Borderland Field Course 2025
“Borderland: Critical Approaches to Field Research and Engagement in the Global South” is an interdisciplinary field course that is jointly developed and offered by UC-Berkeley and University of Copenhagen
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Borderland Field Course 2025
“Borderland: Critical Approaches to Field Research and Engagement in the Global South” is an interdisciplinary field course that is jointly developed and offered by UC-Berkeley and University of Copenhagen
Critical Approaches to Field Research and Engagement in the Global South
Course overview
It is a summer course that takes place in Chiang Mai, Thailand, worth 7.5 ECTS points, and is an initiative developed as part of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) network. This year, the course will take place from July 8th to August 2nd.
The course provides you with 1 week of lectures revolving around this year’s theme on Migration, Mobilities and Immobilities in context of Borderlands, by professors from world leading universities. It gives you 2 weeks of practical experience interning with a local NGO or an ongoing research project in Chiang Mai, and 1 week of exposure and insights into developing a research proposal that can be used for future research careers.
Read the complete course description here.
How to apply
To sign up for the course, you must submit an application consisting of:
a) A completed application form
b) A motivation for taking the course and current research interests as they relate to the themes of Migration, Mobilities and Immobilities (max 500 words).
Application deadline: 1 April 2024.
Cost
UCPH students: no tuition fee
EU/EAA citizens (including ETH Zürich): tuition fee DKK 6,000 (app. 900 USD)
Non-EU/EAA citizens (including Cambridge and Oxford): tuition fee of DKK 12,000 (app. 1,800 USD)
Included in tuition are: Field trip, welcome bag, welcome reception, farewell dinner and IARU Diploma.
For other costs associated with the course, see ‘Remarks’ in Course Description.
Funding support
All non-EU students (including ETH, Oxford and Cambridge) can apply for a 1,000 USD scholarship from IARU to help offset the cost of program participation. There is a limited number of scholarships available.
To apply for a scholarship please use the stipend application form.
Students enrolled at UCPH will be eligible to apply for a UCPH travel stipend, if accepted on the course.
How to apply:
Send a mail to: iaru.gsp@adm.ku.dk. No need for a motivated application – just send the following documents:
a) Invitation letter to the Borderland course
b) Pre-approval of the Borderland course from your own study board/Faculty (if relevant). In case you don’t have this available yet due to long processing time at your study board, just note that you will re-send it as soon as you have it.
Application deadline: 1 May 1 2024.
Previous years’ courses
Get inspired by previous years’ editions of the course and watch these videos to find out what’s in store for you this year!
2024
2023
2018
Borderland Field Course 2025
Application Deadline:
1 April 2025
Course Level:
Full Degree Master Bachelor choice, Full Degree Master choice
Schedule:
8 July 2024 – 2 August 2025
in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Course capacity:
30
A limited number of $1,000 IARU scholarships are available to non-EU students to help cover program costs.
