Thirteen doctoral students in international affairs at MIT were awarded summer research grants, covering travel costs related to field work up to $4,000. Natasha Ansari and Olivia Houck were awarded the fifth annual Guillemin prize. The Center is pleased to support the work of an outstanding and varied cohort from across the Institute. 

The Center is thrilled to welcome three of four Global MIT At-Risk Fellows (GMAF) on campus. The newly launched GMAF program is designed to provide sanctuary to scholars around the globe whose lives and academic freedom are under threat. The pilot program is offered through the MIT-Ukraine Program and is focused on Ukrainian researchers and faculty. Our spring 2024 Ukrainian scholars include: Liudmyla Huliaieva, an economist, whose research and activism focuses on the economic adaptation and survival of Ukrainian women migrants in time of war; Dmytro Chumachenko, a multidisciplinary scientist working and the intersection of computer science and public health; and Kateryna Lopatiuk, an urban researcher, who aims to foster an ecosystem conducive to transitioning Ukraine to a circular economy in a range of fields, especially in the context of the post-war reconstruction. Read their full bios and learn more about GMAF here.

The CIS Summer Research Grant competition is open to advanced doctoral students in international affairs at MIT, regardless of their home department. Students may apply for summer funding for dissertation research or writing that has an international component. CIS Summer Research Grants are intended to support student stipends and/or field research expenses.

Over IAP 2024, MISTI is sending 610 MIT students to nearly 30 locations.

An multidisciplinary workshop in São Paulo explored sustainabie, urban mobility in the context of the climate crisis.