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The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale announces the availability of dissertation research fellowships to support Ph.D. students who will be engaged in international research on their doctoral dissertations during the summer and/or the academic year. Proposals will be accepted from registered Ph.D. students who have completed all pre-dissertation requirements before the planned travel.

Deadline: May 1, 2025 – for dissertation research start date during Summer 2025* and Academic Year 2025-2026
*funds will be available starting July 15, 2025

MacMillan International Dissertation Research Fellowships can provide up to $18,000 for the academic year and may be combined with other external or internal awards, subject to the Graduate School’s policies on holding multiple awards. Each Yale Ph.D. student who meets the eligibility criteria will receive one international dissertation research fellowship for research to be conducted outside of the United States. The amount of such grants will vary depending on demonstrated need, as well as the MacMillan funds available for grants in any year.

Yale Ph.D. students in the Graduate School’s Ph.D. granting departments and programs in the Humanities and Social Sciences (including programs based in Forestry & Environmental Studies, Law, Nursing, and Public Health that have substantial humanities or social science dimensions) are eligible to apply. Students in the Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Engineering & Applied Sciences divisions are ineligible for this fellowship.

Fellowship can contribute to the cost of travel, research, and housing expenses. It should not be used to cover personal expenses (such as groceries). Also, these funds can not be utilized to purchase equipment or data sets, to hire survey firms, or to pay organizations to conduct field experiments or evaluations on the researcher’s behalf. Fellowships are intended for students to “get their hands dirty” in the field, archives, libraries, etc.

MacMillan International Dissertation Research Fellowships can be used to supplement the support from other Yale and external sources (including Yale stipend and UDF). An applicant’s total budget and funds available (including pending applications) must be specified during the application process. Applicants are encouraged (and expected) to obtain support from other sources, bearing in mind that any given student is only eligible to receive the MacMillan International Dissertation Research Fellowships once during the course of their Ph.D. program.

A written report of the experience, along with an expense report including all relevant receipts must be submitted at the completion of the research period. Recipients may be asked to offer a seminar or presentation of their field project results when they return to the Yale campus. Any publication or public presentations resulting from their projects must acknowledge the support of The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale and any specific fund identified by the MacMillan Center in an award letter.

The MacMillan International Dissertation Research Fellowships are made possible by the generous support of several MacMillan Center endowed funds, some of which are listed below. Please do not indicate the source in your proposal as that will be determined by the administration.

Mun Yew Chung Memorial Fund to support doctoral students each year in their research and writing on China.
John C. Cobb III and Albert C. Martin Fund to support a Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies fellowship.
Harold K. Hochschild Fellowship and the George N. and Mary Lindsay Research Fund to support dissertation research in contemporary African affairs.
Henry Hart Rice Advanced Research Fellowships to support projects that involve at least a full academic year abroad.

Application Information:

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE THROUGH THIS DATABASE BEFORE THE DEADLINE.

A complete application will consist of the following materials

Project Proposal: a summary description of the project, indicating the nature of the proposed research (not to exceed one single-spaced page);
Research Timetable: what will be accomplished during the fellowship period;
Budget: the total estimated project expenses and all sources of income including support requested from other sources;
Language Evaluation from your language instructor regarding your level of proficiency in relevant language(s). This is not required for travel to English-speaking countries. If you are currently not enrolled in a language course you can submit a Language Evaluation Personal Statement instead. The statement should list all applicable language classes taken and/or knowledge of language. Please note this is only necessary for applicants who will NOT be submitting a language evaluation letter from an instructor.
Yale transcript (unofficial transcripts are acceptable). In order to obtain one please go to http://www.yale.edu/sis/ and print it as a PDF file.
One letter of recommendation. Letter from the dissertation adviser that underscores the international research dimensions of the project.
Copy of approved dissertation prospectus. Students whose prospectus has not been approved but will be approved before the start date are allowed to apply. (If prospectus is not yet submitted, please upload a most recent version of it). Keep in mind that in this case the award will be finalized only after the prospectus is approved.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to see that the complete application, including the letter of recommendation and transcripts, reaches us by the deadline; applications will not be considered without this information.

Notifications of awards will be made by June 1, 2025.

All applicants are required to inform the MacMillan Center Fellowships Office in writing of all changes in financial status or plans after the date of the application (e.g. receipt or rejection of awards requested from other sources.) Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of your fellowship. The MacMillan Center reserves the right to adjust your fellowship based on other financial support received.

Post-award revisions of more than 5% of the total project budget listed on this application are not allowed.

Special Eligibility Requirements:

Applications will be considered from registered Ph.D. students who have completed all pre-dissertation requirements before the application deadline. The dissertation prospectus has to be approved prior to the departure date. NOTE: Students whose prospectus has not been approved but will be approved soon are allowed to apply. The award will be finalized only after the prospectus is approved.

