Contact: Amy Dryansky
Description: Supports students from all five Hampshire schools 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 US and abroad. CBD encourages students to look at 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. For examples of funded projects and internships, see the CBD website. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to meet with CBD staff before applying to discuss their ideas.
Award: $2000-3000. Covers travel, housing, lab fees, and other expenses.
Eligibility: In good academic standing with a well-conceived placement/internship or research project.
Application Deadline: Generally October and April. See Culture, Brain, and Development Program for up to date deadlines and dates for grant-writing workshops.
Contact: Teal Van Dyck
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.
Contact: Teal Van Dyck
Description: The Ethics and the Common Good Project offers grant funding up to $3,500 to assist current students with the cost of living while interning for a mission-driven organization of their choice. The organization’s mission must be aligned with the Ethics and the Common Good Project’s mission and values, and the proposed internship must be an integral part of the students' academic work.
Award: Up to $3500 per student; 8-12 grants are awarded
Eligibility: Div II and III students in good academic standing. Priority given to Division II students on financial aid.
Contact: Office of the President
Description: Scholarship fund supports student research and travel as well as the purchase of supplies in association with Division III and Division II projects.
Award: Up to $250
Eligibility: Must be Division II or Division III in good academic standing; and in good disciplinary standing.
Application Deadline: Applications for the fall semester are usually accepted until mid-November.
Contact: Karina Fernandez
Description: Assists Division II and III James Baldwin Scholars with the costs of doing an unpaid/underpaid internship that relates directly to the student's academic goals and career interests. Funds are administered by the James Baldwin Scholars Program.
Award: Up to $3000
Eligibility: Open to Division II and III James Baldwin Scholars.
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 Must be Division II or Division III in good academic standing; and in good disciplinary standing.
Application Deadline: Applications are accepted in both the fall and spring semesters.
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 Division II or Division III in good academic standing; and in good disciplinary standing.
Application Deadline: Applications are accepted in both the fall and spring semesters.
Contact: Bill Brayton and Thom Haxo
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: October 15
Contact: Amy Putnam
Description: Award to the student who wins a competition for writing and performing a 3-5 minute humorous monologue.
Award: $100
Eligibility: The annual contest is open to any student who enters.
Application Deadline: April TBD (check Theatre Program to see announcement of date)
Contact: Marty Ehrlich
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.
Call for Applications: November
Application Deadline: December
Contact: James Miller
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-$1000
Eligibility: Division II and Division III students working in the listed areas. See Application Guidelines.
Application Deadline: Application information is publicized early in each semester. Award decisions are made in October and in February.
Contact: Uzma Aslam Khan or John Murillo
Description: Stipend to support a deserving IA creative writing concentrator in a summer writing project. The genre changes each year.
Award: Up to $1500
Eligibility: The application process and award criteria changes each year, to be announced on the daily digest in April.
Contact: Roxanne Finn
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 $2000
Eligibility: Undergraduates as well as alumni of Hampshire and the Five Colleges.
Application Deadline: Rolling deadline, contact Roxanne Finn for information.
Contact: FPVintern@hampshire.edu
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: 5 p.m. on October 20
Description: Funding for creative and/or scholarly projects that draw together the humanities and substantial work with digital resources and/or technologies.
Award: Up to $1,500
Eligibility: Currently enrolled sophomore, junior, and senior undergraduate students at one of the campuses in the Five College consortium (Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherst) are eligible to apply.
Application Deadline: 9 p.m. on November 15.
Contact: FPVintern@hampshire.edu
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: 5 p.m. on October 20
Contact: FPVintern@hampshire.edu
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: 5 p.m. on October 20
Contact: CORC
Description: Established in memory of faculty member Tom Joslin to support students doing creative media internships.
Award: $200-$800 1-2 grants awarded
Eligibility: Current Hampshire students in good academic standing who are currently receiving financial aid (or can otherwise demonstrate financial need).
Application Deadline: Late April
Contact: Brad King
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.
Application Deadline: Rolling application
Contact: Brad King
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.
Application Deadline: Rolling application
Contact: Brad King
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
Contact: Sharόn Friedner
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.A. or the developing world.
