Learn. Network. Grow.
Learn from renowned professors in your field of study. Network
with peers from around the world. Grow as a researcher and creator
of knowledge.
This summer, seven to ten doctoral students will be selected
to participate in the prestigious GW-CIBER
Summer Doctoral Institute for Research and Study on Institutions
& Development. Spend your summer conducting research in the
nation’s capital, home to many of the world’s most
influential institutions. This cross-disciplinary program will
facilitate research related to Institutions & Development from
the perspective of a broad range of social sciences.
Scholars selected for the Summer 2010 program will:
|
“The Summer Doctoral Institute provides an opportunity for GW faculty to work with excellent doctoral students from other universities. The opportunity allows the GW faculty and participating doctoral students to share research ideas and collaborate on research projects that take advantage of unique datasets, diversifying background, and state of the art methodologies that are brought together by the program. I had an enjoyable and productive experience in summer 2008.”
-Dr. Jiawen Yang,
Department of International Business |
Faculty Mentorship
The heart of the Summer Doctoral Institute program is the mentoring
relationship between the doctoral scholars and GW faculty members.
You will have the opportunity to work closely throughout the summer with established researchers in your chosen field, on a research project of mutual interest within the area of Institutions & Development. By agreeing to participate in the SDI, faculty mentors commit themselves to being on campus during the two summer months when the students are at GW, and to be available for face-to-face interaction.
For more information on GW faculty and their areas of research, please visit the Faculty Mentors page. Please note that any GW faculty member in any field may participate.
To learn more about how to participate
in the program, please read the Application page.
GW-CIBER SDI was a great opportunity to meet enthusiastic and successful PhD students from around the United States. I enjoyed the opportunity to gather their feedback on my work, which helped me develop new ideas. I also enjoyed the convivial atmosphere set by Jennifer and her team and embraced by all participants.
-2008 Participant |
Community of Scholars
Build a network of like-minded scholars from across the country!
The Summer Doctoral Institute brings together seven to ten
doctoral scholars from a broad range of social science disciplines
that have an interest in Institutions & Development. This is
your opportunity to join a community of mutual learning that
will last not just the length of the program, but for the length
of your career. You and your peers will live in GW housing,
building bonds as you interact in a variety of scholarly activities
while also taking time to explore all that the city has to offer.
Alumni activities will help maintain this life-long scholarly
network for years to come. |
Washington, DC Resources
You’ll live in the heart of it all: Just blocks from the
White House and Capital Hill, across the street from the World
Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and near a wide range
of embassies, nongovernmental organizations, and multilateral
institutions. This is the perfect opportunity to make connections
and utilize resources that you can make use of throughout your
career. In addition, Washington, DC offers all the amenities
and features that you would expect of an international city.
To learn more about living on the GW campus and in the DC area,
visit our About DC page
 |
SDI provides a conducive atmosphere for productive academic interaction with a diverse pool of high achieving doctoral students who serve as peer motivators in a research environment. The CIBER faculty and staff are extremely collegial and supportive of fellows and provide invaluable present and future avenues for collaborative research with fellows.
-2008 Participant |
Other Program Components
Beyond engaging in a research project with a GW faculty member, you will also take part in a variety of learning opportunities
throughout the length of the program:
- Doctoral Colloquium: Doctoral scholars will participate in
a weekly discussion forum that will focus on cutting edge research in the area of Institutions & Development. These meetings will also include student/mentor research presentations at the beginning and end of the program.
- Research Feedback Groups: The SDI students will participate in informal feedback groups consisting of two to four students with similar research interests or fields. These groups will meet several times during the summer and will provide an opportunity for peer review and brainstorming.
Getting Published
Part of your Summer Doctoral Institute experience will involve
preparing your research for the publishing process. Through your
partnership with a GW faculty member, you’ll have the opportunity
to become a coauthor on an article that will be submitted to
a high quality, peer-reviewed outlet.
For more information on the research activity at GW, visit the
homepages of the University’s schools and colleges on our About GW page.
To see what some of our participating faculty have published
in the past and what they are interested in researching in the
future, visit the Faculty Mentors page. |
"It was a pleasure to participate in GW-CIBER SDI 2008. The program provided an opportunity to work closely with a serious graduate student on a project of common interest. Together, my graduate student collaborator and I made a great deal of progress on our research over the summer, and our coauthored paper was recently accepted for presentation at a major conference in our field. GW-CIBER has been enormously supportive of our project from start to finish. I look forward to participating again next year."
-Dr. Emmanuel Teitelbaum,
Department of Political Science |
All doctoral scholars will receive free housing in on-campus apartments. Scholars will also receive a $2,000 stipend to defray travel and other living expenses.
