Master List of Hampshire Grants
For student grants in the area of Academic Affairs, there are fall and spring deadlines.
The deadline to apply for fall is September 30, 2025. Please submit your proposal using this application form for fall 2025. Students applying for these grants need to have their faculty member fill out the faculty support form.
Students may apply for multiple grants during a grant cycle. Please speak to your supporting faculty and review the application for additional details.
Summer internship grants that qualify for and are using the Common Application at the Community Commons Summer Grant web page are clearly noted and due in April. Students using this application will also need to have their faculty member fill out the faculty support form and their supervisor at the internship site fill out the Organization Support form. Both forms are available at the Community Commons Summer Grant website.
For all other funds, email the contact person listed.
Div II and III: Any Topic
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Contact: CJ Gill
Description: Supports students in their divisional work through grants that support independent academic projects, research, unpaid internships, and volunteer placements. Student work can take place at Hampshire or at sites throughout the U.S. and abroad. Student must must be conducting their research and learning through the interdisciplinary lenses of culture, mind/brain, and human growth and development. Support is provided for students working across multiple areas, including, but not limited to science, anthropology, visual art, dance, psychology, philosophy, education, and the humanities. CBD also provides up to $300 to students invited to present their CBD-funded work at professional conferences.
Award: Up to $2,000. Covers travel, housing, lab fees, and other expenses.
Eligibility: In good academic standing with a well-conceived placement/internship or research project.
Area: Academic Affairs
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Contact: library@hampshire.edu
Description: Need library resources for your Div III? We've got a fund for that!! Is there an e-book that only Smith or Amherst College have that you’d love to have access to for your Div III? Or a physical book that none of the Five College Libraries own that would be great to read for your Div III project?We have a fund specifically to help purchase resources that you need for your Div III. Email us and let us know what you need!! We can purchase physical books that you can then check out or e-books if they’re available in that format. Please let us know what you need for your Div III; we’ll work with you to try to get it!
Award: Varies.
Eligibility: In good academic standing with a Div III contract.
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Contact: Javiera Benavente
Description: To support student research that aligns with the mission of the Ethics and the Common Good Project (ECG). ECG supports out-of-classroom learning experiences that contribute to or critically engage with issues regarding the common good, and ethically informed actions, practices, and policies. Through ECG projects and internships, students will develop ways of working and engaging with others on the basis of mutual respect, as they contribute to the common good.
Award: Up to $500 per student per year
Eligibility: Funds must be used to support Div II or Div III research-related expenses. The student must be in good academic standing. Awards will not be given for projects that have already been completed.
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Contact: Yaniris Fernandez
Description: Scholarship fund supports student research and travel as well as the purchase of supplies in association with Div II and Div III projects.
Award: Up to $250
Eligibility: Must be Div II or Div III in good academic standing and in good disciplinary standing.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
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Contact: Karina Fernandez
Description: Assists Division I, II, and III James Baldwin Scholars with the costs of doing an internship or project that relates directly to the students’ academic goals and career interests.
Div I Award: Up to $1,600 per student
Div II and III Award: Up to $500 per student
Eligibility: Division I, II, and III James Baldwin Scholars in good academic standing
*Only students who entered Hampshire College as James Baldwin Scholarship recipients can apply *
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Contact: Jackie Jeffery
Description: Established in memory of Joshua Reck 83F to support the special expenses of student projects associated with Division II and III work.
Award: Up to $250
Eligibility: Must be Div II or Div III in good academic standing and in good disciplinary standing.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
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Contact: Jackie Jeffery
Description: Established to support the special expenses of student projects associated with Division II and III work.
Award: Up to $250
Eligibility: Must be Div II or Div III in good academic standing and in good disciplinary standing.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
Area: Academic Affairs
Arts, Writing, Design, Music, Performance
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Contact: Greg Kline
Description: This fund was established to help defray the cost of producing a body of art work and producing a gallery exhibition for Division III students concentrating in studio art. Funds may be used for materials, equipment, publicity, research, and costs associated with the art opening.
Award: TBD
Eligibility: Division III students concentrating in studio arts at Hampshire College.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
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Contact: Callum Doerner
Description: Award to the student who wins a competition for writing and performing a three-five minute humorous monologue.
Award: $100
Eligibility: The annual contest is open to any student who enters.
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Contact: Rebecca Miller
Description: To cover the cost of one semester of private instrumental or vocal lessons (12 one-hour lessons). Preference is given to music concentrators.
Award: TBD
Eligibility: Hampshire College students at the Division II or III level concentrating in music.
Application Deadline: Applications are accepted in the fall semester.
