International Opportunities Fair 2020: Resource Guide

If you were unable to attend the live event, here is a summary of the offices and opportunities that were represented. 

International Opportunities Fair 2020 Resource Guide

Asia Center - asiacenter@harvard.edu 

The Asia Center will not be offering grants this winter, but may be offering them for Summer 2021 with a rolling deadline. Check the Asia Center website for the latest updates.

• Wintersession Research Grants for your reference

• Summer Research Grants 

Center for Middle Eastern Studies - cmes@fas.harvard.edu 

Unfortunately, the AJ Meyer (Arabic language study), Rosovsky (research in Israel), and Arabian Peninsula (research in the Arabian Peninsula) fellowships are not available for January 2021. They may be available for summer 2021, depending on Harvard University guidance on international travel. Remote internships, language study, or senior thesis research are also not eligible.

Center for African Studies - africa@harvard.edu 

• Semester Research and Research-Based Internship Grants: For Africa-related remote or in-person research or internships. Deadline to apply is October 15th for Fall and September 15th for spring.

• Summer Travel Grants: For travel to Africa for research, internships, or study abroad. Deadline to apply is February 15th. 

• Maru-A-Pula Internship Program (Summer/Botswana): Live and work at a boarding school in Gaborone for 8 weeks - teaching, tutoring, and mentoring middle school and high school students. Deadline to apply is February 15th. 

• Jospong Internship Program (Summer/Ghana): Live and work in Accra, Ghana and intern for the Jospong Group of Companies. Popular fields include: waste management & sanitation, international business, law, computer science, and more. Deadline to apply is February 15th. 

David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) - drclas@fas.harvard.edu 

• Funding for Student Group & Organization Events related to Latin America & the Caribbean: Rolling deadline, monthly

• Funding for independent Internships across Latin America and the Caribbean: Rolling deadline, monthly

• Mentoring & Language Acquisition Brazil (MLAB) Program: October 4 deadline.

• Funded Remote Winternships across Latin America and the Caribbean: Mid-October deadline (TBD).

Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies - daviscrs@fas.harvard.edu 

• Goldman Undergraduate Research Travel Grants

• Goldman Undergraduate Internship Grants

• Central Bank of Armenia Internships 

• Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships for Intensive Summer Language Study 

Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures/SEAS 

Ruth Sondermann - sonderm@g.harvard.edu 

• RISE Germany: Internship database opens Nov.1 2020 and closes Dec. 15th 2020

• ISTernships: Deadline February 2021

• Vienna Biocenter Summer Research Undergraduate Fellowship: Project database opens Dec. 1, 2020

• Ruhr Fellowship: Deadline TBD

• Think Swiss: Deadline TBD 

Harvard China Fund and Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies - fairbankcenter@fas.harvard.edu 

• Emergency Funding for Disruptions Caused by Covid-19 (for graduate students): Rolling deadline.

• Harvard China Student Internship Program (for undergraduates) 

Harvard Global Health Institute - globalhealth@harvard.edu 

The Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) offers returning Harvard undergraduates the opportunity to participate in paid summer research and internship placements on the Harvard campus as well as across the world. These opportunities are ten weeks long and connect classroom knowledge and skills to the complex issues in the field. They range from placements in laboratories and research groups, to field work with hospitals and community health clinics, to office-based internships with NGOs and international organizations. Students may also apply to HGHI for funding for their own projects or internships. The application deadline is currently set for Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 11:59pm. There is a possibility this deadline may be extended if the start of the spring semester is delayed. A determination regarding the spring semester start date is expected in December, so please check back then for updates.

Harvard Summer School Study Abroad - summerabroad@summer.harvard.edu 

Funding for study abroad through Harvard Summer School is available from the Office of Career Services (OCS). The Summer 2021 funding deadline TBA. 

Korea Institute - cglover@fas.harvard.edu 

Programs and funding opportunities for undergraduate students are listed here. 

Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute - mittalsai@fas.harvard.edu 

Winter Session Virtual Grants (Research, Internships, and Language Studies): Applications due Oct. 16, 2020

Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) - ces@fas.harvard.edu 

• Remote Summer Internships and Senior Thesis Grants

• Secondary Field in European History, Politics, and Societies (EHPS)

• CES Student Society

Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships - undergradresearch@fas.harvard.edu, fellowships@fas.harvard.edu 

• Summer research abroad opportunities for undergraduates:

  • Herchel Smith Fellowship: Deadline Feb. 4, 2021

  • Harvard-Cambridge Summer Fellowship: Deadline March 2, 2021

• Travel opportunities for graduating seniors:

  • Traveling Fellowships: Deadline Feb. 9, 2021

  • Public Service Fellowships: Deadline Feb. 24, 2021

  • Booth Fellowships: Deadline Feb. 25, 2021

Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies - rijs_announcements@fas.harvard.edu 

Programs and funding opportunities for undergraduate students are listed here. 

Villa I Tatti 

2021 Summer Internships provide $5000 to offset the cost of living and airfare. Application deadline TBC, but will likely be early in March 2021.