Kelly-Douglas Research Grant
About the Kelly-Douglas Research Grant
The Kelly-Douglas Fund provides humanities graduate students in MIT’s School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences with valuable support for research, conference travel, and related academic activities. SHASS graduate students with proposals are encouraged to apply for funding.
Awards are distributed on a rolling basis each semester, making it simple to request support when it is most useful. Because the Fund is designed to assist as many scholars as possible, grants are modest— one request up to $1500 per individual each academic year—but they can provide valuable resources to help advance your research.
Applying
How to apply
1. Discuss with your Advisor
- Talk with your advisor about your research needs and proposed expenses.
- Your advisor will decide whether to support your request.
2. Advisor Submits the Request on your Behalf
- Graduate students do not submit applications themselves.
- Your advisor submits the funding request to your unit’s Director of Administration and
Finance (DAF). - The advisor’s request serves as their endorsement of your proposal.
Eligibility Criteria
All SHASS graduate students in the following programs are eligible to request funding through their advisor and program administrator:
- HASTS
- Philosophy
- Music Technology
- Science Writing
Important Dates
You can request support year-round from this fund.
If your Director of Administration and Finance (DAF) has questions, they can contact us.
