Here you are asked to report on the activities and outcomes related to the Global Development Research Grant you received from Note Dame Global.

Applications accepted on a rolling basis and will be reviewed monthly with the frist first review in August 2025.  Applications will not be accepted after November 30, 2025 for the 2025-2026 academic year and summer.

Applications to be submitted at least 5 months in advance of when it is anticipated to host the guest scholar/guest artist.

Notre Dame Global is pleased to announce the Asia Guest Scholar/Artist Partnership Program. The goal of this program is to partner with on-campus centers/institutes/departments in bringing to Notre Dame guest scholars and artists from Asia with outstanding reputations in their field. During the visit, the guest scholar/artist would pursue their own research/creative work and discuss future collaborations, while engaging in the intellectual/artistic life and community at Notre Dame.

Applications may be made for a semester or part thereof, with a minimum stay of 2 weeks. A faculty member must agree submit an application from the hosting unit/center/department, including supporting documentation from the guest scholar/artist. That faculty member must also be willing to facilitate engagement on campus and the hosting unit/center/department must be willing to facilitate logistics.

The Asia Guest Scholar/Artist will be expected to, at a minimum, give a talk to faculty/graduate students in the hosting unit regarding their research/creative work and depending on the length of stay, more engagement is welcomed. The application should include details of that planned engagement. If the guest scholar/artist is coming from the locale of one of Notre Dame's global locations, details of engagement, on their return, with the University through that location is requested.

 *All international guest scholars/artists will need an immigration status to enter the U.S. The hosting unit will be responsible for engaging International Student and Scholar Affairs (ISSA) in the process of determining the appropriate visa status and securing any necessary documentation.

 ELIGIBILITY  Full-time regular members of the Notre Dame faculty, library faculty, and special professional faculty are eligible to apply as hosts from a center/institute/department/library.

Eligible Expenses  Funding is provided up to $10,000 for a semester based on matched cost sharing and on an expenses-only basis, with the following expenses being eligible: 

• Visa Costs (if applicable)*
• Travel to Notre Dame from home base (return)
• Accommodation (limited to no more than the State department per diem rate per night)
• Some assistance with meals may be offered
• Local transportation

Ineligible Expenses 

• Additional travel expenses other than local transportation and that of getting to ND from home institution 
• Per Diem reimbursement
• Salary, stipend or honorarium

APPLICATION GUIDELINES   Applications can be made for a semester or part thereof with a minimum stay of 2 weeks.  

Application to include: 

• A statement from the Notre Dame faculty applicant indicating their interest and that of their institute/center/department  in hosting this specific scholar/artist from Asia. It should describe the value of the scholar’s research/artist’s creative work to Notre Dame including the contribution that the visit will make to their unit/center/department and the University
• Anticipated dates for the visit and anticipated length of stay
• A letter from the potential guest scholar/artist from Asia addressing their interest in visiting Notre Dame and specifying their preferred length of stay and how they will engage with the hosting unit during their stay. The letter should include a statement about their research/artistic interests and a plan with expected goals to be achieved and possible collaborations.
• Curriculum vitae of the guest scholar/artist from Asia under consideration
• Budget
• A letter from the Director/Chair of on-campus hosting unit with a guarantee of matched cost-sharing

FOLLOW-UP REPORT  Guest scholars/artists and their hosts will be required to submit a report no later than one month after the end date of the visit. The report should include a summary of the activities funded by the award and significant results achieved, including plans for any continued collaboration or indications that the project contributed to the strengthening scholarly relationships between Notre Dame and Asia.

 CONTACT   For more information about NDG’s faculty engagement and research programs, please contact:

 Geraldine Meehan   Sr Director of Faculty Engagement and Global Research

Notre Dame Global   Email: gmeehan@nd.edu 

Eligibility

Applicants must be regular full-time faculty at the University of Notre Dame.

Applicants may apply for both this Durham University Travel Grant Program and for the Notre Dame-Durham University Seed Grant Program but will not receive an award in both.

Funding

Funding requests can be made up to $4,000 and can be used to cover travel, visa (if required), accommodation and meals.

Application Guidelines

To request funding from the Durham University Travel Grant program, please submit a proposal to NDG’s submissions manager.

