Nanovic Institute for European Studies

What Nanovic Institute for European Studies does

The Nanovic Institute for European Studies is an academic sub-unit of the University of Notre Dame, established in 1992 and housed within the Keough School of Global Affairs. It functions as an interdisciplinary home for European studies, serving Notre Dame undergraduates (via a minor in European Studies, or MES), graduate students (via dissertation-completion fellowships and research grants), faculty (via research funding and interdisciplinary collaboration), and a small pipeline of visiting scholars drawn from the Catholic Universities Partnership network. Its operational footprint is small (1-10 administrative staff) and centered at 1060 Nanovic Hall on the Notre Dame campus, with programming extensions at Notre Dame Global Gateways in London and Dublin.

The institute's core offerings comprise an undergraduate minor; undergraduate and graduate research grants funded by multiple named endowments; the Laura Shannon Prize ($10,000 annual book prize in contemporary European studies, established 2010); the Keeley Vatican Lecture series; the Barrett Family Lecture series; a film series partnered with DeBartolo Performing Arts Center since 2005; the Ukrainian Studies Hub; the Catholic Universities Partnership; and an Undergraduate Research Conference. The institute does not operate any proprietary technology platforms; its underlying infrastructure is the standard Notre Dame academic and communications stack plus a website, newsletter, and social media presence.

The institute is a nonprofit academic unit. It does not sell products or services commercially; all programs, lectures, and grants are free to participants. It is funded by endowed gifts (notably a $5 million 1997 commitment from Robert S. and Elizabeth Nanovic, plus the Shannon, Barrett, Keeley, and other named endowments) and operates under the administrative oversight of the Keough School of Global Affairs. Its governance is determined by the University of Notre Dame, and it serves no external paying customers.

Name

Nanovic Institute for European Studies

Legal name

Nanovic Institute for European Studies, University of Notre Dame

Website

https://nanovic.nd.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Nanovic Institute for European Studies is a nonprofit academic unit at the University of Notre Dame, established in 1992 within the Keough School of Global Affairs. It serves undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and visiting scholars through an interdisciplinary European studies minor, research grants, lecture series, and the annual Laura Shannon Prize.

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Higher Education & Academic Research

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

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International & Global Research Universities (Multi-Campus/International Footprint)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Private Research Universities

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Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Scholarly Publishing

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Academic & Scholarly Publishing (Journals, Monographs)

Keywords

• European Studies
• Academic Research
• Higher Education
• Humanities Programs
• International Studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Notre Dame

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Endowment and Donation-Funded Operations: The institute operates primarily through endowed funds and donor generosity, including named endowments for lectures, prizes, fellowships, and student grants. Key endowments include the Barrett Family Endowment, Laura Shannon Prize, Paul G. Tobin Fellowship, Frank and Dominica Annese Fellowships, and others supporting research and scholarships.

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Core offering

The Nanovic Institute for European Studies is an academic institute at the University of Notre Dame that serves as an integrated, interdisciplinary home for students and faculty to explore European ideas, cultures, beliefs, histories, and institutions. It offers an undergraduate minor in European Studies (MES), research grants, fellowships, visiting scholar programs, distinguished lecture series (Keeley Vatican Lecture, Barrett Family Lecture), an annual $10,000 Laura Shannon Prize for the best book in contemporary European studies, a film series in partnership with the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, the Ukrainian Studies Hub, and the Catholic Universities Partnership for Eastern European scholars.

Product overview

The Nanovic Institute for European Studies is an academic institute at the University of Notre Dame, not a technology product company. It offers an integrated, interdisciplinary home for European studies comprising: the Laura Shannon Prize (a $10,000 annual book prize in contemporary European studies), an undergraduate minor in European Studies (MES), undergraduate and graduate grants supporting research in Europe, the Film Series (partnered with DeBartolo Performing Arts Center since 2005 exploring European cinema), the Keeley Vatican Lecture series (bringing Vatican representatives), the Barrett Family Lecture series at Global Gateways, the Ukrainian Studies Hub supporting Ukraine-focused research, the Catholic Universities Partnership hosting scholars from Eastern Europe, a Visiting Scholars Program, and annual Undergraduate Research Conferences. These programs work together to promote European studies, transform undergraduates, professionalize graduate students, foster faculty research, and build global networks.

