The Mershon Center for International Security Studies is pleased to announce its Spring 2025 funding cycle. All proposals are due on February 15, 2025. These are the grants reviewed in spring:

• Faculty Individual Research Grants (also reviewed in the autumn cycle)
• Graduate Research Grants
• New Associate Professor Grants
• Catalyst Grants

Please also share this opportunity with your undergraduates:

• Alger Undergraduate Peace Scholarship

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 small-grant sources found on our funding page. 

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 plans!