REEI offers two grants to support research-related travel for preliminary dissertation field activities such as exploring potential research sites, archives, and other research resources; establishing institutional affiliations; and identifying and meeting with scholars, archivists and specialists.

Eligibility: Applicants must be doctoral students who will apply in the next academic year for funding to conduct dissertation research abroad. Students who have reached the ABD stage and have formally begun dissertation research are not eligible for funding under this program.

Award: Grants are limited to $2,000 per student.

Deadline: mid-February

Download the REEI Mellon Endowment Graduate Student Application