The Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies has started “PIIRS Undergraduate Fellowships” funded by the Institute to fund summer research for selected fellows, PIIRS director and politics professor Marc Beissinger said in an email.
The fellowships are meant for students in any discipline who hope to conduct research for their senior thesis abroad this summer and are about to begin the second semester of their junior year, according to the PIIRS website.
Beissinger noted that the nature of the fellowship means that it may exclude a number of students, as it is restricted to those in international or regional studies only. However, “international or regional studies” is broadly defined and there are no specific requirements for applicants, he said.
“Having prior experience abroad is desirable, and if a person is interested in working somewhere that requires specific language skills, we will, of course, want to know that the student has adequate skills to be able to carry out the proposed research,” Beissinger said.
After a competitive application process, 10 juniors will be selected. Once their proposals are approved by Beissinger, they will be eligible to receive $3,000–$5,000 in funding “for travel and other expenses related to summer research abroad,” according to the website.
To apply, students must submit a short statement about their senior thesis, a transcript, statements of relevant coursework, skills and international experiences and a letter of recommendation by Dec. 15.
Once selected, fellows will work with a PIIRS-appointed academic adviser. History professor Michael Laffan is the advisor for 2011-12, according to Beissinger. Meanwhile, Beissinger said he will be working with the students “to develop their research proposals.”
As fellows develop their proposals and budgets for their summer abroad, they will also attend presentations on “the challenges of engaging in international research,” according to the PIIRS site. The fellows will give presentations to the incoming juniors about their research in the spring of their senior year.
According to Beissinger, the program is designed to help students plan their independent work ahead of time.
“The summer prior to the senior years is the logical time for students to engage in senior thesis abroad, but this takes some planning ahead of time,” he said. “By working with second semester juniors, we hope to stimulate more students to utilize opportunities for engaging in research abroad for their senior theses.”
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