Funding Opportunities
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is pleased to offer a number of funding opportunities for undergraduate students.
PLEASE NOTE: University-sponsored international travel has been suspended until further notice, and domestic travel within the US is limited to essential trips. Please refer to the University's Coronavirus website(link is external) for updated travel guidance.
Although University-sponsored international and domestic travel are not permitted at this time, support is available for non-travel related research expenses such as:
- Surveys
- Payments to human subjects for non in-person studies (departmental and IRB approval required)
- Photocopies
- Data access
- Books (only if a personal copy is needed; please note that the library will scan book chapters and articles on demand and will look to purchase e-copies of books; more information about Fall 2020 resources can be found here: https://library.princeton.edu/fall-2020/undergraduates)
- Software (only if specific to research projects and not available through University license)
- Academic conferences if online and if presenting
All applications for funding in support of undergraduate activities including summer study abroad, internships (not counting paid employment), senior thesis research and junior independent work or special projects (including individual student travel to conferences) will go through the Student Activities Funding Engine, or SAFE.
Senior Thesis Funding
Resources are available to assist students with the costs of senior thesis research including, when appropriate, travel abroad. These funds are available only to Spanish and Portuguese concentrators. Please discuss your plans with your advisor and/or the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Seniors may apply in the early fall for funds to conduct research during winter break/ intersession, while juniors (rising seniors) wishing to apply for summer research grants may apply in the spring.
Application cycle for winter break/ intersession:
Opens 11/16/20 and closes 12/06/20; for seniors
Application cycle for summer:
Opens 02/19/21 and closes 03/21/21; for juniors (rising seniors)
Students seeking funds for senior thesis research should also apply to the Office of Undergraduate Research.
Junior Paper Funding
Resources are available to assist students with the costs of junior paper research including, when appropriate, travel abroad. These funds are available only to Spanish and Portuguese concentrators. Please discuss your plans with your advisor and/or the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Application cycle for winter break/ intersession:
Opens 11/16/20 and closes 12/06/20; for juniors
Application cycle for summer:
Opens 04/01/21 and closes 05/15/21; for sophomores (rising juniors)
Princeton in Argentina, Princeton in Portugal and Princeton in Spain
Students with financial need who are admitted to the Princeton in Argentina, Princeton in Portugal or Princeton in Spain programs will automatically be considered for a partial scholarship.