Students may not apply to both the MacMillan International Dissertation Research Fellowship and the MacMillan Center Pre-Dissertation Grant at the same time. If two applications are received, one will be discarded. The fellowship competition does not consider requests for awards of $500 or less.

Restrictions to Use of Award:

One time award
A student may receive the MacMillan International Dissertation Research Fellowship only once during their Ph.D. program.

Other employment
Recipients are not permitted to teach or hold other employment during the fellowship period.

Duration
Fellowships cannot be used for projects lasting less than 6 weeks.

Academic Standing
Fellowship recipients must be in good academic standing at the time of the award.

Location
Territories of the United States are not considered eligible locations for this grant.

Human Subjects Committee
If your research will require IRB approval or exemption, as determined by the Human Subjects Committee guidelines, you will need to submit an IRB application to the Human Subjects Committee for review. Your Fellowships award check will not be released to you until you have been granted either IRB approval or exemption. You may not start the Human Subjects component of your research until approval or exemption has been granted. Guidelines on how to determine whether you need to apply for IRB review, and how and when to apply for IRB review are provided through the fellowship application process. Please also see the "Student Projects" section of the IRB website for further details

Multiple Awards
MacMillan International Dissertation Research Fellowships can be used to supplement the support you may receive from other Yale and external funding sources. It is expected that a student who has won and accepted a fellowship award will notify the Fellowships Office if other fellowship applications are still pending. If a student is offered multiple awards for the same project, the student should notify the Fellowships Office and the other appropriate offices to ensure that awards are distributed equitably.
You may receive the International Dissertation Research Fellowship and a Yale stipend at the same time, provided that you have necessary approvals from your department’s registrar and financial officer.

Taxes
Under the Tax Reform Act of 1986, most fellowship monies are considered taxable income. Certain fellowships are "qualified," in which case specific portions of the funds awarded may be deductible. Fellowship recipients are advised to consult an accountant regarding the declaration of fellowship funds and to review carefully Chapter I of the IRS Publication 970 - Tax Benefits for Education. While CIPE cannot offer tax advice, the IRS Tax Office on Court Street offers free tax advice.

Budget
The Macmillan International Dissertation Research Fellowships cover expenses related to dissertation filed research conducted outside the United States. Please note that not all expenses can be charged to the MacMillan International Dissertation Research Fellowships. Below is a list of unallowable expenses that are excluded from the MacMillan International Dissertation Research Fellowships.

Unallowable Expenses

Personal Expenses: Including but not limited to food, toiletries, and other personal items.
Dependent-related costs: Students must use the GSAS family subsidy to cover any expenses related to their dependents (e.g. childcare, travel costs, etc).
Conference-Related Expenses: Costs associated with attending conferences.
Survey Firms' Contracts and Data Sets: Expenses exceeding $5,000.
Cash Payments or gifts to Participants: Prefer using incentives like gift cards that provide a receipt.
Research Assistants: Any expenses related to hiring research assistants.
Business Meals and Networking: Expenses related to meals and networking with faculty members and students.
Gifts to Hosts, Community Donations: Including any charitable donations.
Additional Health Insurance: Coverage beyond what is provided by ISOS, unless students are traveling to their home country.
U.S. Visa Fees: Costs associated with obtaining U.S. visas.
Ticket Change and Extra Luggage Fees: Charges for changing tickets or carrying extra luggage.
Domestic Charges: Expenses incurred within the United States, excluding airport shuttle services.
Taxes: Any form of taxes.
Bank and currency conversion fees
Tuition: Tuition for language courses, or other classes, trainings, and workshops with associated fees.
Personal Equipment: Items that will become the student's personal property, such as cameras, recorders, and computers.
Books and Journals: Only allowed if not available through a library or online resources.*
Translators and Interpreters: Allowed only in special cases.*
Software: Allowed only in special cases.*
Lab Equipment and Tests, including camping gear: Allowed only in special cases.*

*Please seek an exception for these cases with macmillan.fellowships@yale.edu. Amounts that exceed one-fifth of the proposed budget are generally not allowed.

