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The Ostrom Workshop invites applications for Workshop Affiliated Faculty (WAF) members and Program Affiliates for our Research Programs. Active scholars—both at Indiana University and in other settings—who have an interest in research being done at the Ostrom Workshop are welcome to apply.

The Ostrom Workshop has developed an international reputation for innovative research related to institutional analysis and common-pool resource governance. As we build on that legacy and focus on governance, we seek to expand and strengthen affiliations with scholars from a broad range of academic disciplines.

Affiliates have the opportunity to present and receive feedback on their research in progress; to engage in interdisciplinary research; to participate in developing research programs; and to draw on financial support for themselves and their most promising students. We invite affiliates to communicate with us about their research ideas that may develop into collaborative projects and have resources that can help in the development of these projects.

In return, we strongly encourage WAF members to participate in the below ways:

Suggested Activities for IU Bloomington Affiliates

Attend the Colloquium Series and the Research Series (held every Monday and Wednesday at noon, respectively), offering feedback to other faculty members, visiting scholars, and graduate students from IU and around the world.
Nominate Visiting Scholars to work collaboratively with, and/or serve as a co-mentor for, visiting scholars nominated by an external WAF.
Serve on internal committees, if invited to do so. There are four committees: Visiting Scholars, Colloquium Series, Research Award, and Ostrom Fellowship.
Submit grants through the Ostrom Workshop. In order to incentivize external grants applications, applicants are allowed to keep 50% of the ICR.
Host or co-host an event within one of our Research Programs.
Host a lunch or dinner for a colloquium presenter or visiting researcher/scholar.

Suggested Activities for External Affiliates

Nominate a fully funded Visiting Scholar, and contact an IU WAF to act as co-mentor with you while the scholar is in residence at the Ostrom Workshop.
Host a graduate student as a visitor to your university for fieldwork or independent work under your tutorship.
Host/co-host an event within one of our Research Programs.
Participate in collaborative projects within one of our Research Programs.
Serve as Co-PI with IU Bloomington faculty on grants routed through the Ostrom Workshop. In order to incentivize external grants applications, applicants are allowed to keep 50% of the ICR.

Application Process

We accept applications year-round from both internal and external affiliated faculty, and program affiliates. In addition to becoming an affiliate of the overall Ostrom Workshop, you can also select affiliate status with one or more of our various Research Programs (the IU/External Affiliate forms have the option to also be a Program Affiliate; if you only want to be a Program Affiliate, choose that form).

If you are interested in becoming a WAF or Program Affiliate, please follow the link to the appropriate form, download and complete the application, and send to Allison Sturgeon (sturgeon@iu.edu). After completing the application, WAF are listed on our website and added to applicable listservs.

Current WAF Members

Workshop Affiliated Faculty

Suggested Activities for IU Bloomington Affiliates

Suggested Activities for External Affiliates

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