Búsquedas Investigativas welcomes applications from any GW graduate student interested in Cuban education. Applicants are asked to identify a thematic research interest and submit a research line of inquiry/proposal that will guide their activities in Cuba. Applicants will be assigned to small groups in Cuba based on the thematic area they select in their application. 

GW Applicants should fill out the short application below and submit their CV to [email protected] after submitting their application.  
GW Course Details:
  • Students are enrolled in a 3 credit course: EDUC 6630: International Experiences - Cuba
  • Students pay GW tuition, seminar costs and a $375 course fee (payment details provided after admission).
    • Additional Costs Paid on Own: 
      • $1,025 - Travel Package (Room/Visa/Academic Transport/B&D)
      • Flight to Cuba
      • $250 - Academic Fee to Cuban Assoc.
  • Students participate in pre-travel meetings & 1 post travel meeting.
  • Applications submitted by October 1st are given priority.
  • Accepted students must register with the Office of International Programs (details provided after admission).
GW Alumni Profile 
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​Maggie Montgomery is a second year student in the IE program. She went with the GW cohort in 2018.

“My research focused on citizenship education in primary schools—how civics and history curriculum construct national identity and teach students how to be a Cuban citizen. In country, I completed an analysis of sixth-grade history and civics textbooks and conducted interviews with students, teachers, and school administrators about civics curriculum and what it means to be Cuban.

​One piece of advice I have is to talk to everyone; approaching a teacher at a school visit allowed me access to her classroom to interview her students, and getting to know our translators provided me with so much information that helped me refine my interview questions for site visits.”