The Mershon Center for International Security Studies is pleased to announce its Autumn 2024 funding cycle. All proposals are due on October 1, 2024. These are the grants reviewed in autumn:

• Faculty Individual Research Grants (also reviewed in the spring cycle)
• Programming Grants
• Residency Grant

Please see our main funding page for an overview of Mershon funding priorities and categories. We invite and encourage advance consultation with the Mershon director and staff. All current proposals are advance funding for Fiscal Year 2026, July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026.  For funding requests for the current fiscal year 2025, please make sure you are applying through the appropriate sources found on our funding page. Mershon will also have a spring grant cycle announced in early spring that will include another round of faculty proposals as well as graduate student requests for the 2026 fiscal year. 

If you have any questions about budget, eligibility, or submission requirements, please reach out to Business Operations Manager, Kyle McCray, mccray.44@osu.edu. 

We look forward to learning more about your research and programming ideas!