About the CPD Research Fellowship Program
In August 2009, the Center launched a new fellowship program designed to support and publicize the work of scholars and practitioners of public diplomacy. Selected from a competitive pool of international applicants by a review committee, the CPD Research Fellows will each oversee a substantive research project that will yield at least two outputs, including one publication for the CPD Perspectives on Public Diplomacy series. The second output could consist of a blog series for the CPD Blog, or another type of product which the Fellow develops with CPD. Three non-resident fellows will be named every year, each serving a two-year term. The selected candidates will each receive a $2,000 stipend awarded at the successful completion of the fellowship.
We will begin accepting applications for the 2024-26 fellowship term this summer through the deadline to apply, November 26, 2023. Selection will be made by early 2024. If you have any questions, please contact cpdresearch@usc.edu with "ATTN: CPD Research Fellowship Application" in the subject line.
*Please note that USC students and faculty are ineligible for the CPD Research Fellowship.
Current CPD Research Fellows
Jess Carniel
CPD Research Fellow, 2024–2026
Associate Professor, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
CPD Project: “A Study of the Eurovision Song Contest as an Enabler of Participatory Diplomacy”
Myoung-Gi Chon
CPD Research Fellow, 2024–2026
Associate Professor, Auburn University
CPD Project: “South Korea’s Soft Power Impact in the United States: Exploring the Influence of K-Culture, Corporate Reputation, and Co-Orientation on Positive Amplification and Resonance”
Alexander Evans
CPD Research Fellow, 2024–2026
Professor, London School of Economics
CPD Project: "Cyber Public Diplomacy"
Noé Cornago
CPD Research Fellow, 2023–2025
Associate Professor, University of the Basque Country
CPD Project: “Hegemonic Transition Through Communication? Evolving Narratives and Interplay Between Material and Ideational Elements in USA-China Diplomatic Incidents (1990-2020)”
To view all CPD Research Fellowship projects, click here.
For a list of past CPD Research Fellows, click here.