The University of Michigan provides generous support to faculty who wish to explore activities and research that relate to global issues or make a contribution to internationalizing the educational environment for students through international programs and teaching abroad. Below is a list of globally related funding that is open to faculty.
Research grants on Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian related issues offered to full-time University of Michigan faculty, librarians, and curators who will be teaching courses are eligible
Faculty affiliated with the Islamic Studies Program are eligible to apply for funding from ISP and from the Weiser Center for Europe & Eurasia. The Islamic Studies Program (ISP) welcomes proposals from faculty for research, conferences, and event co-sponsorships.
Deadline: Ongoing
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) offers grants to U-M faculty to support workshops, research, and dissemination of less commonly taught languages.
Deadline: Ongoing
The African Studies Center (ASC) seeks applications from University of Michigan faculty for a limited number of grants toward research projects in Africa.
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies offers fellowships and grants to U-M faculty affiliated with Southeast Asian educational institutions, to support workshops, seminars, research abroad, and the study of less commonly taught languages.
Deadline: beginning of August
The Council for International Exchange of Scholars, on behalf of the U.S. State Department, administers the Core Fulbright Scholar Program. The Fulbright Scholar Program sends 800 U.S. faculty and professionals abroad each year. These prestigious grants provide funding for recipients to lecture or conduct research abroad for periods of two to 12 months in 140 countries.
Deadline: Not currently accepting applications for AY 2021-2022 due to COVID-19
In order to apply for the following positions, please submit a letter outlining appropriate experience and desired teaching opportunity, a course proposal, and your CV.
Deadline: mid-October and early April
The Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies (WCED) seeks proposals for faculty-led research projects that address themes related to authoritarianism and democracy, broadly understood. All Michigan faculty are eligible to apply. The grants support both individual and collaborative faculty research. Proposals may include travel to research sites, bringing international collaborators to the University of Michigan, initiating conferences and workshops (such as hosting a workshop to receive peer feedback on an advanced book project), or travel to devise research partnerships with academic institutions or NGOs. Funds may also be requested for pilot projects or to supplement existing projects.
Deadline: mid-October and early April
The Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia (WCEE) seeks proposals for faculty-led research projects that engage European and Eurasian contextual expertise and/or broader thematic focus on emerging democracies or Islamic studies. University of Michigan faculty associated with Center for European Studies (CES), Copernicus Program in Polish Studies (CPPS), Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (CREES), Islamic Studies Program (ISP), and/or Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies (WCED) are all eligible.
Deadline: mid-October or mid-February
Each year the Office of Global Activities (OGA) awards funds to support governing faculty global initiatives in research and teaching/professional collaborations.
OGA Travel Grant for Faculty Global Research and Collaborations
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