The application requires each applicant to include the following:

• A proposal with outcomes identified (1000 words maximum)
• A budget with justification
• The name, departmental affiliation, and email of the hosting collaborator at Durham University
• A current abbreviated CV (3-page limit) for both the ND and the Durham University collaborators
• Letter from the Durham collaborator indicating their willingness to host, meet, and collaborate on the project as proposed

SAMPLE DU Travel Grant Application DU Travel Grant Budget Template

Criteria

• Well-defined outcome(s) must be anticipated, such as a joint project or a proposal in anticipation of future joint publications and/or joint funding.
• Applicants whose goals may not be realized without an in-person visit to the institution.
• Applicants who demonstrate impact of proposed activities and connection to long-term goals.

Ineligible Activities

• conference attendance or travel with a goal of planning a conference
• student travel

Grantee Obligations

Recipients will submit an on-line report on the activities of the grant, and future plans for continued collaboration, within 30 days of completing travel.

Contact

For more information, please contact:

Geraldine Meehan
Senior Director, Faculty Engagement and Global Research
Notre Dame Global
Email: gmeehan@nd.edu

The Italian Studies Library Research Award is a grant awarded by the Center for Italian Studies and Notre Dame International to support scholars who travel to use the Italian Studies collections within Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Libraries.

Funding between $1,500 and $4,000 will be awarded to help defray the costs of travel and accommodation for a research visit of 1 - 3 weeks. The amount of the award will be based on the length of the research visit and specific travel and accommodation expenses.

Grants are competitive. Please complete this application and submit by 11.59 pm EST on January 31 , 2026. You will receive notification when your application has been received, and applicants will be notified of the award decisions in March 2026.

Funding and Awards

• Joint awards up to a total of $30,000 (R$150,000) will be made for each joint research project, with each project investigator being funded by their respective institution
• It is expected to award up to 2 projects
• The funding will be available for joint research projects of between 12 months to 24 months duration
• The ND-UNESP Seed Grant projects can run anytime during the period from 1 June 2026 and 1 July 2028
• Unspent funds at the end of the award period will be returned to the awarding institution

Eligibility

• Applicants at both ND and UNESP must be regular full-time faculty.
• Projects incorporating graduate research students are welcomed.
• While faculty at both institutions can apply for both the ND-UNESP Seed Grant Program and the ND-UNESP Travel Grant program, an award may only be made in one category.

Criteria and Outcomes

Proposals from all disciplines and or thematic areas are welcomed.

Plans for international dissemination of the research output should be outlined in the proposal with the following outcomes considered optimal:

• Co-Publication(s)
• An application to an external funding body
  • The anticipated external funding body
  • The anticipated value of the current grant application and anticipated research output to that external funding application
  • Time frame for submission to that external funding body

Other measurable outcomes or impacts are encouraged as relevant to the discipline(s). Co-supervision of doctoral theses while not considered a primary outcome is welcomed.

Proposals should be in keeping with the strategic plans of both institutions:

University of Notre Dame Strategic Framework  UNESP Institutional Development Plan

Expenses

Each institution will support its own researchers involved in the research project. Full details of all anticipated costs/activities must be clearly itemized and as follows:

• A clear breakdown of expected costs by institution must be provided in the budget. Awarded funds cannot be transferred between universities
• The budget plan should indicate spending over the full duration of the proposed project
• Budget justification will be required, which includes being frugal with budget requests so that value for money is ensured.

Eligible Expenses

• Consumable costs for a proof-of-principle study:
  • Equipment and supplies purchased by a university becomes the property of that university
• Payment to human subjects:
  • Approval of payment and/or incentives is dependent on Compliance Review and approval at both institutions
• Travel expenses* for faculty and students to meet, plan research and review research results
• Costs associated with organizing meetings and workshops (e.g., rooms, catering, etc.)
• Personnel:
  • Partial Notre Dame graduate student stipend and benefits (graduate student assistants must be involved in the faculty fellow’s collaborative research and writing in ways that contribute to the student’s intellectual formation). Please note that at ND you must allow approximately an additional 13.5% in the budget for fringe benefits for graduate students.
  • UNESP may also include funding towards the inclusion of a graduate student in accordance with the policies of UNESP. 

Ineligible Expenses

• Computers***
• Faculty Salary
• Teaching buy-out
• Business start-up costs
• Tuition fees

*For budgeting purposes, the average cost of accommodation (per room per night) is $165 at Notre Dame and R$300 in São Paulo. Flights between Indiana (ND) and São Paulo vary in cost throughout the year but are on average around $1400 per person (return) when booked in advance.

