Internal Funding Opportunities

New CERIS Curriculum Development Grants Program
The CERIS grant program is designed to enable faculty from member institutions to pursue curricular development and enhancement projects related to Islamic Studies. Applications are accepted year-round, and awards are made twice yearly (fall and spring). Read more.

Global Academic Partnership (GAP)
The Global Academic Partnership (GAP), first launched in fall of 2001, is an initiative of the Global Studies Center at the University Center for International Studies, and the Office of the Provost at the University of Pittsburgh. It aims to strengthen interdisciplinary research and curriculum development on global themes at Pitt, while enhancing international scholarly ties at the University of Pittsburgh and raising the international profile of the Institution. Read more.

Travel Grants

GSC International Travel Grants for Conference and Professional Meetings
Eligibility: Full-time and part-time tenure-stream, tenured and non-tenure-stream faculty (including lecturers and contract faculty) who are Global Studies affiliated faculty are eligible (please see the GSC Affiliated Faculty list). If you are not listed and your research and teaching foci relate at least 25 percent to the GSC’s themes and use a trans-regional, comparative or interdisciplinary approach to critical global issues within the areas of the economy, health, security and society, please contact Thomas Allen (tfa3@pitt.edu) to request a GSC affiliated faculty form. The affiliated faculty form must be submitted and a letter of acceptance received prior to submission of the application for funding.
Purpose: To provide funding for faculty to attend international conferences or to travel with the purpose of designing a new course or expand an existing course that is transregional or comparative and relates to GSC focus areas of global society, global economy, global health or global security.
Amount of Funding: One grant each year will be given up to the amount of $1000 per grant
Deadline: December 1, 2011
Application: Complete GSC Faculty Grant form (Word/PDF) and check off appropriate grant option and provide requested documentation. Refer to GSC International Travel Grant guidelines when completing grant form.

GSC Domestic Travel Grants
Eligibility: Full-time and part-time tenure-stream, tenured and non-tenure-stream faculty (including lecturers and contract faculty) who are Global Studies affiliated faculty are eligible (please see the GSC Affiliated Faculty list). If you are not listed and your research and teaching foci relate at least 25 percent to the GSC’s themes and use a trans-regional, comparative or interdisciplinary approach to critical global issues within the areas of the economy, health, security and society, please contact Thomas Allen (tfa3@pitt.edu) to request a GSC affiliated faculty form. The affiliated faculty form must be submitted and a letter of acceptance received prior to submission of the application for funding.
Purpose: To provide funding for faculty to attend conferences or professional meetings within the United States for the purpose of increasing expertise in field of study related to GSC focus areas of global society, global economy, global health or global security.
Amount of Funding: Four grants will be given for up to $500 per grant
Deadline: December 1, 2011
Application: Complete GSC Faculty Grant form (Word/PDF) and check off appropriate grant option and provide requested documentation. Refer to GSC Domestic Travel Grant guidelines when completing grant form.

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Curriculum Development Grants

GSC Curriculum Development Grants
Eligibility: Full-time and part-time tenure-stream, tenured and non-tenure-stream faculty (including lecturers and contract faculty) who are Global Studies affiliated faculty are eligible (please see the GSC Affiliated Faculty list). If you are not listed and your research and teaching foci relate at least 25 percent to the GSC’s themes and use a trans-regional, comparative or interdisciplinary approach to critical global issues within the areas of the economy, health, security and society, please contact Thomas Allen (tfa3@pitt.edu) to request a GSC affiliated faculty form. The affiliated faculty form must be submitted and a letter of acceptance received prior to submission of the application for funding.
Purpose: To provide funding for faculty to create a new course or significantly enhance an existing course with significant coverage of one of GSP global themes: global economy, global health, global security; global society. We encourage faculty to incorporate innovative content from more than one discipline.
Amount of Funding: Awarding two grants per year of up to $1000 for faculty from University of Pittsburgh’s professional schools and 1 grant per year of up to $1000 for faculty from the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Arts and Sciences.
Deadline: December 1, 2011
Application: Complete GSC Faculty Grant form (Word/PDF) and check off appropriate grant option and provide requested documentation. Refer to GSC Curriculum Development Grant guidelines when completing grant form.

