Skip to main content

Main navigation

  • About
    • Director's Message
    • History
    • Leadership
  • People
  • Programs & Projects
  • Events & Seminars
    • Events Calendar
    • Starr Forum
    • Global Research & Policy Seminar
    • Security Studies Program Wednesday Seminar
    • Focus on Eurasia
    • Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar
  • Publications & Reports
  • News & Media

Mega Navigation

  • Regions
    • Regions
    • Asia-Pacific
      • MIT-Australia and New Zealand
      • MIT-China
      • MIT-Japan
      • MIT-Korea
      • MIT-Singapore
      • MIT-South Asia
    • MENA
      • MIT-Arab World
      • MIT-Israel
    • Latin America
      • MIT-Amazonia
      • MIT-Brazil
      • MIT-Chile
      • MIT-Mexico
      • MIT-Peru
    • Africa
      • MIT-Africa
    • Europe
      • MIT-Belgium
      • MIT-Eurasia
      • MIT-France
      • MIT-Germany
      • MIT-Italy
      • MIT-Netherlands
      • MIT-Scandinavia
      • MIT-Spain
      • MIT-Ukraine
      • MIT-United Kingdom
  • Opportunities
    • Opportunities
    • For Students
      • MISTI
      • PhD Student Research Grants
      • Working Groups
    • For Faculty
      • Global Seed Funds
        • Guidelines
        • Funds Available
        • Application
        • Managing Your Grant
        • Current GSF Winners
      • Policy Lab Grants
    • Fellowships
      • Robert E. Wilhelm Fellowship
      • Security Studies Fellowships
      • Global MIT At-Risk Fellows Program
      • MIT-Empowering the Teachers
      • Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship

Utility Navigation

  • Give
  • Contact Us
  • Connect with CIS

Utility Navigation

  • Give
  • Contact Us
  • Connect with CIS

Main navigation

  • About
    • Director's Message
    • History
    • Leadership
  • People
  • Programs & Projects
  • Events & Seminars
    • Events Calendar
    • Starr Forum
    • Global Research & Policy Seminar
    • Security Studies Program Wednesday Seminar
    • Focus on Eurasia
    • Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar
  • Publications & Reports
  • News & Media

Mega Navigation

  • Regions
    • Regions
    • Asia-Pacific
      • MIT-Australia and New Zealand
      • MIT-China
      • MIT-Japan
      • MIT-Korea
      • MIT-Singapore
      • MIT-South Asia
    • MENA
      • MIT-Arab World
      • MIT-Israel
    • Latin America
      • MIT-Amazonia
      • MIT-Brazil
      • MIT-Chile
      • MIT-Mexico
      • MIT-Peru
    • Africa
      • MIT-Africa
    • Europe
      • MIT-Belgium
      • MIT-Eurasia
      • MIT-France
      • MIT-Germany
      • MIT-Italy
      • MIT-Netherlands
      • MIT-Scandinavia
      • MIT-Spain
      • MIT-Ukraine
      • MIT-United Kingdom
  • Opportunities
    • Opportunities
    • For Students
      • MISTI
      • PhD Student Research Grants
      • Working Groups
    • For Faculty
      • Global Seed Funds
        • Guidelines
        • Funds Available
        • Application
        • Managing Your Grant
        • Current GSF Winners
      • Policy Lab Grants
    • Fellowships
      • Robert E. Wilhelm Fellowship
      • Security Studies Fellowships
      • Global MIT At-Risk Fellows Program
      • MIT-Empowering the Teachers
      • Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship

Educating global leaders and generating research and insights for a safer, more prosperous world

nuclear symbol
Commentary
How to survive the new nuclear age
Read more
MIT and new manufacturing initiative
News
MIT announces the Initiative for New Manufacturing
Read more
Spectrum MISTI story
News
MIT without borders
Read more
Global Seed Funds
News
CIS announces Global Seed Funds recipients
Read more
Dr Rand and Amb Shringla
News
Dr. Rand and Amb. Shringla join CIS as Wilhelm Fellows
Read more
Prev
Next

