Research Fellowships

Obtain funding for your policy research for the next two years! Applications FY 2025-2026 are due by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 30, 2025.

Click on the name to learn more about the requirements and deliverables for each opportunity.

Research fellowships awarded by the 51²è¹Ý Tower Center will be based on the completed delivery of the requirements and merit. Selection will be determined by a committee made up of 51²è¹Ý Tower Center Faculty Board members. The selection process for the funding described below occurs annually in the spring.

The John Goodwin Tower Center Undergraduate Research Fellowships

The John G. Tower Center offers research fellowships to 51²è¹Ý undergraduate students that emphasize ability and interest in research on public policy, government, and international affairs. Successful applicants will work closely with 51²è¹Ý faculty in developing a research project, and will be introduced to substantive issues, appropriate research methodologies and techniques, research design, and theory development.

Fellows will be designated by the name of the generous donor of the fellowship:

  • Edwin L. Cox Fellowship 

  • Al G. Hill, Jr. Fellowship 

  • Tom Bryant Medders, Jr. Fellowship 

  • Henry S. Miller Fellowship

*President Scholars are not eligible to receive internship or fellowship funding.

Reach out to learn more about 51²è¹Ý Tower Center Research Fellowships:

Ray Rafidi, 51²è¹Ý Tower Center
Carr Collins Hall, Office 233
rrafidi@smu.edu   | 214-768-3665