Student Resources
Department resources
Department Guide to Graduate Studies 2024-25
University resources
- The Graduate School
- Graduate Career Services
- Graduate Student Life
- Resource page from Hesburgh Libraries
- Office of the Registrar
- Notre Dame Learning
- International Student and Scholar Affairs
Funding and award opportunities
Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good
The Franco Institute’s graduate funding opportunities support graduate students in advancing their research, producing original scholarship, and preparing for careers both within academia and beyond. These opportunities are designed to facilitate critical research for dissertations and other major projects, contributing to students’ development as independent scholars, published authors, artists, and future professionals.
The funding also empowers students to pursue both national and transnational research and creative projects. By supporting timely progress toward degree completion, these opportunities offer a competitive advantage for students applying to prestigious external grants and fellowships.
Kellogg Institute for International Studies
The Kellogg Institute for International Studies offers graduate students both funding and intellectual community. Engagement with the welcoming Kellogg community, coupled with a variety of research support, makes all the difference to the doctoral students affiliated with the Institute. Drawn to work with renowned Notre Dame faculty, they become an integral part of the Institute’s intellectual life.
Liu Institute Research Grants
The Liu Institute is pleased to offer funding to graduate students who are pursuing Asia-related research or participating in general (non-language) study abroad programs to Asia.
Pulte Institute Student Fellowship
The Pulte Institute's Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship program is designed to train rising social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs at Notre Dame through experiential learning on the front lines of development work across the globe. Fellows travel to developing countries, where they work alongside one of Pulte's leading public or private partners doing hands-on work on critical, strategic issues related to social entrepreneurship.
Nanovic Institute for European Studies
The Nanovic Institute for European Studies supports graduate education through a range of grant programs, fellowships, and conference funding.
Graduate students, like all applicants, should play from their own particular strengths and interests by proposing projects that lie squarely within their area of study and growing expertise. All areas that engage Europe and European Studies are welcome and will be given full consideration. Medieval theology, classics (when explicitly related to Europe), early modern philosophy, etc. are all—just to give a few examples—fully eligible for consideration. Having said that, the Nanovic's mission has with its move to the Keough School of Global Affairs expanded to include a focus on contemporary Europe.