Academics

Resources

Possible Funding Sources for Faculty, Students & Staff 

The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF)
http://www.amscan.org/

ASF is the leading cultural and educational link between the U.S. and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. An American non-profit organization, the ASF works to build international understanding with an extensive program of fellowships, grants, intern/trainee sponsorship, publishing and membership offerings between the U.S. and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. An American non-profit organization, the ASF works to build international understanding with an extensive program of fellowships, grants, intern/trainee sponsorship, publishing and membership offerings.

Programs available: 1. Awards for Study in Scandinavia for Americans to study and conduct research in Scandinavian countries; 2. Awards for Scandinavians for to study and conduct research in the US; and 3. Visiting Lectureships for American Universities to host Norwegian or Swedish Lectures.

The Carnegie Corporation of New York
http://www.carnegie.org/sub/program/grant.html
(Supports projects related to development of a global community in an age when both isolationism and nationalism seem to be fostering a fractured view of the world.)

The Fulbright Program
http://fulbright.state.gov/

German Academic Exchange Services (DADD)
http://www.daad.org/

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Study_Abroad.asp?SnID=120428960  

International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)
http://www.irex.org/

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.3599935/k.66CA/MacArthur_Foundation_Home.htm
(Supports projects in the areas of Human and Community Development; Global Security and Sustainability, etc.) 

National Security Education Program (NSEP) Boren Awards
http://www.borenawards.org

Office of International Science & Engeneering (OISE)
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12815&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39

“OISE can support workshops that may immediately precede or follow a larger-scale conference when they add an international dimension that is focused on building research collaboration.”

The Rockefeller Foundation
http://www.rockfound.org/index.shtml
(Supports various projects with global inclusion) 

The Spencer Foundation
http://www.spencer.org/
(Supports research projects focus on new knowledge about education in the United States or abroad.) 

UNESCO Fellowships
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=7972&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
http://portal.unesco.org

United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
http://www.usip.org/grants-fellowships/-grant-program/priority-grant-competition

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
http://www.usaid.gov/

U.S. Department of State (USDS)
http://exchanges.state.gov/

The W.K Kellogg Foundation
http://www.wkkf.org/Default.aspx?LanguageID=0
(Supports projects in the areas of Health, Food Systems and Rural Development, Youth and Education/Higher Education, Philanthropy and Volunteerism, Cross Programming Work: Devolution, Southern Africa, and Latin America.)

International Organizations

Association of African Universities (AAU)
http://www.aau.org/

Association of American International Colleges and Universities (AAICU)
http://www.aaicu.org/index.asp

Association of American College and University programs in Italy (AACUPI)
http://www.aacupi.org/home-frameset.htm

Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA)
http://www.aieaworld.org/index.php

Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)
http://www.aucc.ca/index_e.html

Australian Education International’s searchable web database of research relevant to international education
http://aei.dest.gov.au/AEI/PublicationsAndResearch/ResearchDatabase/Default.htm
http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/international_education/

China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE)
http://www.ceaie.edu.cn/

Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE)
http://www.ciee.org/

Database of Research on International Education.
http://www.idp.com/research/database_of_research.aspx

European University Institute (EUI)
http://www.iue.it/

Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA)
http://www.theifsafoundation.org/

International Association of Universities (IAU)
http://www.unesco.org/iau/index.html

International Higher Education Clearinghouse (IHEC)
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/ihec/

National Association of International Educators
http://www.nafsa.org/

Student and Exchange Visitor Program
http://www.ice.gov/sevis/

Transnational Education Project and Recommendations
http://www.crue.org/espaeuro/transnational_education_project.pdf

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
http://portal.unesco.org/

United Nations University (UNU)
http://unu.edu/unu.html