Application materials
All application materials must be submitted as a PDF to Max Ferrer at mferrer@cwar-institute.org by the deadline: 11:59 PM ET, Sunday, September 1, 2025. *Please include your last name (family name) in the subject of the email as well as in application attachments (i.e. PHILIPS_Writing Sample.pptx)
*Letters of recommendation will be accepted until Monday, September 1, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET.
Please note that we cannot consider incomplete applications.
Your application must include the following:
- a completed application cover sheet;
- a brief curriculum vitae (3 pages max);
- a one-to-two-page (12 pt. font, double spaced, 1” margins) proposal outlining how participation in the program (including the research trip) will benefit your studies. Refer to the selection criteria above for direction on writing your proposal;
- a brief writing sample in English (seminar paper, published article, thesis/dissertation chapter, etc.);
- a letter of recommendation submitted directly by a recommender directly to Max Ferrer at mferrer@cwar-institute.org. (NB: letters of recommendation submitted by the applicant themselves will not be reviewed).
Questions about the program may be submitted to Max Ferrer at mferrer@cwar-institute.org prior to the application deadline.