UC International Grants
UC International awards funds in support of international education, global research and collaborative initiatives with the University of Cincinnati's key partners around the world.
These grants help fund faculty and staff travel to and from our strategic and developing partner institutions. The goal is to support programs, joint teaching, research collaborations, institution-wide agreements and other partnership activities.
Both the International Incentive Grant and Visiting Scholar Grant programs support collaboration with designated strategic and developing partners:
- Chiba University - Tokyo, Japan
- Christ University - Bangalore, India
- Feng Chia University (FCU) - Taichung City, Taiwan
- Future University in Egypt (FUE) - Cairo, Egypt
- Ming Chi University of Technology - Taipei, Taiwan
- National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) - Taichung City, Taiwan
- National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT) - Taipei, Taiwan
- Nirma University - Ahmedabad, India
- Oranim College - Israel
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ) - Bogotá, Colombia
- Technion Israel Institute of Technology - Israel
- Universidad del Desarrollo (UDD) - Santiago, Chile
- University of Bordeaux (UBx) / University of Bordeaux Montaigne (UBM) - Bordeaux, France
- University Alliance Ruhr (University of Duisberg-Essen/Ruhr University Bochum/TU Dortmund) - Germany
- University of Cape Coast (UCC) - Cape Coast, Ghana
- University of Haifa - Haifa, Israel
- University of Johannesburg (UJ) - Johannesburg, South Africa
- University of Trento - Trento, Italy
For both the International Incentive Grant and Visiting Scholar Grant programs,
- The grant cycle for 2027 opens for applications on September 1, 2026.
- Applications are due by 5:00pm EDT on Friday, October 16, 2026.
- Awards are anticipated to be announced by the first week of December.
UC International also awards student scholarships for international study and grants for faculty to develop study abroad programs (requires login).
Please contact the UC International Planning office for further information on these faculty/staff grants.
Karina Burkel Sanchez
Assistant Director, International Strategic Partnerships