Micro Sabbatical

About the Micro Sabbatical Program

Micro-sabbaticals at GW’s Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics (IDDP) provide a 2-4 week-long visit to IDDP. The program is designed for tenured or tenure-track scholars whose work closely aligns with IDDP’s mission to help society understand critical challenges that arise at the intersection of digital technology, media and democracy. Goals of the program include developing collaborative relationships with IDDP researchers, developing news skills, and receiving feedback on ongoing research.

The program supports short-term visits (from 2-4 weeks) for one to four faculty members per academic year.

During the micro-sabbatical, visitors will be expected to give one seminar-style presentation of their research, join the IDDP community for a few meals, attend other IDDP events, and pursue collaborations with IDDP faculty members.

IDDP will provide a stipend sufficient to cover travel, lodging and an honorarium.
 

Eligibility & Selection

Micro-sabbaticals are intended for tenured or tenure-track faculty whose research closely aligns with IDDP’s mission.

Applicants should first reach out to a potential faculty member from IDDP and discuss plans for a micro-sabbatical. Applications should be written in consultation with the potential host and can only be submitted by the IDDP faculty host. Applicants should emphasize the substantive overlap between their work, IDDP’s mission and the work of the faculty host. Applicants should discuss the research they intend to present to IDDP and the potential for collaboration with IDDP faculty.

The following IDDP core faculty members are potential hosts: David Broniatowski, Matthew Hindman, Lorien Abroms and Spencer Overton.

Applications for the Fall 2025 semester are due by August 15th. Micro-sabbaticals can occur any time during the Fall 2025 semester. Applications should be submitted to evportergwu [dot] edu (evporter[at]gwu[dot]edu) by the IDDP faculty host.

Participation in the Micro-sabbaticals program at IDDP does not imply or include employment or formal affiliation by or with IDDP or George Washington University.