Harvard Funding

Provides awards to faculty, postdocs, and graduate students conducting interdisciplinary research and educational experiences on mind, brain, and behavior topics (Deadlines vary by program).

Funds the development or redesign of undergraduate courses that integrate community engagement, public-facing components, and civic purpose (Deadline in Spring).

Provides up to $150,000 for faculty- and student-led research addressing critical challenges and opportunities facing Africa (Deadline in December).

Supports scientists pursuing research and fieldwork in animal systematics or comparative zoology specimen collection (Deadlines vary by program).

Funds scholarship, research projects, and educational activities in the field of sexual orientation (Deadlines vary by program).

Provides seed funding for faculty across all Harvard schools to develop international academic experiences for Harvard College students (Deadline in October).

Provides up to $5,000 for FAS and inter-school faculty to host creative initiatives, including performances, master classes, conferences, and external guest visits (Deadlines in Fall and Spring).

Awards 50 academic-year fellowships to scholars, artists, and scientists, providing a $78,000 stipend plus $5,000 for project expenses (Deadline in Fall)

Offers accelerator workshop funding, exploratory seminar grants, and Schlesinger Library research grants for interdisciplinary projects (Deadlines vary by program).

Funds interdisciplinary climate research clusters, seed grants, solar geoengineering research, and translational funds to advance climate solutions (Deadlines vary by program).

Permits faculty to dedicate course time toward redesigning courses or creating new science and engineering curricula focused on research-based pedagogies (Deadline in February).

Provides $80,000–$150,000 in seed funding to ladder faculty at HMS, HSPH, FAS, and SEAS for high-risk, high-impact research in the life, physical, and social sciences (Deadline in February).