Funding for Students

The following is a list of resources for students to request funding for research or travel expenses to attend conferences.

General

SOLO: Stanford On and Off-Campus Learning Opportunities - Explore Experiential Learning Opportunities (ELOs) offered by hundreds of campus research centers, institutes, programs, departments and other units.

Center for East Asian Studies Student Prizes and Fellowships - The Center for East Asian Studies provides limited funding opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in East Asian Studies.

Sohaib and Sara Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies Research and Travel Grants - We invite proposals from continuing undergraduate, co-term and graduate students for projects pertaining to the study of Islam as well as Muslim-majority or Muslim-minority communities and societies.

Center for South Asia Student Funding - funding opportunities for continuing Stanford students for expenses related to research to be carried out in South Asia.

Baltic Short-Term Travel/Research Grant - The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREEES) invites applications for travel grants for short-term study and research trips to Estonia and the Baltic Sea Region.

Undergraduates Only

Stanford Undergrad: Undergraduate Research and Independent Projects - Grants are used for travel, supplies, and stipends depending on the project's needs.

VPUE Undergraduate Research Student Grants - Research, arts, and senior synthesis projects in any field can make use of this funding. Conference Grants support students who have been accepted to present their own project results at a professional or scholarly conference.

Jane Stanford Fellowship: For undergraduates who are designing and implementing a service experience during the fall, winter or spring quarter. Students propose their own placements.

Stipends for Cardinal Capstones - Stipends of up to $300 are available to students undertaking a community-engaged project outside a designated Cardinal Capstone class. Allowable funding categories include project materials, transportation to partner sites, modest honoraria for project partners, and background checks for students working with minors.

McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society Ethics Event Grant - Funding of up to $1000 may be used to offset travel costs for guest speakers, cover food expenses, create marketing materials, and to purchase any necessary items unique to the event (such as tickets or books, etc.). 

Graduates Only

Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) Conference Travel Grants - The Center for Latin American Studies invites proposals for Stanford graduate students to attend and present on topics related to Latin America at academic conferences. CLAS will distribute travel grants of up to $500 for approved proposals.

Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) Field Research Travel Grants - The Center for Latin American Studies invites proposals for Stanford graduate student-led research in Latin America.  CLAS will distribute travel grants of up to $1,000 for approved proposals.

OGE Travel Grant Reimbursement Program - for PhD students in the Biosciences or Bioengineering

EALC (East Asian Languages and Cultures) Department Grant Programs - (scroll down the page) The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures has set aside funds for graduate students for use towards conference travel and academic-related expenses.

John Wang Conference Travel Grant and John Wang Summer Grant for EALC Grad Students - These grants are made possible by generous financial contributions from Professor Wang and his family.

Stanford Bio-X Travel Awards Program - provides a $500 travel subsidy for PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows giving oral presentations at scientific conferences.

Cardinal Service Graduate Research Opportunity Funds - The School of Humanities and Sciences awards Graduate Research Opportunity (GRO) funding to PhD and DMA students in the humanities, arts, and social sciences to support research for their dissertation.

GSE Travel Fellowships - These fellowships are intended to enhance GSE student careers by enabling them to attend professional meetings to present papers or to advance in their research.

McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society Ethics Small Grants for Graduate Students - Offers graduate students two funding opportunities to either support their research or build collaborations in ways that meaningfully engage with ethical questions.

The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) - Seed research grants are designed to support new, ambitious, and speculative ideas with the objective of getting initial results.

Graduate and Postdoc Fellowships

VPGE Fellowships

Science & Engineering

Social Sciences & Humanities

Community Engaged Funding Opportunities

Open to all Disciplines and Departments

Other Funding

Pathways to Science (searchable database and tips for applying to graduate school and fellowships)

Pathways to Science Database of Postdoc Positions

DoResearch Funding Opportunities

Department and School Lists

Professional and Scholarly Societies

Browse the National Institutes of Health list of professional associations

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