Innovations for Peace and Development (IPD) is a student-driven research lab that provides mentored opportunities for interdisciplinary, policy-relevant research on global conflict and peace-building, foreign assistance, poverty alleviation, good governance, economic development, human rights, and more. IPD’s goals are to provide on-campus experiential learning, applied training, and international professional opportunities to UT students. Since 2013, we have supported 900+ student researchers. IPD students have won prestigious fellowships, and alumni have embarked on impressive careers in academia as well as at the World Bank, UN agencies, the US State Department, USAID, global non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and the private sector.
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Applications for Spring 2024 are now OPEN. This application form will close on January 18, 2024.
Interested in finding out more about what IPD Research Assistants do? Check out our IPD FAQs page for more! We’re looking forward to receiving your application.
IPD Events Schedule
Spring 2024
February 28
Intro to Excel Research Training
5:15 – 6:15 PM
Patton Hall (RLP)
RLP 4.600 (IPD Bullpen)
March 1
The Women’s Empowerment in Nutrition Index (Speaker: Dr. Erin Lentz)
12:15-1:15 PM
Patton Hall (RLP)
RLP 4.616
March 6
From IPD to the United States Institute for Peace (USIP) (Speaker: Jill Baggerman)
12:15 – 1:15 PM
Zoom (Join Meeting)
March 20
Building Hunger-Free Communities (Speaker: Dr. Jeremy Everett)
12:15-1:15 PM
Patton Hall (RLP)
RLP 4.616
March 29
The Power of Expertise in International Organizations (Speaker: Dr. Mirko Heinzel)
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Patton Hall (RLP)
RLP 4.616
Get in Touch
Want to work with us? Have an idea for a project?
Curious about some aspect of the lab? Please reach out or come visit us.
Innovations for Peace and Development
RLP 4.600
305 E 23rd St, Austin, TX 78712