2025 International Policy Summer Institute (IPSI) Applications Open!
June 8-12, Washington, DC
Click here for more information and to find the application. Applications close January 26.
IPSI is a five-day professional development program for professors (all ranks) and post-docs in the field of international affairs who want to build the tools and networks to produce and disseminate policy-relevant academic research. The Institute delivers an intensive curriculum designed to teach participants how to develop and articulate their research for a policy audience, what policy-makers are looking for when they look to scholarship on international issues, whom to target when sharing research, and which tools and avenues of dissemination are appropriate. IPSI also provides a forum for scholars to develop professional networks with their colleagues and with the broader policy community. Travel, accommodations, and most meals included.
Last Call for 2025 Policy Outreach Awards
Application Deadline December 9
BTG is now accepting applications from early-career scholars for our Policy Outreach Award. This award, generously supported by the Raymond Frankel Foundation, supports focused outreach to members of the policy community by outstanding early-career scholars on issues related to international security, politics, and foreign policy. The award will support outreach efforts that convey policy implications of the scholar’s research to policy practitioners, with the purpose of informing policy making or practice.
The award will fund travel to Washington, DC and three nights of accommodation in DC. Each award recipient will also be assigned a mentor who is a senior member of the Bridging the Gap network and will provide the recipient with focused guidance and advice on their policy outreach. To be eligible, scholars must have completed their PhD in international relations, international studies, political science, history, or public policy within the past five years. The opportunity is open to scholars based in the U.S. regardless of citizenship.
More information and the application form can be found here.
Bridging the Gap + Research on International Policy Implementation Lab Co-Creation Training
BTG and the Research on International Policy Implementation Lab (RIPIL) have collaborated to develop a new suite of online training modules focused on building effective co-creation research partnerships between academics and policymakers or practitioners. These modules aim to support researchers interested in advancing connections between research, policy, and practice through research co-creation. The planned training materials will cover a range of topics, including core concepts, practical tools, promising practices, and other aspects of partnered research. Through a combination of lessons, case studies, interactive activities, reflective exercises, and other resources, the modules aim to guide researchers in integrating co-creative practices throughout the research process.
The modules are currently in the early stages of design, with a pilot phase scheduled for next summer and a final release expected by the end of 2025. The project is led by BTG alumni Rachel George, Lecturer, Program in International Relations, Stanford University and Pauline Zerla, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Foreign Policy & Global Security, School of International Service, American University.
