Funder: International Studies Association
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $5,000 USD, expended within one calendar year
Summary: Supports final-stage dissertation research, writing, and living expenses for doctoral researchers in international studies.
Key Information: Current ISA membership is required when applying and throughout the fellowship year.
Description
The International Studies Association’s Dissertation Completion Fellowship helps doctoral students offset the costs of research and writing needed to finish their dissertations. It supports work across the social sciences and humanities in the broadly defined field of international studies, including research on cross-border or transnational processes. The fellowship targets students in the later stages of their PhD programs, typically the final two years.
The program takes a broad view of expenses that enable dissertation completion. Alongside research and editorial costs, it can support living expenses that reduce the need to teach or undertake other work, creating concentrated writing time. The committee particularly encourages applications from groups, genders, and nationalities historically underrepresented in international studies and prioritizes applicants who lack sufficient resources from other sources.
