CFD Summer Fellowships
The Center on Forced Displacement Summer Fellows Program offers graduate students (enrolled in master’s or doctoral programs) from across Boston University an opportunity to engage in intensive interdisciplinary research and writing on topics related to forced displacement.
The 10-week fellowship (May 30 – August 2024) includes a financial stipend of $6,000, mentorship provided by researchers and affiliate faculty, as needed, at the Center on Forced Displacement, and support and guidance throughout the research project design and implementation. CFD offers two different fellowship tracks:
- Track 1: This fellowship track is designed to support graduate students seeking financial and logistical support to work on their thesis or dissertation or another ongoing project
- Track 2: This fellowship track is designed to support students who want to work on existing CFD research projects and gain additional skills and experience. This track offers a possibility of extension of the fellowship beyond the summer term for interested and qualified students who wish to continue the research work on their assigned project.
CFD Summer Fellows on both tracks are expected to conduct independent research resulting in a substantive scholarly paper and will also have the opportunity to contribute short op-eds and reflection pieces to CFD’s website and newsletter. Fellows are expected to engage with events and ongoing activities at the Center on Forced Displacement and participate fully in all Summer Fellows events for the duration of the 10-week program.
To learn more about the Center’s central research areas and current projects, please visit our website.
Eligibility
The CFD Summer Fellowship program is open to all Boston University graduate students. First-year master’s and early- to mid-stage doctoral students are especially encouraged to apply. (Students completing degrees in May 2024 are not eligible.) We encourage applications from students in any field, including the humanities, social and natural sciences, arts, social work, business, public health, engineering, etc., so long as their individual project and/or research interest relates to the issue of forced displacement.
Application Requirements
CFD fosters and encourages interdisciplinary research and engagement with the issues of forced displacement. We encourage all applicants to propose interdisciplinary projects, focusing on one of CFD’s broad research areas of interest.
Applications are currently closed.