Each year, the Mershon Center for International Security Studies holds a competition for Ohio State faculty and students to apply for grant funds to support research in international security. Grants may be used for a variety of purposes including travel, seminars, conferences, interviews, experiments, surveys, library costs, and more. Applications must be for projects that relate to one or more of the Mershon Center's areas of focus. The Mershon will also consider projects related to Ohio State's global gateways in China, India and Brazil, as well as policy issues in biosecurity and cybersecurity.