The Center for African American Studies will offer dissertation research grants for currently enrolled Princeton University graduate students of up to $1,500 for the 2012-2013 academic year. These funds may be used to support research in the area of race broadly defined and relevant to African American Studies. In order to apply, please e-mail the dissertation research funding application, a 1-2 page project description, a letter of support from your dissertation advisor and a budget to April Peters (aprilp@princeton.edu).

Research funds may be used to fund travel for research, to present at a conference, and/or to purchase books and supplies. Though you will receive the grant in the form of a check, you must provide receipts to verify the expenditures associated with the grant no later than June 14, 2013. If you have an outstanding balance from previous years you are not eligible to apply.

The application period for the 2012 – 2013 academic year has ended.  Please check back in September 2013 for information about funding for the 2013 – 2014 academic year.

The Center for African American Studies (CAAS) offers senior thesis research grants of up to $750 to concentrators in CAAS. Research funds may be used to support travel and/or the purchase of books, supplies and materials needed to complete the senior thesis.  In order to apply for funding for the 2012-2013 academic year, concentrators will need to complete and submit the senior thesis research funding application, a one-page research proposal, a detailed budget outlining the proposed usage of the funds and a letter of support written by your thesis advisor to April Peters (aprilp@princeton.edu). When submitting the online application, you will have the opportunity to attach your proposal, budget and letter of support.

Students who are awarded funding for travel must do the following before funds will be released:  

• Register their travel on the travel database prior to receiving funding
• Contact UHS/Travel Medicine and make an appointment well in advance of departure if traveling to a country which requires immunizations
• Review thoroughly the information on the travel website for undergraduate students
• The University does not sponsor undergraduate travel to countries on the US State Department travel warning list. Students who have a compelling academic reason for traveling to a country on the State Department travel warning list may request consideration through the travel exemption process.

The application period for the 2012 – 2013 academic year has ended.  Please check back in September 2013 for information about funding for the 2013 – 2014 academic year.

We are happy to announce the competition for the 2013 Ruth J. Simmons Thesis Prize.
This $1,000 prize is awarded to the Center for African American Studies concentrator whose thesis best exhibits excellence in research and writing within the field of African American Studies.

If you wish to have your thesis considered for the prize, please submit the following to April Peters at aprilp@princeton.edu:

• Email a scanned copy of your thesis by May 10, 2013 (original deadline extended).
• Request your department also email copies of the readers’ reports by May 17, 2013 (original deadline extended).
• Ask your advisor to email a written letter of support by May 17, 2013 (original deadline extended).

The prize will be awarded on Class Day, June 3, 2013 at 1:00 pm.

To request funding support from the Center for African American Studies, please download and submit the Request for Funding application to Dionne Worthy at dworthy@princeton.edu. Requests are reviewed on a monthly basis by the Programming Committee. Please request funds at least 60 days before funding is needed.