Criteria for Selection

The research of the graduate student must focus on an issue which has relevance for the study of national and international security, broadly defined.

  • We are glad to welcome applications from students in any discipline, including (but not limited to) political science, history, law, anthropology, sociology, and comparative literature.
  • Preference is usually given to students who will finish their degrees in the coming year and who are on, or about to go on, the job market. We have, however, on occasion selected students who have finished their degrees and/or have already found a job.
  • The Selection Committee chooses participants primarily on the basis of their individual excellence. Because it is an interdisciplinary conference, an effort is made to make sure that we invite students from a variety of disciplines.
  •  The conference will be organized around the interests of the chosen candidates as opposed to being organized around predetermined themes.