The Hewlett International Grant Program is primarily intended to help Pitt faculty in the development or completion of international teaching, research, or collaboration projects.

In addition, Hewlett International Grants may support the participation of Pitt faculty when delivering papers or presentations in conferences abroad, regardless of discipline or topic. This is a competitive program and proposals are reviewed by a committee of former grant recipients and UCIS team members representing a range of disciplines.  Please be sure to review all eligibility and evaluation criteria on the Pitt Global/UCIS website to ensure your project is aligned with the goals of the program.

Grants are awarded twice per year.

There are three levels of Hewlett International Grants.

Curriculum Development (Fall & Spring)  Awards typically range between $500 and $3,500 and are intended to assist in the development of new international courses/course content or the enhancement of existing courses to add/update international content.

Research and Conference Travel (Fall & Spring)  Awards range between $1,500 and $3,500 and are intended to offset the cost of travel related to field or archival research or to attend an international conference abroad.

Major Impact (Spring only)  One grant per year will be awarded for research or related activities that demonstrate an impact on the international profile of the university or address strategic global priorities in the Plan for Pitt, including team-based research projects related to global issues/themes.  A single award of $10,000 - $15,000 will be made. Note: Conference Travel related to the presentation of a paper is not eligible for a Major Impact Grant; however, organization of a national or international conference or workshop on an international topic may be an eligible activity if potential for impact can be demonstrated. Applications for the Major Impact Grant are accepted only during the spring competition, which opens in November/December prior to the spring deadline. Applications for major impact will not be accepted here. Please check the website for the correct application after it opens in late Fall semester.

Funding Priorities

Research

Examples of possible research-related uses of funding are as follows:

• Start-up research projects requiring seed funding which show promise of attracting future external support.
• Funds to be used to complete a research effort (which could include costs of preparing manuscripts for publication, but NOT actual costs of publication).
• Partial support for national or international research conferences or workshops on an international topic for which a Pitt faculty member is a principal organizer.
• Field research.

Curricular Efforts

Examples of possible curriculum-related uses of funding are as follows:

• Development of new on-campus courses focusing on regional or area studies, transnational topics or global issues.
• Development of trans-regional courses with a focus on two or more world regions (e.g., Latin America-Asia, Africa-Eastern Europe, etc.) or enhancement of existing regional courses to include an additional region.
• Enhancement of existing courses taught on Pitt campuses that strengthen or add an international focus through experiential learning, civic engagement, or professional development.
• Collaborations between Pitt faculty and faculty at international partner institutions to enhance courses through team-teaching, co-teaching, or other collaborations.
• Revision or creation of courses with at least 25% international or transnational content where faculty are interested in adopting new technologies in consultation with Pitt IT and the University Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL).

Conference Travel

Examples of possible conference-related uses of funding are as follows:

• Any conference or workshop with an international theme (applying faculty must be a presenter at the conference or workshop in order to qualify).
• Conferences or workshops taking place outside of the United States (applying faculty must be a presenter at the conference or workshop in order to qualify).

Please note: This application requires that you upload multiple pieces of supporting documentation, notably the Hewlett Budget Spreadsheet, evidence of Institutional Review Board clearance (if relevant), an 1100-word proposal narrative, and documentation of up to three quotes on travel costs (optional).  Preparing those documents in advance will likely simplify the application process for you.  You can save your application mid-stream and then return to it before final submission.