Funding opportunities for Senior Thesis projects

All students

Barnard students

  • Lucyle Hook Travel Grant (Internal Barnard Grant)
    • primarily for seniors
    • contact Dean Erica Siegel by early October of the senior year, if interested
    • Deadline for 2023-24 Academic Year: November 1, 2023
    • ~$100 to $500
    • Decisions will be announced by mid-November
  • Tow Summer Research Fellowship (Internal Barnard Grant)
    • for students doing research – primarily in the summer – between Junior and Senior year (winter break is not an option)
    • Deadline for 2023-24 Academic Year: March 8, 2024
    • maximum: $4,000 (typically $1,000-4,000)
    • contact Dean Erica Siegel if interested
  • Tow Special Professional Opportunities Fund (Student Conference Travel)
    • supports students to attend or present at professional conferences
    • attending a conference up to $250, presenting at a conference up to $500
    • funds are on a first-come, first-served application consideration basis
    • Contact Beyond Barnard Staff member Gregory Triandis (gtriandi@barnard.edu)

Columbia College & GS students

  • Columbia College Senior Thesis Funding
    • needs to be submitted to Senior Seminar advisor (who will forward to Department)
    • deadline: Dec 11, 2023
    • $250 stipend to help with expenses that a Columbia College students may incur as they work on a senior thesis or honors project.
  • Columbia GS Senior Thesis Stipend
    • deadlines:
      • December 15 for fall-term or academic-year thesis projects*
      • April 19 for spring-term thesis projects
      • May 15 for calendar-year or EALAC senior thesis projects for the next academic year
    • $250 stipend to help with expenses that a GS senior may incur as they work on a senior thesis or honors project

Sustainable Development majors