The Office of International Programs sponsors two types of grant competitions. Full-time tenured, tenure-track, or permanent faculty are eligible to apply. Each category of grant application requires a brief C.V. (maximum two pages) and a three page description of the request that a non-specialist could readily understand. Awards not claimed within one year of the date of the letter of notification will be forfeited. The required applications may be downloaded below. Please note that any incomplete application will not be considered by the faculty award committee.

Study Abroad Course Development Grant

In support of the UM 2008 Strategic Plan, the Office of International Programs has established a grant competition to facilitate the development of short term study abroad courses. Successful applicants will receive a $4,000 summer grant to create a 3-credit course, which s/he will lead during Summer term of the following academic year (or the next Winter Term). All proposals must be for new courses. Preference will be given to course proposals that are to be taught in new locations, to new students, with unique academic foci not currently covered by existing UM study abroad programs.

Application Deadline: April 1

Download Study Abroad Course Development Grant Application Form

Once completed and all supplementary material gathered, please send documents to: Office of International Programs, Attn: Lucie Covey, 1122 Holzapfel Hall, College Park, MD 20742

Questions? Please contact Lucie Covey by e-mail or by phone at 301.405.8535.

International Travel Grant

Full-time faculty members are invited to submit a proposal to the International Travel Fund Committee for support to carry out research overseas. Proposals must show the ways in which the applicant and the University of Maryland will benefit from the completion of the project. Awards are made for round-trip economy-class travel only and assume that other sources of support, particularly from the home department/college, are also being applied to the project. International travel grants are not provided to fund travel to conferences or speaking engagements, but can fund travel to such events if it also includes significant research and outreach activities.

Application Deadline: November 15
Maximum grant: Round trip economy airfare
Download International Travel Grant Application Form

Once completed and all supplementary material gathered, please send documents to: Office of International Programs, Attn: Lucie Covey, 1122 Holzapfel Hall, College Park, MD 20742

Questions? Please contact Lucie Covey by e-mail or by phone at 301.405.8535.