There are many sources of funding available to scholars at all levels who wish to conduct research on topics related to intercultural dialogue. Some of those possibilities are listed below.
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Agneta och Gunnar Nilsson Stipendium for Studier av Interkulturella Relationer / Agneta and Gunnar Nilsson Scholarship for the Study of Intercultural Relations (Sweden)
Scholarship for a Swedish student to study intercultural relations.
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany)
Promotes academic cooperation between scholars and those in the rest of the world by funding collaborative research projects in Germany (for non-Germans) or elsewhere (for Germans).
Alfa Fellowship Program (USA/Russia)
Each year offers up to 18 accomplished young Americans, Britons, and Germans the opportunity to complete a high-level professional development program in Russia.
American Association of Colleges & Universities – Bringing Theory to Practice (USA)
AAC&U provides funding for campus projects, most recently (2020) through multi-institutional innovation grants. Part of a larger initiative called The Way Forward, they invite collaborative projects that respond to current crises — systemic racism, the pandemic, and the economic catastrophe — and the imperative for change in higher education.
American Association of University Women (USA)
AAUW supports women who pursue graduate studies, as well as a variety of community action programs to support education for women. They have international fellowships and international project grants.
American Council of Learned Societies (USA)
ACLS offers a variety of fellowships, and with various emphases (China, Africa, International Relations), including dissertation and postdoc fellowships.
American Councils for International Education (USA)
Administers a variety of international exchanges.
American Institute for Indian Studies (USA)
Fellowships for pre- and post-doctoral scholars and artists in pursuit of knowledge about India.
American-Scandinavian Foundation (USA)
Fellowships and grants for educational and cultural exchange opportunities between those in the USA and the Nordic countries – exact countries vary by opportunity, but most include Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sámpi, and Sweden.
Anne Frank Fonds (Switzerland)
Grants support: Education against racism, anti-Semitism, discrimination, prejudice and violence; human rights, in particular women’s and children’s rights; dialogue across cultures, ethnic groups and religions; and peacebuilding, among other issues.
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations (USA)
The Interfaith Leadership and Religious Literacy Program Area seeks to support organizations that promote religious literacy and create opportunities for courageous multi-faith conversations and collaboration.
Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK)
The AHRC promotes international links at many levels: from policy through to research funding and researcher links.
ASIANetwork Freeman Foundation Student-Faculty Fellows Program for Collaborative Research in Asia (USA)
Allow faculty mentors to take several students to Asia to conduct research.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships (USA)
Awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study abroad programs worldwide.
Blakemore Freeman Fellowships (USA)
To fund a year of advanced language study abroad for college graduates using an East or Southeast Asian language in their careers.
British Academy (UK)
Offers a wide variety of fellowships across various disciplines.
British Association for International and Comparative Education (UK)
Supports research activities that encourage the growth and development of international and comparative studies in education.
British Council (UK)
Connecting classrooms through global learning supports links between classrooms in different countries.
Canadian government Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program (Canada)
The Program has three funding components: Events, Projects and Community Capacity Building. It also includes two separate initiatives, Community Support for Black Canadian Youth initiative and the Paul Yuzyk Youth Initiative for Multiculturalism.
Center for Khmer Studies Fellowships (Cambodia)
Provides in-country research fellowships for U.S., Cambodian, and French undergraduates, scholars and doctoral students.
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange (Taiwan)
Encourages scholars at academic institutions throughout the world to undertake research projects in the humanities and social sciences that can shed new light on Chinese culture and society.
Cole Foundation (Canada)
Funds intercultural conversations through theatre grants to ensure Montrealers have a greater awareness of the voices and stories from and about its diverse cultures and communities. There are two annual Intercultural Conversations- Conversations Interculturelles grants, in October and April.
Commonwealth Foundation (UK)
Awards funding for sustainable development projects that contribute to effective, responsive and accountable governance with civil society participation. “Cultural respect and understanding” is one of their major themes.
Council of American Overseas Research Centers (USA)
Manages research scholarships and fellowships for member centers, including multi-country research, intensive summer language institutes and others.
Dale G. Leathers Memorial Fund to Promote Communication Studies in Emerging Democracies (USA)
Small annual grant to encourage communication studies in emerging democracies.
East-West Center (USA)
Journalism fellowships and exchanges for American and Asia Pacific journalists to promote understanding of the complexities of the Asia Pacific region through study tours.
