For Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows
Awarded scholars may receive up to $10,000 to support a short-term research residency. Larger awards may be considered for exceptional projects with clearly defined scholarly value. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; applicants are typically notified within eight weeks of submission.
Support for Research Residencies
Residency Funding supports PhD students and postdoctoral fellows seeking short-term placements — typically one week to one month — at universities, academic centers, or research organizations beyond their home institution. Focused time in a new intellectual environment can accelerate dissertation progress, sharpen arguments, and build lasting scholarly relationships.
Funding may be used to access datasets or archival materials unavailable at your home institution, work directly with mentors or prospective collaborators, develop sustained research partnerships, or contribute to active scholarly projects aligned with your research agenda.
Awarded scholars retain full independence over research design, analysis, and publication.
Open to full-time PhD students and current postdoctoral fellows at any accredited university, including international institutions. Prior participation in IHS programs is not required; previous applicants and recipients are welcome to apply.
Preference will be given to proposals aligned with IHS’s current research priorities: the political and legal foundations of liberal democracy; economic freedom and the policy conditions for abundance; and the institutional design questions that make self-government stable and effective.
Institutional overhead or indirect costs
Industry work that is not strictly research-oriented
Yes. The host institution does not need to be in the United States.
Not at the application stage. However, awardees will be expected to confirm placement arrangements before funds are released.
Yes. Each application is reviewed independently. If you are pursuing complementary funding, note the relationship between the projects in your application.
Dissertation and publication support
Year-long research collaboration with a faculty mentor
Targeted funding for research aligned with current institutional priorities