Bruce L. Cohen ‘83 Fund Research Awards

Deadline

Fall 2026 deadline: October 7, 2026 at 11:59pm
Spring 2027 deadline: February 10, 2027 at 11:59pm

About

Funding for research may support such items as travel to archives or other research sites; acquisition of inaccessible books, microfilms, or other materials (with the understanding that such materials will ultimately be offered to Sterling or another library within the university); or other legitimate research expenses. Individual awards range from $200 to $1,000. All Yale undergraduates are eligible to apply. There are two application cycles for research grants – see deadlines above.

Individual research awards range from $200 to $1,000. Original receipts are necessary for reimbursement; no meals are covered.  Award monies are available for one year after the grant has been awarded. After one year, an application for an extension of the grant must be filed. Students are responsible for knowing all University policies and procedures related to the conduct of research as they apply to their proposed project. To apply, please visit the Students Grant Database online, and search by keyword “Bruce Cohen”.

The Cohen Fund also makes grants to support on-campus scholarly events.  These grants are available for on-campus lectures, workshops, conferences, and other such educational events or projects which are directed toward undergraduates and organized by either faculty or undergraduate student organizations. Grants for scholarly events will normally range from $200 to $500.  Applications for event subventions may be submitted at any time, but people interested in applying for such funds are encouraged to make initial inquiries as early as possible. Please submit your proposal to lgbts@yale.edu.

Cohen funds cannot provide reimbursement for expenses already incurred.

Requirements for the Bruce L. Cohen ‘83 Fund Research Awards

• To apply, please visit the Students Grant Database online, and search by keyword “Bruce Cohen”.
• A description of the work for which funding is needed (at least one, but not more than four double-spaced pages). Successful applications will include specific description of the relationship between your project and LGBT and gender studies and citation of specific texts from the relevant fields of scholarship. Applicants should also indicate what ground work they have done to prepare for this project. What relevant courses have you taken to hone your scholarly methodologies and train yourself in the relevant historiography? What professors have you consulted about the shape of the project? What archives or informants have you contacted? Finally, successful projects will be feasible, with a clear hypothesis and research time line.
• An itemized budget and description of the need for support (including the description of any other financial support solicited for this project); estimated airfare should be documented by a printout from a travel-related website like Egencia, Travelocity, etc.; estimated hotel costs should be documented by a printout from the hotel or hotel discounter website

Additionally you will need to provide your home address, e-mail address, and phone number.  If you are applying for an individual research grant, you will also need to ask a Yale faculty member to write a letter of recommendation for you, to be submitted by the application deadline.

Any questions? Please contact lgbts@yale.edu.  Announcement of the awards will be made three to four weeks after the application deadline.

Former Award Recipients

Spring 2026
Steph Bittle
Ian Russell

Fall 2025
Elizabeth Shvarts
Thomas Kanam
Amara Neal
Sadie Pohl
Silvia Wang

Spring 2025

Julie Fan
Dean Farella
Diza Hendrawan
Asuka Koda
Anika Seth
Aaron Warren

Zaharaa Altwaji
Sophia Kanga
Isabel Klemmer
Peilin Lu
Emilie Ma
Edward Nyugen

Daniel Zhang

Fall 2023
Laurel Turner
Jean Wang

Spring 2023
Catherine Alem-Nist
Evan Hochstein
Hero Magnus
Daevan Mangalmurti
Avik Sarkar

Akweley Mazarae Lartey
Tim Lingk
Andrea Ruiz Alvarez
Jared Shelby
Karenna Thomas

Fall 2021
Morgan Baker
Iman Jaroudi

Fall 2020 and Spring 2021
No applicants (COVIDO