Funding for External Faculty

Travel Grants

GSC Community College/Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Domestic Travel Grants
DEADLINE: March 1, 2019
PURPOSE: To provide funding for faculty from community colleges and MSIs to attend conferences or professional meetings within the United States for the purpose of increasing expertise in fields of study related to one of more of the five GSC themes.
ELIGIBILITY: Full-time and part-time TS and NTS faculty (including lecturers and contract faculty) teaching at community colleges and MSIs whose research and teaching foci relate at least 25% to the GSC’s themes and use a trans-national and interdisciplinary approach. Please contact Veronica Dristas (dristas@pitt.edu) with any questions.
AMOUNT: A maximum of $1,000 per grant.
APPLICATION: Complete the GSC Community College/MSI Faculty Grant form, check off the appropriate grant option, and provide the requested documentation. Then submit your application materials online here via Submittable. Refer to GSC Community College/MSI Faculty Domestic Travel Grant guidelines when completing the grant form.

GSC Community College/MSI International Travel Grants
DEADLINE: March 1, 2019
PURPOSE: To provide funding for faculty from community colleges and MSIs to attend international conferences or to travel with the purpose of designing a new course or expand an existing course that is trans-regional or comparative and relates to one or more of the five GSC themes.
ELIGIBILITY: Full-time and part-time TS and NTS faculty (including lecturers and contract faculty) teaching at community colleges and MSIs whose research and teaching foci relate at least 25% to the GSC’s themes and use a trans-national and interdisciplinary approach. Please contact Veronica Dristas (dristas@pitt.edu) with any questions.
AMOUNT: A maximum of $2,000 per grant.
APPLICATION: Complete the GSC Community College/MSI Faculty Grant form, check off the appropriate grant option, and provide the requested documentation. Then submit your application materials online here via Submittable. Refer to GSC Community College/MSI International Travel Grant guidelines when completing the grant form.

GSC Community College/MSI Study Abroad Scholarships
DEADLINE: March 1, 2019
PURPOSE: To provide funding for faculty from community colleges and MSIs to study abroad and return with expertise to create a new course or significantly enhance an existing one. The new or enhanced course must include substantial coverage of one or more of the five GSC themes.
ELIGIBILITY: Full-time and part-time TS and NTS faculty (including lecturers and contract faculty) teaching at community colleges or MSIs whose research and teaching foci relate at least 25% to the GSC’s themes and use a trans-national and interdisciplinary approach. Please contact Veronica Dristas (dristas@pitt.edu) with any questions.
AMOUNT: A maximum of $2,000 per grant.
APPLICATION: Complete the GSC Community College/MSI Faculty Grant form, check off the appropriate grant option and provide the requested documentation. Then submit your application materials online here via Submittable. Refer to GSC Community/MSI Study Abroad Scholarship guidelines when completing the grant form.