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Contact: Nathalie Arnold
Description: Awards to Division II and III students working in journalism; documentary photography, film, or video; international relations; globalization; peace-building; civil society, and human rights.
Award: $300–$1,000
Eligibility: Division II and Division III students working in the listed areas. See Application Guidelines.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
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Contact: Nathan McClain
Description: Stipend to support a deserving IA creative writing concentrator in a summer writing project. The genre changes each year.
Award: Up to $1,500
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Contact: Thom Long
Description: Awards for innovative work in applied design and invention, especially in the field of renewable energy. Can include the cost of raw materials/equipment as well as research, testing, and travel.
Award: Average award of approximately $500, but ranging up to $2,000
Eligibility: Undergraduates as well as alumni of Hampshire and the Five Colleges.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
Area: Academic Affairs
Film, Photography, and Video
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Contact: Kane Stewart
Description: Grants to students to support Div III projects in film, photography, and video.
Award: Varies
Eligibility: Div III students concentrating in film, photography, and video
Application Deadline: Applications are accepted in the fall semester.
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Contact: Kane Stewart
Description: Established in honor of retired faculty member Jackie Hayden to support Division III photography projects.
Award: Varies
Eligibility: Div III students concentrating in photography
Application Deadline: Applications are accepted in the fall semester.
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Contact: Kane Stewart
Description: Established in memory of Stephen Blos 76S, this fund supports student projects in photography or filmmaking at the Division II or Division III level.
Award: Varies
Eligibility: Div II or III students concentrating in photography or filmmaking.
Application Deadline: Applications are accepted in the fall semester.
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Contact: Kane Stewart
Description: Established in memory of faculty member Tom Joslin to support Division III film/video projects.
Award: Varies
Eligibility: Div III students concentrating in film or video.
Application Deadline: Applications are accepted in the fall semester.
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Contact: Kate McConnell
Description: The Tom Joslin Award was established in memory of faculty member and documentary filmmaker Tom Joslin, who taught at Hampshire from 1977 to 1980. This award supports students doing internships in film, video, television, screenwriting, multi-media or music production with fllm/video. Your work must involve an internship; it does not support a class experience.
Award: Up to $1,850 to be distributed; may be split between two students; amount varies slightly each year.
Eligibility: Hampshire College students in good academic standing who are currently receiving financial aid. Funding is available for currently enrolled students who are returning to Hampshire in the fall. Students planning to be on leave for the fall must be doing a field study and not a leave of absence.Applications: Part of the Community Commons Summer Grants; deadline in early spring.
Outdoor Leadership and Martial Arts
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Contact: opra@hampshire.edu
Description: The fund provides grants to support young women in their efforts to enhance their outdoor skills.
Award: Generally a maximum of $500
Eligibility: Open to women who are students in the Five Colleges who have a demonstrated interest in teaching in the outdoors.
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Contact: opra@hampshire.edu
Description: This endowed fund, established in honor of Marion Taylor, supports the study of budo and related approaches at Hampshire College and will enable the instruction and integration of the practice of different martial arts forms within an interdisciplinary context.
Award: $300-$800
Eligibility: Currently enrolled Hampshire students.
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Contact: opra@hampshire.edu
Description: Supports the participation by students of limited financial means with the costs associated in participating in OPRA excursions.
Award: Varies
Eligibility: Students receiving financial aid with previous participation in the OPRA program who have attended the initial meeting for their intended trip and given the deposit.
Application Deadline: Rolling Application
Environment, Agriculture, Sustainability
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Contact: Kate McConnell
Description: Funding from the Iris Barr and the Professor Emeritus David Smith Internship Awards have been combined to provide one larger award to support an internship with an organization focused on the environment, environmental sustainability, or Indigenous communities in either the U.S. or the developing world.Award: $3,800 to be distributed among multiple grantees
Eligibility: Hampshire College students in good academic standing who are currently receiving financial aid (or can otherwise demonstrate financial need). Funding is available for any currently enrolled student who is returning to Hampshire in the fall. Students planning to be on leave for the fall must be doing a field study and not a leave of absence.
Application Deadline: April; check website for exact deadline each year.
Application: This grant uses the common application at the Community Commons Summer Grant website.
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Contact: CJ Gill
Description: Supports Division II and Division III student research in agricultural sustainability; in particular, projects directly related to the Hampshire Community-Supported Agriculture Program.
Award: $100-$200
Eligibility: Div II or III student in good academic standing.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
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Contact: Michele Hardesty
Description: Division III grants for projects in American Studies can be used for expenses related to project and/or exhibition and distribution.
