Penn Global Dissertation Grants accepting applications Oct 1, 2024 through Dec 1, 2024

Penn Global, in partnership with the Office of the Vice Provost for Education, is delighted to announce the Penn Global Dissertation Grants program 2024 Call for Proposals running October 1, 2024 through December 1, 2024. This program is intended to harness the power of Penn’s graduate student community to enhance the University’s global engagement, and serves Penn Global's strategic framework and its goals to 1) provide every Penn student with a meaningful global experience, and 2) to produce research with global impact.

The program will offer funding of up to $8,000 to selected Ph.D. students applicants who will either:
A) use this program’s resources to explore and engage global components for their early-stage dissertation research, or
B) use this program’s resources to broaden and deepen their late-stage dissertation research, ideally leveraging their dissertation towards future career opportunities in global leadership.
Following their funded research, awardees will, in consultation with Penn Global, identify ways to leverage their work to enhance Penn’s global engagement.

Currently-enrolled Penn Ph.D. students from all Penn Schools and disciplines, including the humanities, social sciences, and STEM fields, are welcome to apply. If selected, awardees will be able to begin their funded international research as early as Summer 2025.

Eligible Ph.D. students interested in submitting an application are welcome to review the Penn Global Dissertation Grants website for information regarding their application as well as access to our application portal, and are encouraged to contact Penn Global at global@upenn.edu with any questions they may have.