Student Internal Grants

 

These funding opportunities come from the Center for Global Studies and the University of Wyoming. They are made available through donor and community support. More internal UW scholarships are available on WyoScholarships.

Our scholarship funding often run on two rounds per year, a fall application and a spring application. So check back in frequently, or email us at cgs@uwyo.edu, if you are interested in applying for international research funding.

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The Center for Global Studies supports international research and engagement (including creative projects in the arts) for enrolled UW students. Funds are distributed by competition to support internationally oriented research pursued under the supervision of UW faculty and conducted outside the United States. In rare cases, internationally engaged research may be pursued without travel.

Funding is made available by the generous support of donors to the Center for Global Studies.

 

Funding:

International Research funding covers acceptable and budgeted international research activities up to $2,500. Graduate and undergraduate research projects will be considered.

 

Relevant Activities: 

Research projects; International internships with clear research activity and goals; Conference participation, where research development is the primary goal.

 

Requirements and Evaluation Criteria:

Please review all requirements and evaluation criteria in the attached application before beginning your proposal. If you receive an award, you will be required to submit a follow-up research summary and requested to participate in CGS events to share your experience.

If you have any questions on the application process, please email Caroline McCracken-Flesher, at cmf@uwyo.edu.

 

Deadlines: 

Applications due by 5:00 pm on October 18, 2024.

Recipients will be notified in November.

All expenditures must be complete May 10, 2025.

 

Submission:

Please download the Call for Proposals form for reference and to submit. Once your proposal is complete, send it is as a PDF file to global@uwyo.edu.

Call for Proposals form

 

A deer in Nara, Japan at sunset. Photo by Gregory Ronco.

 

Create your own internship with UW in Scotland, and earn funding up to $5000 to support your experience. From heritage tourism to environmental studies, and energy resources to stained glass restoration, develop a project to further your career abroad in Scotland.

Strong applications describe the project in detail, specify the educational need, specify the host organization, and detail logistics and budgets. Applicants will also need a statement of commitment from the organization where the internship would occur, as well as a reference letter from a UW faculty member who will also supervise the project.

 

Deadline:

Call for applications for Summer 2025 will open soon.

If you would like to get a head start on your proposal, please review last year's application form.

 

Submission:

Once the application is available, completed applications and reference letter will be sent to Caroline McCracken-Flesher at cmf@uwyo.edu.

 

Walter Scott Memorial in Edinburgh at sunset

 

There are additional funding opportunities for research across and outside of campus. Review these programs to get started:


 

 

 

 
Contact Us

Center for Global Studies

1000 E. University Ave. Dept. 3707

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: 1-307-766-3889

Email: cgs@uwyo.edu

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