Award: $400-$500
Eligibility: Students must be in their first semester of Division III when they apply, and they must be filed for Division III at the time of application. Applications require a proposed budget and advisor approval. Possible areas of study include: Transdisciplinary studies of U.S. literatures, arts, cultures, religions, histories, economies, politics, and social movements; transdisciplinary projects on U.S./American national, transnational, and hemispheric formations and identities; projects concerning U.S. subjects that use critical lenses such as settler colonial studies, Africana studies, Latinx studies, Asian American studies, Native American and indigenous studies, ethnic studies, queer studies, women's, gender and sexuality studies, media studies, material culture studies, folk and popular culture studies, critical race studies, borderlands studies, disability studies, and/or U.S. empire studies. Follow the application link for more details.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
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Contact: Yaniris Fernandez
Description: This fund was created to honor and continue the legacy of the late Kay Johnson, professor of Asian studies and politics at Hampshire College. Hampshire students are invited to submit proposals for funding to support Division II and Division III related research and community internships that explore interdisciplinary issues related to China, the Chinese diaspora, and exchange between Asia and the U.S., including nationalism, migration, identity, citizenship, gender, family, food security, global health, environmental justice, sustainable communities, and the study of Chinese language. This fund is supported by the Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment and welcomes projects related to environmental and agricultural research in Asia.
Award: Up to $2,000
Eligibility: Hampshire College students at the Division II or III level.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
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Contact: CJ Gill
Description: Supports Division II and Division III student research in environmental and agricultural sustainability.
Award: $300-$600
Eligibility: Div. II and III; student must live on campus and be in good academic standing.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
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Contact: Thom Long
Description: Awards for innovative work in applied design and invention, especially in the field of renewable energy. Can include the cost of raw materials/equipment as well as research, testing, and travel.
Award: Average award of approximately $500, but ranging up to $2,000
Eligibility: Undergraduates as well as alumni of Hampshire and the Five Colleges
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
Area: Academic Affairs
Social Change and Activism
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Contact: Kate McConnell
Description: The Community Commons (CoCo) offers Praxis Summer internship grant funding to assist current students with costs of living while interning with a mission-driven organization of their choice whose work is social justice/social change-oriented. A student may also conduct a self-designed project with a designated mentor or supervisor. The internship or project should relate to and inform the students' academic work.
Award: Up to $3,000 per student; 10 grants are awarded
Eligibility: Div II and III students in good academic standing. Priority given to Div II students on financial aid.
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Description: This award was created to ensure that future generations of students will know of Charley Richardson’s life's work. The award supports an internship or research project in movement building directly related to Charley's philosophy, ideals, and activism, such as: anti-war/peace building, advancing workers' and labor rights, racial and economic justice, reproductive freedom, climate justice, human rights, and other such efforts. Work must be in direct collaboration with an organization involved in such efforts and must be supported by a Hampshire faculty member and the activist organization.
Award: approximately $3,000 (varies slightly from year to year)
Eligibility: Hampshire College students in good academic standing who are returning to Hampshire in the fall. Students on leave must be doing a field study and not a leave of absence.
Application Deadline: April; check website for exact deadline each year.
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Contact: Michele Hardesty
Description: Division III grants for projects in American Studies can be used for expenses related to project and/or exhibition and distribution.
Award: $400-$500
Eligibility: Students must be in their first semester of Division III when they apply, and they must be filed for Division III at the time of application. Applications require a proposed budget and advisor approval. Possible areas of study include: Transdisciplinary studies of U.S. literatures, arts, cultures, religions, histories, economies, politics, and social movements; transdisciplinary projects on U.S./American national, transnational, and hemispheric formations and identities; projects concerning U.S. subjects that use critical lenses such as settler colonial studies, Africana studies, Latinx studies, Asian American studies, Native American and indigenous studies, ethnic studies, queer studies, women's, gender and sexuality studies, media studies, material culture studies, folk and popular culture studies, critical race studies, borderlands studies, disability studies, and/or U.S. empire studies. Follow the application link for more details.
Application Deadline: Applications are accepted in the fall semester.
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Contact: Javiera Benavente
Description: To support student research that aligns with the mission of the Ethics and the Common Good Project (ECG). ECG supports out-of-classroom learning experiences that contribute to, or critically engage with, issues regarding the common good, and ethically informed actions, practices, and policies. Through ECG projects and internships students will develop ways of working and engaging with others on the basis of mutual respect, as they contribute to the common good.
Award: Up to $500 per student per year
Eligibility: Funds must be used to support Division II or Division III research-related expenses. The student must be in good academic standing. Awards will not be given for projects that have already been completed.
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Contact: Gaurav Jashnani
Description: This fund was established to support students with demonstrated financial need doing Division II or III work in the field of human rights and/or social justice.
