Graduate Students

Graduate students play an integral part in the Institute’s activities and mission. Many students have done their seminal work at Kellogg and some students serve as research and teaching assistants to Fellows. The Institute encourages graduate student participation in research projects, Working Groups, seminars and lectures.

Regular interaction with Kellogg Fellows and visitors keeps graduate students abreast of international developments and the latest analyses. Contacts made at Kellogg often help students in future academic and professional careers; for example, in gaining access to an institutional base for dissertation research or a policymaking network. Frequent interchange with permanent faculty and visitors keeps students informed about developments in the Latin American field.

Grants: While the Kellogg Institute does not award degrees, it does offer the following awards and fellowships to students: Dissertation Year Fellowships, Seed Money Grants, Supplemental Awards for PhD Students Who Work on Latin America, Africa, or Asia and Quechua Summer Language Fellowships. The Institute also works closely with the University’s academic departments to support postgraduate research related to the Institute’s research priorities. To learn more, go to graduate school page.

Lectures: Graduate students are active participants in the life of the Kellogg Institute. Together with faculty, students attend the seminars and lectures given by Kellogg Fellows, Visiting Fellows, and prominent outside speakers.

Conferences: Typically, Kellogg sponsors one to two international conferences annually, often in conjunction with other departments of the University and outside institutions; graduate students are encouraged to participate.

Workshops and Roundtable Discussions: The Institute has held annual academic workshops, roundtable discussions and public policy forums to address some of the critical challenges facing Latin America and the world. For more information, see our events calendar.

Working Groups offer graduate students an opportunity to work with faculty on early research initiatives.

Faculty and Visiting Fellows: The Institute provide many opportunities to graduate students to interact with fellows, as well as explore the work of both established and rising stars in the social sciences.

For more information on Graduate Programs, contact Luis Canales.