Grants

The Gelfman International Summer Fund has been established by Robert W. Gelfman (Wharton ’53) to create opportunities for personally enriching international research and/or service for students in the summer between their junior and senior year. The Fund is expected to cover two or three students each summer. Penn juniors from any of Penn’s undergraduate schools and in any discipline are eligible.

The College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania offers travel grants to support undergraduate students who are presenting original research at academic conferences. These grants help offset travel-related expenses and provide students with the opportunity to engage with broader academic communities in their field.

The Howard C. Herrmann Student Research Fellowship provides opportunities for undergraduate students to work full-time for 10 weeks during the summer on a cardiovascular research project in one of Penn's laboratories or clinical research groups.

Funding for independent research projects over the summer conducted by undergraduates who receive financial aid from Penn and have a family total income between $75,001 and $140,000 (as determined by SRFS).

The Fund for Latino Scholarship through the American Political Science Association (APSA) is designed to encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and promotion of political scientists students and scholars who study and research Latina/o politics (especially students and tenure track junior faculty).

The Sarah Katz Award funds projects to further opportunities for heart literacy with an emphasis on heart health.

The Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship is designed to encourage the study of less commonly taught languages by providing undergraduate and graduate recipients with a stipend and funding to take courses in South Asian Language and Area Studies for either a full year or as part as a summer intensive language program.

Traumatic brain injury research fellowship available to Penn undergraduates with career interests related to traumatic brain injury research. Do not need to have a project or mentor already established. Fellowship includes a $2,500 award.

The Millennium Oceans Prize supports students passionate about conserving, protecting, and sustainably using oceans, seas, and marine water and life.