Award: Up to $1,000
Eligibility: Applications for the annual award(s) may be submitted by students studying in any field at Hampshire College, so long as the student's research project or field work directly supports, examines, or raises awareness of human rights or social justice work.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
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Contact: Nathalie Arnold
Description: Assists students by defraying living expenses and related costs for internships with law-related nonprofit organizations in the U.S. or abroad. The student's internship should be social justice-oriented and relate to some aspect of the law, legal institutions, or legislation, though it need not be in a specifically legal setting. The internship should relate to and inform the student's Division II or Division III studies.
Award: Up to $2,000
Eligibility: Hampshire College Div II students and students transitioning between Div II and III. Those on financial aid will be prioritized.Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
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Contact: Internships@collectivepowerrj.org
Description: Collective Rising is a 10-week paid internship program that matches undergraduate students with a range of reproductive and social justice organizations across the country. Through internships, students gain valuable experience while providing invaluable assistance to organizations.
Award: $5,500
Eligibility: Undergraduate student at a U.S. college/university, including community and junior colleges, returning to school the fall semester after the internship (not graduating in the spring or summer of the internship year.) You must be able to attend the annual Collective Power Conference taking place in Amherst, Massachusetts in April for training.
Application Deadline: Varies; see website.
https://collectivepowerrj.org/collective-rising-internships/
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Contact: Nathalie Arnold
Description: Awards to Division II and III students working in journalism; documentary photography, film, or video; international relations; globalization; peace building; civil society, and human rights.
Award: $300-$1,000
Eligibility: Division II and Division III students working in the listed areas. See Application Guidelines.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
Area: Academic Affairs
Entrepreneurship
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Contact: Thom Long
Description: Awards for innovative work in applied design and invention, especially in the field of renewable energy. Can include the cost of raw materials/equipment as well as research, testing, and travel.
Award: Average award of approximately $500, but ranging up to $2,000
Eligibility: Undergraduates as well as alumni of Hampshire and the Five Colleges
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
Area: Academic Affairs
Humanities and Social Science
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Contact: Kate McConnell
Description: This award provides an opportunity to pursue work related to community organizing and the building of social justice movements in direct collaboration with community members. The award is designed to support activities that involve and/or promote activism and will serve to strengthen the power of those whose voices are essential to changing a harmful status quo.
Award: Varies
Eligibility: Open to all current Hampshire College students, including graduating seniors.
Application Deadline: April; check website for exact deadline each year.
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Contact: Michele Hardesty
Description: Division III grants for projects in American Studies can be used for expenses related to project and/or exhibition and distribution.
Award: $400-$500
Eligibility: Students must be in their first semester of Division III when they apply, and they must be filed for Division III at the time of application. Applications require a proposed budget and advisor approval. Possible areas of study include: Transdisciplinary studies of U.S. literatures, arts, cultures, religions, histories, economies, politics, and social movements; transdisciplinary projects on U.S./American national, transnational, and hemispheric formations and identities; projects concerning U.S. subjects that use critical lenses such as settler colonial studies, Africana studies, Latinx studies, Asian American studies, Native American and indigenous studies, ethnic studies, queer studies, women's, gender and sexuality studies, media studies, material culture studies, folk and popular culture studies, critical race studies, borderlands studies, disability studies, and/or U.S. empire studies. Follow the application link for more details.
Application Deadline: Applications are accepted in the fall semester.
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Contact: Javiera Benavente
Description: To support student research that aligns with the mission of the Ethics and the Common Good Project (ECG). ECG supports out of classroom learning experiences that contribute to, or critically engage with, issues regarding the common good, and ethically informed actions, practices, and policies. Through ECG projects and internships students will develop ways of working and engaging with others on the basis of mutual respect, as they contribute to the common good.
Award: Up to $500 per student per year
Eligibility: Funds must be used to support Division II or Division III research-related expenses. The student must be in good academic standing. Awards will not be given for projects that have already been completed.
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Contact: Nathalie Arnold
Description: Assists students by defraying living expenses and related costs for internships with law-related nonprofit organizations in the U.S. or abroad. The student's internship should be social justice-oriented and relate to some aspect of the law, legal institutions, or legislation, though it need not be in a specifically legal setting. The internship should relate to and inform the student's Division II or Division III studies.
Award: Up to $3,000; 2-4 grants may be awarded
Eligibility: Hampshire College Div II students and students transitioning between Div II and III. Those on financial aid will be prioritized.
