Faculty Services & Opportunities

The Global Education Office will partner directly with faculty who are currently involved in global education programs or would like to start a global education program. The GEO will be able to provide services related to program design, institutional agreements, logistical support and various student programming.

Specifically the GEO is available to work with faculty and academic departments to foster the integration of global education into curricula and academic structures. We can assist faculty in how to best determine enhancement and expansion of existing programs as well as how to develop new innovative study abroad programs.

Additionally, faculty can serve on the Global Education Faculty Advisory Committee or the Distinguished Fellowships Committee. For more information on how to become involved please contact globalmit@mit.edu.

News: Funding Opportunity for Faculty

MISTI Global Seed Funds
http://mit.edu/misti/faculty/seed.html

2009-2010 Call for Proposals

MISTI offers seed funds to MIT faculty and researchers to support early-stage international projects and research collaboration. Applicants are encouraged to involve MIT students—both undergraduate and graduate—in their projects.

MISTI GSF includes a general fund for projects in any country and six country funds, each with its own specific set of requirements (see below).

Funding may be used to cover travel, meeting and workshop costs to facilitate international projects and collaboration. In 2008, MISTI received 104 requests for funding, and 27 projects were awarded $457,000.

The application deadline is September 14, 2009.

For more information and to apply: http://mit.edu/misti/faculty/seed.html