STePS research is affiliated with the University of Twente Graduate School (TGS) and with three Dutch Interuniversity Graduate Schools. All schools offer high quality advanced training for PhD students; the TGS also for highly talented Master students. The Dutch Interuniversitary Graduate Schools are accredited by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).
- WTMC (The Dutch Graduate School of Science, Technology and Modern Culture)
The UT and STePS are institutional member and host of WTMC. - NIG (Netherlands Institute of Government)
The Dutch Research School for Public Administration and Political Science. - Huizinga Institute
The Research Institute and Graduate School of Cultural History.