| Funding areas: Multidisciplinary | Archaeology | Architecture | Asian Studies | Astronomy | Biology | Engineering | European Studies | Health and Medicine | Humanities | Mathematics | Physics | Physiology |
| Travel Funding Programs in Multiple Disciplines |
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| Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Fulbright Scholar Programs Deadline: Varies by program Synopsis: Fulbright Scholar Programs offer faculty, administrators, and professionals grants to lecture, conduct research, or participate in seminars. |
| Council of American Overseas Research Centers, Multi-Country Regional Research Fellowship Deadline: January Synopsis: Awards up to $10,000 to U.S. doctoral candidates and postdocs for advanced regional or trans-regional research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences. Fellowships require scholars to conduct research in more than one country, at least one of which hosts a participating American overseas research center. |
| International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX), Individual Advanced Research Opportunities (IARO) Deadline: November Synopsis: Supports students, scholars and professionals to perform policy relevant field research, in the countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia, in up to three countries for up to nine months. |
| International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX), Short-Term Travel Grants Deadline: February Synopsis: Supports postdoctoral scholars and professionals to conduct research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia on issues relevant to the U.S. government, in up to two countries for up to eight weeks. |
| National Science Foundation, Developing Global Scientists and Engineers Deadline: February 15 and September 15 Synopsis: Supports undergraduates, graduate students, and doctorate-level researchers by providing international research and education experiences in science and engineering. |
| National Science Foundation, Catalyzing New International Collaborations Deadlines: September, March Synopsis: Proposals should describe U.S. participation in new international collaborations via activities including, but not limited to: planning visits, small workshops, initial data gathering activities, and the development of research coordination networks. |
| National Science Foundation, International Research Fellowship Program Deadline: Second Tuesday in September Synopsis: The program objective is to introduce scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers to international collaborative research opportunities. Support may be requested for residence abroad for nine to 24 months, with a minimum of nine continuous months. |
| Australian Academy of Science, Selby Fellowship Deadline: August Synopsis: Fellowships are awarded in all fields of science to distinguished overseas scientists to visit Australia for public lecture/seminar tours and to visit scientific centres in Australia. Fellows are expected to increase public awareness of science and scientific issues and accordingly will be outstanding lecturers to the general lay public. Up to $A10,000 is available to cover economy airfares and assistance towards living expenses. |
| Travel Funding Programs in Archaeology |
| Archaeological Institute of America Deadline: Varies by program Synopsis: The AIA offers six fellowships for travel and study to deserving scholars. Fellowships are open to AIA members. |
| Travel Funding Programs in Architecture |
| The Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation Deadline: March 15 Synopsis: The foundation offers funding to individuals and institutions to support innovative projects that advance the study and expand the recognition of women in architecture and related professions. Travel Grants of up to $1500 are for research trips or professional conferences at which the recipient will be making a presentation related to the purpose of the BWAF. |
| Boston Society of Architects, Rotch Travelling Scholarship Deadline: Late December or early January Synopsis: Awarded to candidates under 35 years of age who have one year of full-time professional experience in a Massachusetts architecture firm or who hold a degree from a Massachusetts school of architecture and have a year of full-time professional experience at any architecture firm. The scholarship provides $35,000 for a minimum of eight months' travel and study abroad. |
| Travel Funding Programs in Asian Studies |
| American Council of Learned Societies, American Research in the Humanities in China Deadline: September Synopsis: This program is for US citizen and permanent resident scholars in the humanities. Support is offered to specialists in all fields of the humanities and humanities-related social sciences, and is not limited to China scholars. Grants of up to $50,400 are offered for four to 12 months of continuous research in China. |
| American Institute of Indian Studies, Research Fellowships Deadline: July 1 Synopsis: Senior Long- and Short-term Fellowships are for those holding the PhD degree. Grants are designed to enable scholars who specialize in South Asia to pursue further research in India and to establish formal affiliation with an Indian institution. Short-term awards are available for up to four months. Long-term awards are available for six to nine months. Senior Scholarly/Professional Development Fellowships are available both to established scholars who have not previously specialized in Indian studies and to established professionals who have not previously worked or studied in India. |
