Study Italian Diaspora Culture in Rome through a Unique Summer Program – June 2026
The Italian Diaspora Studies Summer Seminar™ (IDSSS) is a three-week summer program that takes place at Roma Tre University. It is designed to introduce participants (doctoral students and professors) to cultural studies of the Italian diaspora from a variety of academic perspectives and to foster the development of individual projects responding to the materials covered in the series of seminars in literature, film, and the social sciences. All participants will be encouraged to engage in a special research project.
IDSSS is open to graduate students (doctorate; advanced MA students may be considered) and professors from colleges and universities worldwide. This is a collaborative program between the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute (Queens College of The City University of New York) and the Roma Tre University. Professors from these two institutions and others will comprise the teaching faculty for the entire three weeks. This is the tenth year of the Seminar.
The Seminar will accept up to 20 participants for the 2026 summer program. The dates for 2026 are June 15–July 03, 2026.
Fellowships of $1,500 per participant are available upon acceptance. Application forms can be downloaded here.
Fellows will spend three weeks in a four-star hotel; the seminar classes will be held at Roma Tre University. Cost of room, board (breakfast and lunch), and tuition is $3,500. Graduate credit pending. Air and ground travel are additional. Click here for last summer’s brochure, which will give you an idea of the program.
Application Deadline: February 27, 2026
Browse brochures from the previous years to learn about programming and events: