About IEDP

About IEDP

The IEDP was established in 1999 by the IPSA at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. It is a student initiated, three-credit program that serves as a forum for students to discuss the challenges faced by developing economies. IEDP participants engage in a seven-week course in the winter semester, extensively studying the country of choice, and then take a one-week trip to the country over Spring Break. During the trip, IEDP students conduct extensive interviews and discussions with policymakers, members of civil society, foreign development agencies and university students. So far the IEDP has visited 11 countries, including Ethiopia, Cuba, Morocco, China, Costa Rica, Peru, Jordan, Senegal and the Philippines. The country of study for 2011 is Grenada, the first country from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in the IEDP's history.

IEDP Application Guidelines

IEDP Application Guidelines
Deadline
The application for 2011 IEDP-Grenada will begin September 27 (tentative).

If you are not interested in Grenada, you may consider nominating a country of your interest for 2012 IEDP. Please see IEDP Country Selection for more details.

Note
Before submitting applications, applicants are encouraged to review the information contained in the website, and to contact ipsaboard@umich.edu with additional questions.

Selection Process
The application-review panel is comprised of both faculties and students, who are anonymous and unaffiliated with the IPSA board, select 25 students for the IEDP. Of those students, 20% are from the graduate/professional programs outside of the Ford school. Preference is given to students who have not participated in Ford School-funded overseas programs. Of the Ford School Students, preference is given to students in their second year and beyond.

It is likely, but not guaranteed, that decisions will be returned to students before the start of Fall Break.
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