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Funding Opportunities

Small Research Grants

The Willy Brandt Small Research Grants are short-term scholarships that are primarily intended to enable young scientists to complete an ongoing research project. Projects are funded that deal directly with the work or legacy of Willy Brandt, or with a chapter in contemporary history that is linked to Brandt's name and political life. The foundation awards up to two Small Research Grants per year.

Small Research Grants

The Willy Brandt Small Research Grants are short-term scholarships that are primarily intended to enable young scientists to complete an ongoing research project. Projects are funded that deal directly with the work or legacy of Willy Brandt, or with a chapter in contemporary history that is linked to Brandt's name and political life. The foundation awards up to two Small Research Grants per year.

PhD in Astrophysics

International Max-Planck Research School (IMPRS) on Astrophysics is offering about 25 PhD positions for research topics in various fields of astrophysics with in the IMPRS program at Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU). Generally, students are admitted for the IMPRS on Astrophysics Graduate School once a year.

Research Fellowships

Fellowships and Junior Fellowships are normally awarded for the academic year (September 13, 2021, to May 13, 2022). During this time, recipients are expected to be in residence at Dumbarton Oaks and to devote full time to their study projects without undertaking any other major activities. Awards may also be made for a single term (either September 13, 2021, to January 7, 2021, or January 24 to May 13, 2022).

ACS Petroleum Research Fund

The Petroleum Research Fund is an endowed fund, managed by the American Chemical Society (ACS) that supports fundamental research directly related to petroleum or fossil fuels at nonprofit institutions (generally colleges and universities) in the United States and other countries.

Herman Frasch Foundation Grants

The Herman Frasch Fund for Chemical Research is a trust created under the will of Elizabeth Blee Frasch, administered by Bank of America, N.A. as Trustee.  The American Chemical Society advises the Trustee on the Frasch program. The purpose of the Foundation is to award grants to nonprofit incorporated institutions to support research in the field of agricultural chemistry which will be of practical benefit to the agricultural development of the United States.

Project Grants

Dumbarton Oaks makes a limited number of grants to assist with scholarly projects in Byzantine Studies, Pre-Columbian Studies, and Garden and Landscape Studies. Support is generally for archeological investigation, as well as for the recovery, recording, and analysis of materials that would otherwise be lost.

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