The USC Center on Public Diplomacy facilitates research opportunities through its CPD Research Fellowship Program, Visiting and Contributing Scholars. Research projects typically yield dedicated issues of CPD Perspectives, CPD Blogs, and other special reports.
Established in 2009, this program supports and publicizes the work of scholars and practitioners of public diplomacy. Three CPD Research Fellows are selected each year from a competitive pool of international applicants for a two-year non-resident term.
CPD hosts visiting scholars who contribute to the academic and practical discipline of public diplomacy. The U.S. Public Diplomat in Residence and the Canada-U.S. Fulbright Visiting Research Chair are two standing appointments at CPD.
This program is designed to create a productive virtual space for research collaboration. CPD selects Contributing Scholars whose work closely aligns with its research priorities. Appointments are for a renewable term of one year.