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Study and Volunteer

Are you interested in learning more about migration? Look here for university study programs, study abroad, internships, and volunteer opportunities. 

University Study Programs

Look here for masters and doctoral programs that specialize in migration studies, college programs with concentrations in immigration or migration studies, and summer courses.

Graduate Programs

Program for the Study of Global Migration, The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland

Master of Science in Forced Migration, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford

REMESO, Graduate School in Migration, Ethnicity and Society, Linköping University, Sweden

Summer Programs

International Summer School in Forced Migration, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford

European Union Law and Policy on Immigration and Asylum, European Summer School, Université Libre de Bruxelles (Odysseus Network) 

Related Links to More University Programs

Scholarships

Bucerius Ph.D. Scholarships in Migration Studies

Study Abroad

Morocco: Migration and Transnational Identity, SIT Study Abroad

Morocco has become a country of transit for sub-Saharan African migrants, and is rapidly developing into a receiving country for migrants. This diverse human mobility has tremendous impact on class and economy, ethnic and racial relations, and on the overall tapestry of Moroccan culture and society. In this context, Morocco provides an excellent site for a comprehensive study of migration.

Migration & Identity, Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS), Copenhagen

Migration & Identity is an interdisciplinary program designed for students whose field of study focuses on topics of migration and minorities at political, societal and personal levels.

Internships

Cornell Farmworker Program

The Cornell Farmworker Program (CFP) is dedicated to improving the living and working conditions of farmworkers and their families. Learn about internship opportunities [For Cornell students only].

Summer 2010 applications due March 1, 2010.

2010 Undergraduate Summer Internship-ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, New York City--Undergraduate Interns

Applications accepted until February 15, 2010.

American Civil Liberties Union, Immigrant Rights Project-Legal Interns

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Immigrants’ Rights Project seeks legal interns for the Spring 2010 semester. [For law students].


The Immigrants’ Rights Project is a national project of the American Civil Liberties Union with offices in New York and California. Using targeted impact litigation, advocacy and public outreach, the Project carries on the ACLU’s historic commitment to protecting the civil rights and civil liberties of immigrants. In federal district and appellate courts, including the Supreme Court, the Project conducts the nation’s largest impact litigation program dedicated to defending and expanding the rights of immigrants, enforcing the guarantees of the Constitution and achieving equal justice under the law.

Volunteer

No More Deaths

Work as a humanitarian along the border of Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. No More Deaths volunteers are trained and placed in desert camps or border aid stations to provide humanitarian aid to migrants. See information on their Summer 2010 Volunteer Season here.


The IDC is looking for a number of volunteers to assist us in our work: 1. Language Volunteers - To translate documents on an occasional basis via email: French, Spanish and Arabic. 2. IDC Research Volunteer - Including research websites for news updates, latest research, etc. for our website and newsletter. Contact: gmitchell@idcoalition.org