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Brands

• Laura Shannon Prize: One of the preeminent prizes in European studies, carrying an award of $10,000, awarded annually to the author of the best book in European studies that transcends a focus on any one country, state, or people.
• Keeley Vatican Lecture
• Ukrainian Studies Hub

Products and services

• Minor in European Studies (MES) An undergraduate curriculum in global affairs offering a minor in European studies for Notre Dame students to explore European ideas, cultures, histories, and institutions through an interdisciplinary course of study.
• Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies An annual book prize carrying a $10,000 award given to the author of the best book in European studies that transcends a focus on any one country, state, or people to stimulate new ways of thinking about contemporary Europe as a whole. Awarded in alternating fields of Humanities and History & Social Sciences.
• Undergraduate and Graduate Grants Program A grant program providing financial support for undergraduate and graduate student research, internships, and language training in Europe. Includes the Dan and Cheryl Commers Endowment, Dr. Charles C. Price Memorial Fund, Barrett Prize, and other named funds.
• European Studies Film Series A semester film series partnered with the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center since 2005, using film as a lens to tell European stories, free and open to the public, exploring themes such as cinematic storytelling, documentaries, animation, the Great War on film, contemporary Ukrainian cinema, and the spirit of 1968.
• Keeley Vatican Lecture Series A distinguished lecture series bringing Vatican representatives to Notre Dame to explore questions involving Notre Dame's Catholic mission. Ongoing for over two decades.
• Barrett Family Lecture Series A lecture series in European studies held at Notre Dame Global Gateways in London and Dublin, featuring distinguished speakers on European topics, funded by the R. Stephen and Ruth Barrett Family Endowment.
• Ukrainian Studies Hub A research initiative supporting Ukraine-focused research at Notre Dame through dedicated grant programs (the Ukrainian Studies Hub Grant program) and partnerships with the Ukrainian Catholic University.
• Visiting Scholars Program A fellowship program hosting international scholars for research stays at the Nanovic Institute, with named fellowship options including the Patrick and Angela Adams Fellowship, the Frank and Dominica Annese Fellowships, and others.
• Undergraduate Research Conference An annual academic conference recognizing and awarding outstanding undergraduate student research in European studies at Notre Dame.

Quantifiable outcome

• Since 1992, the institute has enriched Notre Dame's intellectual culture and created artisans of a new humanity through European studies.

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Since 2005, the institute has partnered with DPAC to use film as a lens to tell European stories through semester film series exploring themes such as cinematic storytelling, documentaries, animation, the Great War on film, contemporary Ukrainian cinema, and the spirit of 1968.
• Keough School of Global AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Nanovic Institute is part of the Keough School of Global Affairs, which advances integral human development through research, policy, and practice. The school provides administrative oversight and strategic alignment for the institute.
• Catholic Universities Partnership NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of Catholic universities, particularly in post-communist Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union, with which the institute maintains partnerships including the Patrick and Angela Adams Fellowship bringing scholars to Notre Dame.
• Ukrainian Catholic UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNotre Dame and Ukrainian Catholic University maintain exchange partnerships and research collaborations. The institute hosts the Ukrainian Studies Hub with grant programs supporting Ukraine-focused research at Notre Dame.
• Vatican (Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeep connection through Keeley Vatican Lecture series bringing Vatican officials to Notre Dame. Rev. Daniel Groody, C.S.C. serves as member of the Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Kalyna Program / CIUS, University of Alberta: The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies focuses on Ukraine-related scholarship and language training — a thematic peer to Nanovic's Ukrainian Studies Hub, relevant for shared audience and partnership potential around Ukrainian-focused research.

Others

• Keough School of Global Affairs (parent unit), Notre Dame: The Keough School is the Nanovic Institute's parent academic unit, advancing integral human development through research, policy, and practice; it shares Notre Dame's mission and many faculty, students, and donors with Nanovic.

Direct peers

• Center for European and Mediterranean Studies, NYU: NYU's CEMS hosts interdisciplinary European and Mediterranean research, language training, and visiting scholars, with a comparable cross-Atlantic academic mission to Nanovic and similar undergraduate and graduate programming.
• Center for European Studies, Stanford University: Stanford's Center for European Studies is an interdisciplinary hub offering graduate fellowships, undergraduate programming, and a transnational Europe-focused research agenda — a strong functional peer to Nanovic at another elite private research university.
• Institute of European Studies, UC Berkeley: UC Berkeley's Institute of European Studies offers study abroad, language training, and research programs on contemporary Europe; it is a direct academic-programming peer at a major U.S. research university.
• BMW Center for German and European Studies, Georgetown University: Georgetown's BMW Center is an endowed, interdisciplinary center focused on German and European studies with fellowship, lecture, and policy programs — a strong peer given shared endowment-based funding and transatlantic orientation.
• Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison: An endowed university-based institute focused on German/European studies with fellowships, publications, and a lecture series — closely analogous in structure, endowment model, and program mix to the Nanovic Institute.
• European Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh: Pitt's European Studies Center is an EU Center of Excellence that combines an undergraduate certificate, graduate funding, lectures, and a colloquium series — a close functional parallel to Nanovic's MES minor, grants, and event programming.
• Center for European Studies, University of Michigan: U-M's Center for European Studies is a federally funded EU Center of Excellence offering interdisciplinary teaching, research support, and public events on contemporary Europe — directly comparable to Nanovic's interdisciplinary academic-hub model.

Broad incumbents

• Center for European Studies, Harvard University: The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard is one of the most prominent university-based European studies centers in the U.S., offering graduate and undergraduate programs, fellowships, and public events — closely comparable in mission to the Nanovic Institute and a benchmark for scale and prestige.

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