SCPKU Summer Seminar Program

This opportunity is open to faculty from all Stanford schools who are Stanford Academic Council members, Medical Center Line Faculty, and Active Emeriti. Faculty members design a course on a topic of their choice and select up to ten Stanford students to participate. Additionally, the Stanford faculty member can elect to include a small number of PKU students. SCPKU will assist in recruiting relevant Peking University students, but it will be the Stanford faculty who selects the PKU students to join the seminar. Courses include funding for one field trip to locations outside Beijing in China that will further the learning goals of the seminar.

Detailed information about the requirements and benefits of leading a SCPKU Summer Seminar can be found here: For Faculty: Leading an SCPKU Summer Seminar

The application for Summer Quarter 2027 is available now and is due on October 22, 2026.

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Interested faculty can submit a short survey outlining their proposed seminar here:
Application Survey

The application deadline is January 22, 2025. Decisions will be announced by in early February.

Stanford students, from all schools, graduate and undergraduate, are eligible to apply subject to individual seminar prerequisites. A Stanford transcript via Axess is required for all applications.  Additional information may be required for certain seminar applications depending on requisites set by the faculty teaching the seminar.  Those will be indicated on the application form and list of courses. 

Please contact SCPKU Program Manager Jamila Hawkins for more information about SCPKU's Summer Seminar Program and other programs and events at the center.

More information about the 2027 Summer Seminars will be available in January.

Before applying, please review the Detailed Program Information page and FAQ.

*Program offerings, dates, and application timeline are subject to change