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Research & Internships

Research & Internships

Choose one or choose many

The Keough School provides a wide range of options to gain firsthand exposure to global affairs beyond an academic major or minor. Explore research opportunities in the country of your choosing, or apply your skills in hands-on internships and language study programs in the US and overseas. Go beyond the classroom to explore further, dig deeper, and discover a world of opportunities.

You don’t have to enroll in classes to take advantage of global opportunities at the Keough School.


Explore in greater depth your field of study and connect with professors and mentors.

Research & Funding

 

RESEARCH WITH FACULTY

For high-level research experience, working with faculty on their own research
Kellogg International Scholars ProgramKellogg Institute for International Studies

Kellogg Developing Researchers ProgramKellogg Institute for International Studies

 

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

For exploratory projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America or the Middle East
Experiencing the World FellowshipsKellogg Institute for International Studies

For projects related to democracy, development, and peace studies
Undergraduate Research Grants Kellogg Institute for International Studies and Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

For Asia-related research or language-intensive programs
Undergraduate Research GrantsLiu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies

For research in European studies that requires travel to Europe for archival and/or field research
Undergraduate Research GrantsNanovic Institute for European Studies

For experiential learning opportunities focused on social entrepreneurship
Pulte Institute Student Fellowships 
Pulte Institute for Global Development

Internships

Gain valuable professional experience and apply classroom concepts in a real-world environment.

Internships

For work in Europe’s most international cities and locales
Summer Internship and Service GrantsNanovic Institute for European Studies

For work in a variety of fields in Dublin, Ireland
Summer Internship in DublinKeough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies

For work in global development policy and practice or grant writing
On-campus Student Assistantships and Summer InternshipsPulte Institute for Global Development

For experiential learning on the front lines of development work 
Social Entrepreneurship InternshipsPulte Institute for Global Development

For experiential learning with student consulting teams in South Africa
Entrepreneurship and Empowerment in South Africa – McKenna Center for Human Development and Global Business

For work with organizations that engage with religion at both local and global levels
Internship Opportunities 
Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion

 

Keough School language study

Learn to adapt to different cultures and people while developing a lifelong skill.

Language Study

Language Study Grants (French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Portuguese) – Nanovic Institute for European Studies

Summer Language Fellowships in Ireland — Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies

Asia-Related Language Study GrantsLiu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies

 

 

Connect with students from other universities who share your professional interests.

Student-led Conferences

Human Development ConferenceFord Family Program/Kellogg Institute for International Studies

Notre Dame Student Peace ConferenceKroc Institute for International Peace Studies

Student Group Enrichment Funding – Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies


“The Keough School has provided me with resources to imagine and explore globally while cultivating my interdisciplinary interest.”


Elsa Barron ’21

 

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