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Democracy and drinking water

Democracy delivers the tap. But not always the safe water.

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PhD student Daniel Cebul receives World Politics and Statecraft Fellowship

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Democracy delivers the tap. But not always the safe water.

Democracy delivers the tap. But not always the safe water.

Rivera receives Infinite Mile Award

Rivera receives Infinite Mile Award

The US is turning its back on Russian asylum seekers

The US is turning its back on Russian asylum seekers

The US is turning its back on Russian asylum seekers

The US is turning its back on Russian asylum seekers

CIS awards 17 PhD research grants

CIS awards 17 PhD research grants

Coelho wins People Helping People award

Coelho wins People Helping People award

Why Singapore is growing uneasy about the US

Why Singapore is growing uneasy about the US

Testing sustainability in Barcelona

Testing sustainability in Barcelona

When Singapore starts to worry about Washington

When Singapore starts to worry about Washington

Built to fly

Built to fly

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MIT Global Seed Funds

Each year, approximately $2 million is awarded to over 100 proposals. Since its inception in 2008, GSF has awarded more than $30 million to enable some 1,300 faculty research collaborations.

Upcoming events

Sanction Spillover and Trade Diversification

Christina L Davis, Edwin O Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government at Harvard University

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Building E40 - 496

A conversation with Ms. Koko Kondo, Hibakusha-Atomic Bomb survivor

5:00pm - 6:30pm

Building E25 - 111

From Science to Life: Transforming Human Reproduction

Carlos Simon, Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Valencia, Spain

Senior Lecturer, Harvard University, BIDMC

President, Carlos Simon Foundation for Women’s Health Research

10:00am - 12:00pm

Brenna Ketchum

Community Spotlight: Brenna Ketchum

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Chengyang (Damien) Zhang

Chengyang (Damien) Zhang

Halyna Padalko

Halyna Padalko

Research Affiliate, MIT-Ukraine Program

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Alicia Goldstein Raun

Associate Director, MISTI

Managing Director, MIT-Spain Program

Carlo Ratti

Faculty and Researchers

Carlo Ratti

Faculty Director, MIT-Italy Program

Professor of Practice of Urban Technologies and Planning

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Faculty and Researchers

Mariya Grinberg

Associate Professor of Political Science

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Affiliates and Visitors

Rachel Tecott Metz

Affiliate, Security Studies Program

Assistant Professor, George Washington University

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MIT and new manufacturing initiative

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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