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Contact: Yaniris Fernandez
Description: This fund was created to honor and continue the legacy of the late Kay Johnson, Professor of Asian Studies and Politics at Hampshire College. Hampshire students are invited to submit proposals for funding to support Division II and Division III related research and community internships that explore interdisciplinary issues related to China, the Chinese diaspora, and exchange between Asia and the U.S. including nationalism, migration, identity, citizenship, gender, family, food security, global health, environmental justice, sustainable communities, and the study of Chinese language. This fund is supported by the Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment and welcomes projects related to environmental and agricultural research in Asia.
Award: Up to $2,000
Eligibility: Hampshire College students at the Division II or III level.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
Area: Academic Affairs
Cognitive Science
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Contact: CJ Gill
Description: The CS Research Fund supports independent student research projects in the cognitive sciences.
Award: Typical award amounts are around $500; funding is competitive.
Eligibility: For Division II and Division III student conducting research in cognitive sciences.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
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Contact: CJ Gill
Description: Supports student and student-faculty collaborative research in the cognitive and biological sciences. Priority is given to proposals researching animal behavior, comparative cognition, evolution, ecology, or environmental science, among other areas.
Award: Grant up to $2,000 awarded.
Eligibility: For Division II and Division III student or student-faculty conducting research in cognitive or biological sciences.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
Area: Academic Affairs
Natural Science
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Contact: CJ Gill
Description: Supports Division II and III research and internships. The proposed student research, project, or internship must relate to at least one of Denice's passions: medicine, anthropology, woman and child health and health care, or child studies.
Award: Up to $1,500 is available. Applicant must be a Division II or III student in good academic standing and must submit an extensive project proposal.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
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Contact: CJ Gill
Description: Supports Division II and Division III student research in all areas of the natural sciences. Also supports students traveling to scientific conferences at which student is presenting.
Award: Up to $2,000
Conference Award range: Approximately $250-$500.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
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Contact: CJ Gill
Description: Awards to Division II and III students who make science or scientific findings accessible to all through science and public health reporting; documentary photography, film and video; and fact-based projects.
Award: $300-$800
Eligibility: Division II and Division III students in good academic standing.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
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Contact: CJ Gill
Description: Supports the research of women Division III students, though Division II students will be considered. Preference will be given to those working in evolutionary biology or related fields, but applications from women working in other areas are also welcome.
Award: $300-$600
Eligibility: Division II and Division III students in good academic standing.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
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Contact: Yaniris Fernandez
Description: Supports Division II and Division III student research in the greater southwest (including the U.S. southwest and Mexico). Commitment to working on southwest issues as evidenced by previous or current coursework desirable.
Award: Up to $400
Eligibility: Division II and III student research in the greater southwest.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
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Contact: Yaniris Fernandez
Description: This fund was created to honor and continue the legacy of the late Kay Johnson, Professor of Asian Studies and Politics at Hampshire College. Hampshire students are invited to submit proposals for funding to support Division II and Division III related research and community internships that explore interdisciplinary issues related to China, the Chinese diaspora, and exchange between Asia and the U.S. including nationalism, migration, identity, citizenship, gender, family, food security, global health, environmental justice, sustainable communities, and the study of Chinese language. This fund is supported by the Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment and welcomes projects related to environmental and agricultural research in Asia.
Award: Up to $2,000
Eligibility: Division II and Division III students in good academic standing.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
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Contact: John Castorino
Description: Supports Division II and Division III student research dealing with alternative medicine, public health, and the integration of non-Western medicine with the U.S. healthcare system.
Award: Up to $500
Eligibility: Division II and Division III students in good academic standing.
Application Deadline: See above for application deadlines.
Area: Academic Affairs
Other
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Contact: Glenn Armitage
Description: This grant offers funding to students for project work based in the Center for Design facility. Applicants may request up to $300, and the funding can be used for class projects, independent study, or divisional work. The funds may only be used for project materials (not tools) and must be purchased directly through the Center for Design. It will not cover travel, stipends, or other purposes. Reimbursements of any type will not be made. A student may be awarded more than one grant per academic year, but award totals in excess of $300 per year will be at the discretion of the review committee.
Award: Up to $300/academic year.
Eligibility: Any full time enrolled student.
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Contact: Jean Berg
Description: Students may be able to take out a loan or maximize a current loan in order to complete a project or internship.
Award: Generally a maximum of $5,500-$7,500. Many factors are considered.
Eligibility: All students who are U.S. citizens or green card holders are eligible for federal student loans. Contact Financial Aid to inquire about a loan to help with an academic project or internship. Students may need to complete a FAFSA, submit tax info, sign a promissory note, or go through short online counseling; if you already applied for financial aid, this may be complete.
Application Deadline: End of April (to receive funding for summer)