Summer International Collaborative Research Grant
Developing an international profile is important for career advancement for tenure-stream faculty. The Summer International Collaborative Research Grant provides funding to faculty to travel abroad and establish new collaborative research projects or continue existing ones.
Awards
Faculty members receive $20,000 of ongoing funding for up to five years for international projects beginning in summer 2024. Two grants will be awarded.
Eligibility
Any tenure-stream faculty member in the fine arts, humanities, and qualitative social sciences holding a primary appointment in the College of Arts and Sciences. Preference will be given to faculty who hold the rank of associate professor.
Application Process
The application cycle is currently open. Applications are due Monday, February 13, 2025.
Proposals for new or existing collaborative research projects with a host organization, such as a university, museum, think tank, or consortium will be considered.
Research products should be detailed in the proposal, with an explanation for why a given product is important to the recipient’s field or professional development.
The application includes:
- Narrative proposal that explains the importance of international research for this project (1,000 words max)
- Work plan (one-page)
- Curriculum vitae
- Proposed budget
- Chair’s endorsement
Preference will be given to proposals for projects with one of UNC-Chapel Hill’s four strategic partners, King’s College London, Universität Tübingen, National University of Singapore, and Universidad San Francisco de Quito.
You may access the online application via Interfolio (please sign in with your UNC email address).
Funding Guidelines
Appropriate uses of funding include:
- Up to $5,000 on summer salary, including fringe, taken during the summer of 2025
- International and local travel
- Lodging and meals (based on the local cost of living)
- Books and supplies, including archival research, reproductions, and research equipment
- Funding UNC graduate research assistants, including travel
- Hosting, catering, and venue rental for international events, conferences, or symposia held at UNC-Chapel Hill
- Honoraria, speaker fees, and consulting fees for services provided in the United States
- Professional development activities for related conference registration fees and/or membership fees for international scholarly organizations
Inappropriate uses of funding include:
- Personal use
- Course development
- Publishing-related expenses
- Regular or base, or any related administrative supplements
- Funding non-UNC research assistants
- Hosting, catering, and venue rental for events, conferences, or symposia held abroad
- Honoraria, speaker fees, and consulting fees for services provided abroad
For publishing-related expenses, please apply for the Arts and Humanities Publication Support Grant.
Reporting Requirements
Recipients of this award will be expected to submit two reports. The first, submitted at the end of summer 2025, is a progress report to update the IAH on work performed. The second, submitted at the end of the five-year period or once all of the funds have been spent, whichever comes first, will be a final report summarizing the work done and all research products (both in process and published).
Funds expiration
Funds from this grant will expire five years after the award date.
- For grants awarded in academic year 2022-2023: Expire on June 30, 2028.
- For grants awarded in 2023-2024: Expire on June 30, 2029.
- For grants awarded in 2024-2025: Expire on June 30, 2030.
Previous Recipients
2024: Eren Tasar and Ji-Yeon Jo
2023: Andrea Bohlman and Javier Arce-Nazario
Questions
For more information contact:
Silas Webb
Program Administrator
919-843-2651
slwebb@email.unc.edu
Last updated: 1/23/25