IHSSC Student Fieldwork Grant

The IHSSC Student Fieldwork Grant is a small-grant programme designed to support undergraduate and master’s students conducting original field-based research in the humanities and related fields.

The programme is intended particularly for students based in developing countries in Asia who have limited access to institutional research funding. It supports small-scale, independently designed fieldwork using qualitative research methods, including interviews, oral history, participant observation, archival and documentary research, ethnographic research, and other forms of field-based inquiry.

The grant seeks to encourage students to move beyond the classroom, develop practical research skills, engage directly with communities and sources, and undertake their first independent research projects.

Eligibility

Applicants should normally:

• be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or master’s degree programme;
• be based at a higher education institution in an eligible developing country in Asia;
• propose a project in the humanities or a closely related interdisciplinary field;
• employ primarily qualitative or field-based research methods; and
• demonstrate that the proposed research can reasonably be completed with a small research grant.

Priority may be given to applicants who have limited access to other sources of institutional research funding.

What the Grant May Support

Funding may be used for reasonable research-related expenses, including local transportation, field travel, accommodation during fieldwork, archival access, research materials, interview-related expenses, transcription, and other directly relevant research costs.

Application Period

To Be Announced

Applications will be assessed on the quality and feasibility of the proposed research, the appropriateness of the methodology, the value of the fieldwork to the applicant’s academic development, and demonstrated need for research support.

Applications are not yet open. Further details will be announced on this page.