International Council Travel Grant

Research travel grants, made available to regular, tenure-line faculty, will again be offered by the International Council to be used in the summer of 2006 or parts of the 2005-2006 academic year. Grants range from $1,000 to $4,000 per award.  The source of these funds is an endowment initiated by a grant from the Hewlett Foundation that was matched by private donations and university funds.  The International Council will review the proposals. These grants are intended to fund travel and related expenses outside of the United States for purposes of international research, both basic and applied.  Proposals will be judged primarily on perceived quality.  Younger scholars will be given priority, as will proposals that reflect a research effort that is part of a longer-term international research program.

Guidelines at http://www.ips.uiuc.edu/ic/hewlettresearch/ for more details on award criteria. 

The definition of "international" for International Council funding purposes is somewhat elastic and will be determined in the end on a case-by-case basis.  Generally, fundable projects of international research include studies which: 

* Focus upon particular world cultural, geographical, political and/or economic areas, excluding contemporary USA;

* Focus upon relationships among institutions in different nations or upon diplomatic or strategic policies; or

* Generate international scientific or artistic data and/or analyses. Both contemporary and historical studies are eligible. Research travel must be for a period of at least two weeks.

Successful applicants must be employed at UIUC during the subsequent academic year, during which time recipients of grants will be expected to present results of their research travel in an appropriate forum (e.g., a brown-bag talk at the appropriate area studies center, a presentation in the department, etc.). Funds awarded from this program may be used for travel costs, per diem, in-country expenses, and other related costs. Funds may not be used for faculty salary. Information and application forms can be found at http://www.ips.uiuc.edu/ic/hewlettresearch/. 

 

Applications are due Friday, November 18, 2005.

 Recipients will be announced around December 16, 2005.