George R. Muirhead Center for International Education

Grant Opportunities for Faculty

The George R. Muirhead Center for International Education actively seeks funding and supports faculty grant-writing to a variety of public and private sponsors to support international initiatives that benefit CCSU faculty and students, as well as the citizens of our local and global communities. Presented below is a sample of the many organizations – both U.S.- and foreign-based – which support grants in the area of international education.

For more information on international grant-writing at Central Connecticut State University, contact Lisa Marie Bigelow, Assistant Director of the Center for International Education at (860) 832-2042 or send e-mail to Bigelow@ccsu.edu.

 
Opportunities for Faculty

The George R. Muirhead Center for International Education strongly encourages faculty to engage in grant writing to support their scholarly interests abroad, as well as here on campus. Presented below is a list of some of the major sources of public and private funding.

American Council of Learned Societies

The American Council of Learned Societies sponsors grants for faculty to conduct overseas research and study utilizing funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the U.S. State Department and private foundations.

 
Council on International Educational Exchange

The Council for International Educational Exchange conducts study tours overseas for U.S. faculty.

 
Council for International Exchange of Scholars

The Council for International Exchange of Scholars administers the U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program and worldwide Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence program on behalf of the U.S. State Department. The Fulbright Scholar program supports overseas research and teaching grants for U.S. faculty; the Scholar-in-Residence program supports scholars and professors from abroad to teach and conduct research at U.S. institutions of higher education.

U.S. Scholar Programs:

• Traditional Fulbright program
• Distinguished Chairs Program
• Alumni Initiatives Awards

Programs designed to bring visiting scholars from abroad to the U.S:

• Occasional Lecturer Program 
• Fulbright  Scholar-in-Residence Program
• European Union Scholar-in-Residence Program

German Academic Exchange

The German Academic Exchange Service is a private, publicly funded, self-governing organization of the institutions of higher education in Germany. The DAAD promotes international academic relations, especially through the exchange of students and faculty. The organization provides grants for faculty to perform research and/or to lead student tours in Germany.

• Grants for Ph.D. Candidates and Recent Ph.D.'s 
• Grants for Faculty, Scholars and Scientists at Universities
• Grants in German Studies
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• Special Programs, Seminars and Prizes

Institute of International Education 

IIE administers over 250 grant programs for public and private sponsors

International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)

The International Research & Exchanges Board sponsors several grant programs which fund U.S. faculty and researchers study and conduct research abroad. These programs include:

IREX Programs

• Individual Advanced Research Opportunities
• Russia - U.S. Young leadership Fellows for Public Service
• Mongolian Language Training Program
• Caspian Sea Regional Policy Symposium
• Regional Scholar Exchange Program
• ECA Alumni Small Grants Program
• Short-Term Travel Grants

Rotary International

The sponsor will provide support for higher education faculty to teach in low-income countries (per capita GNP of U.S. $6,200 or less) other than their own. Eligible applicants must hold (or if retired, have held) a full-time college or university appointment for three or more years, but need not hold (or have held) a specific rank. Grants are available for up to ten months.

U.S. Department of Education

The United States Department of State

The United States Department of State’s Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs sponsors numerous programs designed to foster international cooperation and understanding. Programs most frequently pursued by Central Connecticut State University include:

• Educational Partnerships Program
• The International Visitors Program

Private Foundations
 
Other Private Foundations that have an interest in funding globally oriented scholarly research and similar initiatives include:

• The Carnegie Corporation of New York
• The David & Lucille Packard Foundation
• The William H. Donner Foundation
• The Ford Foundation
• The Freedom Forum
• The J. Paul Getty Trust
• The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
• The W. Alton Jones Foundation
• The W.K. Kellogg Foundation
• The Henry Luce Foundation
• The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
• The James S. McDonnel Foundation
• The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
• The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
• The John M. Olin Foundation
• Pew Charitable Trusts
• The Eurasia Foundation 
• The Public Welfare Foundation
• The Rockefeller Brothers Fund
• The Rockefeller Foundation
• The Soros Foundations Network
• The Spencer Foundation
• The U.S.-Japan Foundation