Teaching & Curriculum Awards

• Add an element of International Virtual Exchange or Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) to your course (e.g., international marketing project with students from the National University of Singapore)
• Student consulting or research project embedded in your course with an international company, non-profit or NGO
• Incorporation of speaker(s) from an international organization (e.g., virtual lecture by Korean public health official on COVID response) or faculty member (e.g., expert from University of Queensland)
• Interactive international learning activity (e.g., virtual museum tour or remote company visit)

Application Requirements:

• Online application form submission: Apply here!
• Attached letter or email of support from department chair

Timeline

If you have questions, contact the Office of Global Affairs at uwgif@uw.edu.

Awards can be used for:

• Faculty or administrator salary
• Academic student employees and student workers
• Honoraria
• Marketing expenses
• Technology equipment or software

Funds may not be used for:

• The purchase of alcohol
• Dissertation research

At the end of the award use period, awardees are required to submit the following materials to OGA at uwgif@uw.edu:

• Brief narrative report – describe the project, outcomes, and next steps
• Photos
• Outline use and impact of funds

Please mention the Global Innovation Fund in any communications or news related to your project. OGA may follow up to do additional marketing and story-telling around each project.