Links to Additional Information:

Info Sessions
Travel Policies and Resources

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Anja Koirala at anja.koirala@yale.edu

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Global Region or Country

Africa
-- Algeria (Northern Africa)
-- Angola (Central Africa)
-- Benin (Western Africa)
-- Botswana (Southern Africa)
-- Burkina Faso (Western Africa)
-- Burundi (Eastern Africa)
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-- Gambia (Western Africa)
-- Ghana (Western Africa)
-- Guinea (Western Africa)
-- Guinea-Bissau (Western Africa)
-- Kenya (Eastern Africa)
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-- Libya (Northern Africa)
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-- Mayotte (Eastern Africa)
-- Morocco (Northern Africa)
-- Mozambique (Eastern Africa)
-- Namibia (Southern Africa)
-- Niger (Western Africa)
-- Nigeria (Western Africa)
-- Reunion (Eastern Africa)
-- Rwanda (Eastern Africa)
-- Saint Helena (Western Africa)
-- Sao Tome and Principe (Central Africa)
-- Senegal (Western Africa)
-- Seychelles (Eastern Africa)
-- Sierra Leone (Western Africa)
-- Somalia (Eastern Africa)
-- South Africa (Southern Africa)
-- Sudan (Northern Africa)
-- Swaziland (Southern Africa)
-- Tanzania (Eastern Africa)
-- Togo (Western Africa)
-- Tunisia (Northern Africa)
-- Uganda (Eastern Africa)
-- Western Sahara (Northern Africa)
-- Zambia (Eastern Africa)
-- Zimbabwe (Southern Africa)
Asia
-- Armenia (Central Asia)
-- Azerbaijan (Central Asia)
-- Bangladesh (South Asia)
-- Bhutan (South Asia)
-- British Indian Ocean Territory (South Asia)
-- Brunei Darussalam (Southeast Asia)
-- Burma (Southeast Asia)
-- Cambodia (Southeast Asia)
-- China (East Asia)
-- Christmas Island (Southeast Asia)
-- Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Southeast Asia)
-- Georgia (Central Asia)
-- Hong Kong (East Asia)
-- India (South Asia)
-- Indonesia (Southeast Asia)
-- Japan (East Asia)
-- Kazakhstan (Central Asia)
-- Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia)
-- Laos (Southeast Asia)
-- Macau (East Asia)
-- Malaysia (Southeast Asia)
-- Maldives (South Asia)
-- Mongolia (East Asia)
-- Myanmar (Southeast Asia)
-- Nepal (South Asia)
-- North Korea (East Asia)
-- Pakistan (South Asia)
-- Philippines (Southeast Asia)
-- Singapore (Southeast Asia)
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-- Sri Lanka (South Asia)
-- Taiwan (East Asia)
-- Tajikistan (Central Asia)
-- Thailand (Southeast Asia)
-- Tibet (East Asia)
-- Timor-Leste (Southeast Asia)
-- Turkmenistan (Central Asia)
-- Uzbekistan (Central Asia)
-- Vietnam (Southeast Asia)
Europe
-- Aland Islands (Northern Europe)
-- Albania (Balkans)
-- Andorra (Southern Europe)
-- Austria (Central Europe)
-- Belarus (Eastern Europe/Russia)
-- Belgium (Western Europe)
-- Bosnia and Herzegovina (Balkans)
-- Bulgaria (Balkans)
-- Croatia (Balkans)
-- Cyprus (Southern Europe)
-- Czech Republic (Central Europe)
-- Denmark (Northern Europe)
-- Estonia (Eastern Europe/Russia)
-- Faroe Islands (Northern Europe)
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-- France (Western Europe)
-- Germany (Central Europe)
-- Gibraltar (Southern Europe)
-- Greece (Balkans)
-- Hungary (Central Europe)
-- Iceland (Northern Europe)
-- Ireland (Western Europe)
-- Italy (Southern Europe)
-- Jersey (Northern Europe)
-- Kosovo (Balkans)
-- Latvia (Eastern Europe/Russia)
-- Liechtenstein (Central Europe)
-- Lithuania (Eastern Europe/Russia)
-- Luxembourg (Northern Europe)
-- Macedonia (Balkans)
-- Malta (Southern Europe)
-- Moldova (Eastern Europe/Russia)
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-- Norway (Northern Europe)
-- Poland (Central Europe)
-- Portugal (Southern Europe)
-- Romania (Balkans)
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-- San Marino (Southern Europe)
-- Serbia and Montenegro (Balkans)
-- Slovakia (Central Europe)
-- Slovenia (Balkans)
-- Spain (Southern Europe)
-- Sweden (Northern Europe)
-- Switzerland (Central Europe)
-- Ukraine (Eastern Europe/Russia)
-- United Kingdom (Western Europe)
-- Vatican City (Southern Europe)
Latin America and Caribbean
-- Anguilla (Caribbean)
-- Antigua and Barbuda (Caribbean)
-- Argentina (South America)
-- Aruba (Caribbean)
-- Bahamas (Caribbean)
-- Barbados (Caribbean)
-- Belize (Central America)
-- Bermuda (Caribbean)
-- Bolivia (South America)
-- Brazil (South America)
-- British Virgin Islands (Caribbean)
-- Cayman Islands (Caribbean)
-- Chile (South America)
-- Colombia (South America)
-- Costa Rica (Central America)
-- Cuba (Caribbean)
-- Dominica (Caribbean)
-- Dominican Republic (Caribbean)
-- Ecuador (South America)
-- El Salvador (Central America)
-- Falkland Islands (South America)
-- French Guiana (South America)
-- Grenada (Caribbean)
-- Guadeloupe (Caribbean)
-- Guatemala (Central America)
-- Guyana (South America)
-- Haiti (Caribbean)
-- Honduras (Central America)
-- Jamaica (Caribbean)
-- Martinique (Caribbean)
-- Mexico (Mexico)
-- Montserrat (Caribbean)
-- Netherlands Antilles (Caribbean)
-- Nicaragua (Central America)
-- Panama (Central America)
-- Paraguay (South America)
-- Peru (South America)
-- Puerto Rico (Caribbean)
-- Saint Barthelemy (Caribbean)
-- Saint Kitts and Nevis (Caribbean)
-- Saint Lucia (Caribbean)
-- Saint Martin (Caribbean)
-- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Caribbean)
-- Suriname (South America)
-- Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean)
-- Turks and Caicos Islands (Caribbean)
-- U.S. Virgin Islands (Caribbean)
-- Uruguay (South America)
-- Venezuela (South America)
Middle East & Persian Gulf
-- Afghanistan (Middle East)
-- Bahrain (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
-- Ghaza Strip (Middle East)
-- Iran (Middle East)
-- Iraq (Middle East)
-- Israel (Middle East)
-- Jordan (Middle East)
-- Kuwait (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
-- Lebanon (Middle East)
-- Oman (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
-- Palestine (Middle East)
-- Qatar (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
-- Saudi Arabia (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
-- Syria (Middle East)
-- Turkey (Middle East)
-- United Arab Emirates (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
-- West Bank (Middle East)
-- Yemen (Persian Gulf & Arabian Peninsula)
North America
-- Canada (North America)
-- Saint Pierre and Miquelon (North America)
-- United States (North America)
-- United States Minor Outlying Islands (North America)
Oceania
-- American Samoa (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Australia (Australia & New Zealand)
-- Cook Islands (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Fiji (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- French Polynesia (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Guam (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Kiribati (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Marshall Islands (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Micronesia (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Nauru (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- New Caledonia (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- New Zealand (Australia & New Zealand)
-- Niue (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Norfolk Island (Australia & New Zealand)
-- Northern Mariana Islands (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Palau (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Papua New Guinea (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Pitcairn (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Samoa (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Solomon Islands (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Tokelau (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Tonga (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Tuvalu (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Vanuatu (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)
-- Wallis and Futuna Islands (Melanesia Micronesia & Polynesia)

