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May 16

The Origins of State Strength and Economic Development: Insights from Historical Political Economy

MIT-Imperial Seed Fund 10th Anniversary Celebration: A Decade of Transatlantic Collaboration in Science & Technology

12:00pm - 1:00pm

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CIS provides working group grants for advancing interdisciplinary collaborations in the field of international studies. These small grants are provided as "seed" funds for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows seeking to address scholarly problems.

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Robert Art

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Barry Posen

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Student Spotlights

CIS makes it possible for MIT students to experience the world while advancing knowledge, tackling tough challenges, and preparing for lives of impact, service, and leadership in an interconnected global society.

Italy interns researching physics

Universita di Pisa

Learn about Lily's, Medha's and David's research on gravitational waves, stars and planets at the Universita' di Pisa in the summer of 2024!

Almog's story

Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making '25

Almog Hillel traveled to Warsaw, Poland, in the summer 2024, where had the opportunity to work with the UA-Teens and Ukraine Leadership and Technology Academy (ULTA), teaching and mentoring 20 rigorously-selected Ukrainian high school students.

Alexandra's story

Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Mechanical Engineering '25

Alexandra interned at the Machine Learning and Data Analytics Lab at Friedrich Alexander Universitat (FAU). Through this experiment, she was able to learn to be quick on her feet in problem-solving, conduct psychology experiments, and analyze data.

Erin's story

Grad student in Mechanical Engineering

A summer at Trondheim, Norway, Erin Menezes worked with the Aquaculture Robotics group with SINTEF and it solidified her decision in which field she wanted to pursue.

Fiona's story

Chemical Engineering '27

Chemical engineering major Fiona Shangguan interned at a startup doing quality control for disinfectant products made of recycled food waste while also finding the perfect ratio to create a bag out of banana peels and less plastic.

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