Application open DEC 1, 2024 – JAN 31, 2025
The Office of Global Affairs (OGA) offers awards up to $2,000 to convene new cross-disciplinary groups of faculty and staff (referred to as “communities”) that share a common interest in:
- a region or country
- a research theme
- good practice/innovation in inclusive globally engaged teaching, including study abroad
- other topics relating to global engagement
The purpose of the awards is to foster new connections among faculty and staff at the UW.
Strong projects should demonstrate:
- Clear outcomes and outlined goals
- Consideration of long-term sustainability
- Cross-disciplinary and/or cross-college focus
Fellows will convene these communities six times over the course of the academic year with the broad aim to increase connections among faculty/staff across units and to foster deeper ties and collaboration. Communities must have a minimum of six participants.
Funds may be used for:
- A salary supplement for the fellow/s
- Hiring a student assistant
- Community activities (ex: refreshments for meetings, speaker honoraria)
Awards cannot support long-term programs.
Contact OGA with questions at uwgif@uw.edu
- Faculty members
- Staff members (with a co-lead faculty applicant)
- Post-docs (with a co-lead faculty applicant)
- Current PhD students (with a co-lead faculty applicant)
| Application opens | December 1, 2024 |
| Awards deadline | January 31, 2025 |
| Award use period | February 15, 2025 – March 31, 2026 |
| Reimbursement due | No later than March 31, 2026 |
| Post-award reports due | No later than March 31, 2026 |
| Unused funds returned to OGA | No later than March 31, 2026 |
All funded projects must submit a post-award report at the end of the award use period.
- Brief narrative report – describe the purpose, outcomes, and next steps for your project
- Photos and/or videos
- Updated budget including actual expenditures
Please mention the Global Innovation Fund in any communications or news related to your project. Use #UWGlobal on social media UWGlobal LinkedIn and UWGlobal Instagram.
OGA may follow up to do additional marketing and story-telling around each community.
Failure to submit the final report and budget on time will cause exclusion from future GIF applications.
Previously successful proposals:
UW Multi-Sustainability Academic Program
A community for UW Study Abroad program directors who are dedicated to adopting environmentally sustainable best practices in faculty-led UW Study Abroad programs.
Fellow: Dr. Taso Lagos (Lecturer, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies)
Teaching with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
A community for UW faculty who would like to explore pedagogical tools to engage with the UN SDGs in their courses to promote global literacy and cross-cultural competence.
Fellow: Dr. Yen-Chu Weng (Lecturer, College of the Environment)
Partnership in an Unequal World
A community for UW faculty, staff, and graduate students focused on equitable and reciprocal international partnerships.
Fellows: Dr. Anu Taranath (Teaching Professor, Department of English and Comparative History of Ideas), Dr. Ron Krabill (Professor, UW Bothell School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences; Director, Master of Arts in Culture Studies; Co-Director, UW Bothell Global Scholars), Dr. Ben Gardner (Associate Professor, UW Bothell School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences; Chair, African Studies Program, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies)
UW Global Built Environment and Health Initiative
A community for UW faculty, staff, and students interested in the impact of built environments on global health.
Fellows: Hiwot Zewdie (PhDc, UW College of Arts & Sciences, Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology), Coco Alarcon (PhDc, UW College of Built Environments, Landscape Architecture)