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Join our team of undergraduate Migrations scholars to think in new ways about global migration challenges and understand our world on the move. As an undergraduate Migrations scholar, you'll play an active role in migration-related scholarship and programming on campus. 

With the support of Migrations Program director Katie Fiorella and our cohort of graduate fellows, you will explore key issues in migration studies and build leadership skills alongside a cohort of your peers. In the spring semester, scholars will have a chance to plan an event on a migration theme of their choice. 

Last spring, our cohort of Migrations scholars hosted two events featuring panels of migrations faculty and human rights organizers: 

• Margins and Mobilization: Migrant Worker Precarity and Power in the Trump-era Economy
• From Colony to Diaspora: Enduring Legacies of U.S. Territorial Rule in Puerto Rico and the Philippines

Eligibility

All undergraduate students who are interested in migration studies are encouraged to apply. Previous Migrations scholars are welcome to apply again.

You should be in good standing academically and have no unresolved disciplinary charges or sanctions, be enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at the time of the fellowship (e.g., not on leave of absence), and be on campus in Ithaca for in-person meetings and mentoring.

Deadline

September 8, 2025

Amount

Students can elect to enroll in a one-credit course or receive $250 ​​upon successful completion of the fellowship in spring.

How to Apply

Fill out the online application. The application requires you to submit a short paragraph (250 words) about why you want to be a Migrations scholar and your resume or CV.

If you have any questions, contact migrations@einaudi.cornell.edu.