UNCW - Office of International Programs

Call for Proposals: Faculty-led Study Abroad Programs

UNCW faculty members play an integral role in providing affordable and relevant study abroad opportunities to UNCW students. Faculty-led study abroad programs range from 1 credit-spring break trips to summer study abroad programs offering a variety of courses. The Office of International Programs is pleased to assist faculty with program concepts, design and implementation. Applications are due by September 12, 2008 for programs being proposed for the 2008-09 academic year. For more information or to start the process, download the following:

Global Citizenship Awards

The Office of International Programs is pleased to announce the establishment of a new award. The Global Citizenship Award honors the contributions of faculty or staff who use their teaching, research, and/or service to foster an environment of global engagement at UNCW.

Faculty International Travel Grants

The Office of International Programs is pleased to support international academic travel by UNCW faculty. Financial support may be provided in the form of Faculty International Travel Grants. Grant Applications can be downloaded here (.pdf).

International Travel Authorization Form (ITAF)

In order to ensure that the university can contact you in case of emergency, all students, faculty, administrators, and staff who are engaged in international professional travel funded by the university or involving members of the UNCW community must complete and submit an ITAF.*

An ITAF must be completed, approved, signed, and be delivered to the Office of International Programs one week prior to travel.

An ITAF must be approved and signed by the department chair or unit head, dean or director, and assistant provost of international programs

*International includes any area outside the 50 US states or Territories.

International Programs Advisory Committee

The primary function of the International Programs Advisory Committee is to advise, influence and endorse policies, procedures and strategic plans pertaining to the activities of the Office of International Programs and strategic goals of internationalization of UNCW. Click here for membership and additional details.

International Memoranda of Understanding

UNCW provides the following Guidelines for Establishing International Memoranda of Understanding.

International Professor Exchange
International Professor Exchange (http://www.uncw.edu/ipe) is a cooperative effort to provide a Web site where professors with similar teaching/research positions interested in a teaching/research exchange can list and find each other. Through IPE professors and lecturers may arrange for short term or longer term job exchanges between universities around the world.