Esperantic Studies Foundation (USA)
Marjorie Boulton Fellowships for doctoral or postdoctoral research are open worldwide to those in the humanities and social sciences, particularly as they relate to interlinguistics, linguistic justice, intercultural communication, Esperanto, and related phenomena.
EUROLAB (Germany)
Researchers who want to work on data available at GESIS may apply for support to access EUROLAB for a period of one month at its research lab in Cologne, Germany. Applications open several times each year.
European Cultural Foundation (Switzerland)
Supports cultural changemakers and their projects through grants and exchange programs.
Ford Foundation Global Fellowship (USA)
Aims to connect and support the next generation of leaders from around the world who are advancing innovative solutions to end inequality.
FORTE: Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (Sweden)
Primarily provides grants related to health, working life, and welfare, but also funds some fellowships, postdocs, and visiting researchers.
French-American Foundation (USA/France)
Mostly brings together young leaders from US and France.
Fulbright Program (USA)
Sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Fulbright Program offers international educational and cultural exchange programs for passionate and accomplished students, scholars, artists, teachers, and professionals of all backgrounds to study, teach, or pursue important research and professional projects. Since Fulbrights are such an obvious grant for international travel related to teaching and research, descriptions of some scholars affiliated with CID who have been awarded Fulbrights are posted here.
Fulbright-Hayes Group Projects Abroad Program (USA)
Provides grants to support overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies for teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects may include short-term seminars, curriculum development, group research or study, or advanced intensive language programs.
German Academic Exchange Service (Germany)
A publicly funded independent organization of higher education institutions in Germany; provides information as well as financial support to undergraduate and graduate students and faculty for research and/or study in Germany.
German Marshall Fund of the US (USA)
GMF works on issues critical to transatlantic interests in the 21st century, including the future of democracy, security and geopolitics, alliances and the rise of China, and technology and innovation.
GrffinHarte Foundation (USA)
Their mission is to provide people with the support they need to learn, teach, and explore how civility works in todays complex world.
Institute for International Education (USA)
Manages more than 200 programs with participants from more than 180 countries.
Institute of Current World Affairs (USA)
Supports fellows for two-year immersive programs of independent research and writing abroad. A proposed fellowship must hold the promise of enriching public life in the United States by advancing the understanding of foreign countries, cultures and trends.
InterExchange Foundation (USA)
Supports young Americans with a passion for improving the world.
International Fund for Cultural Diversity (UNESCO)
Funds the development of the creative sectors in developing countries.
International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Japan)
Offers fellowships for Visiting Research Scholars for an academic year, and accepts graduate students who are majoring in fields related to Japanese studies as special inter-institutional research fellows.
Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (USA/Japan)
CGP’s Grant Program supports US-Japan collaborative projects that explore current, policy-relevant issues of mutual concern to the US and Japan, including demographic changes, migration, and social disparities. There are also several fellowships programs, including one for journalists.
Korea Foundation Scholarships for Graduate Study (Korea)
The purposes of the Korea Foundation are to promote proper awareness and understanding of Korea, and to enhance goodwill and friendship throughout the international community through a diverse array of international exchange activities. They award scholarships for graduate study, as well as fellowships for postdoctoral research.
Laura Jane Musser Fund (USA)
Provides grants to promote mutual understanding and cooperation between groups and citizens of different cultural backgrounds within defined geographical areas through collaborative, cross-cultural exchange projects. Projects must be intercultural and demonstrate intercultural exchange, rather than focused on just one culture. Only available to projects in specific US states.
Leverhulme Trust (UK)
Offers international fellowships for established researchers in the UK to develop new knowledge, skills and ideas in one or more research centres outside the UK; for UK students to study abroad. Also helps universities in the UK to fund positions for international scholars, either short or long term.
Lisle International Global Seed Grants (USA)
Support innovative projects which advance intercultural understanding through shared experiences, with the goal of creating a more just social order. Projects may seek to bridge a variety of community divides, including ethnic, cultural, religious, racial or gender perspectives, anywhere in the world.
National Humanities Center (USA)
NHC is an institute for advanced study in North Carolina, giving out 40 residential fellowships per year for research projects in many areas.
NEA Foundation (USA)
Awards Global Learning Fellowships to bring new perspectives to public school classrooms.
National Endowment for the Humanities (USA)
NEH has multiple grant opportunities, including for collaborative research in the humanities, and Dialogues on the Experience of War.
National Science Foundation International Research Experiences for Students (USA)
IRES supports international research collaborations incorporating students in any area of research funded by the NSF.
