Global Career Launch
Global Career Launch is an innovative global internship framework for faculty to lead undergraduate and graduate students in high-impact work and research experiences abroad.
At a Glance
For:
UT Austin Faculty
Amount:
$5,000 stipend, $2,000 travel grant
Deadlines:
March and October
Application Information
Faculty with a new or established relationship at a university, research center, corporation or other industry partner abroad serve as program directors, leading and supporting cohorts of up to 10 students as they intern or conduct research abroad.
Tenure and non-tenure track faculty, lecturers, and professors of the practice, with a minimum of three years of experience at UT Austin are eligible for this award. Global Career Launch faculty agree to: collaborate with an existing or new international partner; recruit a minimum of five students per year; commit to developing a high-impact learning model; collaborate with and be responsive to all policies set forth by Texas Global; and direct the program for a minimum of two years, with evidence that the model is sustainable past year three.
Texas Global awards Global Career Launch grants on a semi-annual basis, once in the fall semester, and once in spring semester.
Grant Period
The grant period covers two consecutive years from the time of the award.
Application Deadline
Applications are now closed.
For more information, contact us at txglobal-grants@austin.utexas.edu.
Student Information
Please visit the Global Career Launch Student Internships page.
Global Career Launch Faculty
| Faculty Awarded | College | Proposal Title | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Freeman, Ph.D. | Cockrell School of Engineering | Membrane Research | Monash University, Australia |
| Nathaniel Brickens, D.M.A. | College of Fine Arts | Trombone Internships | Zurich Opera and Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Switzerland |
| Sonia K. Gonzalez, Ph.D. | College of Natural Sciences | Co-designing Digital Public Health Products | Scope, Finland |
| Michael Mosser, Ph.D. | College of Liberal Arts | Empowering Students to Succeed in the 21st Century Global Digital Environment | University of Viadrina, Germany |
| Marilyn Felkner, Ph.D. | College of Natural Sciences | Prevention through Empowerment | Asociación Nuestros Ahijados, Guatemala |
| Thoralf Meyer, Ph.D. | College of Liberal Arts | Challenges & Opportunities in Wildfire Research & Management | Thakadu Bush Camp and MODISA Wildlife Project, Botswana |
| Zachary Elkins, Ph.D. | College of Liberal Arts | Democratic Institutional Development | International IDEA, Panama |
| Luisa F Gil Fandino, M.A. | College of Natural Sciences | Biotechnology in Textiles | Citeve-Textile Technology, Portugal |
| Jessica Ciarla, M.A. | College of Natural Sciences | Fashion Entrepreneurship and Design | Odevai Wear, Denmark |
| Deidra Stephens, Ph.D. | McCombs School of Business | Making Impacts in Mexico | Tejiendo Alianzas, Mexico |
| David Eaton, Ph.D. | LBJ School of Public Affairs | Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel |
| Devin Walker, Ph.D. | Longhorn Center for Academic Equity | Sweatt Internships | Ministry of Tourism, Senegal |