CID Graduate Student Resources

Graduate students enrolled in any doctoral program at Harvard are eligible to apply for up to $3,000 in total funding to support their dissertation research on international development. Awards may be used for modest travel and lodging expenses, as well as costs associated with data collection, translation, and other project expenses. Generally, the successful applicants will have advanced to doctoral candidacy (i.e., all coursework completed, general examinations passed, and dissertation prospectus approved). 

Applications should include a brief description of the project (3-5 pages), an itemized budget, travel schedule, curriculum vitae and the name and contact information for your advisor. Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the academic year and should be directed to Jennifer Gala via email.

All Harvard graduate students are welcome to CID's Friday lunch seminars and to actively participate in CID's research programs. Opportunities for involvement include regular seminars and events, summer internships and funding, potential publication in the CID Graduate Student and Research Fellow Working Paper Series (see guidelines), research assistantships, and, in some cases, academic projects. Finally, should a student paper be accepted for presentation at an international development conference, CID offers small grants to support student travel to that conference.

Additional Funding and Other Opportunities for Students

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