Deadline: 31 July 2024
The Call for Applied Research Project Partners (ARPs) 2024-2025 is now open. Every year, the Graduate Institute in Geneva invites policy and practice partners to bid for a group of first-year Master's students to carry out Applied Research Projects (ARPs) on their behalf. ARPs involve small groups of students working together to conduct policy-relevant research with partner organisations on issues related to international development and international relations.
Applied Research Projects (ARPs) are a key component of the MINT programme. ARPs involve small groups of students working together to conduct policy-relevant research with partner organisations on issues related to international development and international relations.
Through ARPs, students learn and apply analytical and research skills to practical, policy-relevant issues in international relations and development. Students work autonomously and professionally under the supervision of a team of professors from the Graduate Institute.
Throughout the ARP, students are expected to:
- draw up the project's Terms of Reference and frame appropriate research questions;
- conduct in-depth literature reviews and design relevant methodologies;
- carry out original research;
- analysing primary data;
- draft preliminary and final analytical reports; and
- present the final results of the research.
Teamwork, collaboration, professionalism, effective communication and problem-solving are crucial skills that the ARP process aims to teach students.
Eligibility
- Organisations working on issues of global concern are invited to submit applications to sponsor an ARP. Partner organisations are expected to provide guidance and support to students to generate research that is of political and practical relevance.
Expectations
Applying to act as an ARP Partner Organisation is a competitive process; successful applicants demonstrate a commitment to supporting students throughout the project period, including through the provision of technical expertise, supporting students' professional learning and helping students connect with other leading experts in the relevant field of practice.
ARP's partner organisations are expected to:
- provide the overall framework for the research project;
- participate in approximately 4 meetings with students during the project period;
- provide feedback and validate student deliverables, including the Terms of Reference, Literature Review and Methodology, and the Preliminary and Final Reports;
- attend the final presentation.
Application
Partner applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis. Final partner applications are due by 31 July 2024. Applicants are advised that due to the high number of quality proposals, the process of becoming a partner organisation is competitive.
