The Study Abroad & International Students (SAIS) Special Interest Group (SIG) brings together scholars with a passion for work and research centering study abroad and international student topics.
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2025 Research Grant Presentation
April 26, 2026
Join us for a timely and thought-provoking session:
"Exploring International Students' Engagement with AI and their Sociotechnical Imaginaries in the US" by 2025 Research Grant Winners, Baiwen Peng (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) and Jiawen Yang (University of Texas at Austin).
Date/time:
May 14, 2026, 7–8 AM Hong Kong
May 15, 2026, 7–8 PM Eastern | 6–7 PM Central | 4–5 PM Pacific
2026 Research Grant Winners
March 31, 2026
We are delighted to announce the recipients of this year’s 2026 CIES Research Grant! Congratulations to Hei-hang Hayes Tang (The Education University of Hong Kong) and his Co-Investigator Naina Qadri (The Education University of Hong Kong) for receiving this year's grant.
2026 Annual Award Winners
March 18, 2026
We are delighted to announce the recipients of this year’s 2026 CIES SAIS SIG awards! We received a number of excellent nominations, and we would like to sincerely thank everyone who submitted their work, as well as the reviewers who generously contributed their time and expertise to the selection process!
Call for SAIS Research Grant 2026-2027
February 20, 2026
In an effort to promote innovative research on study abroad and international students, once again the CIES SAIS SIG will be offering a scholastic research grant of up to $500. This grant is for advanced graduate students, tenure track and non-tenure track faculty, or independent researchers...