No matter which field they explore — science, public policy, social science, the arts or the humanities — our undergraduate and graduate students work side-by-side with world-class scientists and investigators to push the boundaries of innovation.
Fellowships and research initiatives allow students to follow their academic curiosity, whether under the guidance of faculty mentors or pursuing independent projects.
Undergraduate Research Funding & Opportunities
Undergraduate and graduate students can use Student Research Commons to find research positions and other opportunities across disciplines. The website connects students with paid research positions, fellowships, databases of scholarships and funding opportunities, research internships and other for-credit or experiential opportunities.
"As I became more interested in urban geography in my classes, it was no longer something I felt I could ignore, and so I jumped at the chance to research its implications further."
Gavin Derleth
BA '20, Geography & Political Science
Funding Opportunities for Graduate & Postdoctoral Research
The CCAS Dean’s Graduate Instructorship offers exceptional PhD candidates the unique experience of designing and teaching their own undergraduate seminars in their areas of expertise, while also obtaining financial support for their dissertation research.
Qualified PhD candidates can receive support as they work on their dissertations through the Dean’s Dissertation Completion Fellowship, which includes a stipend and tuition assistance.
Named after George Gamow, a renowned GW theoretical physicist and early proponent of the Big Bang Theory, the Gamow Postdoctoral Fellowship Program promotes student-faculty research collaborations while addressing the need for greater diversity in the nation’s science community.
Junior Gabriel Grauvogel's Luther Rice Undergraduate Research Fellowship has allowed him to join a research effort that is looking deep inside the proton.
the GW Humanities Center brings together humanities scholars to share their expertise while also providing mentored research opportunities for students.
GW's Astrophysics Group in the Columbian College is expanding its reach into space exploration with a new agreement with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.