Is there research money for IR students?
Several years ago, a long-time faculty member, Alfred Fernbach, established an endowment to support graduate student research in International Relations. According to the terms of the endowment, “Awards shall be given to students who are investigating international policy subjects, such as international organization, international conflict management, international law, international economics, international military control and security, and United States international relations.” These fellowships will be called the Louise and Alfred Fernbach Awards for Research in International Relations. The department has decided that we will use this money to support research-related expenses such as travel, data acquisition, software, etc., for students who are at the dissertation stage. There is a presumption that students will be officially ABD to receive the awards, though there may be cases where students at the dissertation proposal stage will qualify also. The maximum amount of the awards
