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Attention: Prospective Applicants

Please note that the President’s Award for Global Learning is currently undergoing a restructuring of the program for future years (2022 and beyond). Please check back for further updates.

Form a Team

Teams are comprised of 2-4 students from different majors, one faculty leader and up to two faculty mentors from different departments. International students are eligible and encouraged to participate. Project teams can be formed in various ways:

• A faculty member identifies students and additional faculty to comprise a team around a particular project leveraging existing international relationships.

• Student-initiative teams approach faculty members to serve as faculty leads/mentors for their project idea.

• Texas Global can introduce faculty and students based on interest and project ideas.

Select a Region

Projects must be located in one of three eligible regions. Two projects per region will be selected to receive the award. The regions, identified by the International Board of Advisors, include Latin America and the Caribbean; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; and Asia and Oceania.

All proposals must adhere to the UT International Travel Policy. The countries listed should be cross-checked with the UT Restricted Regions List. Teams proposing projects in countries on the Restricted Regions List are encouraged to seek advice on travel compliance from the Global Risk and Safety team in Texas Global.

Choose a Topic

Proposals must align with one of the following three topic areas.

Expanding Existing Research

Proposed work or anticipated findings are of sufficient intellectual merit to advance knowledge in scholarly disciplines or fields. Ideally, these projects should leverage the breadth and depth of UT’s research capabilities and existing research engagements with global communities.

Social Impact

An achievable initiative that will positively impact a social challenge to improve the quality of life in a sustainable way for members of a community in one of the eligible regions.

Entrepreneurship

Create value through a new venture that brings together ideas, people, and capital, as well as other enabling mechanisms, in service of benefiting all stakeholders.

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