Applications Now Being Accepted for 2025 Graduate Summer Fellows Program

Application Deadline: Tuesday, March 25
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellows Program, which offers graduate students from across Boston University an opportunity for intensive interdisciplinary research and writing on topics aligned with the future-focused research interests of BU’s Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future.

The Pardee Center conducts future-oriented, interdisciplinary, and policy-relevant research that can contribute to long-term improvements in the human condition. The 10-week fellowship (May 27 – August 1, 2025) offers structured interaction with Pardee Center affiliated faculty and a collegial atmosphere that fosters peer support and intellectual growth. Summer Fellows conduct independent research and produce a substantive research paper to be considered for publication by the Pardee Center. Fellows are expected to participate fully in Pardee Center activities and Summer Fellows events for the duration of the 10-week program.

The program is open to Boston University graduate students from all Schools and Colleges. Master’s students will receive a stipend of $6,500. For PhD recipients in years one through five, this program will count as part of the five-year funding guarantee. Students completing degrees in May 2025 are not eligible.

Proposals for any topic related to the Pardee Center’s longer-range global human development research mission will be considered. Successful proposals will be interdisciplinary in nature with a clear sense of the topic’s importance and policy relevance to the longer-range future.

The deadline for applications is close of business on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. All candidates will be notified of the outcome of their application by late April. Detailed application instructions are available here.

Questions regarding the Summer Fellowship Program may be directed to gsfellow@bu.edu. A list of frequently asked questions can be found here.