Mershon Center Funding Opportunities
Mershon Center Funding Opportunities at Ohio State University support interdisciplinary research on international, national, and human security through grants for projects, collaborations, and programming.
Funder: Ohio State University
Due Dates: February 15, 2025 | October 1, 2025 | February 23, 2026 | October 1, 2026
Funding Amounts: Faculty/Associate Professor: Up to $50,000 over 2 years (select grants); Graduate: typically up to $2,000; Undergraduate: $2,500 Alger Scholarship; Small grants: $1,000–$2,000.
Summary: Supports interdisciplinary research and collaborative programming on international, national, and human security issues at Ohio State.
Key Information: Grants are open to regular faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students at Ohio State; postdocs and visitors are not eligible.
Description
The Mershon Center at Ohio State University offers a suite of funding opportunities aimed at advancing innovative, interdisciplinary research and collaborative programming that address international, national, and human security challenges. Funding is available for individual and collaborative research projects, conferences, workshops, residencies, and small-scale initiatives. The Center particularly encourages projects that integrate human and social dimensions of security issues, foster policy-relevant insights, and contribute to the intellectual community at Ohio State. Grantees are expected to actively engage with the Center’s mission and participate in ongoing scholarly dialogues.
