Weiner Family Summer Fellowship
Call for Applications for Summer 2026
This fellowship is given in honor of Gelek Rimpoche. It supports funding for summer experiential learning and research for an undergraduate student studying Buddhist practice in Asia. Funding is limited to travel, research materials, and living expenses. Preference will be given to a student with strong coursework in religious studies and Asian religions.
Prizes are contingent on Cornell approval of travel. Per Global Cornell Travel Policies: all students must register their international travel plans on the Cornell Travel Registry. If traveling to an elevated-risk destination and required to do so, you must complete the International Travel Advisory and Response Team (ITART) petition. For more information visit Cornell's International Travel page.
Application deadline is March 15
Proposals should include:
- a description of proposed praxis to be studied
- one letter of reference from a faculty member
- a budget
Students should submit proposals to religiousst@cornell.edu.
Submit a trip summary to religiousst@cornell.edu by September 15 following your summer travel or research. The summary must include an image of yourself during your trip.
Joseph E. Connolly ’72 Memorial Prizes
Memorial Prizes for undergraduate essays on religion and politics/society
Detailed instructions can be found at https://societyhumanities.as.cornell.edu/connolly-prize
Eligibility: Cornell undergraduates from all colleges are eligible to apply.
Throughout history and across the contemporary global sphere, religious practice and ideology interweave themselves in the political and social fabric of human life. The Joseph E. Connolly ’72 Memorial Prizes are awarded to undergraduates who have demonstrated exceptional scholarship at the intersection of religion and politics or society. The Connolly Prizes seek to support, recognize, and inspire imaginative, wide-ranging undergraduate research that addresses these themes in any area of the humanities, and relating to religion(s), religious beliefs, and religious practices in the broadest sense.
Up to two prizes of $500 each will be awarded for essays by students at the freshman, sophomore, or junior levels. In addition, up to two prizes of $1500 each will be awarded to seniors for a senior honors thesis or capstone project.
