Additional Sources of Funding

    The Advanced Research Collaborative (ARC) is the focal point of the collaborative research activities of the Graduate Center. It promotes interdisciplinary research, partners with GC Research Centers, Institutes and Interdisciplinary Committees, connects the research activities of CUNY faculty at the Colleges to GC research programs and seminars, and provides a home for outstanding visiting scholars to collaborate with faculty and students. ARC offers support to GC doctoral students pursuing research as well as to postdoctoral students who have completed their initial projects.
 

Additional Sources of Funding

Additional Sources of Funding

The academic activity of the City University of New York expands far beyond the boundaries of the Graduate Center. As such, many Graduate Center students benefit from adjunct teaching positions and research assistantships on other campuses within CUNY or under the auspices of faculty-sponsored research grants. Executive Officers can assist students in locating these opportunities.

A significant number of students also find support through external funding sources such as private foundations, unions, and government agencies. The list of external funding sources available to graduate students is extensive. The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, which is the Graduate Center's official liaison for grant-funded scholarship (for both faculty and students), provides a comprehensive catalog of the vast number of privately funded fellowships available to graduate students. In addition, Student Affairs conducts periodic counseling workshops on applying for external fellowships and makes application materials available for some of the major grants.

Fulbright U. S. Student Program

Established in 1946, the Fulbright Program aims to increase mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and other countries, through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills. Sponsored by the U. S. Department of State, Fulbright, the largest U.S. international exchange program, provides funds for students, scholars, and professionals in all fields of study to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools.

The U.S. Student Program awards over 1,100 grants to U.S. citizens each year for projects in over 140 countries worldwide. This program offers one academic year of study, research, or teaching assistantship experience. Projects may include university course work, independent library or field research, professional training in the arts, or a combination of these or other projects. The application cycle for Fulbright U.S. Student competition opens on May 1st. The Graduate Center’s deadline for receipt of applications is in early September. Applications, which must be completed online, are available by following the link to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program at http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html.  Interested students should contact Rachel Sponzo in the Provost's Office at 212-817-7282 or rsponzo@gc.cuny.edu.  For names of current Graduate Center Fulbright recipients, click here.

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program (DDRA)

The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program (DDRA) funds individual doctoral students to conduct research in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of 6 to 12 months. This program is sponsored by the U. S. Department of Education and is not related to the IIE Fulbright program, which is run by the State Department. The Fulbright-Hays DDRA Program is for students who intend to conduct dissertation research outside of the United States, excluding the countries of Western Europe, and is of particular interest to (but not limited to) students in the social sciences.

The official announcement of the Fulbright-Hays competition is usually made in September on the Department of Education website: http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/applicant.html. As you may have heard, after it had received and reviewed applications, the Department of Education cancelled the competition for the 2011 Fiscal Year (FY) following a reduction of funds as a result of Congressional action. This year, the Department of Education has suggested that educational institutions should proceed with preparing to submit applications.

Please note that because Fulbright-Hays awards are granted to students through their educational institutions, all applications must be vetted by The Graduate Center’s Student Affairs Office prior to being submitted electronically to the Department of Education. To allow for proper review and vetting of applications prior to the anticipated transmittal deadline of early November, The Graduate Center’s internal deadline is tentatively set for Tuesday, October 11, 2011.

If you are interested in beginning the application process, kindly contact institutional application liaison Fiona Lee in Student Affairs at flee@gc.cuny.edu or 212-817-7400. Please do not contact U. S. Department of Education personnel directly.