The Global Oregon Initiative (global.uoregon.edu) invites UO graduate students to apply for one of five $2,000 research awards to support international research.
Global Oregon is an initiative of the Office of International Affairs’ Global Studies Institute (gsi.uoregon.edu). It promotes internationalization in the student experience, in research, and in outreach to the state and the world. Global Oregon is deliberately cross-regional and interdisciplinary, drawing together UO expertise on every world region and from many academic domains.
The Global Oregon Graduate Research Award is designed to help UO graduate students conduct research for their theses, dissertations, or other appropriate projects that advance the academic and professional goals of students. While awards are most commonly given to support thesis or dissertation research conducted outside the United States, the review committee will consider other activities that engage the graduate student in original investigation and analysis of significant international phenomena.
Proposals will be evaluated against the following criteria:
1) Innovative contribution to student’s field of study.
2) Clarity and effectiveness of project presentation.
3) Appropriate engagement with and contribution to a relevant body of scholarly literature.
4) Potential to advance the academic and professional development of the student.
5) Contribution to UO internationalization & to the overall Global Oregon mission.
6) Preference will be given to applicants with demonstrated financial need.
7) Award activities must take place between 1 April of the award year and 1 April of the following year.
Grant recipients will be required to submit a one-‐page description of their grant-‐ related activities to Global Oregon within 60 days of the completion of grant-funded activities to be shared with the larger UO community on the Global Oregon website.
For applicants from outside the US, third country research is strongly preferred.
To apply, individuals should submit a 3-‐page narrative proposal, including a description of the project, work completed on the project to date, an explanation of the importance of funding to completion of the proposed work, and a proposed timeline. Include a CV (2 pages, max.), UO academic transcript, summary of anticipated expenditures and resources, and a statement of support from the applicant’s adviser.
Applications should be submitted electronically to globaloregon@uoregon.edu [subject line: First Name_Last Name Global Oregon Graduate Research Award Application].
Deadline: Tuesday, April 1, 2014. The recipients will be announced in late April.
Questions: Please contact globaloregon@uoregon.edu