The Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy offers a variety of grants for undergraduate, graduate and professional students. For more information about a specific grant, download the Call for Application below. Apply Now »

*Please note: Travel grants are no longer available for the 2012-13 academic year.

Civic Internship Grants: Summer 2013

Consistent with the Center’s mission to support students committed to service to others, the Clough Center will provide grants to Boston College undergraduates for what would be otherwise uncompensated part-time or full-time work on behalf of government, non-profit, or other civic organizations during the summer of 2013. Grants will not be awarded for internships engaged in endorsing candidates for political office, or for Political Action Committees.

All recipients of a Civic Internship Grant will become Clough Center Junior Fellows for the 2013-14 academic year. As fellows, they will be expected to attend Junior Fellows Program meetings and events, and will also enjoy members-only events and discussions, providing a unique forum for intellectual discourse

Deadline: May 10 | Call for Application | Apply Now »

Fellowship Program for Graduate Students

The Clough Center invites applications from Boston College graduate students conducting research on any aspect of constitutional democracy to participate in its Graduate Fellow Program for the 2013-14 academic year. The Center seeks to appoint Fellows from among graduate students in the Social Sciences (Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology) and the Humanities (Classical Studies, English, History, Philosophy, Theology), as well as the other professional schools.

Deadline: March 15 | Call for Application | Apply Now »

Clough Public Interest Law Scholars 

Consistent with the Center’s mission to support students committed to service to others, the Clough Center will provide grants to Boston College first and second-year law students for uncompensated public interest work, in the United States or abroad, during the summer of 2013.

Clough Public Interest grants cannot be held in conjunction with a Law School PILF grant. However, all positions that qualify for a PILF award through the Law School are eligible for this award with the exception of judicial internships, provided that the position allows the student to explore some relevant aspect of constitutional democracy.

Deadline: March 15 | Call for Application | Apply Now »

Travel Grants: 2013

The Clough Center will award a limited number of ad hoc grants to faculty, undergraduate, and graduate students during the 2013-14 academic year to enable qualified scholars to travel and undertake work related to the Center’s mission. Such work includes travel for attendance at conferences, research, and other relevant endeavors. The award of travel grants is subject to available financial resources.

Deadline: Rolling Basis | Call for Application
**Travel Grants are no longer available for this academic year.**

Call for Applications