International Dissertation Research Fellowship

IDRF Photo Competition 2019

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The International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) Photo Competition is offered every year to IDRF recipients. Prizes are awarded for the best single photo, the best self-portrait, the best photo essay, and the best video following a vote by IDRF fellows and staff.

July 2, 2019

From Our Fellows

What’s in Your (Research) Bag? Research Advice and a Glimpse Inside the Bags of SSRC Fellows Azeez Olaniyan and Emm…

Items Admin·September 27, 2018

In this miniseries, SSRC staff caught up with eight current or former SSRC fellows to get a glimpse inside their research bags and to hear their best tips for conducting research.

September 27, 2018

From Our Fellows

Remaking Subjects in the Aftermath of War: Colombia’s Postconflict

Items Admin·July 31, 2018

Emma Shaw Crane and Catalina Vallejo, 2017 International Dissertation Research Fellowship recipients, are doctoral candidates conducting individual research on the Colombian peace process. They met through their SSRC fellowship and came together…

July 31, 2018

From Our Fellows

IDRF Photo Competition 2018

Items Admin·July 5, 2018

The International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) Photo Competition is offered every year to IDRF recipients. Prizes are awarded for the best single photo, the best self-portrait, and best photo essay following a…

July 5, 2018

From Our Fellows

Spotlight on IDRF Recipient Narges Bajoghli

Items Admin·May 4, 2018

In 2013, Narges Bajoghli was awarded the SSRC’s International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) to conduct her PhD research in Iran. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the IDRF program, SSRC staff…

May 4, 2018

From Our Fellows

From Dossiers to Dissertation: A Profile of Chris Chang

Temp Admin·April 6, 2018

Chris Chang, a recipient of both the SSRC Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship and International Dissertation Research Fellowship, spoke with SSRC staff about his experience conducting fieldwork in China and the dossiers that…

April 6, 2018

From Our Fellows

IDRF Book Exchange: Mosquito Trails

Items Admin·April 2, 2018

IDRF fellows discuss Alex Nading's book Mosquito Trails: Ecology, Health, and the Politics of Entanglement, based on his International Dissertation Research Fellowship research on waste management and disease ecologies in urban Nicaragua.

April 2, 2018

From Our Fellows

How Movements Like #MeToo Can Address Marginalization, Isolation, and Alienation Among Activists

Items Admin·March 7, 2018

Omotayo Jolaosho, 2009 International Dissertation Research Fellowship recipient, recently published an article about South African women’s activism in the journal Signs titled "Awkward Activisms: Gender and Embodied Mobilization in a Postapartheid South…

March 7, 2018

From Our Fellows

Spotlight on IDRF Recipient Helena Hansen

Items Admin·February 15, 2018

In 2005, Helena Hansen was awarded the SSRC’s International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) to conduct her PhD research in Puerto Rico, and in 2008 she received an SSRC Book Fellowship. In celebration…

February 15, 2018

From Our Fellows

The Politics of Mediation: In Conversation with Alex Fattal

Items Admin·February 2, 2018

As part of the International Dissertation Research Fellowship 20th Anniversary interview series, 2009 IDRF recipient Alex Fattal opens up about his research on the media's role in the Colombian peace process and…

February 2, 2018