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Pawan's sabbatical on Myanmar/Thai Border & Castner leads the GIE (Spring 2025) |
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Spring brings changes to the GIE. During her sabbatical, Faculty Fellow, Faridah Pawan is pursuing a USAID-funded project for teacher educators along the northwest Myanmar-Thai border. | | | | |
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Dan Castner (left) is GIE’s Acting Faculty Fellow and will be focusing on multiple ongoing projects including short-term overseas studies programs such as the preservice teacher project on Indonesia’s Batam Island, combined with visits to Singapore schools. GIE’s Program Associate, Katie Cierniak (center) & Graduate Assistant, Suliya Nijiati (right) continue GIE’s efforts alongside Castner. | | | | |
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Student Spotlight: Dorcas Miao Pursues Dual PhDs in Methodology and Literacy |
Dorcas (Xinqing), raised in a small northeastern Chinese suburb, fosters a keen interest in how communication and social structures influence identity development. With a background in language acquisition and English language teaching, her doctoral studies in research methodology and literacy studies lead her to research in the international student community in examining human identity through the lens of philosophical thoughts such as Hegel and Habermas. Utilizing empirical data, Dorcas how knowledge is produced, theorized, and reconstructed through qualitative research practices. This investigation aims to refine and expand existing methodologies through the introduction of meta-principles (or a methodology of methodologies) and recommendations.
A committed scholar identifying as an international woman and feminist, Dorcas has contributed to recent publications such as Qualitative Health Research (in press) and International Review of Qualitative Research (2024). She has presented an AERA paper on international students' name-choice and and a seminar on reconstructing narrative theories, both being developed into journal articles. She is also a founding member of the Critical Trust Collective of Recognition Studies. Her work is featured on Recognition Studies. With a dedicated
research community in literacy for underserved minority languages, Dorcas also is engaged in service-oriented research for equitable literacy. | | | | |
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Celebrating Class of 2024: Highlights from Winter Convocation |
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Congratulations to all our students on their remarkable achievements as they embark on the next chapter of their academic and professional journeys! | | | | |
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Grant Opportunities |
OVPIA Grants
Faculty
International Mobility
Travel for individual research or creative pursuits, including conference participation, archival research, and other short-term activities (for one-time trips, not related to an ongoing IU partnership).
Deadline: February 1, 2025
International Collaboration
Visit a current or prospective partner university to strengthen or explore collaboration in teaching, research, or creative activity. There are two tiers of funding: smaller exploratory grants and larger grants to support teams of faculty on collaborative work with colleagues at established partners.
Exploratory deadline: Rolling
Research deadline: February 1, 2025
Primary Partner Faculty Grant
IU Global offers funding to faculty and librarians interested in participating in research projects with one of IU’s primary partner institutions.
Deadline: February 1, 2025
Global Gateway Grant
Engage in a wide range of activities and collaborate with our Global Gateways in Bangkok, Beijing, Berlin, Mexico City, and New Delhi.
Deadline: Rolling
Global Classroom Fellowship
Partner with a foreign university virtually to teach a parallel course with a student project that spans borders. OVPIA can help connect you to an international partner.
2024-25 AY Deadline: April 1, 2025
International Short Term Visitor Grant
Explore funding for travel expenses to bring distinguished visitors to your campus for events.
Deadline: Rolling
Students
Education Abroad Scholarships
Education Abroad administers a range of scholarship that award over $100,000 in scholarship support annually on the basis of financial need and academic merit. All applicants to all eligible programs will AUTOMATICALLY be considered for these scholarships. No separate application is required.
Deadline (FAFSA application): March 1, 2025
Primary Partner Graduate Student Grant
Funding to doctorate level students interested in participating in research, creative activity, or career development projects with one of IU’s primary partner institutions. For more information, email partner@iu.edu.
International Enhancement Grants
Support for academic training that adds or enhances an international component of a graduate degree program.
Deadline: March 1, 2025
External Grants
Faculty
The Sepmeyer Research Grant Program (IERF)
The International Education Research Foundation invites applications for the Sepmeyer research grants. This supports research on world education systems and the integration of individuals educated outside of the US into the US educational environment and work force.
Deadline: February 15, 2025
University of Cambridge Visiting Fellowships for Scholars from the Global South
The Centre for Research in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CRASSH) at the University of Cambridge is inviting applications for funded Visiting Fellowships for scholars from the Global South. Applications are invited from scholars whose research is connected to the theme of science, politics and justice.
Deadline: February 24, 2025
European Commission Erasmus+ Forward-looking projects
Forward-looking projects are large-scale projects that aim to identify, develop, test or assess innovative (policy) approaches that have the potential of becoming mainstreamed, thus improving education and training systems. The following topics are available: school education, vocational education and training, adult learning, digital education.
Deadline: May 27, 2025
Students
Fund for Education Abroad Scholarships
The mission of the Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) is to provide scholarships and ongoing support to students who are underrepresented among the U.S. study abroad population. The Summer, Fall, and Academic Year 2025-2026 application is open now.
Deadline: Feb 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM (noon) EST
Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships
The Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship (GOI-IES) program supports high-caliber international students who wish to study at the master’s or PhD level in Ireland. Applicants must have a conditional or final offer of admission to that higher education institution at the time of application.
Deadline: March 13, 2025
Taiwan: International Higher Education Scholarship Program
The Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund invites applications for its International Higher Education Scholarship Program. This supports higher education in cooperation with partner universities in Taiwan.
Deadline: March 15, 2025 | | |
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