Application closed January 31, 2026
Before听proceeding听with your GIF application, we strongly recommend that the applicant schedule a meeting with Wolf Latsch, Director of Study Abroad听(latsch@uw.edu),听and/or Lauren Easterling, Associate Director of Study Abroad听(laurenee@uw.edu), and UW Tacoma applicants schedule a meeting with Dr. Karleigh Koster, Assistant Director of Study Abroad (kkoster@uw.edu) to discuss the proposed program, its scope, target groups, and locations.听
Exploratory/Scoping Visits:听Support for prospective program directors to investigate locations for new study programs.
- Up to $3,000 for new 鈥渟tudy away鈥� programs within the United States
- Up to $5,000 for new 鈥渟tudy abroad鈥� international programs
Faculty Development:听Funding for an听additional听faculty member to听accompany听an existing program, strengthening program sustainability.
- Up to $3,000 for domestic programs
- Up to $5,000 for international programs
Awarded programs must be run through UW Global Study Abroad.听
For collaboration and preparation purposes, applicants may refer to the .听This sample provides an overview of required questions and materials.
Contact UW Global with questions at uwgif@uw.edu.听
Pre-program visit听
- Award is for up to $3,000 for new domestic programs (within the United States) and up to $5,000 for new international programs.听
- The pre-program visits should be for location scouting, scoping, and for developing on-the-ground partnerships that can help support a new program.听
Fund an听additional听faculty member to attend an existing program to share the responsibility of听maintaining听the program in the future听
- Award is for up to $3,000 for new domestic programs (within the United States) and up to $5,000 for new international programs.听
- Award听seeks听to improve program longevity by training other faculty members to run the program in the future.听
- UW faculty听(any appointment type including affiliated, full听time听or part time)听
- UW professional staff (including research staff)听with faculty appointments or affiliated faculty appointments听
| Application opens | December 1, 2025 |
| Application deadline | January 31, 2026 11:59 PM PT |
| Award use period | February 23, 2026 鈥� March 31, 2027 |
| Reimbursement due | No later than March 31, 2027 |
| Post-award reports due | No later than March 31, 2027 |
| Unused funds returned to OGA | No later than March 31, 2027 |
All funded projects must submit a post-award report to the MyGlobal platform at the end of the award use period.
- Brief narrative report 鈥� describe the purpose, outcomes, and next steps for your project听
- Photos and/or videos听
- Updated budget including actual expenditures听
Please mention the Global Innovation Fund in any communications or news related to your project. Use听#UWGlobal听on social media听听and听.听
UW Global may follow up to do additional marketing and story-telling around each community.听
Failure to听submit听the final report and budget on time will cause exclusion from future GIF applications.听听
Previously successful proposals:
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