President's Global Innovation Fund Request for Proposals

Dear fellow members of the Columbia community:

We are pleased to share with you the fourth Request for Proposals for the President’s Global Innovation Fund.  Launched in March 2013, this fund is designed to provide support for faculty who would like to use the resources or facilities of one or more of the University’s eight Global Centers for teaching or research activities.  The Columbia Global Centers are a global network of regional hubs intended to enhance the quality of research and learning at the University.

Across the first three rounds of competition, 193 proposals were submitted from 14 Schools.  With the help of faculty review committees, 47 proposals in total were selected for funding.  Projects selected engage every Global Center, cut across a broad range of disciplines, and provide opportunities for students to engage in global research, education, and service in new and meaningful ways.

The President’s Global Innovation Fund awards grants for faculty members to leverage and engage Columbia’s network of Global Centers.  The fund enables the development of projects and research collaborations within and across these sites, in order to increase global opportunities for research, teaching, and service.  Projects must engage with at least one of Columbia’s Global Centers (Amman, Jordan; Beijing, China; Istanbul, Turkey; Mumbai, India; Nairobi, Kenya; Paris, France; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Santiago, Chile).  Projects may be based in a city where a Columbia Global Center is located, or in other locations in the regions served by a Center. For more information, access an overview of Columbia Global Centers, including descriptions of local, regional, and international partnerships; programming and projects; Center interests, priorities and thematic foci; and Center personnel and space.

We invite two types of proposals: planning grants (up to $20,000), for a period of no longer than one year; and project grants (up to $50,000 per year), for a period of up to three years.

The deadline for application submission is February 10, 2016.  To apply, download the Request for Proposals.  We look forward to continuing to support Columbia faculty as they develop new and exciting projects across the globe.

Sincerely,

Lee C. Bollinger, President 
John H. Coatsworth, Provost 
Safwan M. Masri, Executive Vice President for Global Centers and Global Development