Summer in the Field Applications Close Feb 24

The GDP Center Summer in the Field program is taking applications until February 24, 2020. Please submit your applications as soon as possible to be considered for interviews.

The GDP Center summer in the field program provides summer stipends to a select group of qualified Masters and/or Ph.D. students to participate in unpaid internships or Ph.D. students to conduct field research for a dissertation project. This program enables students to take advantage of unpaid internship opportunities or field research that would otherwise have been financially unfeasible. Students are responsible for identifying and securing internship positions and the focus of the internship must be related to GDP Center’s mission to advance policy-oriented research for financial stability, human wellbeing, and environmental sustainability across the globe. Applicants must undergo a competitive selection process and only a limited number of stipends are available. To be considered, applicants must obtain a letter of support from a GDP Center core or affiliated faculty member.

All application materials are due by February 24, 2020. Finalists of this competitive selection process will be invited to the GDP Center for interviews before March 9, before final decisions are provided on March 24.

We encourage all to join our mailing list to receive updates about upcoming GDP Center events. Visit here for more information about the Summer in the Field Program application process and read more here about last year’s fellows.

 

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  • Jon Shiffer collaborated with Partners in Health to study the expansion of clinical care for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Kono District, Sierra Leone.

  • The Koidu Government Hospital, where Jon Shiffer was observing care practices for noncommunicable diseases.

  • SiF Fellow Hiwote Solomon with the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

  • Kexin Zhang, Leah Eyob, and GDP Center SiF Fellow Amelia Dangerfield preparing for fieldwork in Lilongwe, Malawi.

  • The field team for the Malawi Behavioral Biases Study in Lilongwe, Malawi. HCI Associate Professor Mahesh Karra led the research team for this project.

  • Emily Hammel and her team constructed a water treatment center and trained the women entrepreneurs on how to treat contaminated dugout water using local materials in northern Ghana.

  • Emily Hammel with the SAHA Global team.

  • Zeying Wu visisted Huawei in Shenzen, China to conduct research on Japanese public opinion on trade conflicts in the early 1980s.