Sources of Information

Brown Connect

Part of President Paxson’s plan to increase student access to internships and research positions, BrownConnect allows students to search for real-world opportunities while still on campus. By bringing the Brown community together to support students, BrownConnect enables undergraduates to follow their own paths beyond the classroom.

Brown in Washington
The Brown in Washington Program offers students a semester in Washington, D.C. during their junior or senior year, interning with public and nonprofit sector agencies and completing coursework that complements their internship placements. The program is the product of a partnership between the Swearer Center and the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.

Co-sponsorship Request

The Watson Institute welcomes applications from undergraduates for the Institute's hosting, promotion, or funding of on-campus student activities.

Dean's Discretionary Grants

The Dean of the College has a small budget to fund undergraduate research projects that fall outside the boundaries of other research award programs. Students will normally have exhausted all other University grant sources before seeking support from the Dean. Special requests of all sorts are considered, but projects that incorporate an international or global component are especially encouraged.

Fellowships@Brown

Fellowships at Brown represent university-sponsored programs including nationally competitive fellowships that fund faculty-student research collaborations, unpaid internships, independent research and travel, and post-baccalaureate work or study both in the United States and abroad. Here you will find information about the range of opportunities at Brown as well as selected external awards of potential interest to Brown students.

Office of Global Engagement Grant Opportunities

Priority will be given to requests that demonstrate an effort to advance the inclusion of the international community on campus and beyond, and/or that contribute to academic research and scholarship.

UFUNDS

UFunds coordinates applications for funding from offices at Brown. You will find opportunities here for members of the Brown community, including undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty.

Undergraduate Research

Brown sponsors a number of fellowship and grant programs that support undergraduate research during the summer or the academic year. Many of the awards are specifically designed to facilitate faculty-student research collaborations, including Undergraduate Teaching and Research Awards and Royce Fellowships.