The Migration and Diversity (MiDi) interdisciplinary collective at Sciences Po is delighted to announce its call for applications for the MiDi Research Prize 2024. 

The MiDi Research Prize was launched in 2023 to reward young researchers at Sciences Po. In line with the collective’s objective, this prize helps to promote interdisciplinarity and strengthen academic exchange on issues related to migration and ethno-cultural diversity at Sciences Po. 

MiDi was created in 2020 as a collective interdisciplinary initiative with the aim of strengthening interactions between researchers from different Sciences Po research centres around issues of international migration and ethno-cultural diversity. It brings together researchers from the Centre for International Studies (CERI), the Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics (CEE), the Centre for Research on Social Inequalities (CRIS), the Law School, the Department of History, the Department of Economics, the Centre for Political Research at Sciences Po (CEVIPOF) and the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies (LIEPP). The research produced at Sciences Po on these issues covers a wide range of themes, such as asylum and migration flows, the right to asylum, borders, the integration of migrants, ethno-racial discrimination and inequalities in the European and global contexts.

The Research Prize rewards the outstanding efforts of young researchers in master’s degree and PhD programs across all Schools and departments of Sciences Po, and raises the profile of rigorous, innovative research on issues relating to international migration and/or ethno-cultural diversity. 

Three annual prizes will be awarded: 

• two prizes for research conducted by master’s degree students awarded for the master’s thesis (500 euros each) 
• one prize for research conducted by a PhD student awarded for an academic journal article or a book chapter (1,000 euros).

Eligibility

All students enrolled in a master’s degree program at Sciences Po in 2024-2025 across all 7 schools are eligible for the first prize (master’s thesis).

All students enrolled in a PhD program at Sciences Po across all departments and research centres in 2024-2025 are eligible (PhD prize).

The prizewinners will be invited to publish their master’s thesis or the summary of their publication on the MiDi website, as well as to participate in an awards ceremony seminar.  

Candidates are invited to send their publication, abstract (200 words), and CV to mohamed.elsayeh@sciencespo.fr by Monday, 15 September 2025. Prizewinners will be announced by 14 November 2025.