KU FUNDING & AWARDS
George and Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award
This award recognizes outstanding contributions in teaching, research, and service that significantly strengthen the university's international dimension. The award includes a $1,000 stipend and is announced publicly during the fall semester. All tenured and tenure-track faculty are eligible for consideration. Nominations are due in International Programs in September, and selection is made by a faculty committee.Find more information here.
Internationalizing the Curriculum
As part of an on-going effort to internationalize the curriculum at KU, International Programs offers an $850 stipend each spring to tenured and tenure-track faculty who develop a new international course or significantly revise an existing course to make it more international. 2012 proposals are due April 16. Find more information here.
International Travel Fund for Humanities Research—Summer 2012
Deadline: March 8
The Office of International Programs has funding available to support KU faculty pursuing international humanities research abroad. This fund will provide up to three awards of $3,000 each for a summer 2012 research project. Preference will be given to faculty in the first five years of their scholarly career and to tenured faculty who are developing new lines of research. A representative faculty and administrative committee will make the selections. Find more information here.
China, India, Korea Exchange Agreement (CIK) Support Fund
In order to develop, strengthen, and maintain institutional exchanges and collaborations between faculty researchers and/or students at the University of Kansas and faculty researchers and/or students at selected post-secondary institutions in China, India, and Korea, the chancellor has created a special fund to support such endeavors. The specific purpose of the fund is to help departments and schools to initiate and/or build relationships on behalf of the University of Kansas with peer units at institutions of higher learning in these countries. This fund is administered by International Programs. Find more information here.
KU-UCR Research Collaboration Fund
Deadline
This program provides seed funds for research projects that establish and strengthen the colloborative relationships between faculty at the University of Kansas and the University of Costa Rica. Find the most recent call for proposals here.
International Faculty Spring Seminar
"A Post-American World(?)" is the topic of the spring 2012 seminar. November 18 is the deadline to apply. Find more infomation here. The International Seminar for Faculty was initiated in the early 1990s as part of the internationalization efforts of International Programs. The seminar provides KU faculty an opportunity to present and discuss works in progress on a global or international theme. KU faculty are invited to submit proposals for the International Seminar for Faculty, scheduled annually each spring. Learn about previous seminar topics here.
Travel Funds
Travel Fund for International Conference and Research
International Programs has funds to sponsor faculty travel for research or to present a paper at an international conference. Travel grants are contingent upon funding from the Endowment Association and the KU Center for Research, and awarded on a first-come, first-served basis to tenured or tenure-track faculty or faculty equivalents. Faculty are eligible to receive one travel grant in a three-year period. Fill out this form to apply for international conference funding and send it to Bette Luther in International Programs.
Employees traveling on university business should file out-of-state travel requests regardless of the source of funding that supports the trip, including funding entirely from the traveler’s pocket. Filing the form takes very little time but may help to establish that the claimant was on university business if an injury or accident occurs. The University has insurance coverage for KU employees traveling abroad.
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