Texas Global
Grants Deepen University's Global Engagement
To advance the University’s academic mission and propel faculty career journeys, Texas Global supports faculty engaged in international research, teaching, publishing, and event collaborations. Since 2020, nearly 125 faculty members across 17 colleges and schools have received more than $1.3 million for global engagement initiatives.
Furthering the University’s pursuit of becoming the highest-impact public research university in the world, Texas Global offers Faculty Research Seed Grants that encourage UT faculty to work with international partners on exploring new ways to address global challenges. To further support these multinational collaborations, Travel Planning Grants assist faculty in seeking further funding opportunities to establish interdisciplinary connections abroad.
Honoring the University’s commitment to cultivate future leaders who can solve problems in a dynamic world, Global Career Launch allows faculty to lead students in high- impact internship and research experiences abroad. Global Virtual Exchange assists the co-creation of innovative Collaborative Online International Learning courses with faculty peers worldwide to foster virtual international experiences for students.
Texas Global grants also facilitate scholarly pursuits and foster awareness of UT’s vast international connections on the Forty Acres. The Internationalization Event Fund bolsters high-impact, globally oriented events reaching broad, diverse audiences on campus. The Publication Fund encourages dissemination of knowledge for multinational audiences through publications in languages besides English, equipping the UT community with the greater intercultural understanding necessary for making a positive impact around the globe.
“These grant opportunities support UT faculty, deepen existing linkages, and create new partnerships, thereby expanding our global reach while providing pathways for our faculty to advance their teaching and research,” said Sonia Feigenbaum, senior vice provost for global engagement. Learn More
Texas Global
GRANT FUNDING (2020-2024)
$1.67
MILLION AWARDED
165
FACULTY MEMBERS
17
COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
230
GRANT-FUNDED INITIATIVES
60
PARTNER COUNTRIES
College of Liberal Arts
Texas Global
Global Virtual Exchange Shares Knowledge with Korean University
Texas Global is committed to providing a pathway for all Longhorns to experience transformative international education opportunities. In some cases, when a student is unable to travel, a Global Virtual Exchange (GVE) is the answer.
For example, thanks to a GVE grant, Professor Alice McCoy-Bae in the Center for East Asian Studies taught an online language course in Third-Year Korean. UT students learned alongside counterparts from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in Daejeon, South Korea. Both groups attended virtual classes together during the Fall 2022 semester, exploring the Korean and English languages in discussions about culture and campus life.
GVE course development grants support faculty members at UT Austin and partner institutions in envisioning and implementing exchanges, thus furthering the University’s collaborative efforts around the world. Grant recipients receive instructional assistance via workshops, faculty learning communities, and networking events. Read More
“With the exchange, [students’] understanding is not limited to the textbook knowledge. It goes beyond what’s written in the textbook by interacting with students from the authentic culture and expanding their worldview.”
— Alice McCoy-Bae, Assistant Professor of Instruction, College of Liberal Arts
College of Liberal Arts
Texas Global
Global Career Launch Forges Connections Abroad
When anthropology and government double major Joe Eduard Rucker worked with Professor Michael Mosser at UT’s Global DisInformation Lab, Mosser invited the student to join his 2023 project in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, offered through the Global Career Launch: Faculty-Driven Internship program.
Global Career Launch is an international internship framework funded by Texas Global that allows faculty to lead students in high-impact work and research experiences abroad.
Mosser’s research asked: How can we access responsibly sourced and accurate information, communication, and speech when disinformation floods the internet? Input from key collaborator Jürgen Neyer, the pioneering artificial intelligence researcher, enhanced the project.
Neyer is the founding director of the European New School of Digital Studies, an international teaching and research institution uniting the University of Viadrina in Germany and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland. Rucker benefited from Neyer’s expertise in the ethics, creation, and implementation of AI, also absorbing knowledge via cultural exchange, such as European and global approaches to information and emerging technologies. Read More
