A wide range of academic centers/institutes, professional organizations, foundations and government agencies regularly provide funding to support doctoral research and dissertation projects. Here are external funding opportunities for which applications are currently being accepted:
| Funder | Application Deadline | Award Amount |
| Dissertation Year Fellowships Harry S. Truman Library Institute for National and International Affairs Office of Presidential Libraries National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) |
Feb. 1, 2025 | $16,000 |
| Helen M. Robinson Grant International Literacy Association (ILA) |
Feb. 3, 2025 | $1,200 |
| Ahmanson Research Fellowships for the Study of Medieval and Renaissance Books and Manuscripts UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (CMRS) University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) |
Continuous | $9,000 |
To conduct a tailored search of funding sources in your research areas and receive automated notification as new opportunities matching your criteria arise, log in to Pivot, a funding database available through the Office of Research’s institutional subscription.
Additional resources:
- The Center for Fellowship & Scholarship Advising’s National Scholarships Directory
- Research Funding Programs for Maxwell Students
- The University of Illinois Graduate College’s Database of Grants and Fellowships for Graduate Students
For help with an application, make an appointment with Dan Olson-Bang in the Graduate School (select Graduate School Professional and Career Development > Fellowship/Scholarship/Grant Help).