The Krupp Foundation Dissertation Research Fellowship funds Harvard doctoral students in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and MIT doctoral students in the social sciences who plan to spend six to twelve months in Europe conducting dissertation research. The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) considers applications by doctoral students in law, design, government, and education in exceptional circumstances, and proposals must have the support of a CES Resident Faculty member or Faculty Associate.
Krupp Foundation Dissertation Research Fellowships
Application Overview
Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year are now open. The application deadline is February 3, 2025.
- Krupp Foundation Dissertation Research Fellowship funds Harvard doctoral students in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and MIT doctoral students in the social sciences who plan to spend significant time in Europe conducting dissertation research (no less than five months for a half-year Krupp Foundation Dissertation Research Fellowship and no less than nine months for a full Krupp Foundation Dissertation Research Fellowship). CES considers applications by doctoral students in law, design, government, and education in exceptional circumstances, and these proposals must have the support of a CES-affiliated faculty member. One letter of recommendation must be submitted by one of the Center's Resident Faculty or a CES Faculty Associate.
- The fellowship supports dissertation topics that focus on political, historical, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual trends, or public policy issues in modern or contemporary Europe (roughly 1750–present).
- Eligible applicants must have completed two years of graduate school and have passed their general examinations. There are no specific requirements for the stage of their research.
- The Krupp Foundation Dissertation Research Fellowship also covers the Harvard University Student Health Insurance Program (SHIP). MIT students will be issued the equivalent funds and may apply them to their institutional fees and health insurance.
Grant Recipients
Fifteen graduate students from Harvard University were the recipients of a Krupp Foundation Dissertation Research Fellowship for the 2024-2025 academic year. For a list of recipients, see here.