| Association for Asian Studies, Short-Term Research Travel to Japan, and Research Travel within the USA Deadlines: February 1 and October 1 Synopsis: Grants of a maximum of $3,000 are available to cover expenses in Japan while conducting a specific project explicitly related to Japan. Awards of up to $2,000, including a maximum of $200 for daily expenses, are available to American citizens and permanent US residents engaged in scholarly research on Japan to use museum, library, or other archival materials located in the US. |
| Association for Asian Studies, Short-Term Research Travel to Korea, and Research Travel - North America Deadlines: February 1 and October 1 Synopsis: Grants of up to $2,500 are available to cover travel, research, and subsistence expenses on trips to Korea for projects explicitly related to Korean studies. Awards of up to $1,500, including a maximum of $200 for daily expenses, are available to scholars engaged in research on Korea to use museum, library, or other archival materials located in the US and Canada. |
| Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, Travel Grants Deadlines: March 15 and September 15 Synopsis: Travel grants are available to help fund travel for assistant, associate, and full professors to present papers at conferences on subjects relating to Chinese studies. Travel grants, up to a maximum of $1,000, are for travel and hotel costs not reimbursed by the conference organizer. Each university department is limited to one application per year. |
| Travel Funding Programs in Astronomy |
| American Astronomical Society, International Travel Grants Deadlines: January and June Synopsis: The AAS administers a National Science Foundation grant, which provides funding for airline travel to international science meetings. |
| American Astronomical Society, Chrétien International Research Grants Deadline: April 1 Synopsis: Up to $20,000 is available each year to one or more individuals or groups to be used for the support of international observational astronomy with an emphasis on long-term, international visits. |
| Travel Funding Programs in Biology |
| American Society for Microbiology, Travel Grants Deadline: Varies by program Synopsis: ASM provides grants to attend meetings and conferences. Grants are available to students and postdocs as well as faculty. |
| Australian Academy of Science, Lemberg Traveling Fellowship Deadline: August Synopsis: The purpose of the Fellowship is to enable either Australian or overseas scientists of standing to visit Australian scientific centres and to deliver lectures. The Lemberg Fellow may be drawn from any field of biology but special consideration will be given to biochemistry, conservation and Australian flora. |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Collaborative Research Travel Grants in the Biomedical Sciences Deadline: December Synopsis: This program provides up to $15,000 in support for researchers from degree-granting institutions to travel either domestically or internationally to a laboratory to acquire a new research technique, to facilitate a collaboration, or to attend a laboratory/lecture course. |
| Company of Biologists, Travelling Fellowships Deadline: April 30, August 31, and December 31 Synopsis: The Company of Biologists' three international journals (Development, Journal of Cell Science and The Journal of Experimental Biology) offer fellowships to graduate students and postdocs wishing to make collaborative visits to laboratories in other countries. These are designed to cover the cost of travel and other expenses. |
| Travel Funding Programs in Engineering |
| National Science Foundation, Catalyzing New International Collaborations Deadlines: September, March Synopsis: Proposals should describe U.S. participation in new international collaborations via activities including, but not limited to: planning visits, small workshops, initial data gathering activities, and the development of research coordination networks. |
| National Science Foundation, International Research Fellowship Program Deadline: Second Tuesday in September Synopsis: The program objective is to introduce scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers to international collaborative research opportunities. Support may be requested for residence abroad for nine to 24 months, with a minimum of nine continuous months. |
| Travel Funding Programs in European Studies |
| American Council of Learned Societies, East European Studies Program Travel Grants Deadline: January Synopsis: ACLS offers travel funding for presentation of papers at scholarly conferences (up to $1,000 for travel within North America; up to $2,500 for intercontinental travel). The purpose is to build the East European field and to encourage comparative study that includes East European studies. |
| Consulate General of Sweden, Grants for Study or Research in Sweden Deadline: November, April Synopsis: The Bicentennial Swedish-American Exchange Fund offers a professional travel grant in the amount of SEK 30,000 in support of intensive research trips to Sweden of two to four weeks in length. Applicants should have well-developed projects within the prioritized fields of politics, public administration, working life, human environment, mass media, business and industry, education or culture. |
