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The International Institute, Division of International Studies, and Global Studies are pleased to announce the 2009-10 competition for International Institute Research Circles. Research Circles provide up to three years of funding to UW faculty to develop research initiatives that bring together scholars from several disciplines working on broad thematic issues of contemporary and historical concern …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Global Health is pleased to announce that funding support is available for UW faculty and staff for educational and research travel that relates to the mission of the Center for Global Health. Applications are due November 10, 2009. Please see the Center for Global Health Educational and Research Travel …
The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is pleased to announce this funding opportunity. Please submit materials by Friday, November 13, 2009. All UW–Madison faculty and academic staff are invited to apply for WUN Research Development Fund grants designed to facilitate international collaboration. Please see the links below for proposal information, deadlines, financial guidelines, and eligibility. WUN …
[NB: The International Relations major is now the International Studies Major.] UW–Madison graduate awarded a ‘genius grant’ By George Hesselberg | 608-252-6140 | ghesselberg@madison.com Lynsey Marie Addario, a 1995 graduate of UW–Madison and a photojournalist who has “exposed the tragic consequences of human conflict,” has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, also called “the genius grant.” …
The Board of the Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund is calling for nominations for the Holberg International Memorial Prize 2010 for outstanding scholarly work in the field of the arts and humanities, social science, law, and theology. The prize has a value of $700,000. Application deadline is October 10, 2009. For further information, visit the Holberg …
Background: The Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine (GMI) was named for General William Crawford Gorgas, the U.S. Army physician (later Surgeon General) who managed control efforts of yellow fever, malaria and other diseases during the building of the Panama Canal. The GMI has a long history of fostering research and disease control …
The UW–Madison Center for International Business Education and Research or CIBER will co-sponsor two Faculty Development in International Business (FDIB) programs, in India and China, and will pay registration costs for one UW system faculty or academic staff with teaching responsibilities to participate in each program. Participants are responsible for their own international airfare and …
The Division of International Studies is pleased to announce the 2009-10 competition for Graduate Student International Field Research Awards. These awards enable Ph.D. students to conduct exploratory summer field research abroad in order to develop their dissertation topics and be more competitive for extramural fellowships. Awards are intended to cover airfare and living expenses abroad, …
The Center for German and European Studies announces travel grants to Germany and Europe for the 2009 calendar year. Travel grants starting at $500 and higher will be awarded to graduate students who have traveled or want to travel to Europe to conduct or present research during the 2009 calendar year. ELIGIBILITY Students must satisfy …
The Turkish National Agency (AA) announced that Professor Kemal H. Karpat received the Turkish Grand National Assembly’s highest Parliament Honorary Award of 2009 for his outstanding achievements in the international arena and contributions to Turkish and Ottoman studies. Professor Karpat is an emeritus professor of history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This prize is the …