For a general list, please refer to the Rackham Minority Fellowships website . Area Studies Area studies scholarship suffers reduced funding in many disciplines. Several private foundations seek to enhance area studies by giving graduate students and young faculty members opportunities to re-train or simply to write on a topic of regional interest. Here are two sample programs of interest. The seminar is for students in the early stages of graduate training in the social sciences and for students in area studies who are interested in the social sciences.
Admissions are competitive.
See the International Institute website for more information. The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies is dedicated to the task of training social scientists in area studies, focusing especially on those areas of the world that require the use of difficult languages. Academy Scholars are given time, guidance, access to Harvard facilities, and substantial financial assistance for two years, as they complete dissertations or post-doctoral research.