Institute for European Studies
Information Session: Dissertation Proposal Development Program
October 23, 2023
4:45 pm
The Einaudi Dissertation Proposal Development Program (DPD) supports 12 PhD students annually by offering seminars, workshops, mentoring sessions, and up to $5,000 for summer research. Applicants’ research projects must focus on global issues, but the proposed research setting may be international or domestic.
In this session, you'll learn more about the details of the program and advice on the application process.
Register for event here.
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The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies hosts info sessions for graduate and for undergraduate students to learn more about funding opportunities, international travel, research, and internships. View the full calendar of fall semester sessions.
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Program
Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
South Asia Program
Information Session: Fulbright for Undergraduates
October 26, 2023
4:45 pm
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program supports U.S. citizens to study, conduct research in any field, or teach English in more than 150 countries. Students who wish to begin the program immediately after graduation are encouraged to start the process in their junior year. Recent graduates are welcome to apply through Cornell.
The Fulbright program at Cornell is administered by the Mario Einaudi Center for International studies. Applicants are supported through all stages of the application and are encouraged to start early by contacting fulbright@einaudi.cornell.edu.
Register for the info session.
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The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies hosts info sessions for graduate and for undergraduate students to learn more about funding opportunities, international travel, research, and internships. View the full calendar of fall semester sessions.
Additional Information
Program
Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
South Asia Program
Information Session: Opportunities in European Studies
October 24, 2023
4:45 pm
Uris Hall, G-08
This information session for undergraduate and graduate students will provide more information on funding opportunities from the Institute for European Studies, as well as the requirements for the European studies minor.
Register here for in-person attendance, or here for virtual registration.
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The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies hosts info sessions for graduate and for undergraduate students to learn more about funding opportunities, international travel, research, and internships. View the full calendar of fall semester sessions.
Additional Information
Program
Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
Institute for European Studies
Information Session: Internships in Africa & Latin America
October 19, 2023
4:45 pm
Uris Hall, G-08
Learn about global summer interships from the Institute for African Development and Latin American and Caribbean Studies program, part of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.
Annual internships from these programs send undergraduate students to Ghana, Zambia, or Ecuador for 6-8 weeks over the summer to engage in hands-on fieldwork. Attend this session to learn about applications for the coming year.
Register here.
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The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies hosts info sessions for graduate and for undergraduate students to learn more about funding opportunities, international travel, research, and internships. View the full calendar of fall semester sessions.
Additional Information
Program
Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
Information Session: Fulbright for Graduate Students
October 18, 2023
4:45 pm
In this info session for graduate students, learn about Fulbright at Cornell.
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides full funding for graduate and professional students conducting research in any field or teaching in more than 150 countries. Open to U.S. citizens only.
The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program supports doctoral students conducting research in modern languages or area studies for six to 12 months. Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents of the United States. Travel to Western European countries is not eligible.
Register for the information session.
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The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies hosts info sessions for graduate and for undergraduate students to learn more about funding opportunities, international travel, research, and internships. View the full calendar of fall semester sessions.
Additional Information
Program
Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
South Asia Program
Information Session: Laidlaw Research and Leadership Program
November 2, 2023
4:45 pm
Uris Hall, 153
Learn more about the Laidlaw Leadership and Research Program for undergraduates, tips for connecting with faculty research mentors, and advice for writing a successful application.
Laidlaw promotes ethical leadership and international research around the world—starting with the passionate leaders and learners found on campuses like Cornell.
Open to first- and second-year students, the two-year program provides generous support to carry out internationally focused research, develop leadership skills, engage with community projects overseas, and become part of a global network of like-minded scholars from more than a dozen universities.
Register for the information session here.
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The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies hosts info sessions for graduate and for undergraduate students to learn more about funding opportunities, international travel, research, and internships. View the full calendar of fall semester sessions.
Additional Information
Program
Einaudi Center for International Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
South Asia Program
Matt Finck
IES Director's Fellow 2024-2025
Matt Finck is a historian of Modern Europe with a focus on intellectual and cultural history. His research explores the political culture of revolutionary socialism. His dissertation examines the influence astronomy and other reflections on celestial bodies had on the political imaginaries of socialist, anarchist, and communist thinkers and movements in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. His other research interests include democratic and political theory, utopian imaginaries, visual and material culture, and critical theory.
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Frances Cayton
IES Graduate Fellow, Spring 2026
Frances Cayton's research focuses on questions surrounding democratic backsliding, civil society, and political communication. Her dissertation, specifically, examines how the underlying level of pluralism in civil society affects the durability and degree of grassroots support available for backsliding incumbents across the Visegrad 4 (Poland, Hungary, Czechia, and Slovakia). IES support has facilitated pre-dissertation language training and fieldwork, and upcoming dissertation fieldwork that will include interviews, focus groups, and surveys.
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Chris Mingo
IES Graduate Fellow 2023-24, IES Director's Fellow 2024-25
Chris Mingo is a PhD student in the History Department specializing in modern and contemporary European history. He is broadly interested in the histories of fascism, nationalism, and European imperialism, as well as political economy, and literary studies. His dissertation research examines Fascist Italy's parallel projects of imperial expansion and the development of a corporatist economy in the wake of the 1929 Wall Street crash.
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Sergio García Magariño
Associate Professor, Public University of Navarra
Sergio García Magariño holds a PhD in sociology with an international mention and is a specialist in education and social development. He currently works as a lecturer (associate professor) at the Public University of Navarra and researcher at its Institute for Advanced Social Research: I-Communitas.