Support for student term-time research and academic conference travel is available for Amherst College students for up to $1,000 in the form of grants from the Gregory S. Call Student Research Program, which is supported by the Aliki Perroti and Seth Frank U.S. Immigration Students Internship Fund, which provides support for students in the field of American Studies studying disrupted and displaced persons' emigration to the United States; the Doelling Undergraduate Research Fund, which supports undergraduates engaged in performing scientific research in biological/life sciences under the guidance of a faculty member; the Edward Hitchcock Fund, which provides support for student field work and research in environmental science; the Linden Family Fund, which provides support for students engaged in research projects, with a preference for thesis work in History; the MMLA Experiential Learning Opportunities Fund, which provides support for students majoring in LJST and/or French; the Nicholas Curtis Heaney Memorial Fund, which provides support for honors thesis research that is intended to broaden the student's personal and cultural horizons; and the Wolansky Family Research Fund, which provides support for students engaged in research, with a preference for projects in American studies, history, political science, or English.
Applications are awarded on an on-going basis throughout the academic year up until the deadline of April 30. A single document that includes the following information must be uploaded with the online application in order to be complete:
- A description and justification of your project and/or academic conference and how this relates to your research
- A detailed budget listing the items and their costs for which funding is requested
- Your faculty research advisor's name and email address. An email will be sent automatically to the professor asking for a letter of recommendation.
Due to the high volume of requests, students who request funds to attend an academic conference will be considered only if they will be presenting their research at the conference. To ensure we can support as many students as possible, funding will only be approved for up to $1000 per student per academic year.
Seniors who are awarded funding through the Alpha Delta Phi program are not eligible to also receive funding from the Gregory S. Call Student Research Awards.
Students whose projects involve domestic or international travel must include with their proposal a signed Travel Waiver of Liability. If students are under 18 years old, both they and their parents must sign the waiver. Instructions for registering their travel will be provided upon notification of a successful application.
For the College’s travel policy and guidelines for college-sponsored programs, please check the Office of Global Education's travel policy and resources website.
GSC Student Research
Support for student term-time research and academic conference travel is available for Amherst College students for up to $1,000 in the form of grants from the Gregory S. Call Student Research Program, which is supported by the Aliki Perroti and Seth Frank U.S. Immigration Students Internship Fund, which provides support for students in the field of American Studies studying disrupted and displaced persons' emigration to the United States; the Doelling Undergraduate Research Fund, which supports undergraduates engaged in performing scientific research in biological/life sciences under the guidance of a faculty member; the Edward Hitchcock Fund, which provides support for student field work and research in environmental science; the Linden Family Fund, which provides support for students engaged in research projects, with a preference for thesis work in History; the MMLA Experiential Learning Opportunities Fund, which provides support for students majoring in LJST and/or French; the Nicholas Curtis Heaney Memorial Fund, which provides support for honors thesis research that is intended to broaden the student's personal and cultural horizons; and the Wolansky Family Research Fund, which provides support for students engaged in research, with a preference for projects in American studies, history, political science, or English.
Applications are awarded on an on-going basis throughout the academic year up until the deadline of April 30. A single document that includes the following information must be uploaded with the online application in order to be complete:
- A description and justification of your project and/or academic conference and how this relates to your research
- A detailed budget listing the items and their costs for which funding is requested
- Your faculty research advisor's name and email address. An email will be sent automatically to the professor asking for a letter of recommendation.
Due to the high volume of requests, students who request funds to attend an academic conference will be considered only if they will be presenting their research at the conference. To ensure we can support as many students as possible, funding will only be approved for up to $1000 per student per academic year.
Seniors who are awarded funding through the Alpha Delta Phi program are not eligible to also receive funding from the Gregory S. Call Student Research Awards.
Students whose projects involve domestic or international travel must include with their proposal a signed Travel Waiver of Liability. If students are under 18 years old, both they and their parents must sign the waiver. Instructions for registering their travel will be provided upon notification of a successful application.
For the College’s travel policy and guidelines for college-sponsored programs, please check the Office of Global Education's travel policy and resources website.