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 changes. If any questions arise while you are completing this application, please contact Dr. Roy Kimmey (rkimmey@nd.edu), director of undergraduate studies. 

Application deadlines and eligibility for AY 2025-2026 are as follows:

• Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 11:59 pm: Winter Break Research/Service/Internship Grants (Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors).
• Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 11:59 pm: Summer Break Research/Service/Internship Grants (First Years, Sophomores, and Juniors).
• Club Support Grants will be evaluated on a rolling basis.

NB: Due to the volume submissions, 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 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 changes. If any questions arise while you are completing this application, please contact Dr. Roy Kimmey (rkimmey@nd.edu), director of student research and academic affairs.

Application deadlines and eligibility for AY 2025-2026 are as follows:

• Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 11:59 pm: Fall/Winter 2025 Research Grants
• Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 11:59 pm: Spring/Summer Research/Internship Grants 
• Club Support Grants will be evaluated on a rolling basis.

NB: Due to the volume submissions, applications will only be reviewed after these deadlines.

For Nanovic Graduate Fellows for the 2025-26 academic year. Please use this form to fill out requests for professional development funding.

The EURO (Engaging Undergraduate Research Opportunities) Fellows Program is an initiative of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame offering undergraduate students the opportunity to play a pivotal role in the institute's ongoing research and become a part of a thriving intellectual community.

EURO Fellows will:

1. Participate in the 1-credit “Crafting Research in Europe” course, where students will gain hands-on research experience on campus and then apply this knowledge in practice during a group research immersion in Europe over fall break (past visits included studying remembrance politics in Poland and sustainability research and policy in Ireland).
2. Enjoy priority access to independent research funding over academic breaks, and priority scheduling with Dr. Roy Kimmey and Dr. Morgan Munsen when developing research ideas and writing proposals.
3. Have exclusive access to professional development funding to attend conferences, invite guest speakers to campus, and/or conduct research for Nanovic faculty fellows, allowing students to continue to gain experience under a faculty mentor that may eventually lead to a senior thesis.
4. Experience unique professional development and community-building opportunities, such as coffee hours with visiting dignitaries and scholars, Nanovic-led excursions to Europe, invitations to Nanovic working groups, cultural trips to Chicago, meals with other EURO Fellows, custom professional development workshops, and more.

  Eligibility Requirements: 

The EURO Fellows Program is open to all students (with priority given to rising sophomores and juniors) from all programs and colleges. This program is not only for those who consider themselves first and foremost "Europeanists" (although we welcome you with open arms!), but for anyone who wants to engage the ideas, cultures, beliefs, histories, and institutions of Europe in their scholarship. Interested students must fit the following two curricular eligibility requirements:

• Previous completion or concurrent enrollment in a 3-credit disciplinary research methods course. Note: for students who do not have a research methods course available to them in their primary or secondary discipline, alert Dr. Roy Kimmey and you will be allowed to enroll in a Research Methods course offered by the Keough School of Global Affairs.
• Enrollment in the “Crafting Research in Europe” 1-credit course and attendance at all class meetings in Fall ‘26

Welcome to the application form for the Sustainability Research Fellows Program, hosted by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies in partnership with Notre Dame Study Abroad. Funding comes from our sponsoring institutes: the Nanovic Institute for European Studies, the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, the Keough Naughton Institute for Irish Studies, and the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies.

Students in the Sustainability Fellows Research Program will have the chance to conduct funded, independent research on a sustainability topic of their choice during their study abroad semester, diving deeply into the unique approaches taken by their host site. Fellows will benefit from monthly check-ins with the entire Fellows cohort (sharing progress and overcoming shared challenges) and will be provided with mentorship from Nanovic research staff. This program is also a paid opportunity: students will be granted an award of $750.

Following their return to campus in Spring 2027, students will present their research (their "cross-cultural sustainability insights") in a public event and publish their work online.   

