The effects of multispecies migration are global. It is more important than ever to engage a broad global public in learning more about how movement shapes our lives, the lives of animals and plants, and beyond.
The Migrations initiative is working toward this goal by providing opportunities for diverse communities to get involved: students of all levels, community college faculty, Cornell researchers, and a broad public.
Become a Migrations Scholar
Apply by June 15
Are you an undergraduate migration studies minor or interested in migration studies? Join a team of undergraduate Migrations scholars!
Scholars gain leadership experience, interact with faculty and visiting migration scholars, and develop their interest in and familiarity with key issues in migration studies through collaboration and student-centered programming. Scholars receive a $250 stipend per semester to help coordinate a monthly migration-themed salon, promote the minor, introduce guest speakers at Migrations events, help plan an annual symposium, and more.
To apply, send a letter of interest and CV to migrations@global.cornell.edu with "Migrations Scholar Application" in the subject line. Please indicate in your letter if you would like to be considered for the fall 2022 semester or the full 2022-23 academic year.
Summer Pathways Program
Open to undergraduates and recent graduates
Our new summer program provides hands-on research training to first-generation students and underrepresented minority graduates who are interested in studying migration and considering graduate school. Applicants do not need to be Cornell students.
From July 25 to August 4, selected participants will attend this hybrid program (online and in-person at Cornell’s Ithaca campus). A stipend of $2,000 supports each participant as they gain research skills, higher education networks, and practical knowledge about the graduate application process and PhD life. Applications are closed for 2022.
Migrations Summer Institute
Open to early-career migration scholars
Our annual summer institute, co-sponsored by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, immerses early-career scholars in the study of racism, dispossession, and migration in a collaborative space. Each year, the institute addresses a new topic under the leadership of a faculty researcher.
This year's institute will look closely at dispossession from a comparative perspective, engaging early-career scholars in African studies, Native American and Indigenous studies, and settler colonial studies. Applications are closed for 2022.
Undergraduates: Get Involved
Undergraduate students at Cornell play a key role in shaping the content and direction of the Migrations initiative. The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies offers ways for students to get involved:
Community College Professional Development
Open to community college faculty in upstate New York
In this year-long professional development opportunity, we collaborate with community college faculty fellows to enhance curricular projects that center the connections between racism, dispossession, and migration. Fellows receive $1,000 and are matched with partners, such as corresponding scholars or content resources.
