The Office of International Programs sponsors grant competitions twice yearly, and in two categories. 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. Individuals receiving awards may not apply again within a one year period, and 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 (NEW!)

In support of the UM 2008 Strategic Plan Initiative, Maryland in the World: Engaging the Global Community, the Office of International Programs has established a new grant competition to facilitate the development of short term study abroad courses. Departments of successful applicants will receive $4,000 toward the hiring of a replacement instructor to allow a one-course teaching reduction for the applicant, for one semester. The grantee will use this release time to create a 3-credit course, which s/he will lead the following Winter or Summer 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: September 15, 2008 for Winter Term 2010 or Summer Term 2010 courses; February 15, 2009 for Summer Term 2010 or Winter Term 2011 courses.

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 economy-class travel 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 conference travel only, but do fund associated research and outreach activities. Per diem rates for travel abroad should be based on U.S. State Department estimates.

Application Deadline: April 15 and 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.