January 11, 2023 2:57PM # Call for Proposals: Junior Scholars Symposium 2023 By [Eric Gomez](https://www.cato.org/people/eric-gomez) --- SHARE In October 2023, the Cato Institute will host our sixth annual Junior Scholars Symposium (JSS), a paper workshop for graduate students on policy-relevant topics broadly related to international security and national security policy. In keeping with a [U.S. foreign policy of restraint](https://www.cato.org/defense-foreign-policy), the policy implications of papers should identify flaws in the U.S. approach to the world and recommend ways for improving it. JSS provides participants a unique opportunity to receive feedback on their research in progress from other graduate students and Cato scholars. Papers should be of journal article length; the workshop will focus on providing substantive criticism and strategies for getting the work published. Paper topics may include, but are not limited to, U.S. foreign policy, grand strategy, civil-military relations, alliances and security institutions, and diplomatic history. Candidates should have a background in political science, history, or a related field, and must have completed at least one year of study in a PhD program by the time of the workshop. The 2023 workshop will be held at the Cato Institute building in Washington, D.C. Participants will receive a stipend of $500 and Cato will pay for their travel to and from Washington, as well as a working dinner and accommodations. The symposium will take place on **October 27th and 28th**. To apply, submit an abstract of no more than 500 words and a CV to [juniorscholars@​cato.​org](mailto:juniorscholars@cato.org) by **April 21st**. All candidates will be notified of the status of their application by **May 26th**, and finalist papers will be due on **September 29th**. ##### Related Tags [Defense and Foreign Policy](https://www.cato.org/defense-foreign-policy) [![Creative Commons License](/build/cato_2020/images/creative-commons.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).