Global Innovation Fund

The Office of Global Affairs (OGA) provides seed funding to support the development of cross-college and cross-continent research collaborations through the Global Innovation Fund (GIF).  

Tier 1 Research Awards are for up to $5,000. 

Tier 2 Research Awards are for up to $20,000. 

Additionally, we also encourage research applications with the following institutions. These are not required.  

• The University of Manchester 
• University of Helsinki 

Up to $3,000 (for a new ‘study away’ program within the United States) or up to $5,000 (for a new ‘study abroad’ international program) to support exploratory/scoping visits by prospective program directors to destination countries.

Up to $3,000 (for a new ‘study away’ program within the United States) or up to $5,000(for a new ‘study abroad’ international program): for an additional faculty member to accompany an existing program (improve program longevity by training other faculty members to run the program in the future). 

Awarded programs must be run through UW Study Abroad. 

Seed funding of up to $2,000 is available for innovative proposals that approach global learning from new perspectives, methods, and activities. Supporting the addition of a global module, project, or innovation to your course.