| Irish-American Cultural Institute, Visiting Fellowship in Irish Studies at the National University of Ireland Deadline: December 31 Synopsis: The Fellowship is granted to an Irish studies scholar and provides a semester at the National University of Ireland-Galway. |
| Travel Funding Programs in Health and Medicine |
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Collaborative Research Travel Grants in the Biomedical Sciences Deadline: December Synopsis: This program provides up to $15,000 in support for researchers from degree-granting institutions to travel either domestically or internationally to a laboratory to acquire a new research technique, to facilitate a collaboration, or to attend a laboratory/lecture course. |
| National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center: Non-NIH Funding Opportunities for Travel Support The Directory of Non-NIH Funding Opportunities includes a variety of international grants and fellowships in biomedical and behavioral research. Its goal is to provide information about additional funding opportunities available to those in the field of global health research. |
| National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship Opportunities
(JSPS) Deadline: varies Synopsis: JSPS conducts fellowship programs for foreign researchers to promote international cooperation in and mutual understanding through scientific research in Japan. These programs provide opportunities for U.S. citizen and permanent resident researchers to conduct cooperative research under their Japanese host researchers in Japan. |
| National Science Foundation, Catalyzing New International Collaborations Deadlines: September, March Synopsis: Proposals should describe U.S. participation in new international collaborations via activities including, but not limited to: planning visits, small workshops, initial data gathering activities, and the development of research coordination networks. |
| Travel Funding Programs in Humanities |
| Kress (Samuel H.) Foundation, Travel Fellowships in the History of Art Deadline: November 30 Synopsis: The Kress Foundation offers fifteen to twenty travel fellowships each year to pre-doctoral candidates in the history of art for the completion of dissertation research on European art before 1900. Fellowships range from $3,500 to $10,000. Candidates must be nominated by their art history department. |
| American Council of Learned Societies, American Research in the Humanities in China Deadline: September Synopsis: This program is for US citizen and permanent resident scholars in the humanities. Support is offered to specialists in all fields of the humanities and humanities-related social sciences, and is not limited to China scholars. Grants of up to $50,400 are offered for four to 12 months of continuous research in China. |
| Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship Deadline: October Synopsis: This prize supports travel abroad for gifted American-born poets. |
| Theatre Communications Group, New Generations Program: Future Collaborations Deadline: February, October Synopsis: Travel grants of up to $6,000 will be awarded in the winter/spring and summer/fall seasons to theatres and theatre professionals for unrestricted international travel, enabling them to share ideas and techniques and/or collaborate with their colleagues around the world. |
| Travel Funding Programs in Mathematics |
| Association for Women in Mathematics, Mentoring Travel Grants for Women Deadline: February 1 Synopsis: Grants fund travel, subsistence, and other required expenses for an untenured woman mathematician to travel to an institute or a department to do research with a specified senior mathematician for one month. Grants are up to $5,000 each. |
| Association for Women in Mathematics, NSF-AWM Travel Grants Deadlines: February 1, May 1, and October 1 Synopsis: The objective of this program is to enable women to attend research conferences in their fields by providing travel and subsistence funds. A maximum of $1,500 for domestic conferences and of $2,000 for foreign conferences will be available. |
| National Science Foundation, Catalyzing New International Collaborations Deadlines: September, March Synopsis: Proposals should describe U.S. participation in new international collaborations via activities including, but not limited to: planning visits, small workshops, initial data gathering activities, and the development of research coordination networks. |
| Travel Funding Programs in Physics |
| American Physical Society, Leo Szilard Lectureship Award Deadline: July 1 Synopsis: The award consists of a $1,000 stipend plus $2,000 travel expenses for lectures given by the recipient at an APS meeting and at two or more educational institutions or research laboratories in the year following the award. The lectures should be especially aimed at physicists early in their careers. |
| American Physical Society, Maria Goeppert Mayer Award Deadline: July 1 Synopsis: The award provides $2,500 plus a $4,000 travel allowance to a woman physicist to provide her opportunities to give lectures in her field of physics at four institutions and at an APS meeting. |