Department of Linguistics

Because departmental funding is limited, both unfunded students and students nearing the end of their award term are encouraged to apply for outside grants and internships. A selection of resources is given below; students should also consult the Office of Student Financial Services, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the Office of the Provost.

Information Sources

1.  American Anthropological Association
2.  American Sociological Association
3.  Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)
4.  Department of Education: Student Guide to Financial Aid
5.  Funding for Women and Minorities
6.  The LINGUIST list

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 Additional Funding Sources for Linguistics Graduate Students

(Please refer to the organization's website for submission deadlines and application information.)

1.  American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Various awards, including travel grants for the annual conference
2.  American Association of University Women (AAUW) Dissertation fellowships and other grants for women
3.  American Council of Learned Societies Assortment of fellowships
4.  The Camargo Foundation Fellowships for research in the humanities and social sciences related to French and francophone cultures.
5.  Consortium of Universities Consortium fellows program; research areas include linguistics.
6.  Cosmos Club Small grants for equipment, conference travel, etc.
7.  Council of American Overseas Research Centers Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program
8.  DAAD Grants for dissertation and post-doctoral research in Germany
9.  Department of Defense NDSEG fellowships for doctoral study in science and engineering (3-year term)
10.  District of Columbia DC State Student Incentive Grant Program (SSIG), Master's grants for DC residents
11.  Ford Foundation Predoctoral and dissertation fellowships for minorities
12. Fulbright grants (USIA) : graduate study abroad for US citizens; graduate study in the US for non-US citizens
13.  The Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies (first year of graduate school only)
14.  Mellon Foundation Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research
15.  National Science Foundation Graduate research fellowships (GRF) for college seniors and first-year graduate students; 3-year term
16.  National Science Foundation Dissertation improvement grants in Linguistics. Note: Proposals are submitted by a faculty member on behalf of the graduate student
17.  Social Science Research Council Pre-dissertation and dissertation fellowships and grants
18.  Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans: grants for up to two years of graduate study in the United States.
19.  Spencer Foundation Dissertation fellowships for research in education
20.  TESOL Fellowships for graduate study; travel grants (membership required).
21.  The Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation fellowships for research in anthropology.
22.  The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Practicum grants for doctoral candidates.