Citizenship Status

U.S. citizens are eligible
Non-U.S. citizens are eligible

Current FAS Graduate School Discipline

GS A&S Humanities - American Studies
GS A&S Humanities - Classics
GS A&S Humanities - Comparative Literature
GS A&S Humanities - East Asian Languages and Literatures
GS A&S Humanities - English Lang & Lit
GS A&S Humanities - Film Studies
GS A&S Humanities - French
GS A&S Humanities - Germanic Languages and Literatures
GS A&S Humanities - History
GS A&S Humanities - History of Art
GS A&S Humanities - History of Medicine and Science
GS A&S Humanities - Italian Lang & Lit
GS A&S Humanities - Medieval Studies
GS A&S Humanities - Music
GS A&S Humanities - Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
GS A&S Humanities - Philosophy
GS A&S Humanities - Religious Studies
GS A&S Humanities - Renaissance Studies
GS A&S Humanities - Slavic Languages and Literatures
GS A&S Humanities - Spanish and Portuguese
GS A&S Social Science - African American Studies
GS A&S Social Science - African Studies
GS A&S Social Science - Anthropology
GS A&S Social Science - Archaeological Studies
GS A&S Social Science - East Asian Studies
GS A&S Social Science - Economics
GS A&S Social Science - European and Russian Studies
GS A&S Social Science - International and Development Economics
GS A&S Social Science - International Relations
GS A&S Social Science - Linguistics
GS A&S Social Science - Management
GS A&S Social Science - Political Science
GS A&S Social Science - Psychology
GS A&S Social Science - Sociology
GS A&S Social Science - Statistics

Current Professional School Discipline

EPH - Global Health
FES - Ph.D
Law - JD
Law - J.S.D
SOM (PhD) - Accounting
SOM (PhD) - Finance
SOM (PhD) – Marketing
YSM - Ph.D

Begin Accepting Applications Date:

10/01/2024

Deadline Date (EST Time Zone):

5/01/2025 1:00 PM

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