Funding Opportunities

Elizabeth Arkush of the Pitt Main Campus/Anthropology

Research topic- purchase of GIS equipment to use and collect data at archaeological sites in Peru.

JoAnna Commandaros of the Pitt Main Campus/ Studio Arts

Research topic- participate as an artist and educator in the Israel Arts and Culture Professional Development Seminar organized by Classrooms without Borders.

Haya S. Feig of the Pitt Main Campus/ Religious Studies

Research topic- investigate instructional methods for teaching advanced language courses and explore interactive teaching materials within a cultural context in Israel

Tuangtip Klinbubpa-Neff of Pitt Johnstown/English Department

Research topic- The Vibe, Voices and Visions from World Sanctuaries: Cultural, Social and Religious Multiplicity of Bangkok, Singapore and Amsterdam.

Gabriella Lukacs  of the Pitt Main campus/Anthropology

Research topic- investigate the rise of right wing populism from a cultural analysis such as independent theaters, with a focus on Hungary

Luke Peterson of the Pitt Main Campus/History/LCTL

Research topic- Improve Levantine Arabic by studying the language in Birzeit University, Israel- Palestine

 Y. Ken Wang of Pitt Bradford/ Management and education

Research topic- comparative study of global e-commerce by investigating the current status of e-commerce in China and Japan and emerging technology, supply chain and social networks in the Chinese and Japanese retail markets

Brett Wells of the Pitt Main Campus/ French and Italian

Research topic-  study the contemporary perceptions of Canada’s “distinct society” and the ongoing effort to keep French as the language of Quebec

Available Fellowships for International Scholars to conduct research at the University of Pittsburgh

Armenian Room Fellowship

The Armenian Room Fellowship is a new grant awarded to a professional from Armenia’s academic/ education, business/ economics, government, healthcare or scientific sectors to bring him/her to the University of Pittsburgh for the Fall Term of non-degree research which will enhance the applicant’s career and contribute to Armenia's advanced learning. For details, click here.

Armen Amirjanyan- 2016 Armenian Room Fellowship 

Ruth Crawford Mitchell Fellowship

The Ruth Crawford Mitchell Fellowship for Czech/Slovak Scholars is awarded annually to an individual from the Czech or Slovak Republic’s academic, medical, governmental or commercial sector to bring him/her to the University of Pittsburgh for the Fall term of non-degree research which will enhance the applicant’s career and contribute to the body of knowledge of the Czech and Slovak Republics. For details, click here.

Radim Hédl- 2016 Ruth Crawford Mitchell Czech/Slovak Fellowship

Zuzana Jurková- 2016 Ruth Crawford Mitchell Czech/Slovak Fellowship

 

Bowman Faculty Grants for Research Abroad

The Bowman Faculty Grants for Research are grants awarded to University of Pittsburgh faculty members to enhance the quality of their teaching or to develop new courses through research abroad. Five grants of $2,000 are available to full-time faculty members who have been teaching a minimum of one year at the University of Pittsburgh. Three grants of $2,000 will be awarded to part-time faculty members who have been teaching a minimum of three years at the University of Pittsburgh. They are funded by an endowment in memory of Chancellor John Gabbert Bowman. To learn more about the grants, click here.

Peyman Givi, 2016 Bowman Faculty Grant Recipient

The application deadline for the Fellowships are March 30, 2017. The deadline for the Bowman Faculty Grants is February 28, 2017.

If you have any questions, contact Cristina Lagnese at (412)624-6150 or at mcl38@pitt.edu.

Nationality Rooms Program Scholarships