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MIT-Japan’s Christine Pilcavage receives Thayer award

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3 Questions: Addressing the world’s most pressing challenges

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SHASS/MISTI Global Classroom awards funding to four projects

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International Research Funding for PhD Students: Opportunities and Strategies for Success

Gabriella Carolini, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and International Development, MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning

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How Dangerous Are Autonomous Nuclear Systems?

Michael Horowitz, Richard Perry Professor, University of Pennsylvania

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US, Gaza, and the Future for Palestinians (Zoom)

Peter Krause, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston College

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Visions of Conflict: Scenes from Syria and Sudan

Moises Saman, Photojournalist

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The 2025-2026 MIT Global Seed Funds Application is open

The 2025-2026 MIT Global Seed Funds cycle has opened with applications closing on December 16th, 2025.

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Postdoctoral Associate Program

The Call for Applications for the 2026–27 Postdoctoral Associate Program at CIS is currently open. The Center is dedicated to advancing innovative, policy-relevant scholarship that addresses critical global challenges, and seek to appoint two postdoctoral associates during the next academic year.

Wargaming Working Group

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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