Mershon Center Funding Opportunities
Ohio State University's Mershon Center Funding Opportunities support interdisciplinary research and programming on security studies, emphasizing collaboration and real-world impact.
Funder: Ohio State University
Due Dates: October 1, 2025 (Faculty Research/Residency/Programming) | February 23, 2026 (Graduate/Associate Professor/Alger Student) | Rolling (Affiliate small grants, co-sponsorships, research conversations)
Funding Amounts: Up to $50,000 (New Associate Professor Grant, 2 years); up to $2,000 (Affiliate faculty small grant); up to $1,000 (Affiliate grad student small grant); $2,500 (Alger student scholarship); other amounts vary by mechanism.
Summary: Supports innovative, interdisciplinary research and collaborative programming on security studies for Ohio State faculty, students, and affiliates.
Key Information: Most grants require Ohio State affiliation; postdocs and visiting scholars are generally not eligible except via collaboration.
Description
The Mershon Center Funding Opportunities at Ohio State University provide a suite of internal grants fostering research, collaboration, and programming at the intersections of international, national, and human security studies. These opportunities emphasize interdisciplinary approaches, policy and practice relevance, and intellectual exchange among faculty, students, and affiliates. Funding is available for a variety of activities—individual research, collaborative events, residencies, and small-scale projects—with special encouragement for projects that address diplomacy, conflict, peacemaking, governance, and cooperative problem-solving from human and social science perspectives. Grantees are expected to engage with the Center community, contribute to its intellectual life, and share outcomes or expertise.