*AT ND, reimbursement for meals and incidental travel expenses will be made in accordance with these per diem allowances:

• 1-14 days - UP TO 75% of US State Dept per diem
• 15+ days - UP TO 50% of US State Dept per diem

How to Apply

Proposals are to be prepared jointly and submitted in English by either the ND Principal Investigator or the UNESP Principal Investigator, through NDG's Online Application system. To initiate the proposal development effort for the Seed Grant Program, Notre Dame faculty and UNESP faculty must take the lead in reaching out to each other in their area of expertise.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Each investigator's CV, from both institutions, must be submitted in the FAPESP CV FORMAT.
• The proposed budget is to be submitted and uploaded separately using the provided budget template below and justification for requests will be required.

SAMPLE ND-UNESP Seed Grant Application   ND-UNESP Seed Grant Budget Template

BUDGET TEMPLATE PROVIDED WILL BE LINKED HERE (will automatically upload to your device)

Application Timeline

• Launch: November 1, 2025
• Deadline: January 31, 2026
• Selection Panel: February 2026
• Notifications expected: April 2026
• Projects start: Between 1 June 2026 - 1 July 2026 (a delay could occur for a project if the Compliance Reviews at one or both institutions necessitates longer time)
• Maximum project length: 2 years

Selection Process

Proposals will be jointly evaluated by a senior faculty panel from both ND and UNESP.

Applications will be assessed according to the following criteria:

• Academic quality of the proposed joint research including scope, significance, originality and value for money
• Importance of funding for the anticipated future success of external funding grant applications
• Clarity of goals, including the potential external funding source(s) and time frame for submission
• Alignment with the strategic goals of both universities

Reporting Requirements

A Project Completion Report must be completed by award holders upon completion of the work defined in the funding application. Submissions to external funding agencies are to be reported and provided to the contacts at the respective institutions.

FOR 2-YEAR PROJECTS:

• A progress report is due at the end of the first year; and,
• A progress report is expected and a project completion report must be completed by the project leaders at the end of the funding period

Contact

For more information, please contact:

University of Notre Dame

Geraldine Meehan
Senior Director, Faculty Engagement and Global Research
Notre Dame Global
Email: gmeehan@nd.edu

São Paulo State University

Patricia Reis
Assistant Provost for International Affairs
AREX - Office for International Affairs
Email: patricia.reis@unesp.br

The University of Notre Dame du Lac (ND), USA and São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil Seed Grant Program is contingent upon ND and UNESP entering into a mutually acceptable written agreement.

Eligibility

• Applicants at both UNESP and Notre Dame must be regular full-time faculty.

Funding

Funding requests can be made up to $5,000 and can be used to cover travel, visas, accommodation and meals.

Applicants may apply for both this ND-UNESP Travel Grant Program and for the ND-UNESP Seed Grant Program but may not receive an award in both.

Application Guidelines

To request funding from the IND-UNESP Travel Grant program, please submit a proposal to NDG’s submissions manager.

Proposals should be in keeping with the strategic plans of both institutions:

University of Notre Dame Strategic Framework  UNESP Institutional Development Plan

The application will require each application to include the following:

• A proposal with outcomes identified.
• A budget with justification.
• The name, departmental affiliation and email of the hosting collaborator at ND or UNESP.
• A current CV for both the ND and UNESP collaborators. 
  • PLEASE NOTE: Each investigator's CV must be submitted in the FAPEPS CV FORMAT.

  
  

• A letter from the host collaborator indicating their willingness to host, meet and collaborate on the project as proposed.

 Sample ND Faculty ApplicationSample UNESP Faculty ApplicationND-UNESP Travel Grant Budget Template

Criteria

• Well-defined outcome(s) must be anticipated, such as a joint project or a proposal in anticipation of future joint publications and/or joint funding.
• Applicants whose goals may not be realized without an in-person visit to the institution.
• Applicants who demonstrate impact of proposed activities and connection to long-term goals.

Ineligible Activities

• Conference attendance or travel with a goal of planning a conference
• Student travel

Timeframe

• Launch: November 1, 2025
• Deadline: January 31, 2026
• Selection Panel: February 2026
• Notifications expected: April 2026
• Projects start: Between 1 June 2026 - 1 July 2026
• Maximum length of award: 1 year (unused funds at the end of the award period will be returned to the granting institution)

Grantee Obligations

Recipients will submit an on-line report on the activities of the grant, and future plans for continued collaboration, within 30 days of completing travel.

Contact

For more information, please contact:

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME

Geraldine Meehan
Senior Director, Faculty Engagement and Global Research
Notre Dame Global
Email: gmeehan@nd.edu

SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY

Patricia Reis
Assistant Provost for International Affairs
AREX - Office for International Affairs
Email: patricia.reis@unesp.br