Fellowships and Grants

HUNAP provides support to Harvard students to conduct research on Native American and Indigenous issues, for professional development activities, and for conference attendance. Harvard students may apply to the following: 

Please note these are supports for research and NOT financial aid scholarships.

• The HUNAP Student Research Grant provides financial assistance to support the direct expenses related to research and/or fieldwork leading to the fulfillment of a course-related research paper, degree requirements, and/or advancement to doctoral candidacy;
• The 1665 Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck Pre-Doctoral Fellowship supports currently enrolled Harvard doctoral students who have been advanced to doctoral candidacy and are entering the dissertation completion stage (core course requirements and qualifying paper proposal must be completed);
• The HUNAP Conference Attendance Grant assists students who will be attending a national/regional/local conference in order to participate in a panel or present on topics relating to Native American and Indigenous peoples. Applications for the HUNAP Conference Attendance Grant are reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis, please apply 6 weeks before the conference you plan on attending.
• Humanitarianism and Native American & Indigenous Communities Funding for Harvard Students
  The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) is pleased to announce student support for research related to projects at the intersection of humanitarianism and Native American and Indigenous communities. HHI is collaborating with the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP) to design and disseminate these opportunities and jointly review applications and select finalists.

Eligibility: 

• Any Harvard student to conduct research on a topic and/or fieldwork leading to the fulfillment of a course-related research paper, degree requirements, and/or advancement to doctoral candidacy at the intersection of humanitarianism and Native American and Indigenous communities.
• Students are only eligible for 1 Conference Grant and 1 Research Grant per year.
• Students are only eligible for 1 1665 Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in their time at Harvard.
• Research Grants and Pre-Doctoral Fellowships cannot be awarded in the same year.

Application Deadlines (Excluding Conference Attendance Grant): 

• Spring Semester: January 15th
• Summer Semester: April 30th
• Fall Semester: September 30th

 Please email hunap@harvard.edu to request an application.