Get Involved

Help carry this legacy forward

Whether you are an educator, student, researcher, or community member, IMPMS invites you to explore this shared heritage through its programs, events, and publications.

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Join IMPMS

Explore the past. Enrich the present.

IMPMS brings people together to explore the ideas, discoveries, and cultural exchange that have shaped our world. Through scholarship, education, mentorship, and public programs, we make the study of history accessible and relevant to new generations, advancing the institute's mission, vision, and goals.

Volunteer with IMPMS

Share your time and skills in support of IMPMS programs and events. Volunteers help with research, communications, outreach, event coordination, and other projects. We welcome a range of interests and experience.

  • Invitations to conferences, lectures, and public programs
  • Access to publications and educational resources
  • Opportunities to support youth innovation and STEM partnerships
  • A community advancing shared discovery and understanding

Volunteer interest form

Fund our Programs

Program funding helps IMPMS advance scholarship, education, mentorship, and public engagement. Support from sponsors and donors strengthens programs that serve students, scholars, educators, and the wider community through research opportunities, conferences, lectures, publications, and cultural understanding initiatives.

  • Research Grants for high school students
  • Student mentorship and academic enrichment
  • Conferences, lectures, and public programs
  • Publications and educational resources
  • Community outreach and cultural understanding initiatives

Interested in sponsoring a specific program or event? We welcome conversations with individuals, foundations, and organizations that share our mission.

Students

Bring your curiosity to IMPMS. Take part in events and projects, explore connections between past and present, and learn alongside a community of scholars and enthusiasts. No prior expertise is required.

Help us bridge cultures through knowledge

Your support funds conferences, publications, and STEM mentorship that bring history's discoveries to a new generation.