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Research Grants

GSC Faculty Research Grants
Eligibility: Full-time and part-time tenure-stream, tenured and non-tenure-stream faculty (including lecturers and contract faculty) who are Global Studies affiliated faculty are eligible (please see the GSC Affiliated Faculty list). If you are not listed and your research and teaching foci relate at least 25 percent to the GSC’s themes and use a trans-regional, comparative or interdisciplinary approach to critical global issues within the areas of the economy, health, security and society, please contact Thomas Allen (tfa3@pitt.edu) to request a GSC affiliated faculty form. The affiliated faculty form must be submitted and a letter of acceptance received prior to submission of the application for funding.
Purpose: To support the research project of GSC faculty affiliates working on trans-regional and/or comparative and interdisplinary approaches to GSC themes.
Amount of Funding: A maximum of $5,000 per grant with a maximum of four grants per year.
Deadline: December 1, 2011
Application: Complete GSC Faculty Grant form (Word/PDF) and check off appropriate grant option. Refer to GSC Research Grant guidelines when completing grant application.

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External Funding Opportunities

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GAP AY2011-12 Guidelines

The Global Studies Center is pleased to announce the annual Global Academic Partnership (GAP) grant competition. This year, two grants of $20,000 each will be awarded. These grants are generously sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the University Center for International Studies. 

Visit this link for descriptions of previously funded GAP awards.

The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2012. Awards will be announced by March, 2012, with the expectation all awarded funds will be expended by June 30, 2013.  Applications must include a completed application form, which can be downloaded here, and a proposal narrative (see below), which also includes curricula vitae from key participating faculty.

Funding Priorities

GAP is designed to strengthen interdisciplinary research on and curriculum development in global themes at the University of Pittsburgh, while enhancing international scholarly ties and raising the international profile of the institution. Specifically, the program supports research conferences or workshops at the University of Pittsburgh that fulfill each of the following criteria:

  • Interdisciplinary: proposals must be submitted by candidates from at least two University of Pittsburgh Schools or regional campuses (divisions in the case of the School of Arts and Sciences).
  • Global content: proposals must focus on issues relating to one of the six global themes of the Global Studies Center. The six global themes are:
    • Changing Identities in a Global World
    • Communication, Technology, and Society
    • Conflict and Conflict Resolution
    • Global Economy and Global Governance
    • Global Health
    • Sustainable Development

Additional information about these global themes is available at http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/about.html.

  • Foreign partners: proposals must include participants from at least two foreign partner institutions. Conferences and workshops should include international participants. Research involving international scholars from foreign institutions is encouraged. Proposals that involve support for student researchers in foreign exchanges with partner institutions are also encouraged.
  • An expectation that publications and curricular enhancements will result from a proposed project strengthens an application.

Eligibility

The lead faculty for each proposal must be based at the school or division identified for each GAP award (see below). Teams of full-time and part-time tenure-stream, tenured and non-tenure-stream faculty (including lecturers and instructors) are eligible to apply. Adjunct, visiting, and emeritus faculty are not eligible. Each proposal may be submitted only once, however, one applicant may be a member of more than one GAP team if the proposals submitted by the different teams are unique. This year, two grants are available as follows:

  • Two grants of $20,000 each to be awarded to projects on any of the six global themes outlined above
    • Lead faculty must be from any department within ARTSC. At least one co-applicant must be from any school, ARTSC division or regional campus division other than that of the lead faculty. Example: lead faculty from English (Humanities Division), co-applicant from Anthropology (Social Sciences Division).
    • Sponsored by: Office of the Provost and the University Center for International Studies

What Can Be Funded?

GAP awards may be used for travel (e.g., airfare, accommodations, and meals) and honoraria for conference organizers and participants, direct conference expenses (e.g., room and equipment rental and receptions), phone/postage, printing, and staff support. Funding may be used for planning meetings as well as the actual conference or workshops. Funding may also be used for international student exchanges with partner institutions for research support. Applicants are strongly encouraged to seek matching external funding.

Grantee Obligations

  • In all project related publicity, events and publications, grantees must acknowledge the Global Studies Center as well as all other sponsors identified in the grantee award letter.
  • Make reasonable efforts to publish conference proceedings and to solicit external funding.
  • Regularly inform the Global Studies Center on the progress of conference planning.
  • Prior to the conference, send one copy of all conference materials to the Global Studies Center as well as a brief summary or press release describing the aims and outcomes of the event for use in publicity.
  • Within two months  after the conference, submit a two-page summary of aims and achievements.
  • Expend all funds by June 30 of the next academic year (e.g., June 2013 for a grant awarded in AY 2011-12).

Application Procedure

Complete the application form available here.

Insert/attach a proposal narrative of not more than five pages (single-spaced, minimum 10-point font size), which:

  • demonstrates that the project fulfills GAP funding priorities (described above)
  • describes the purpose and nature of the conference/workshop and provides approximate dates
  • identifies institutions and individuals involved, and in what capacity
  • explains expected costs and available non-GAP funding

Insert/attach Curriculum Vitae for each key participating faculty member.

Questions about GAP or the application process should be directed to Thomas Allen, tfa3@pitt.edu.

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