Research
There are ample research opportunities for undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty at Northwestern. The links on this page point toward some of these of relevance for Political Science. There are also some links here to research centers and resources especially relevant for Political Science and the Department.
Research Grants for Graduate Students
Conference Travel Grants of up to $500 are available, from The Graduate School, annually to graduate students who have completed their first year. The grants are to enable students to travel to conferences to present scholarly work. Grants are also available from the Buffett Center and from the Department of Political Science.
Graduate Reseach Grants of up to $3,000 are available quarterly to fund research travel and materials deemed essential to students' work. The Graduate Research Grant may be awarded only once in a student's academic career.
Summer Language Grants of up to $2,000 are available to students in their first three years to fund travel, during the summer quarter, to obtain language skills not otherwise obtainable in the Chicago metropolitan area.
Graduate Student Summer Research Travel Grants of up to $2,500 are available from the Buffett Center to fund travel for research purposes during summer. For the record, 16 graduate students in political science won these grants for the summer of 2007.
Crown Family Middle East Research Travel Award - for research travel to the Middle East by Northwestern faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates
Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Research Grant - for research in modern Turkish studies by Northwestern faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate.
For more detailed information:
http://www.northwestern.edu/graduate/financial/fi
Ted and Cora Ginsberg Undergraduate Research Grant
Application due date: April 15 for summer research and ongoing for academic year research. Applications are available through this link.
Ted and Cora Ginsberg grants support undergraduate political science research conducted in collaboration with a faculty member. The project must be student initiated and conducted with the collaboration of a Political Science faculty member. The research can occur during the summer or during an academic year and need not be conducted for credit. Interested students should approach a faculty member to discuss a potential project. Academic year funds can be used for travel to research venues and for expenses related to undertaking the research. Summer funds can also be used to cover living expenses during the period of research.
The proposal should include a coversheet, an informal transcript, and a 3-5 page description of the project that includes the research topic, the proposed research methodology (e.g. analysis of secondary literature, archival visits, field research, experimental research etc), a brief description of your background preparation for the research, including how you expect the research to further your intellectual development and political science education, and a budget.
Honors students should consult the Director of Honors before submitting an application as a full proposal may not be required.