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This student-initiated application must be submitted directly to Rackham.

The Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant is designed to support Rackham graduate students who need assistance to carry out research that advances their progress toward their degree.

Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant

This student-initiated application must be submitted directly to Rackham.

The Rackham Conference Travel Grant is intended to provide opportunities for Rackham graduate students to become familiar with, and participate in the life of, their academic professions. As part of its University-wide commitment to advancing international research and training, the International Institute provides funding for 30 awards to international destinations. The remainder of the funding comes from Rackham. You must submit your applications before the first day of the conference for travel through the end of the

Rackham deadline: March 4, 2026
This student-initiated application must be submitted directly to Rackham

The King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship Program is funded by the State of Michigan’s KCP Initiative. The purpose of the Future Faculty Fellowship Program is to increase the pool of academically or economically disadvantaged candidates pursuing faculty teaching careers in postsecondary education. Preference may not be given to applicants on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, or national origin. Applications are encouraged from people with disabilities, and individuals from

Department deadline: December 20, 2025
Submit electronically to Todd Huynh [email protected]

The Barbour Scholarships were endowed at the University of Michigan in 1917 by Levi Lewis Barbour for women of the highest academic and professional caliber from countries encompassing the large region extending from Turkey in the west to Japan and the Philippines in the east to study modern science, medicine, mathematics, and other academic disciplines and professions critical to the development of their native lands. Recipients will be selected as part of the Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship awarding

Department deadline: December 20, 2025
Submit electronically to Todd Huynh [email protected]

The Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship supports outstanding doctoral students who have achieved candidacy and are actively working on dissertation research and writing. We seek to support students working on dissertations that are unusually creative, ambitious, and impactful.

Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship

Rackham deadline: October 16, 2025
Submit electronically to Rackham

These awards were established by Harold T. Shapiro, former President of the University of Michigan, and Vivian Shapiro, former faculty member at the University of Michigan, to assist graduate students with interest payments on unsubsidized educational loans. John Malik, a devoted Rackham alumnus in Physics, established an endowment for the same purpose. Jean Forrest earned her master’s degree from Rackham in 1976, and in gratitude for her education, established an endowed fund to support graduate students with financial need

Department deadline: October 1, 2025
Submit electronically to Todd Huynh [email protected]

The Rackham International Student Fellowship assists outstanding international students, particularly those who may be ineligible for other kinds of support because of citizenship.

Rackham International Student Fellowship

Deadline: Mid-February

The Tinker Field Research Grants are funded by the Tinker Foundation, LACS, and the International Institute to support graduate students conducting preliminary fieldwork in Latin America.

Tinker Field Research Grant

Deadline: mid-February

The Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia seeks applications from University of Michigan undergraduate and graduate students for grants ranging from $5,000 towards summer research or internships. The grants are intended to promote the study of Europe and European integration.

Center for European Studies - European Union Center Summer Research and Internship Grants

Deadline: mid-February

ASC seeks applications from University of Michigan students for a limited number of grants toward summer or semester-long research projects or internships at institutions and businesses in Africa. Applicants for research grants may be at preliminary or more advanced stages of their research; applicants for internships should identify the venue for their internship in a governmental agency, business, or non-governmental institution in the region.

African Studies Center Funding for Research or Internship Support in Africa