Welcome to the Nanovic Undergraduate Grant Application portal.  Remember that you can save your progress in the application and return to it at a later time if needed. Once you complete the application and submit it, you will not be able to go back in to make any changes. If any questions arise while you are completing this application, please contact Director of Undergraduate Studies Abby Lewis at alewis26@nd.edu. 

Application deadlines and eligibility for AY 2023-24 are as follows:
 

• Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 11:59 pm: Fall Break Research Grants (Seniors only)
• Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 11:59 pm: Winter Break Research Grants (Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors)
• Tuesday, February 6, 2024, 11:59 pm: Spring Break Research Grants (Juniors and Seniors only)
• Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 11:59 pm: Research Grants and Internship Grants (First Years, Sophomores, and Juniors)

Due to the volume of applications received, applications will only be reviewed after these deadlines.

Welcome to the Nanovic Graduate Grant Application portal.  Remember that you can save your progress in the application and return at a later time if needed. Once you complete the application and submit it, you will not be able to go back in to make any changes. If any questions arise while you are completing this application, please contact Director of Undergraduate Studies Abby Lewis alewis26@nd.edu.  

Note that application deadlines for AY 2023-24 are as follows:
 

• Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 11:59 pm: Academic Year Research and Travel [Fall Break]
• Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 11:59 pm: Academic Year Research and Travel [Winter Break] 
• Tuesday, February 6, 2024, 11:59 pm: Academic Year Research and Travel [Spring Break] 
• Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 11:59 pm: Summer Travel and Research, Dissertation Fellowship

Due to the volume of applications received, applications will only be reviewed after these deadlines. Please apply during the grant cycle that best matches your research timeline. 

All advanced language training is funded through the Summer Langauge Abroad grant through the CSLC. You can learn more about this grant at the CSLC's website. For conference funding, please review the resources available through the Graduate School. 

Welcome to the application for the Nanovic Institute's Diplomacy Scholars program. The Nanovic Institute’s Diplomacy Scholars Program is an innovative program that seeks to provide a select group of undergraduate and graduate students with the skills necessary to be effective diplomats working to advance the common good in the world today. The program will provide basic theoretical background, but will emphasize practical aspects of diplomacy in dialogue with experienced diplomats. This program is open to undergraduate students from all majors and MGA students in the Keough School of Global Affairs.

By applying to this program the Nanovic Institute expects that you are willing to commit to the 3.0 credit course, Deep Dive into Diplomacy, as well as additional outside of class activities during the occasional evening or weekend. Due to the immersive nature of this course, students must be in residence on the main campus during the Spring semester in order to participate. The course will include a one-week diplomacy immersion in Europe during Spring Break. Full details on the course and additional expectations will be provided to those accepted. The Nanovic Institute will cover all fees associated with the course and its external activities.

The application will close on Tuesday, October 24 at 11:59 p.m. and late applications will not be accepted. Students will be notified of their acceptance within two weeks of the application deadline. 

Welcome to the application for the Nanovic Institute's Serving (in) Europe program.

This program seeks to engage students in the essential humanitarian work being done in Europe today through eight-week internships with partners throughout Europe. Placements will be made with AGAPE in Lublin (Poland), Caritas Sofia (Bulgaria), Caritas Ambrosiana (Italy), and Jekh Drom (Slovakia). Projects include working with Caritas on program monitoring and evaluation, education, working with migrant and refugee populations, and elder-care and youth programs.

By applying to this program the Nanovic Institute expects that you are willing to commit to taking a one credit course in Spring 2024 to prepare you for the internship, at least 5 virtual meetings with your host site, as well as a reflection retreat upon the completion of your service. The Nanovic Institute will cover flights, lodging, and modest living expenses while students are working in Europe.

The application will close on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. and late applications will not be accepted. Students will be interviewed within two weeks of the application deadline. 

Graduating seniors are not eligible for this program.

Nomination Form for the 2025 History & Social Sciences Cycle (books published in 2022 and 2023)

Carrying a prize of $10,000, the Laura Shannon Prize is awarded annually to the author of the best book in European studies that transcends a focus on any one country, state, or people to stimulate new ways of thinking about contemporary Europe as a whole. Each year, the Laura Shannon Prize will be given for a book published in one of two alternating fields: 

 I. Humanities
               Philosophy, Theology, Cultural Studies, Modern Languages and Literatures, and the Arts.

 II. History & Social Sciences
               History, Sociology, Economics, Political Science, Law, Psychology, and Anthropology.

Jury

The winning book is selected by a final jury of five eminent scholars in European studies, three of whom will be prominent scholars serving at institutions other than the University of Notre Dame. The jury will be announced along with the winner.

Acceptance and Lecture

To receive the prize and its cash award, the author must deliver an original lecture at the University of Notre Dame in the fall of the award year.  This lecture may be published by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies.

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Rules and Eligibility

• Publication dates are determined by the date the book is published, not the copyright date printed in the book.
• Only publications in English are eligible.
• Books by current Notre Dame faculty members are not eligible for the Laura Shannon Prize.
• Authors may only win the Laura Shannon Prize once.
• Books on single countries will be considered so long as they have clear implications for thinking about Europe as a whole.
• Translations, anthologies, textbooks, self-published books, memoirs, fiction, poetry, screenplays, performances, posthumous works, edited collections, and books published in previous editions are ineligible. Critical editions are eligible.
• Multiple-author works, but not edited collections, are eligible.  If a multiple-author book wins, the Prize money will be distributed equally among the authors, unless the authors unanimously agree otherwise. One author must visit Notre Dame to lecture and accept the Prize, as detailed below. 
• Publishers may nominate up to three (3) books per imprint for each year’s competition and may submit rationales, reviews, and other relevant information for each entry. Authors may nominate their own books. Each nomination should be submitted with a completed nomination form and two (2) non-returnable copies of the nominated work. The nominating publisher or author also agrees to submit an additional six (6) books upon request if the nomination makes it to the shortlist in the review process.

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Non-returnable copies of books nominated for the Laura Shannon Prize must be submitted to the following address:

Laura Shannon Prize
Nanovic Institute for European Studies
1060 Nanovic Hall
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556-7000 USA

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A nominated book shall qualify for the Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies only if:

• The author is informed that, if selected, he or she must present an original lecture at the University of Notre Dame and participate in events related to the award ceremony. The Nanovic Institute will provide the author with travel and accommodations. The lecture may also be published by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies.
• The publisher or author agrees to submit an author’s photograph and biography and an image of the book cover, with permission to use them in promotional materials, if the author’s book makes the final short-list of books for the Laura Shannon Prize.  Publishers agree to exercise their best efforts to sticker copies of the winning book (stickers will be provided by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies).
• The publisher and author agree that the decisions of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies will be final as to all matters, including eligibility, timeliness, and compliance with procedures and selection criteria.

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To nominate a book for this prize and to agree to the above terms, you will need information about the book, the author (address, contact information), the publisher (address, contact information), and reviews to attach (optional).  If you have all the information available, the form should take 5 minutes to complete.

Information collected on this form may be used in promotional and other materials in connection with the Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies. Contact information for the author and primary publisher are required on this form.

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The deadline for nomination forms for this History & Social Sciences cycle of the Laura Shannon Prize is March 1, 2024.  Books may arrive within a reasonable time after this deadline. If you have questions about the delivery of the review copies or if they have been back-ordered, please contact LSPrize@nd.edu to address your situation.