Abbasi '26 Research & Travel Summer Grants
Projects may focus on any historical period and on Muslim-majority or Muslim-minority contexts, including non-Muslim minorities and settings. Projects may be undertaken during the Summer Quarter or, in some cases, the following academic year.
Awards of up to $6,000 will be granted on a competitive basis. Applicants are encouraged to seek matching funds from other Stanford units or external agencies.
The following types of projects are supported:
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Intensive language study
The proposed course of language study must be integral to the applicant’s academic or professional development. Priority will be given to training in languages not offered on campus or for advanced training in languages where the student has exhausted campus resources. -
Fieldwork or Advanced Research Projects
Priority will be given to projects that may lead to a senior or honors thesis. -
Study Abroad Programs (undergraduate students)
Funds may be used to fully or partially defray the costs of attending an overseas study program with an academic focus on Islam or Islam-adjacent topics as well as any topics related to Muslim-majority or -minority societies and communities.
Applications for the 2025–2026 cycle open on February 2, 2026, and close on Saturday, February 28, 2026. Subscribe to the student email list for future announcements and updates: The listserv for graduates; the list for undergraduates.
- language study
- field study
- research
- study abroad
- internship (in exceptional cases)
Undergraduate, co-term, and graduate students at Stanford are eligible to apply. Applicants must be continuing students for the duration of grant project or study (i.e. graduating seniors may be ineligible). Preference will be given to students in Islamic studies-related degree programs (e.g. Islamic Studies minor, MELLAC, and M.A. and Ph.D. programs in the humanities and social sciences).
