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Undergraduate Migrations Scholars
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Join our team of undergraduate Migrations scholars to think in new ways about global migration challenges and understand our world on the move. As an undergraduate Migrations scholar, you'll play an active role in migration-related scholarship and programming on campus.
With the support of Migrations Program director Katie Fiorella and our cohort of graduate fellows, you will explore key issues in migration studies and build leadership skills alongside a cohort of your peers. In the spring semester, scholars will have a chance to plan an event on a migration theme of their choice.
Last spring, our cohort of Migrations scholars hosted two events featuring panels of migrations faculty and human rights organizers:
- Margins and Mobilization: Migrant Worker Precarity and Power in the Trump-era Economy
- From Colony to Diaspora: Enduring Legacies of U.S. Territorial Rule in Puerto Rico and the Philippines
Eligibility
All undergraduate students who are interested in migration studies are encouraged to apply. Previous Migrations scholars are welcome to apply again.
You should be in good standing academically and have no unresolved disciplinary charges or sanctions, be enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at the time of the fellowship (e.g., not on leave of absence), and be on campus in Ithaca for in-person meetings and mentoring.
Deadline
September 30, 2025
Amount
Students can elect to enroll in a one-credit course or receive $250 upon successful completion of the fellowship in spring.
How to Apply
Fill out the online application. The application requires you to submit a short paragraph (250 words) about why you want to be a Migrations scholar and your resume or CV.
If you have any questions, contact migrations@einaudi.cornell.edu.
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Miriam Frank
Reppy Fellow 2025-26
Miriam Frank is a M.S. student at the ILR school in the Department of Global Labor and Work and is the Emerson Fellow. Her practice and research focuses on the influence of peace processes on institutional social protection for workers.
Frank is interested in labor relations systems and in the intersection of workers’ rights and war, particularly in the government's role in providing social protections to workers in the transition from war to peace.
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Global Internships
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Gain valuable international experience with a Global Internship! As an intern, you'll meet mentors and colleagues working in the international arena and advance your career goals.
Our Global Internships span the globe with placements at Cornell Global Hubs partner universities, community nonprofits and NGOs, and global practitioners partnering with Einaudi's regional and thematic programs. We offer internships specializing in global development, climate and sustainability, international relations, communication, business, governance, and more.
Many opportunities have several openings, giving you a chance to intern abroad next summer with fellow Cornellians.
What You'll Learn
How to Be a Global Citizen
"My internship helped me to strengthen my sense of cultural awareness, intercultural communication, and empathy."—Haruna Floate '26
How to Think Internationally
"In university, we are often taught U.S.-centric views, which can be limiting as environmental problems are global."—Hadley Flanagan '26
How to Adapt in New Places
"The number one lesson I got from the experience was the importance of being teachable. I had to go outside of my comfort zone."—Eliana Amoh '26
Funding Amount
All Global Interns receive an award to cover the estimated costs for airfare, transportation, and living expenses. A portion of the stipend may be paid directly to the in-country host to support housing, food, and local transportation. Find specific funding information under the "cost" tab on each internship’s Experience page.
How to Apply
Find out how to apply then continue exploring internship options and start your application on Experience.
Deadline and Decision
The application deadline for this opportunity has passed.
Questions?
Joshua Kennedy is the Global Internships advisor. Select "Global Internships" in Cornell Chatter to schedule an appointment. You can also reach out by email with questions.
Meet Past Global Interns
Hear from our past interns on the Global Cornell YouTube channel.
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Funding Type
- Internship
Role
- Student
Program
IAD PhD Field Research Grant
Details
IAD offers research grants to enrolled Cornell PhD students to conduct field research in Africa.
Eligibility
Eligible candidates must have a substantive research focus on Africa and research must be conducted in Africa. Grants are not intended to cover international travel costs (flights from the U.S. to the country of study) but may supplement additional grants from the Einaudi Center Travel Grant. Awards range between $1,500 - $4,000. Students who have previously received an IAD Field Research grant may not apply again.
Criteria
- Research is directly related to African development; proposal and research plan are detailed, feasible, and can be done in the allotted time; research budget is reasonable, and field research is integral to the applicant’s dissertation
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Duncan Eaton
IES Graduate Fellow 2025-26
Duncan Eaton is a PhD candidate in the History Department. His research is concerned with the economic and political history of 19th and 20th century Europe, with a focus on the economic challenges stemming from the dissolution of Austria-Hungary. His dissertation research analyzes the political economy of interwar Czechoslovakia in order to understand the proliferation of autonomist politics among rural Slovaks, particularly following the Great Depression.
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Spencer Hadley
IES Graduate Fellow 2025-26
Spencer Hadley (he/him/his) is a PhD candidate in the Department of German Studies. His dissertation project carries the provisional heading “Jazz Poetry in German Keys: Race, Gender, Sound and Transnational Exchange Since 1945.” It involves 20th and 21st century German-language poetry, prose and performance and is informed by Literary and Cultural Studies, (Jazz and Popular) Music and Sound studies, and Black European Studies.
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Xinyu Zhang
IES Graduate Fellow 2025-26
Xinyu H. Zhang is a PhD candidate in the Department of Comparative Literature and holds an M.A. in Icelandic Literature from the University of Iceland. He is a reader of critical theories and Far North literature (Nordic-Scandinavian texts, especially those from Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland). He seeks to learn from the poignant dialectics between literary history and natural history in narratives of uneasy settlement in the Far North.
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Brume Dezembro Iazzetti
Reppy Fellow 2025-26
Brume Dezembro Iazzetti is a PhD student in the Department of Science and Technology Studies. She is currently working on a proposal on early trans medicine in Brazil, amid the Military Dictatorship period, crossing discussions on futurity, ethnographies of (and beyond) violence, and paths to reparative justice. Her Ph.D. research moves into present-day controversies on emerging medical and digital technologies, and questions on body plasticity and extraordinary body transformations, including in right-wing movements.
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Upasana Singh
Reppy Fellow 2025-26
Upasana Singh is a J.S.D. candidate at the Cornell Law School. She is also working as a research assistant with Carl Marks Professor of International Studies at Cornell University, Dr. Kaushik Basu. She holds an LL.M. from Cornell Law School with a focus on conflict resolution and restorative justice. She serves on the review board of the Indian Law Institute Law Review.
Prior to this, she served as an Assistant Professor of Law in India and practiced as an advocate in the Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Delhi.
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Sebastian Restrepo
Reppy Fellow 2025-26
Sebastian Restrepo is a PhD student in the Department of City and Regional Planning. His research interests focus on the institutional arrangements to improve the implementation of peace agreements in conflict or post-conflict regions. He has more than fifteen (15) years of experience designing and implementing regional development programs.
Additional Information
Program
Role
- Student
- PACS Current Graduate Fellow
- Graduate Student
Contact
Email: sebas.restrepo85@gmail.com