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2025-26 Call for Proposals
Global Research Workshops
Stanford Global Studies (SGS) is once again inviting proposals for Global Research Workshops to foster the sharing of research across fields and national boundaries that advances our understanding of the world.
- Each workshop series should be centered around a theme that is interdisciplinary and transregional in nature.
- Invited speakers may be from Stanford, and we also welcome the inclusion of scholars from across the globe. We acknowledge that long-distance travel and visa processing may limit in-person engagement and therefore encourage the virtual participation of international scholars.
Deadline
Applications will open on January 30, 2025 and are due on March 30, 2025. Applicants will be notified of their awards the week of May 5-9, 2025.
Eligibility
- Stanford Global Studies welcomes proposals from teams of faculty, scholars, and graduate students from schools, institutes, departments, and programs within Stanford University. Teams will collaborate outside their departmental boundaries and plan events pursuing interdisciplinary engagement focused on the central research theme.
- Each team should consist of at least one faculty member and one graduate student who will together serve as the workshop's designated Co-Chairs.
Team Commitment
- Teams will be asked to organize 6 virtual, in-person, or hybrid workshops per year (2 per quarter), as well as to publicize events to the Stanford community and partner institutions.
- Each team is expected to submit a quarterly update on the outcomes of the workshops. The update should include photos so that SGS may publicize the program on its website and social media channels, and to external audiences.
- Each team must include a commitment letter from the primary department/program chair and financial administrator agreeing to administer funding and provide logistical support for the workshop series. If more than one department/program chair and financial administrator is assisting with the management of this award, please submit multiple letters in the application form.
Funding
- Up to 3 grants will be awarded for 2025-26 year, and there will be an annual Call for Proposals.
- Each team will receive up to $8,000 for the academic year 2025-26 and is expected to organize at least 6 workshops (2 per quarter).
- Funds may be used to support workshop logistics, travel, and modest honoraria.
- Funds may be used to support a stipend for a graduate student coordinator.
- Funds are not to be used to support salaries.
- Financial activities will be managed by the PI's home department.
- Successful applicants will have the possibility of renewal for their awards.
Contact
If you have questions, please contact SGS Executive Director Katherine Kuhns at kkuhns [at] stanford.edu (kkuhns[at]stanford[dot]edu).