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Global Engagement Fund: Call for Proposals: February 2 |
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Penn Global and the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Initiatives welcome proposals for funding from the Global Engagement Fund, a competitive grant program that seeds creative, cross-disciplinary projects that will further Penn’s global initiatives. It is designed to offer maximum flexibility to support faculty initiatives that enhance Penn’s global engagement.
Goals of the fund include:
Goal 1: Promoting collaboration across Schools and disciplines;
Goal 2: Engaging countries or regions of the world that Penn Global has identified as strategic areas for increased engagement and/or that focuses on one of the thematic areas listed in the Global Engagement Fund Guidelines and
Goal 3: Catalyzing entrepreneurial research and engagements in a global context. Specifically, Penn Global seeks to increase global activity and to promote research and engagement on the part of Penn faculty around the world.
Grants are awarded in amounts up to $25,000 and all Penn faculty and senior administrators are eligible to apply. In the past, the Global Engagement Fund’s awardees have hosted high-profile cross-School conferences on global topics, conducted interdisciplinary global research and hosted distinguished international scholars.
All additional information, including Global Engagement Fund Guidelines, the full Call for Proposals and Application Forms can be found at http://global.upenn.edu/gef |
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