The Jeanne Guillemin Prize is an endowed fund that provides financial support to woman-identifying PhD candidates studying international affairs. Guillemin was a longtime colleague of CIS and a sociologist of science and national security. To apply, please visit our CIS Summer Research Grant page.
Jeanne’s legacy:
View endowment announcement"My hope is that the endowment will help women graduate students find new options for special projects that will energize their sense of inquiry and search for knowledge."
Jeanne Guillemin, who endowed the fund shortly before her death in 2019
Jeanne Guillemin was a sought-after analyst on the use of biological weapons and a model of interdisciplinary excellence to all — especially women.
Photo courtesy Jean-Baptiste Guillemin
Past Winners
Suzanne Freeman and Mariel Garcia-Montes
Suzanne Freeman is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science, and Mariel Garcia-Montes is a student in the doctoral program in History, Anthropology, Science, Technology and Society (HASTS).
Eleanor Freund
PhD candidate in security studies and international relations, with a focus on Chinese statecraft and security policy.
Apekshya Prasai
PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science. Drawing on original data collected through fieldwork in Nepal and secondary data from across South Asia, her dissertation analyzes the processes that trigger women’s inclusion in rebel organizations and examines how women themselves influence these processes.
Sara Plana
PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science. She is a student at the Security Studies Program (SSP), where her dissertation research focuses on proxy warfare.
