Application Information
2025 ICSI SUMMER SESSION DATES
June 8 - 14, 2025
ELIGIBILITY
Advanced doctoral students and faculty in the humanities and social sciences at any institution are invited to apply to participate as Fellows in one of the four seminars (applicants may only select ONE seminar).
There are 80 available seats (20 per seminar).
Successful applications will be those that demonstrate a compelling rationale for joining the particular seminar for which the candidate is applying, significant intellectual preparation, and a commitment to critical and creative thought in a collaborative environment.
If you have previously been a Fellow at ICSI, you are eligible to apply again.
TUITION AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Tuition includes the weeklong seminar (including 5 Master Classes and 5 Workshops), one public lecture by each of the three faculty, one communal lunch, and the opening and closing receptions. Tuition does NOT cover travel, housing, or food. Tuition fees for all Fellows are below-cost, thanks to funding from the New School's Board of Trustees and private gifts. Tuition fees are as follows:
Full Tuition
PhD students/candidates, postdoctoral scholars, and contingent faculty: $1,000
Junior faculty (tenure-track): $1,500
Tenured faculty: $2,000
Reduced Tuition*
Students and faculty: $500
Tuition for New School PhD students/faculty
Accepted students and faculty from the New School attend tuition-free
*Priority for reduced-tuition scholarships will be given to applicants from the Global South (Latin America, Asia, Africa, and parts of the Middle East), though in some cases we may consider scholars at institutions in Southern and Eastern Europe, and in very rare cases, scholars at resource-poor institutions in the United States and Canada. Please make sure you fully answer all questions regarding funding in the application below to help us determine your eligibility for scholarships.
TRAVEL/HOUSING STIPENDS
All applicants who reside more than 125 miles from New York City will be considered for travel/housing stipends to defray the cost of traveling to New York City. If awarded a stipend, Fellows will receive checks upon arrival.
HOUSING
All participants have the option to be housed in a New School Residence (Kerrey Hall). With easy access to the ICSI seminars, shared double-rooms as well as a limited number of private rooms are available. Please note that all rooms (singles and doubles) are inside suites.
The estimated cost for a shared room from June 8-14, 2025 is $520 (these dates allow Fellows to arrive one day before and leave one day after the Seminars, if desired). If you would like a private room, the estimated cost is $750. Links to register for housing will be emailed once accepted Fellows have paid tuition in full. Actual room cost information will be available at the time that admissions decisions are announced.
APPLICATION
Applications for the 2025 ICSI Summer Seminar are due before midnight Eastern Standard Time on December 1, 2024. Applicants will be notified with admissions decisions by February 15, 2025. If accepted, a $100 deposit is due by March 1, 2025, with the balance due by May 1, 2025.
You cannot save your application during the submission process, so you should have a final version of your combined statement of purpose and CV ready to submit as a single PDF before you begin the application.
Applications will only be reviewed if ALL of the following steps are completed:
1. Complete the Application Form.
2. When prompted in the application, attach a single PDF that contains (in this order): a statement of purpose that clearly and persuasively outlines your current research project, your training and preparation, and how you will benefit from the particular Master Class you wish to attend as well as the ICSI as a whole (no more than 2 double-spaced pages) and a current CV (no more than 2 double-spaced pages). Thus, your combined PDF should be no longer than 4 pages.
A NOTE ABOUT COVID
ICSI will be adhering to the New School’s COVID Community Guide. In the unfortunate event that the Summer Seminars have to be canceled due to COVID, all deposits and tuition will be refunded.