Penn Global is excited to announce the 2019 Call for Proposals for the Global Engagement Fund and the Penn China Research & Engagement Fund.

The Global Engagement Fund (GEF) Annual Program seeks to seed creative projects that will further Penn’s global initiatives internationally. All Penn faculty and senior administrators are eligible to apply. Proposals for the Global Engagement Fund are due March 15, 2019. For additional details about and submission instructions for GEF, please visit our website at: https://global.upenn.edu/gef

The China Research & Engagement Fund (CREF), launched in March 2015, is a five-year, $10 million competitive matching program designed to stimulate and support activity in China. Now, as the fund enters “Phase 2,” it will focus on supporting interdisciplinary research, teaching and other activities that seek to understand China not just as a country, but as a cross-cutting, global phenomenon. All Penn faculty and senior administrators are eligible to apply. CREF welcomes expressions of interest from interested Penn faculty and administrators for its 2019 Call for Proposals, which opened on March 11 and will close on April 15, 2019. For additional details about and submission instructions for Penn CREF, please visit our website at: https://global.upenn.edu/global-initiatives/penn-china-research-and-engagement-fund

To start a proposal for either fund, visit: https://upenn-provost.smapply.io If you have questions about applying for either fund, don’t hesitate to contact us at global@upenn.edu We look forward to learning of your ideas and working with you in the coming months.

—Zeke Emanuel, Vice Provost for Global Initiatives

—Amy E. Gadsden, Executive Director, Penn Global and Penn-China Initiatives