Internationalization Grants

Faculty International Engagement (fixed deadlines)

These grants are intended to assist in faculty professional development with an international component. Areas of support include international research conference presentations, workshops, symposia, delivering invited keynote lectures, research collaboration or similar opportunities. Grants cover economy class airfare for international travel. Applicants should demonstrate the connection between the proposed activity and advancing internationalization and/or global learning at DU. 

For example, how might you leverage the outcomes or results of this activity to add global or comparative perspectives or content to the courses you teach or to the development of your curriculum? How might this activity infuse global or international elements or components on the pedagogy, operations, functions or processes on DU's campus? Alternatively, how does the proposed activity expand the international scope of DU's partnerships or collaborations? Or how might it contribute to DU's international reputation? 

Grant amount: $500 to $2,500  

Additional details:  

• Review Committee: INTZ Council Committee  

• Deadlines: 2 annual cycles  

• Limits: 1 award per year 

• Eligibility: All permanent faculty (tenure track and non-tenure track) 

Priority Funding: Proposals which involve DU’s strategic partners (such as joint conference presentation) receive priority in funding. Funding will not be awarded for conference attendance. 

Global Initiatives Grants (fixed deadlines)

These larger block grants can provide funding toward collaborative initiatives and projects that develop significant aspects of global engagement at DU. Examples include (1) designing, and implementing innovative curricular or co-curricular programs with global learning or internationalized components; (2) highly impactful international joint research, scholarship, or creative work efforts leading to publication(s) (or other high-impact results); (3) establishing ongoing research centers or collaborations or (4) other significant projects which advance internationalization.

Collaborations can be with internal or external partners depending on the purpose and outcomes. To be successful, the grant application will need to include appropriate letters of support if applicable, and a detailed description of the activity and its connection to the internationalization of departmental and/or divisional curriculum or activities at the University of Denver as well as a detailed budget.
 
Grant amount: Up to $15,000 
 
Additional details:  

• Review Committee: INTZ Council seated committee  

• Deadlines: 2 annual cycles  

• Limits: 1 award per year 

• Collaboration: Requires collaboration between several DU units  

• Eligibility: All faculty and staff. Adjunct faculty are encouraged to apply and must co-submit applications with at least one tenure-track/non-tenure track faculty member or permanent staff member. 

Priority Funding: Proposals which involve both DU’s strategic partners AND multiple DU departments/units/divisions receive priority in funding.

International Partnership and Development Grants (rolling deadline)

These grants are designed to serve as a catalyst for innovative international or global initiatives that ultimately provide a significant benefit to a large section of the DU community. Underpinned by an expedited turn-around time and rolling deadlines, these grants are designed to have a prompt review process to leverage time-sensitive opportunities.

Grant amount: See amounts in the drop-down boxes in the right column by clicking the plus sign.

Additional details:  

• Review Committee: Office of Internationalization 

• Deadlines: Rolling  

• Limits: None 

• Eligibility: All faculty and staff. Adjunct faculty are encouraged to apply and must co-submit applications with at least permanent faculty member or staff member.  

Priority Funding: Projects in any of these categories which incorporate DU’s strategic partners  or programs with articulated global learning elements (or new revenue generating) receive priority in funding.  

Please Note: although there is a rolling deadline, applications for this category must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the proposed usage of the grant funding. 

• Campus Global Development

  These grants provide resources to assist in integrating intercultural or global learning in campus life, through programming, co-curricular initiatives, or professional development. They may also fund projects or initiatives related to global or international diversity, equity, and inclusion specifically, such as COIL, integrating or supporting international students or bringing global experiences to DU faculty, students, and staff who are part of underserved populations.

  Grant Amount: Up to $2,500 per participant*

   

• Partnership Development through Exchange

  These grants are meant to forge or strengthen relations between DU and partner international institutions. Examples of activities in this category include short-term faculty and staff exchange to foster curricular, co-curricular, or institutional development. Applicants must develop a specific project with description, timelines, and outcomes and in collaboration with one of DU’s partners. Available for faculty and staff

  Grant Amount: Up to $2,500 per participant*

   

• Degree/Pathway Development

  These grants are intended to support the initial or ongoing development of dual degree or degree pathway projects. These are generally undertaken in cooperation and coordination with the Office of Internationalization. Available for faculty and staff if the staff member is supporting the faculty member in development.

  Grant Amount: Up to $2,500 per participant*

  *Proposals with Strategic Partners may exceed $2,500 dependent on review by the Office of Internationalization.

DU's Strategic Partners

A strategic partnership builds on the traditional relationship between institutions (student exchanges, for example) to include broader-based cooperation such as faculty and staff exchanges and mobility: the intent of a strategic partnership is to include as much participation from the university as a whole in the cooperation between the institutions.

Lund University (Sweden)

University of Western Australia (Australia)

University of KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)

DU's Priority Partners

In addition, we are establishing priority partnerships that include: the University of Glasgow, Universidade Católica Portuguesa Lisboa, Université de Lille, Tohoku University and Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (Peru).

Catholic University of Portugal (Portugal, all campuses)

Tohoku University (Japan)

University of Glasgow (Scotland, United Kingdom)

University of Lille (France)

University of San Ignacio of Loyola (Peru, all campuses)

Bangor University (Wales, United Kingdom) (With prior approval from Internationalization)