Featured News

Prev
Next
Russia is unwilling to aid Iran after the US strike
Commentary

Russia is unwilling to aid Iran after the US strike

June 28, 2025
Summer 2025 reading from MIT
News

Summer 2025 reading from MIT

June 26, 2025
Hope in a minefield: How MIT students are helping Ukrainian farmers reclaim their land
News

Hope in a minefield: How MIT students are helping Ukrainian farmers reclaim their land

June 26, 2025
Walsh on the Israel-Iran crisis
Commentary

Walsh on the Israel-Iran crisis

June 25, 2025
BRICS’ new map Is taking shape
Commentary

BRICS’ new map Is taking shape

June 25, 2025
How to survive the new nuclear age
Commentary

How to survive the new nuclear age

June 24, 2025
From MIT, an instruction manual for turning research into startups
News

From MIT, an instruction manual for turning research into startups

June 24, 2025
MIT-Africa launches new collaboration with Angola
News

MIT-Africa launches new collaboration with Angola

June 16, 2025
Israel targets Iran's nuclear sites in major attack
News

Israel targets Iran's nuclear sites in major attack

June 13, 2025
Ukraine’s smart munitions deliver a punch—and a warning about the future of warfare
Commentary

Ukraine’s smart munitions deliver a punch—and a warning about the future of warfare

June 13, 2025
Regional Programs, World Map
Explore our activities by region
We invite faculty, researchers, and students from MIT and beyond to learn more about CIS’s impact and work — from research funding to student internships — happening in regions and nations worldwide.
See all regions

Opportunities

See all opportunities
Wargaming Working Group
Working Groups
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.
Learn how to apply
Global Seed Funds
The MIT Global Seed Funds grant program provides opportunities for MIT faculty to collaborate with pioneering researchers from around the world.
Browse seed funds

Our community

See all people
Cathy Culot
Faculty and Researchers

Cathy Culot

Faculty Co-Director, MIT-Belgium Program
Lecturer in French
Eleanor Freund
Students

Eleanor Freund

PhD Student
Students

Terrence Roh

PhD Student
R Scott Kemp
Faculty and Researchers

R Scott Kemp

Associate Professor, Nuclear Science and Engineering
Barry Posen
Faculty and Researchers

Barry Posen

Former Director, Security Studies Program
Ford International Professor of Political Science
Students

Tyler Sagerstrom

PhD Student

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.
Prev
Next
Josiah's story

Josiah's story

Mechanical Engineering '26
Josiah Shimadle shared that being in a new place was the most stimulating way to learn. He worked on a drone intended to deliver medical supplies to remote hospitals in rural Nepal.
150th anniversary of Japan grad from MIT

150th anniversary of Japan grad from MIT

Eichiro Honma graduated from MIT in 1874
From samurai to engineers: Eiichiro Honma was born the son of Genzui Honma, a samurai of the Fukuoka domain, and went to MIT for civil engineering research by order of the domain.
Juan's story

Juan's story

Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making '27
Juan did a summer internship at CICATA, the Research Center for Applied Science and Advance Technology of the National Polytechnic Institute in Querétaro. He worked on a project to improve the Instituto Mexicano de Oftalmología's capacity to assess patient eligibility for corneal refractive surgery.
Donny's story

Donny's story

Mathematics '25
Donny Stralkus '25 collaborated with a professor on deep learning research at UTEC in Lima, Peru.
Nickie's story

Nickie's story

Mechanical Engineering '24
Nickie Mpofu '24 interned with Semiconductor Technologies Limited (STL), a Kenyan startup focused on semiconductor manufacturing in the summer of 2024.
Student opportunities

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Building E40-400
1 Amherst Street 
Cambridge, MA 02142

cis-info@mit.edu

CIS on Youtube
CIS on Linkedin
CIS on X
CIS on Bluesky
CIS on Instagram
CIS on Facebook
Give
Connect with Us
About
People
Programs & Projects
Events & Seminars
Publications & Reports
News & Media
Regions
Opportunities

Footer

  • Accessibility