Obama Foundation Fellowships (USA)
Supports outstanding civic innovators—leaders who are working with their communities to create transformational change and addressing some of the world’s most pressing problems. The program selects 20 community-minded rising stars from around the world for a two-year, non-residential program, designed to amplify the impact of their work and inspire a wave of civic innovation.
On the Move (Belgium)
Provides information and tips on how and where to find funding for mobility as an artist, a cultural professional, and/or a cultural organisation.
Open Society Foundations (USA)
Offers grants, scholarships, and fellowships throughout the year to organizations and individuals who share Open Society values. They look for grantees who have a vision and whose efforts will lead to lasting social change.
Phi Kappa Phi (USA)
Provides Study Abroad Grants designed to help support undergraduates as they seek knowledge and experience in their academic fields by studying abroad.
ProFellows (New Zealand)
Website providing information on fellowships of all sorts. Their definition of fellowships: “funding for short-term projects, graduate study, and opportunities to live and work abroad.”
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. (USA)
The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting provides travel grants to cover hard costs associated with upcoming travel for an international reporting project.
Rotary International Peace Fellowships (USA)
Designed for leaders with work experience in peace and development.
Sasakawa Peace Foundation (Japan)
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation works to advance international exchange and cooperation. One program is a merit-based Scholarship Program for Japanese students wishing to pursue higher education abroad; others include: a Japan-US program, an Asia and the Middle East program, a Japan-China friendship program, a Pacific Island Nations program, and a general peacebuilding program.
Scripps Howard Foundation (USA)
Grants give professional journalists the funding they need to cover issues of national and international importance.
Social Science Research Council (USA)
Funded by the Japan Foundation, SSRC’s Abe Fellowships promote deeply contextualized cross-cultural research between the US and Japan. There are specific Abe Fellowships for Journalists. Other competitions include International Dissertation Research Fellowships and the InterAsia Academy.
Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (USA)
SHAFR offers a variety of research fellowships and travel awards for historians- these should be available to journalism historians as well as other types.
Stanford Humanities Center External Faculty Fellowships (USA)
Residential fellowships for full-time faculty undertaking innovative projects in the humanities and humanistic social sciences; non- US nationals welcome to apply.
Study Abroad AIFS (American Institute for Foreign Studies) (USA)
Provides scholarships to undergraduates for both summer and semester study abroad programs.
Swiss National Science Foundation (Switzerland)
SNSF funds international mobility and collaboration, among other projects.
Thomas J. Watson Foundation Fellowship (USA)
A one-year grant for independent study and travel outside the US awarded to graduating college seniors from 41 participating institutions.
Trust for Mutual Understanding (USA)
The Trust for Mutual Understanding awards grants to American nonprofit organizations to support the international travel component of cultural and environmental exchanges conducted in partnership with institutions and individuals in Russia and Central and Eastern Europe.
US-Indonesian Society (USA/Indonesia)
Offers multiple grants to both US citizens and Indonesian citizens.
US-Ireland Alliance (USA)
Mitchell Scholars are chosen for one year of postgraduate study in any discipline offered by institutions of higher learning in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
US Institute of Peace (USA)
USIP grants support peacebuilding projects managed by non-profits. Their fellowships support cutting-edge research, writing, analysis and convening by emerging and leading international experts from many disciplinary and professional backgrounds, as well as dissertations on topics related to international conflict management and peacebuilding.
US-Japan Foundation (USA/Japan)
The United States-Japan Foundation offers grants in the areas of pre-college education, communication/public opinion, and US-Japan policy studies each spring.
Volkswagen Foundation (Germany)
The Volkswagan Foundation offers a variety fo funding options for those who already have a PHD.Those who have already been approved for funding now have an option in apply for additional funds to integrate refugee scholars into a project.
Waterhouse Family Institute (USA)
WFI is based at Villanova University, and holds an annual small grants competition related to the centrality of Communication in the creation of social change.
Wenner-Gren Foundation (USA)
Offers a variety of options to fund anthropology projects, including Global Initiatives Grants.
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (UK)
Churchill Fellowships permit UK citizens to expand professional and personal horizons and, crucially, make a difference to communities and professions across the UK. Covers international travel for 2 months, including conference fees as relevant. Eligible categories include Education, and Migration among others. The Australian Trust and New Zealand Trust fund Churchill Fellows from those countries.
Woodrow Wilson Center (USA)
In addition to multiple international fellowships hosted at the Center in Washington DC, there is a specific China fellowship, and a Foreign Policy fellowship.
Center for Intercultural Dialogue 