Funding for International Education Research

Kevin Gormley, PhD

Senior Program Officer

National Security Education Program

gormleyk@ndu.edu

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

• Options1. Institutional Funding

2. Philanthropic Organizations

3. Government

4. Self-Funded

Institutional Funding• Higher Educational Institutions

• Primary source 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

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)

• Journals

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

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 OnLine:

http://fconline.fdncenter.org

Government Funding• Provider

• U.S. Department of Education

• Office of Post-Secondary Education

FIPSE Comprehensive Program

Title VI International Research and Studies (IRS)

Government Funding• Provider

• U.S. Department of State

• U.S. Department of Defense

• IAWG

• State Funding

• Foreign Government Funding

Self-Funded Initiatives• 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

Next Steps• Databases –Public and Commercial

• Grants.gov

• Commerce Business Daily

• Community of Science

• InfoEd

• Assistance• Grant Writing Training

• Other Funding Opportunities Databases

• Expertise Profiling (networking)

• Consulting firms specializing in fund raising

Summary• “Resources follow vision, not vice versa.”

1. One who has a vision (and respective passion) for an issue will find the resources, whatever it takes

2. One must first develop an idea that includes a clear and convincing vision before expecting investors to open their wallets.