This is an opportunity for students to:

• Make a difference in the climate crisis by advancing knowledge on sustainability topics
• Look at your “home-away-from-home” in a new way
• Gain research experience in a low-stakes environment with plenty of support infrastructure
• Explore the similarities and differences in U.S. vs. European/EU policy and advocacy
• Build skills in public presentation and grow your resume through the publication of online products

We are currently accepting applications for the Fall 2026 cohort for students at all global study abroad locations (excluding sites in Australia).  Applications are due on Submittable by March 30th at 11:59pm EST. More information can be found at the student resources page, and if you have any questions, please reach out to Dr. Morgan Munsen at morgan.munsen@nd.edu.

This research program is in line with the emphasis on sustainability in the Keough School Strategic Plan 2030 and “Notre Dame 2033: A Strategic Framework." More broadly, this program can be seen as a response to Pope Francis’ call in Laudato Si’ to “protect our common home.” 

Only applications submitted through this website will be considered. 

Applications may be submitted at any time and will be reviewed by a selection committee in the weeks that follow each grant deadline. Grant deadlines and additional information on grant opportunities available may be found on the Nanovic Faculty Grants webpage.

For more information, contact Rev. James Lies, C.S.C., Senior Advisor for Faculty Fellow Affairs and Partnerships.

Nomination Form for the 2027 History & Social Sciences Cycle (books published in 2024 and 2025)

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 and Social Sciences cycle of the Laura Shannon Prize is March 31, 2026.  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.

This is a paid research opportunity for undergraduates and graduates during the Spring/Summer 2026 semesters. As a group, students will undertake original research on the topic of music, the preservation of cultural heritage, and resilience in Ukraine and prepare the results of this research for online publication on the Nanovic Institute’s website in late August 2026. This project builds upon two previous undergraduate research projects – Ukrainian Art as Protest and Resilience and Writing the War in Ukraine – which explored how the arts have functioned as a critical medium for artists in Ukraine to not only respond to the Russian invasion but also bear witness to their existence as an independent nation, culture, and identity. 

This research project seeks to expand upon these themes by investigating how music, in particular, has served as a platform for artists to promote and defend Ukrainian culture. The goal of the project is to elevate and amplify Ukrainian musicians and culture throughout history, including but not limited to responses to the Russian invasion.

Students will be encouraged to research and amplify stories of musicians across genres. They will work together to creatively envision the public-facing final project and participate in realizing it. The group will meet once per month to discuss progress made on the project and listen to occasional guest lecturers who will discuss various aspects of Ukrainian music and musicology.

While the shape of the project will be determined by the contributors, students will have the opportunity to develop their projects in conversation with scholars and peers, interact with and potentially interview academics and artists, and produce a final project that showcases their unique project and its contributions. Some options for the final project include (but are not limited to):

• An encyclopedic entry on some aspect of Ukrainian music, in the style of the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
• An in-depth interview with a Ukrainian musician or musical group (interview questions to be developed in discussion with the project organizers)
• An original musical composition, along with a written commentary
• Curated collections of images, recordings, new additions of scores, etc., with analysis
• Music criticism, ethnographic fieldnotes, or folk music transcriptions, drawn from live performances or historical recordings

This is an opportunity for students to:

• Learn more about Ukrainian music, history, and contemporary politics.
• Explore how the arts and artists have served as important drivers of social resilience and political protest.
• Gain experience conducting research into music. 
• Engage with academics who are doing important advocacy work in Europe. 
• Work collaboratively with other students from Notre Dame and Ukrainian Catholic University to curate a public-facing project and learn how such projects are created and presented. 

For their work throughout the semester, students will be granted a modest honorarium. The awards will be distributed in three installments after key research check-ins. The project will begin in late April and conclude at the end of August.

Applications are due on Submittable by March 31st, 2026 at 11:59pm EST. 

If you have any questions, please reach out to Dr. Roy Kimmey at rkimmey@nd.edu.