The Center for Global Engagement offers several funding opportunities for faculty, staff, and students through the Global Catalyst Grant Program. The grants are intended to provide partial support that will help build Tennessee’s connections to international colleagues and institutional partners. They interlink Tennessee with the world beyond US borders and support international activities on UT’s campus. More details can be found at globalgrants.utk.edu.
To give you a better idea of successful proposals, here’s a list of faculty grant awardees from the 2021–22 cycle. The deadline to apply for these grants is November 11 at 5:00pm ET.
Programming Grants
These grants support activities and programs on the UT campus. All supported activities must focus on international content. Further, awards must include campus-based activities that are open and free to UT faculty, staff, and students; these activities cannot be part of a class or for a select group of students. Engagement and collaboration with the wider community beyond the university are seen as a plus. This program provides awards up to $5,000.
Student International Travel Grants
These grants support both undergraduate and graduate students’ travel for the purpose of attending an internationally based conference or workshop. These grants can also be used to support UT students’ international research. This funding cannot be used for Programs Abroad or similar group travel/experiences that are either co-curricular or extra-curricular. This program provides awards up to $1,500.
Contact cge@utk.edu with any questions.