Welcome to the Institute of Transnational Studies

About the Institute

The Institute of Transnational Studies (formerly the Taylor Institute of Transnational Studies), is an organization whose mission is to facilitate research exchange and collaboration across and beyond the social sciences and area studies programs at the University of Washington. Our goal is to enable conversations among researchers about methodological and thematic concerns that cross the boundaries of disciplines and regions of the world. Our grant programs foster research that grows out of these conversations. We provide seed grants and assistance for research clusters, conferences and related speaker series.

Previous programs include: The Modern Girl Around the World; Nature and Its Public Spheres in the Tropical World; Public Spaces and the Public Sphere: Multidisciplinary Inquiries into Urban Change in the Asia Pacific; Recasting Asia America; Feminism and Fundamentalism; and Law, Governmentality, and Globalization.

The Institute is open to all faculty and staff of the University of Washington campuses and welcomes projects that include graduate or undergraduate student researchers.

Announcement:

The Institute of Transnational Studies is currently not accepting proposals. Please check back with us at a later date.