Award: Up to $2600 to be distributed; 1-2 grants are awarded.
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 doing a field study and not a leave of absence.
Deadline: Early April
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Contact: Sheila Heady
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 the NS Student Endowment Funds for up-to-date application deadlines.
Contact: Kay Johnson
Description: Funding to support Div II and Div III projects that explore a wide variety of environmental issues in Asia, including their social, economic, and public health impacts in Asia or other areas of the globe. Projects utilizing any disciplinary lens, ranging from environmental chemistry, ecology, microbiology, sustainable design, anthropology, cultural studies, history, and politics, are welcome.
Award: Up to $3,500
Eligibility: Hampshire College students at the Division II, or III level.
Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is rolling for summer, fall, or spring semesters; the application should be submitted at least two months prior to the requested funding period.
Contact: Joe Anderson
Description: Awarded to students who propose to engage multiple cultural perspectives while solving current world problems at the intersection of sustainability, resilience, and social justice. Preference will be given to projects that occur in contexts outside the proposing student's background (e.g., city vs. rural, U.S. vs. international, Western vs. non-Western).
Award: Grants of up to $3000
Eligibility: Any Hampshire student who is in good academic standing, however travel must be completed before graduation.
Application Deadline: November 4. The Call for Proposals contains application requirements and procedures.
Contact: Sheila Heady
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 the NS Student Endowment Funds for up-to-date application deadlines.
Contact: Sheila Heady
Description: Supports Division II and Division III student research projects in the southwest. Student research at the intersection of environmental and cultural issues and commitment to working on SW issues as evidenced by previous or current coursework desirable.
Award: Up to $1000
Eligibility: Division II and III student research in the greater southwest.
Application Deadline: See the NS Student Endowment Funds for up-to-date application deadlines.
Contact: Roxanne Finn
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 $2000
Eligibility: Undergraduates as well as alumni of Hampshire and the Five Colleges
Application Deadline: Rolling deadline, contact Roxanne Finn for information
Contact: Mary Bombardier, director and Maria Cartagena, program coordinator
Description: CPSC provides grant funding for students interested in collaborating with organizations involved in social justice/social change projects around the United States. Information sessions and grant writing workshops will be made available to help students through the application process.
Award: Up to $3000
Eligibility: Applicant must be a Division II student on financial aid.
Application Deadline: April
Contact: Sharόn Friedner
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: Up to $2200 to be distributed; 1-2 grants are awarded.
Eligibility: Open to all current Hampshire College students, including graduating seniors.
Application Deadline: Early April
Contact: Teal Van Dyck
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.
Contact: Teal Van Dyck
Description: The Ethics and the Common Good Project offers grant funding up to $3,500 to assist current students with the cost of living while interning for a mission-driven organization of their choice. The organization’s mission must be aligned with the Ethics and the Common Good Project’s mission and values, and the proposed internship must be an integral part of the students' academic work.
Award: Up to $3500 per student; 8-12 grants are awarded
Eligibility: Div II and III students in good academic standing. Priority given to Division II students on financial aid.
Contact: Mary Bombardier, assistant dean of Community Engagement
Description: Assists students with the costs of interning for nonprofit, non-governmental organizations concerned with transnational migration, human rights, citizenship, security, and other social justice issues that arise from the movements of persons across national and cultural boundaries.
Award: Up to $2800 to be distributed; 1-2 grants are awarded.
Eligibility: Hampshire College students at the Division II or III level.
Contact: Sue Darlington
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 $1000
Eligibility: Applications for the annual award(s) may be submitted by students studying in any school or 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: April
Contact: Flavio Risech-Ozeguera or Jennifer Hamilton
Description: Assists students by defraying living expenses and related costs for internships with law-related organizations in the U.S.A. or abroad. The student's internship must substantially involve legislation, legal advocacy, or legal institutions and be social justice/human rights oriented.
Award: Up to $2000
Eligibility: Hampshire College Div II students and students transitioning between Div II and III. The internship should relate to and inform the student's Division II studies. Those on financial aid will be prioritized.
Application Deadline: April
Contact: Amanda Major
Description: Summer program offered by the CLPP and Population Development Programs at Hampshire. RRASC gives students the opportunity to work at reproductive justice and social justice organizations across the country.
