Awards | Page 3 | Undergraduate Research & Fellowships

Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship

Funds two years of graduate study leading to appointment as a USAID Foreign Service Officer.

Council on Undergraduate Research Student Travel Awards

CUR furthers its mission through the efforts of its membership as organized in a divisional structure that includes arts and humanities, biology, chemistry, education, engineering, geosciences, health sciences, mathematics and computer science, physics and astronomy, psychology, social sciences, an at-large division that serves administrators and other disciplines, and a division for undergraduate research programs.

Foreign Affairs Information Technology (FAIT) Fellowship

For students who want to have a career in technology that makes a difference, see the world and experience different cultures, FAIT Fellowship program is the opportunity of a lifetime.

Public Policy and International Affairs Program (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute

Are you an undergrad interested in a career in public service? The PPIA JSI is the perfect place to start!

Fulbright Canada-Mitacs Globalink Program

This program brings US college students to Canada for paid summer research internships with Canadian university faculty.

PEAK Experience #6: The Trail-Blazer Award

This award is for big thinkers who want to spend at least nine weeks of the summer making their mark – either by moving outside their disciplines or by making bold discoveries within them through full-time exploration.

PEAK Experience #7: The Shout-It-Out Award

Undergraduate Research and Fellowships can fund 50% of the cost of travel, including lodging, for students presenting their original research and creative endeavors at conferences.

PEAK Experience #5: The Summit Award

An award for those with the skills and sophistication to work independently and the ability to develop their own research questions and creative problems – as well as pathways to working through them.

PEAK Experience #4: The Bridge-Builder Award

An award for those who want to use their interdisciplinary research and creative skills to construct and execute a long-term group project, in collaboration with a community partner, that responds to a particular challenge or problem in the Boston area.

PEAK Experience #3: The Ascent Award

An award for those who have some experience making a project happen but need to continue developing skills, sophistication, and independence.