With the establishment of the Weatherhead endowment in 1998, the Weatherhead Initiative in International Affairs was begun concurrently as an expression of the wish of the Weatherhead Foundation to encourage and support large-scale and groundbreaking research in the realm of international affairs. The Initiative promotes the integration of teams of faculty researchers seeking innovative answers to essential problems on transnational, global, and comparative national topics. The Center makes available approximately $170,000 to support the start of one major project each year. Small planning grants for potential future projects are also available.

If you are interested in submitting a Weatherhead Initiative grant proposal, visit our Weatherhead Initiative funding page.

All Harvard professors with continuing regular appointments are eligible to submit proposals. Faculty members from other research institutions in the United States or abroad can be on their research teams. The Weatherhead Initiative Selection Committee, most recently chaired by Professor Theda Skocpol, screens proposals and makes recommendations to the Weatherhead Center Executive Committee. The deadline for proposals is early October, and the award is announced in December. Funding is available beginning in July.

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Bloomfield, Steven B.

Executive Director, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; Executive Committee

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