Funding for International Education Research

1. Funding for International Education Research Kevin Gormley, PhD Senior Program Officer National Security Education Program kevin.gormley@wso.whs.mil

2. Presentation Overview Limitations • Geographic: Funding opportunities within the U.S. • Audience: Those associated with Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) or related international exchange programs • Genre: International Education Research, Assessment or Evaluation Options • Institutional Funding • Philanthropic Organizations • Government • Self-Funded

3. Institutional Funding Higher Educational Institutions • Primary sources of funding, examples: • University of Minnesota - Twin Cities • St. Olaf College • University System of Georgia • University of Wisconsin System Topics • Assessment of education abroad • Internationalization of the Campus • Accreditation proceedings

4. Institutional Funding Other Institutions • Larger education abroad programs • Professional associations • Non-governmental organizations Examples • Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) • IES Abroad (Chicago, Illinois) • Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE) • National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) • Journals

5. Institutional Funding Strategies to Access Institutional Resources • Lobby within an organization • Rely on institutional accreditation or program review proceedings • Incorporate research components into goals of comprehensive institutional internationalization • Integrate research into evaluation activities that are not necessarily labeled as such • Create a line item for assessment in education abroad • Explore assistance for internal expertise

6. Philanthropic Organizations Organizations • Ford Foundation • Lily Endowment • Andrew W. Melon Foundation • William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Topics • Assessment of education abroad • Internationalization of the Campus Source • Foundation Directory: http://fconline.fdncenter.org

7. Government Funding Primary Federal Providers • U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Post-Secondary Education program options: • FIPSE (Fund for Improvement of Post-Secondary Education) “Comprehensive Program” • Title VI: “International Research and Studies” (IRS) program

8. Government Funding Additional Providers • U.S. Department of State • U.S. Department of Defense • Interagency Working Group (IAWG) • State Funding • Foreign Government Funding

9. Self-Funded Initiatives Other Options • A full-time professional choosing to conduct research within their existing position with no additional support • A faculty member adding a non-funded item to a research agenda • A student examining issues for an unfunded masters thesis or doctoral dissertation • An individual who chooses to engage in examination of international education issues

10. Next Steps Resource Databases – Public and Commercial • Grants.gov – www.grants.gov • Commerce Business Daily – cbdnet.gpo.gov • Community of Science – www.cos.com • InfoEd – infoed.org Seeking Additional Assistance • Grant Writing Training • Other Funding Opportunities Databases • Expertise Profiling (networking) • Consulting firms specializing in fund raising

11. Summary “Resources follow vision, not vice versa.” • One who has a vision (and respective passion) for an issue will find the resources, whatever it takes • One must first develop an idea that includes a clear and convincing vision before expecting investors to open their wallets. • The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck.