Category: Awards & Grants

Faculty Development Grants: Human Networks in a Global World

Global Studies invites faculty proposals for research initiatives under the umbrella theme of “Human Networks in a Global World.” Grants ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 will be awarded to initiate new projects or to build upon existing ones. Projects may address a range of topics such as environment, education, culture, media, labor, public policy, health, …

Center for Global Health Educational Travel Fellowships

Center for Global Health Travel Fellowships for Education are awarded to UW faculty and staff who are Center for Global Health affiliates, to undertake international travel during 2009 that is related to educational activities, including development for global health courses, initiation of field experiences and field research, and meeting attendance, which pertain directly to the …

UW-Madison European Union Center of Excellence Receives 2008-2011 Award

The Delegation of the European Commission in Washington, DC, is pleased to announce 11 “European Union Center of Excellence” awards to universities throughout the United States. These grant recipients were selected from a strong field of 23 candidates. The network of EU Centers of Excellence promotes the study of the EU, its institutions and policies …

Announcing the Utrecht University Short Stay Fellowship Deadline: Dec. 1, 2008

Utrecht University will award 7 short stay fellowships (3 months) for PhD students at WUN partner universities. The fellowship includes travel and maintenance costs. The deadline for Utrecht supervisors to file applications for the fellowships for North American PhD students is 1 December 2008. This means UW–Madison PhD students interested in applying need to secure …

Faculty Grant Opportunities via CIBER

Upcoming Deadlines for CIBER Grant Opportunities The UW–Madison Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) offers two university grant programs for UW System faculty. The deadline for the next Global Research/Curriculum Development awards is Wednesday, October 1, 2008. The deadline for the next round of Applied Funds support is Monday, December 1, 2008. CIBER’s …

Human Rights Course Development Grants

The Human Rights Initiative at the University of Wisconsin, Madison is pleased to sponsor new course development grants to further course offerings on human rights on campus. The grants will be available to tenure-track and tenured faculty in all disciplines. The purpose of the grants is to develop new human rights content, which can come …

UW Receives Large Grant from European Union for Center of Excellence

The European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE) at University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a grant for €300,000 (ca. $450,000) from the European Commission in Brussels renewing its funding through 2011. “Since the establishment of the Wisconsin European Union Center, our University has emerged as one of the major centers of European Studies in the United …

Graduate Student International Field Research Awards

An Initiative of the Division of International Studies The Division of International Studies is pleased to announce a competition for graduate student international field research awards. These awards will enable Ph.D. students to conduct exploratory research abroad in order to develop their dissertation topics and be more competitive for extramural fellowships. Preference will be given …

Eight UW–Madison Graduate Students Receive Scott Kloeck-Jenson Travel Award

Global Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has awarded the Scott Kloeck Jenson Award to eight outstanding graduate students whose work will deepen international understanding and global social justice concerns. The grants given to the eight students are in memory of Scott Kloeck-Jenson and his family. Scott was completing doctoral work on rural poverty in …

WAGE announces individual research award winners

The UW–Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) is pleased to announce the winners of our 2008 Individual Research Award competition. WAGE will provide $10,000 to support each of three research projects that explore the consequences of and challenges posed by economic globalization and its governance. Four faculty, Allison Christians (Law), Zhongdang …