Contact
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Contact Us
Want to know more about the program? Please contact MIC Associate Director Briar Smith at briar.smith@asc.upenn.edu or (215) 973-9218.
How to Apply
The MIC Center is now accepting applications from Ph.D. students around the country for the 2026 COMPASS Summer Fellowship Program. Interested students should provide a letter indicating how a summer fellowship would connect to/enhance their research and/or teaching and what kind of placement would be most useful in this regard. Fellows should also indicate three possible organizations where a fellowship would align with their research interests in the application letter.
Application letters and CVs are due no later than Friday, January 16, 2026 and should be sent to briar.smith@asc.upenn.edu.