Award: $3500
Eligibility: Current and non-graduating students from the Five Colleges may apply to RRASC.
Application Deadline: January 16
Contact: James Miller
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-$1000
Eligibility: Division II and Division III students working in the listed areas. See Application Guidelines.
Application Deadline: Application information is publicized early in each semester. Award decisions are made in October and in February.
Contact: Roxanne Finn
Description: The Seed Fund for Innovation, (SFI), is an investment fund for budding entrepreneurs from Hampshire College. This fund is provided in the form of grants/investments for startups and non-profits that arise from Hampshire College.
Award: Funding focuses on providing small grants, which are usually $8,000 or less.
Eligibility: The start-up or non-profit must be founded by a Hampshire student or Hampshire alum up to five years post-graduation (currently alums who graduated spring 2014-2018). Ventures can range from those still at the early stage through those that have proven viability.
Application Deadline: Applications will open in January 2019. Email entrepreneurship@hampshire.edu for deadline information.
Contact: Sharón Friedner
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: Up to $2200 to be distributed; 1-2 grants are awarded.
Eligibility: Open to all current Hampshire College students, including graduating seniors.
Application Deadline: Early April
Contact: Prof. Michele Hardesty
Description: Division III grants for projects in American Studies can be used for research-related expenses, such as travel, conference fees, materials, and books.
Award: $200-$300
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: Interdisciplinary studies of U.S. literatures, arts, cultures, religions, histories, economies, politics, and social movements; Interdisciplinary projects on American national, transnational, and hemispheric formations and identities; Projects concerning U.S. subjects that use critical lenses such as settler colonial studies, Africana studies, ethnic studies, queer studies, indigenous studies, critical race studies, borderlands studies, disability studies, and U.S. empire studies. Follow the application link for more details.
Application Deadline: October 26, 2018 and March 8, 2019
Contact: Jutta Sperling
Description: Funds support Division III research for students in social science.
Award: Varies
Eligibility: Application must include a description of what purpose you want the money. Be sure to show the importance of the proposed research to your Division III project. A copy of your Division III contract, a proposed budget, and a letter of support from your Division III chair (who must be a faculty member in the School of Social Science).
Application Deadline: Mid-October
Contact: Teal Van Dyck
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.
Description: Funding for creative and/or scholarly projects that draw together the humanities and substantial work with digital resources and/or technologies.
Award: Up to $1,500
Eligibility: Currently enrolled sophomore, junior, and senior undergraduate students at one of the campuses in the Five College consortium (Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst) are eligible to apply.
Application Deadline: Work must begin by November 1 and end by June 1 of the following year.
Contact: Rachel Rubinstein
Description: Awards to fund academic student projects that can be used to fund research; travel; conference travel and registration; or materials and support.
Award: Up to $200
Eligibility: Division II or Division III research in areas relating to Jewish studies. A letter of support from your committee is required.
Application Deadline: rolling, contact Prof Rubinstein for how to apply
Learn more: Contact Rachel Rubinstein directly to learn how to apply.
Contact: Flavio Risech-Ozeguera or Jennifer Hamilton
Description: Assists students by defraying living expenses and related costs for internships with law-related organizations in the U.S.A. or abroad. The student's internship must substantially involve legislation, legal advocacy, or legal institutions, and be social justice/human rights-oriented.
Award: Up to $2000
Eligibility: Hampshire College Div II students and students transitioning between Div II and III. The internship should relate to and inform the student's Division II studies. Those on financial aid will be prioritized.
Application Deadline: April
Contact: Kay Johnson
Description: Funding to support Div II and Div III projects that explore a wide variety of environmental issues in Asia, including their social, economic, and public health impacts in Asia or other areas of the globe. Projects utilizing any disciplinary lens, ranging from environmental chemistry, ecology, microbiology, sustainable design, anthropology, cultural studies, history, and politics, are welcome.
Award: Up to $3,500
Eligibility: Hampshire College students at the Division II, or III level.
Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is rolling for summer, fall, or spring semesters; the application should be submitted at least two months prior to the requested funding period.
Contact: Elizabeth Mattison
Description: Hampshire Youth Connect Funding is available for Division II and III students who demonstrate a clear commitment to collaborating with community partners and connecting with underserved youth in the area. Examples of funding for projects include: Performances, events, courses, and after school events that engage the 4 goals of HYC.
Award: The funding is up to $500 allotments based on the scope of the project.
Eligibility: Division II and III students
Application Deadline: February and October
Contact: Elizabeth Mattison
Description: Funded by the Shufro-Stauer gift for inclusion, The Critical Studies of Childhood, Youth, and Learning (CYL) Program in partnership with P.S. 6 in Manhattan offers an intensive 4-week internship designed for college students interested in special education and inclusion in the public schools
Award: $1200-$2000
Eligibility: Designed for college students interested in special education and inclusion in the public schools.
Application Deadline: April 6
Contact: Jane Couperus
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: Applications are accepted throughout the academic year.
Contact: Jane Couperus
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 $3000 awarded competitively in response to proposals from students and faculty.
Eligibility: For Division II and Division III student or student-faculty conducting research in cognitive or biological sciences. See Application Guidelines.
Application Deadline: Applications are accepted in early fall and early spring.
Contact: John Slepian or Dana Hoover
Description: This fund was established in 2016 by former student Googie Daniels (F12) in honor of Ruth Moore, one of Hampshire's most beloved American Sign Language professors. Ruth's dedication to teaching American Sign Language and Deaf culture within the Five College Consortium created a welcome, loving atmosphere for hearing and Deaf communities to connect. The fund provides grants to Hampshire students completing research related to d/Deaf Studies, either audiological or cultural. This may include but is not limited to paying research participants, interpreters, research materials, or transportation. Any funding not awarded by February 15 will go towards the annual DEAFintions: A Deaf Studies Conference event.
Award: $200
Eligibility: Any Hampshire College student conducting research in related areas.
Application Deadline: February 15
Contact: Sheila Heady
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 $1500 is available Applicant must be a Division II or III student in good academic standing; must submit an extensive project proposal.
Application Deadline: Application materials can be found at the NS office. See the NS Student Endowment Funds for up-to-date application deadlines.
Contact: James Miller
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 working in the listed areas. See Application Guidelines.
Application Deadline: Application information is publicized early in each semester. Award decisions are made in October and in February.
Contact: Elizabeth Conlisk and Jane Couperus
Description: The Sherman Fairchild Foundation Summer Stipend Program in the Sciences has awarded Hampshire College a multi-year grant to increase student interest in and access to the STEM fields. Our new program, Interdisciplinary Summer Research and Mentoring in the Sciences, began in the summer of 2017. It consists of an on-campus immersive research experience with a faculty mentor and weekly interdisciplinary group meetings involving participants and mentors. The program takes place for 6-8 weeks between the beginning of June through the first week of August.
Award: $3500 stipend, with a $2200 housing and conference expense budget. On-campus summer housing will be provided, as needed.
Eligibility: Div II and III students in good academic standing. Students from communities underrepresented in STEM fields are strongly encouraged to apply.
Application Deadline: TBA Spring 2019
Contact: Sheila Heady
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: Div II and III students in good academic standing.
Application Deadline: See the NS Student Endowment Funds for up-to-date application deadlines.
Contact: Sheila Heady
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 the NS Student Endowment Funds for up-to-date application deadlines.
Contact: Kay Johnson
Description: Funding to support Div II and Div III projects that explore a wide variety of environmental issues in Asia, including their social, economic, and public health impacts in Asia or other areas of the globe. Projects utilizing any disciplinary lens, ranging from environmental chemistry, ecology, microbiology, sustainable design, anthropology, cultural studies, history, and politics, are welcome.
Award: Up to $3,500
Eligibility: Hampshire College students at the Division II, or III level.
Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is rolling for summer, fall, or spring semesters; the application should be submitted at least two months prior to the requested funding period.
Contact: Sheila Heady
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: Div II or III students in good academic standing.
Application Deadline: See the NS Student Endowment Funds for up-to-date application deadlines.
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 $5500-$7500. Many factors are considered.
Eligibility: All students who are U.S. citizens or green card holders are eligible for federal student loans. Contact Hampshire's loan counselor 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)