{"id":978,"date":"2023-04-18T15:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T15:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cis\/?page_id=978"},"modified":"2026-03-27T18:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:19:14","slug":"phd-student-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cis\/phd-student-support\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Student Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n            \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-WWJwtwTwd2\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-WWJwtwTwd2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Graduate Student Research Grants<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-WWJwtwTwd2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-WWJwtwTwd2\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The center is currently offering funding support up to $1,500 to PhD students specializing in international relations or comparative politics from the Political Science and International Relations Department who have successfully passed their qualifying exams by December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Deadline: Applications for 2024\u201325 funding are due Nov.13, 2024. A separate call for summer 2025 funding will be announced in spring 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cis\/graduate-student-research-grants\/\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-WWJwtwTwd2\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-WWJwtwTwd2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Graduate Student Research Assistantships<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-WWJwtwTwd2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-WWJwtwTwd2\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Funding to support a graduate student research assistant for one semester or one year. Applicants must be a faculty member seeking graduate student support.<\/p>\n<p>The next funding call will be announced by Dec. 1, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Application deadline: January 31, 2024.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cis\/research-assistantships\/\">Learn more.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-WWJwtwTwd2\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-WWJwtwTwd2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Graduate Student Summer Research Assistantships<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-WWJwtwTwd2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-WWJwtwTwd2\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Funding to support PhD students seeking summer research assistantships. Applicants must be POIR graduate students.<\/p>\n<p>Application deadline: April 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cis\/summer-research-assistantships\/\">Learn more.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-WWJwtwTwd2\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-WWJwtwTwd2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">ISA Membership Support<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-WWJwtwTwd2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-WWJwtwTwd2\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>CIS will support the cost of an annual International Studies Association (ISA) membership ($55) to PhD students from the Political Science and International Relations Department.<\/p>\n<p>Application deadline: Rolling<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cis\/isa-membership-support\/\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-5-WWJwtwTwd2\" aria-controls=\"section-1-5-WWJwtwTwd2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Reimbursement Guidelines<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-5-WWJwtwTwd2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-5-WWJwtwTwd2\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC reimburses guests for necessary and reasonable approved expenses they incur in the conduct of university business. USC does not reimburse for personal expenses. Additional guidelines can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2023\/07\/Reimbursement-Guidelines-for-PhD-Students.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-6-WWJwtwTwd2\" aria-controls=\"section-1-6-WWJwtwTwd2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-6-WWJwtwTwd2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-6-WWJwtwTwd2\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have gathered frequently asked questions about <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cis\/faqs-phd-students-summer-ras\/\">Summer RA funding support<\/a>. If you do not find answers to your questions, please email us at <a href=\"mailto:cis@dorsife.usc.edu\">cis@dorsife.usc.edu<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":899,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-content-detail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-978","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PhD Student Support - Center for International Studies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cis\/phd-student-support\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PhD Student Support - 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