Our Summer 2024 Program will be held in El Paso/Las Cruces May 27-July 20, 2024, preceded by one week of online meetings and workshops, starting May 20, 2024). The window for applications ihas now closed. Please note that there will also be a program held in Summer 2025. The call for applications and details will be announced in November 2024.
- Applicants must still be undergraduates when participating in the program.
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Major in social science field, related area, or interdisciplinary program.
- Applicants must be a US citizen, US national, or Legal Permanent Resident.
What Students Get
- $5000 basic stipend
- for those students traveling from outside the region: return airfare and campus accommodation at NMSU or UTEP
- local transport and meals stipend of $1300
- books stipend of $200
- support for conference participation to present findings (up to $400)
- Training in the study of immigration and border communities through presentations, workshops on research methods, field trips, and collaborative community-based research projects
- Mentorship in completing a research project, presenting and/or publishing results in academic venues, and guidance on applying to graduate school and/or careers in social science fields