The call for members for the IMISCOE PhD Academy has now opened and closes 21 August 2023. The IMISCOE PhD Academy aims to provide targeted migration research specific training and networking opportunities for PhD students within the broad field of migration studies.
The IMISCOE PhD Academy strives to create an inclusive and diverse arena for PhD students in the broad field of migration studies, who desire to participate in an engaged program of exchange and learning, drawing on the combined strengths of the IMISCOE community. The IMISCOE PhD Academy supports and seeks to work in collaboration with the IMISCOE PhD Network.
The value-added of the Academy comes through maximizing the potential of synergies which lie within the IMISCOE network today. This means that the IMISCOE conferences, PhD summer (or winter) schools organised by IMISCOE member institutes, the PhD oriented activities of Standing Committees, and the work of the PhD Network, together contribute toward the Academy’s success, allowing the most interested and engaged PhD students a unique arena to develop and thrive.
More information about the Academy, including who can become a member, what it means to be a member, and details of the process of applying can be found at the bottom of the page.
The IMISCOE PhD Academy fills a gap in PhD training that PhD students mostly receive through their universities, by offering targeted migration research related training on – among other, publishing, career development, applying for grants, post-PhD-life considerations, and networking. These needs have – time and time again – been identified by the IMISCOE PhD community itself. The IMISCOE PhD Academy also facilities peer-mentoring among PhD students, as well as mentoring opportunities within the IMSICOE network, with IMISCOE PhD Academy members themselves responsible for ensuring their own participation in these opportunities.
In the face of climate consciousness and changed mobility preferences in the post-pandemic world, the IMISCOE PhD Academy offers its activities online, taking an inclusive approach to participation, as mobility may be complicated for PhD students, for different reasons. In conjunction with the annual IMISCOE summer conference, an informal socializing and networking event is co-organised with the PhD Network, where IMISCOE PhD Academy members also participate.
Academy members will meet virtually for bi-monthly activities, for the annual IMISCOE PhD day (online), and an in-person event in conjunction with the IMISCOE annual conference for those attending. Academy members are expected to attend all IMISCOE PhD Academy bi-monthly events, as well as participating in peer-mentoring groups in the IMISCOE PhD Academy. Members are encouraged to participate in Standing Committee activities throughout their 2-year membership period.
Apply to become a member of the IMISCOE PhD Academy today!
The deadline for applications is August 21 – and the outcome of the selection process will be announced by 30 September 2023.